San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-03-01
A WOMAN's REVENGE.
Martha SovInsKi Attempts Arson
A Man i'm the Case-Her State
ment-Confinen nn The Prison

ment-C0ntined pn the PRISON
rock house on the corner of Mill and
PreSa streets was the scene of consider
able excitement last night about II
O'Clock, when Miss Martha SovinSki a
handsome and refined looking German
girl, aged Is years, set fire to the home of
her brother in-law- John SchodowSki.
The mounted officers were summoned by
telephone and soon the girl was confined
In the city prison by Officers Schumacher
and Peterson on the charge of attempt
at arson. The facts of the affair are
as follows, she having been seen at the
county jail this morning by a LIGHT
representatives:
My name is, Martha SOvnski. | was IS
years of age last September. NV father
and mother are old and not able to work,
and have been employed in book bind
cry. in order to make money with which
To aid them.
Il have been, in the habit Of strolIing
down street of an evening with some Of
the neighborS, and have always made 1t a
point to be home by O'Clock. One week
ago made the acquaintance of a man
named John Maurer, a bar tender, and
nave been out walking with him several
evenings since
Not long ago returned from walk at
$50 clock in the evening. and found the
door locked and nailed. | began crying
lodging. Finally | went down on Mil
bridge and rested there, awaiting an OPP
portunlty to secure a place of rest. My
sister, John SchodOwSki'S wife, soon
learned that her husband had locked me
out and she began searching, finding me
ON the bridge. She begged me To go home
but | refused and said had no home
and was turned out in the world pennilcSS
and almost clO;heleSS"
AT this the unfortunate GIRL brpl,p
down and wept bitterly for few mo-
mentS.
That was an awful thought" said she.
as she continued her story. My sister
Informed me that policeman would put
me in jail, were he to find me there, but
her talk had no influence whatever on
me. Presently. as | sat on the railing
wandering what my fate would be, John
Maurer walked up and questioned me.
The girl then dropped this portion OF
the story and began telling Of last night
dOingS. She said:
Il went down town about Sis o'clock
last night and met Mr.. Maurer while on
my way home. He walked up home
with me. and ! went in to get a
hat As we intended walking longer.
When went up stairs my sister locked
the door and told me | could not go out
with Maurer. In the mean time | opened
the window and informed him that |
could not see him that night. My sister
had conversation with him. and as soon
as her husband saw them cOnVprSing, he
became very angry. Later he abused his
wife terrible. | suppose he was Jealous.
We then had some words and concluded
to burn him up. got "A 5 gallon can of
gazOline, saturated the floor and then
lighted it with a match. Goodness You
ought to have seen IL burn" and she
laughed heartily. One moment later she
burst into tears and cried for several
minutes. II told him | would do that
and said that would be furnished with
a home in the jail if | could not be treated
well while living with him"
She stated also that as soon rs she is
released from prison she will burn his
house to ashes. She is of sound mind and
seems to be in earnest about this rpSOlu-
ton. She claims she has been driven to
madness and proposes to live life which
is unbPcOming to lady.
She was taken before Justice Adam at
II o'clock this morning and pleaded gull
ty to the charge of attempted arson. She
was confined ia jail in default Of $1,000
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