The evening world., 1894-01-09
ROW. AT A FUNERAL.
Mrs. Krause's Friends Demand to
See Her Dead Face.
Lawyer Cohen, Who Had Charge Of
Arrangements, Berated.
Ugly Stories Following Her Death
Denied by Him.

| The details OF n sensational scene
which occurred yesterday afternoon in
st. Marks Church. on Sixth street,
| Immediately before the funeral services
| over the remains of Mrs. krause, of 8
East one Hundred and Fifth street, who
died in the Mount Sinai Hospital on
Saturday morning. are made public to-
day. The casket containing the body
was being carried into the church, when
the sound of voices raised high in anger
were heard. A group of excited people,
mostly women, stood around the director
of the funeral services, saying harsh
things about him.
Among the women was Mrs. IIirsch-
berg, wife of Max llirschberg, dealer in
physicians supplies, at ll6 Second ave-
| rue. She was Il friend of the dead
woman, and was hitter in her denunc cia-
/ ton OF Lawyer Louis Cohen because
she had not been notified of her friends
death. as well as for the reason that she
was not allowed to take u last look at
the dead face.
| 1t was Mr. Cohen who had charge Of
the funeral arrangements. 1t was he
who had looked after Mrs. Krause
during her last Illness, had her
conveyed to the hospital and after
her death employed the undertaken. He
stood the abuse about as long as he
could. Then. turning fiercely to Mrs
Eirschberg, he said
Il do not know who you are, madam;
but l tell you this: II you were a man
l would mash you In the face right here
In the yestlbule of the church"
This did not calm Mrs. Hirschberg any
| Inst ,ad, she insisted, and finally, for the
sake OF peace. the lawyer had the casket
opened in the church and the friends of
tme dead woman We're allowed to look
| c"eded without any further scene The
intrrment followed in the Lutheran Gene
The scene in the church was the ont
come of many sensational stories which
. for the past furty-cight hours have been
going n" rounds in various parts of the
c,yh ,,ayyh Mnpy n % Of the, the stories took on the
TiitSd, seemed 10 have little If any foun-
datlon In fact.
Mrs. Krluse was physician and four
10 me house on one Hundred and Fifth
street Originally she had been a nurse
IN the Mount sinai HOSPITAL. Her hus-
| pand, VINO had been "A well-known physi-
clan, died one year ago yesterday. Her
remains were Cremated and the ashes
SeMt to Germany, his native country.
| Aiier time she followed the ashes TO
| lh' on country and only returned few
months ago.
The house on One Hundred and Fifth
street is owned by Mrs Schmitter, who
being assisted by her husband and six
| tren-yrar,old daughter. Mrs. Krause
soon made many friends in her new
abode, and when shortly before Christ
/ mas she announced her intention of nut
/ tlnE UP Christmas tree in the nat
shrrybJdN wanted TO help her. The tree
niWn'Er came n to see II and gamhol with
wv ooqdsidc" the little pug dog which
WAS Was Mrs. Mrs krauSe,s companion.
New Years eve. That viii be the ami.
rcrsarr of my husbands death. Then |
-, The Christmas tree sun adoi'ns the
Hat ana the toys are still upon it, In
stead of stripping it on the anniversary
mi hcr husbands death Mrs. Krause
Within a few hours after making
kMnown her intention TO strip the tree
cole ana Mrs Schmitler, who We're in
attendance, summoned DR. Sowell. OF
Madison avenue near one Hundred and
Eicyenth street. lie is a homoeoplth,
Rr. Sewei said she had pneumonia.
ana ordered pouitices OF iaXsecd to her
remove her meant death.
IN to that point everybody tells praC-
,iSaHy the same story, but right there
- ~ h'Nll lhll'llllS III opposite lines,
Mrs. col" and Mrs. SCnmutrr saw maj
| that very night Lawyer Cohen. who had
been "a friend Of Mrs. tErause and had
supplied her with money on demand. an.
prtr"d, Seeing her sick he rushed ont
for another physician an allopath. who
also pronounced II "A case of pneumonia,
! It Is charged that the fax seed poul-
tic" wos ,takon or the woman. and that
On Ncw Years Day she was taken in a
coach to the Mount sinai Ioepltal
u am ready to swear" said Mrs
Coles daughter TO an "Evcnirg World
rsrGrt9r yesterday; that whom taken 10
tn" hospital tn" only clothes Mrs. Krause
war" w"r' q hGuS" Nrauprr light cloak
VITA brown ,fur black knitted shawl
/ ana slippers"
,R,f2r", Mr;. KraHs' was taken away
! Miss Colo, Mrs. ScNmIttcr ana Mr.. cole
2lleEc lhAt the LAWYER took tNc diamonds
on, Of Mrs. Krause's ears, the ornaments 9
from her breast and her finger rings,
which he put in his pocket Mrs. Krause
remained in the hospital until SATURDAY.
last, when she died.
In the mean time friends OF Mrs. Krause
called at the one Hundred and Fifth
street house to see her, and were sur
prised 20 hear OF her being III in hospital.
Among the friends were Mrs. Hirsch-