The morning call., 1892-06-18
BEATEN And ROBBED.
Midwife Schmidt's Terrible Ex-
perience in Her House.
Three Men Beat and Rob Her and Then
Assist Woman to Escape From Her
Establishment.

Quite number of people saw three men
and woman coming out of house at
| 121B Mission street yesterday afternoon,
and few moments afterward saw woman
open window in front of the house and
| yell "police."
The parties who had left the house sep
arated Immediately upon descending the
stairs. two of the men going in OBJ osite
directions along Mission street, while the
| third accompanied the woman down Julia
| street to Minna.
When the woman threw open the window
In the house and commenced yelling a
crowd of people started to chase the man
who had gone toward Ninth street. They
| failed to oVeriake him, but identified him as
George II. Riddell, an employe Of Assessor
Siebe as polltax collector.
POLICE TO THE RESCUE.
Officers Harrigan and Feeney happened
to be in the vicinity. and being notified OF
| the occurrence fastened TO 12t1R Mission
street TO ascertain the trouble from the
woman.
She was Doctress c. Schmidt, midwife.
aud uses the house on Mission street not
only as her place Of her residence but as
| lying-in establishment. She was very eX-
| cited, ana her face, which was bleeding,
and her torn clothes showed evidences OF
| struggle.
In broken English she told the officers
that she had been beaten and robbed OF
| sos So Her husband came in presently,
and after talking IL German to her, in
| formed the officers that three men, one OF
whom was George Riddell, came to the
house and the servant admitted them. Rid
dell telling her that he was a detective and
that he had come to arrest Mrs. Amy
| Warren.
WOMAN BEATEN.
The men proceeded upstairs and were
met by Mrs. Schmidt They laid they were
going to take Mrs. Warren away. and the
| midwife demanded $50, due on the woman's
BILL This the men refused TO pay, and
Mrs Schmidt ordered them out of the house.
0ae of the men grabbed hold of her, while
another tried to beat her into insensibilty.
The other man then entered Mrs. Warren's
apartments and assisted her to dress. In
the struggle with the two men Mrs. Schmidt
tainted, and did not recover until the men
started 20 leave the house. Her first thought
was of her money, which she had left in
bureau drawer. Running TO the bureau,
and finding that it had disappeared, she
rushed to the front window and called for
the police.
RIDDELL ARRESTED.
The officers after leaving the house has
tened down Minna street, through which
Mrs Warren and her male companion passed
and made diligent search ana inquiry for
them. Being unable to secure clew, they
confined their efforts to arrestlng Riddell.
They went 10 his house at 209 Cough street,
and after waiting there all last evening were
rewarded for their patience by the appear
ance of the pOllIaX collector. He was placed
under arrest and taken to the Southern
police station, where he was charged with
grand larceny
The inquiries of a CALL reporter at Doc
tress Schmidt's establishment last night
developed the fact that she had gone to
spend the night at the house of her brother
in-law, who resides at 2ll Cough street 1t
was ascertaned from the midwite's hus-
band, who was at home, that she became
acquainted with Riddell through her
brOther-in-law. 1t was through Riddell
that Mrs. Amy Warren was introduced into
her house 10 days ago to be treated for an
illness.
THE CLAIMS OF MRS. SCHMIDT.
The price agreed upon was $50 $50 Of
! which had been paid. Thursday Mrs.
Warren got ready to leave the house, but
midwife Schmidt refused to let her go until
the balance of the bill had been paid. The
woman then had a messenger called in and
sent a note TO one of the men, which the
midwife thought was for the purpose of
securing the money. She received an
| answer TO ii, but no money. Several other
| messenger-boys delivered notes TO her
| later in the afternoon
1t is thought that these notes made known
! the plot to Mrs. Warren. The latter is a
young and pretty woman, but nothing is
| known of her by the midwife, except that
| the three men visited her on different oc-
! casions.
RIDDELLs DENIAL.
Riddell az first denied that he visited the
midwife's house yesterday afternoon, but
/ subsequently admitted going there with a
| friend who wished to transact some BUSH
| ness He says he left before his friend,
| but refused TO give his name. After while
| he admitted knowing Mrs. Warren and said
| that she was an estimable lady. Further
| than this he would say nothing.
He Is a married man and a son OF j. III.
| Riddell, the contractor. lie has been in tn Q
employ of Assessor Siebe since the latter 8
| incumbency.
The rolice were looking for RiddelPs
/ companions all last night. but failed to find
| them.
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