Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-25
TRUE TO The End
Betrayed Pretty Edna Pauld-
ing's Sad Fate.
DON'T scoLD EMILE. PAPA"
The Las: Words Spoken of the BOy-Lover
Who Had Deserted Her,

he is the Son of PapaI Count AlphOnss De
H"isthal. OF Brooklyn. and is Accuse d OF
Having Lead the Girl AstrAy Her
Father f. q Descendant of John Pauld-
ing, One of the CaptOrs of Major Andre,
the British spy.
,PEEKsKnL, N. Y, March 25.-Miss
Edna Paulding, who died Tuesday in
New York, was q beautiful Peekskill
girl, who, it is now claimed, had been
led astray by young student at the
Peekskill Military Academy named Emile
De Reisthal.
Miss Paulding was q very attractive
girl of II years, with dark eyes and Ia
handsome figure. Her manners were
exceedingly winning.
She was the daughter OF John Pauld-
ing, who for several years conducted a
restaurant on Main street. He recently
married a second wife, who came from
Boston, and with her came her pretty
daughter to live at PeekskilL Edna de-
veloped great fondness for her Step-stster,
ami they were often seen on the streets
together.
When Mira. Pa1lding and her EOep-
daughter left town, considerable COM.
ment was heard. It soon became known,
however, that Edna was in trouble.
The matter eliminated in the arrest,
on the charge of betrayal under promise
of marriage, of Emile De Reisthal, son
of Papal Count Alphonse De Reisthal, Of
Brooklyn.
Emile is about 20 years old. For three
years he was a student of the Peekskill
Military Academy. While here he w as
frequently seen in the company of Miss
Paulding, often accompanied by another
girl named Murden. Strong mutual at
tachment was manifested between the
two
After this intimacy had gone on for
some time, Miss Paulding discovered that
she was in trouble, and she confessed all
to her father. He, after heaping male
dictions on his daughter, went to Brook
Ign and sought an interview with Coun:
De Reisthal, informing him that young
De Reisthal had wronged his daughter.
and demanded that he save the girls
honor by marrying her.
Count De Reisthal then called on his
son, who declared in the most positive
terms that the charges were without
foundation.
The elder De Reisthal then accused
Paulding Of being a blackmailer, and
refused to have anything further to do.
with him. t'"-'- -'
Mr.. Paulding then had young De Reis-
thai arrested, and he was bailed by his
fBther.
AS young De Reisthal was leaving the
court room II deputy sheriff served pa
pers upon him in Il civil suit for 81, 900
damages, brought by Paulding for the
loss of his daughters services.
Meanwhile Miss Paulding was in a
serious condition. She brooded over
wrong doings and at times went ont of
her head.
About four weeks ago a child was
born to her. Miss Paulding rallied, but
soon relapsed, and it was feared that
brain fever had set in. Her condition
grew worse and she died Tuesday even
ing rs stated.
The hearing of the charge against
young De ReiSthal was to be held before
Judge Barton at Peekskill next Monday.
1t is said that Miss Paulding dreaded the
publicity unavoidable upon her appear
Mnce in the court room, aud hints are
heard that the girl ended her own life.
John PauldinG, the dead girls father,
Is descendant of j. Paulding, one of
the captors of Major Andre.
1t was 8 o'clock Tuesday night that
Edna died, Her father and several Of
her friends were with her when the end
came.
She had been delirious during the eve
ming and talkad ramblingly of the mar
riage which she said had made her tina
wife OF young De Reisthal.
Don't scold Emile, papa" she cried.
''He wasn't to blame. It was all the
fault Of his father. But for him we
might have been happy"
Her love was faithful to the last, vud
she died murmuring the name Of her
boy-lover who had deserted here in her
greatest hour Of need.