The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-09-21
WITH HER BABE 1t AW|AD0W.
Pauline Werebach Threatens to
Leap from a Midwife's House.
Butcher Wolfe says IL IL . Case Of
Blackmaii.

Pauline wcrebach. a widow. was taken
10 Bellevue Hospital early to-day APP
parentiy insane and a prisoner.
charged with attempted suicide.
The ambulance took her from
the East Fifth street police
| station. She had iive-days-old boy
baby. She wanted to jump from the
History window OF midwife's
apa rtmcnts; at s6 Seventh street.
The woman is thirtysix years old.
Her husband Ia said to be dead. She
ago rntii short time age she
lived with n family OF the name Of
Bauer, a, 1859 Fast seventy.seventh
went to Mrs. Angerbauer. midwife, OF
% Seventh street. Her baby was born
last Saturday. night.
Policeman Klein was at First avenue
when "A man told him that u woman
Was trying to jump from the window OF
Midwife Angerbauer's house. Klein ran
far out OF the fourth story window with
her baby IN her arms. She seemed 20
be ready 10 drop the infant into the
street. The policeman called to her and
out !" Of yI here e0 Ri throw III, baby down
and then jump out myself" she said.
Was opened by a tenant downstairs.
tie went up for the woman. but met
har on the stairs coming. down. When
suddenly sud tore herself away and ran
down the street. Klein caught her at
Avenue A. and took her to the. station
house with her infant.
An ambulance was then called. The
surgeon said that the woman was un-
doubtedly insane. She was taken to the
insane pavilion at Bellevue. The. police
jump SpVe ou. 20" Of the ' xindo~; and CHARGED
her with attempted suicide. Midwife
Angerbauer said to-day that Widow
wTebs oh some timea sso, caused the ar
the name of Wolfe. whom she accused
OF being the father OF her child. She
expected that he would marry her or
engaged a lawyer OF the name Of was-
ner, and gave him s25 to take charge OF
worriment over her troubles doubt
Ing strangely since her child was born.
She wanted to Ieave the midwife
house on Monday with her baby. but
yer was not looking out for her inter
est
The midwife was asleep in the back
room when the widow got UP this morn
Mr.; Wolf ed Is Proprietor of a meat
Eood-lookinG young man, and In said to
be wealthy and we'll known among men
about town.
When told Of Mrs. werebach's NOV
Ing adventure and the story she had told
| to Mrs. Angerbauer. he said that Mrs.
Werebach had simply been making a
"She commit suicide!' he said. with
laugh. she gets too much fun out
OF life to do that.
ITS another case OF blackmaii," he
| continued. Her husband left her long
ago. Last Spring she made a charge
against me. and It was dismissed after
a trial In Special Sessions. At that
| trial 1t was developed that she didn't
know whether her husband was living
or dead.
''She often threatened to make a scan.
| dal in order to get money out OF me. and
! now she has tried 1t. Her game Ia very
plain. After this notoriety she will try
to get 5000. which she has demanded
Miss Augerhauer. daughter Of thu
midwife, who has been acquainted with
Mrs. Werebach for two years. said thai
she too was OF the opinion that the in
tentIon Of the young mother was tc
! Wolf Is rich, you know" she said
i land Mrs. Werebach wanted him tc
marry her. She told me last year OF
plans she had laid to capture him. but
guess she missed 1t. She would have
been satisfied to get $1,000. and suppose
that's what she is after now"