The evening world., 1894-05-14
Count KrOnhjilin'S Wife Dies and I'm.
dertaker Smith Saves Her from
a Pauper'S Grave.
GRANDMOTHER and CHILD LEFT.
The Count Secretly Married the Daughter
OF o Restaurant-K Keeper, Then Came
Murder and Exile.
Especial to The WORLDLY

PATTERSON, May l3.-The remains OF
Countess Matilda kronhjilin. Of Goth
enburg, Sweden, were Inferred at Cedar
Lawn this afternoon. An aged woman,
the mother OF the Countess. was the
only mourner. Besides her was the five
year-old son OF the deceased. too young
to realize his loss, While his grand
mother wrung her hands in despair and
deplored the fate that brought her once
pretty daughter in contact with a
worthless nobleman. Hes a murderer
and n robber," she said in her native
language, and she said detectives had
been searching for him for years.
The G woman's maiden name was
Matilda Theron. Her mother conducted n
restaurant in ~Gothenburg. and among
her patrons were gay young noblemen.
Count kronhjilin was a frequent Wis
itor. He became NOR of Matilda,
who directed the affairs of the dining
room. The relations between Matilda
and the Count became a source of much
gossip among the noble families OF
~Gothenburg. 1t is said and the Counts
father warned him not to forget his
station.
The youthful Count said he loved the
of the widow Theron, but his
request for consent to marry her was
refused, and he entered into a secret
matrimonial alliance with the fair Ma
tilda. They had been welded about
three weeks when Matilda's brother,
suspecting unlawful relations, de-
manded an explanation. Instead of ex-
planning matters the Count forced a
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battle took place, the result of which
was that Matilda's brother was carried
nome in n critical condition, He died
a few weeks later.
The Count. to escape arrest, fed from
the COUNTRY with his wife and her
mother. Through the influence of his
father, who is a military officer, he es-
capped in female attire and came tc
america. He was known here as Knute
Krone. Nine months later Mrs. Krone
returned to Sweden and gave birth to
a little girl. Two years later she re-
turned and a boy was born. This was
into the grave this afternoon. The little
girl died about six months ago.
The Count came to this city with his
family about two years ago. His career
Dissipation was the Counts chief charac-
%teristic. Last summer he began to dis
pay symptoms of mental arrangement.
ae was a frequent visitor to the Oyster
'NSf " = " last Oullk
men and women. At times he exhibited
g large roll Of bills and spent money
freely. The money, 1t is said, was re-
mittances from his relatives in Sweden.
one day the count quarrelled with his
wife at broadway and Main street. HI
was locked up and fined in the police court
for disorderly conduct.
When his little daughter became III
about six months ago, the count ordered
a coffin for her. and on the same night
he came home with a new hat heavily
trimmed with crepe. The child died a few
days later and was buried by ex-As-
semblyman John F. Smith, but the Count
has evidently forgotten to pay TIE bill of
Si3S. Undertaken Smith, however, Is not
the only creditor of the Count in this city.
The family lived in a humble house
ington Park. The Count was seldom at
home. Neighbors frequently saw him
steal up to the house at night and
emerge from the barn at day
light: They wondered how he made
n living. and some suspected him
of being a professional burglar. About a
month ago ne left the city and has not re-
consumption. She died Wednesday. and
for three days her mother kept vigil
over the corpse. She had neither money
nor friends and knew not what to do with
the body until Undertaken Smith volun-
teered to save II from a pauper's grave.
a letter was received yesterday from
the Count. 1t is postmarked Hartford,
Conn, and he requests hat II his wife is
dead the fact be indicated by returning him
Countess was about thirty years old. Her
last words to her mother were to see hat
her boy was well provided for and that
he be given a good education.