The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-04
DRIVEN TO DEATH.
Mrs. Conradt the Victim
of Vile SANDER.
HENRY WINDEL ACCUSED.
Husband and Daughter of the Dead
Woman Tell Pathetic Story
in the MOrgue.

A dramatic scene with deeply pathetic
! touches was presented to the Coroner's
| jury yesterday at the inquest on Mrs
| Conradt, tho hanged herself with towel
while insane last Saturday night.
There were few spectators, excepting in
teresied friends, members of Mrs. Con-
radt's family, and the Inevitable gang of
idlers and curiosity who infest the
old City Hall. The jury and the specta-.
tors listened 10 the evidence In that spell
bound condition accompanying dramatic
presentations and which encourages ac-
tors in their efforts. But it was not acting
this relating of facts about woman's
| DEATH
The little daughter told how she had
| prevented her mother three times in one
! day from committing suicide. The fourth
| attempt t prevention was a failure. for it
was made to o late and Mrs. Couradt was
| dead.
DR.. julius Conradt. the widower, was
more effective than the child. He swore
his wife's death was caused by the un-
| natural prosecutions of Henry Windel, a
money broker. and said he:
Il know who induced it; | know it is he
who is morally responsible for my wife's
death"
Mrs. NJ. A. White. living at 2207 Geary
street. testified she went to Mrs. Conradt's
house at 2O16 Geary street and found her
hanging from a doorknob The woman
was then beyond assistance and she died
shortly afterward.
When asked as to what she believed
was the cause of death she replied: "Scan-
d al about her family affairs few months
ago turned her mind and drove her to kill
herself"
Emma Conradt, young daughter Of the
deceased. testified that her mother made
three attempts to kill herself on Saturday.
First the demented woman tried to hang
herself with a rope. then with towel
from a nail, and again attempted to sui
focate herself with gas. The daughters,
watching her movements, prevented her,
however but at evening she got into
room and hanged herself to doorknob.
The girls could not enter because her body "
lay against the door.
"It was all on account of the trouble
about my sister and Mrs. Windel," sobbed
the little girl IN explanation. My mother
was br0ken-hearted."
Then the bereaved widower took the
witness chair.
''She was not in her right mind" he be-
gan. speaking about his wife. This was
| caused by money-lender, named Henry
Windel. He had certain knowledge of
my oldest child's behavior and he took adj
vantage of it to put her in his power. He
used that power over her without my
KNOWING anything VI rs can see, To
force her into marriage with him. Oh!
be Is money-shark, and he lives at Bur-
rift place. He threatened TO expose her
to the general public. Last December he
asme with my oldest girl to my ofice and
demanded her hand in marriage. re-
fusna, and we parted enemies.
my dagg hter said she'd Jump into the
bay before che would marry him. In the
course of two months / WAS informed he
wanted to force my daughter to marry
him. and he made her presents OF money
and jewelry. l gave the presents 70 NV
attorney, Mr.. GoodfeIiew.
Then Windel came tc my Office Slts
| ex-Officer Flynn as witness. We had q
| stormy interview and he wentaway swear
ing he would drive my wife crazy and into
Il suicides grave. my children from the
| school and ME from my standing in my
profession. Ever since then my daughter
has had nothing to do with him. But he
rented house opposite to ours and watched
us all day and every day. He broke glass
in the from. door to force an entrance and
got into the cellar every night.
MY attorney advised me to send my
girl away and l sent her to Port Blakely TO
90 to England on the ship Empire. After
he did not see her at home he began TO in
aure about her and annoyed my wife so
much had to nail up the doors and win
Then lie said ne would make scandal in
the city and he furnished the papers with
columns of news.
"Then my wife's mind failed. DR.. Gar
wood advised me to send her to an asylum.
cut my daughters took care of her and [
kept her at home"
The jury returned verdict Of suicide
while insane.
81. Nindel was seen at his residence
yesterday. He acknowledged the correct
ness Of the story as published in yester-
days CALL and told freely all he knew of
the affairs of the unfortunate family.
As soon as Mr.. WiDdel heard of the sui
eide of Mrs. Conradt he telegraphed the
daughter, Martha. now Mrs. Henry King,
residing at Seattle. asking her if she
would attend the funeral. Yesterday Mr.
Windel received an answer from Mr.. and
Mrs. King expressing regrets and saying
they would not be able to be present at
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