The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-03-01

4hENIlON was Lldue last week Oh Tie
death of Adolph Schroeder, of Schleswlg,
and the belief that 1t was occasioned by
foul means, and that the district attor-
ney had visited that section to make in
vestigations. Mrs. Schroeder would not
consent to having the body exhumed,
but the two sons, young men, notified
him that they would see that 1t was done
and G. h. Zorn, justice of the peace at
Louis Corners issued a precept for a
coroners jury to meet at his office on
Monday morning,
Ia company with DR.. Luhman, who
was to take preliminary steps in the
autopsy, District Attorney Chloupek
went out to Schleswig on Monday morn
ing, When they arrived at Louis Cor
ners where the post norton was to be
held, fully 800 people, men and women
were present, SO great was the interest in
the case. Before the arrival of the Off
GERS the grave Lad been excavated to
within few inches of the coffin, and
while the officers were present the body
was wholly exhumed. It was taken to
the Justices office and the stomach was
taken out by Or. Luhman. The stom-
ach lay on table near around which the
jury sat, while the saloon was crowded
The widow who is suspected of the
crime, was present, OuLwardly cool but
to close observer, excited. The hail
where the corpse lay was crowded but
quiet; the bar room was crowded and
noisy while the development OF facts con-
nected with tragedy was in progress.
Schroeder lived In a community the
members of which are but little known in
ManItowoc. They are an unobtrusive
people, intent only upon earning a COM
potency and wholly Indifferent to outside
matters. Steinthal is place difficult Of
access. 1t lies among the most rugged
of the Kettle Range hills. A little less
than a mile south of the post office known
as Steinthal is where Schroeder lived
and where he died under circumstances
which led to inquiry.
The stomach and liver were sent to
Prof. Haines of Chicago for examination.
The body when dlsInterred, was found to
be IN remarkable state of preservation.
The stomach and liver were as fresh as il
death was of recent occurrence This is
indicative of poison. Mrs. Schroeder had
in her possession two letters which she
CLAIMS had been written by her husband
in which he states that he poisoned him,
self because he felt be had not treated
his family properly. Oneis written with
| a lead pencil and the other with ink. L
is said the hand writing of the two letters
is not similar and appears to be that of
young person. A request that the let
tiers be not opened until four weeks afte
| his death is indorsed on one of the en-
velopes.
1t is learned that Mrs. Schroeder at
tempted to purchase poison in KEEL. Sh
informed the druggist that she wished t
poison dog and wanted something who
would work slowly. She refused TO sig
the register, proceeding which Is re
CURED when poison Is purchased, ard LEI
without 1t. 1t seems that she was jea
Gus of her husband and that for the pas
few years they did not live together haI
PLY.
The inquest was in progress Monda,
Tuesday and Wednesday OF this week.
After long and severe cross examine
ton the district attorney drew 1t cor
fessiOn from the woman. She admit
having administered poison to her hui
band but claims that he took two dose
himself, and that upon his request 81
gave him the third dose. The jur
brought 10 verdict In accordance wit
the confession, and warrant was issue
: for her arrest. She was brought to Man
towoc Wednesday and is now in jail.