Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-01-20
STRANGE INFATUATlON.
Mrs. Gehling, Annoyed by the Letters of q
Former Servant, Has Her Arrested and
Sent to an Insane Asylum on a Peculiar
Charge.

Former Servant, Has Her Arrested and
Sent to an Insane Asylum on a Peculiar
Charge.
NEWARK, N j., Jan. 2O--A case of the
Alice Mitchell description, without any
shooting features, was discovered here
The story came out through the commit
ment of Mrs. Alma Schriber, divorced
woman of 10 Kelly court, to the Essex
County insane asylum. She was sent away.
owing to her uncomfortable love for Mrs
Charlotte Ceiling, a widow of 101 South
First street, Roseyille.
The latter visited Captain McManus a
few days ago and declared that she was in
deadly fear of injury at the hands of for
mer servant, Mrs. Schriber. This servant,
Mr.. Ceiling declared, was very peculiar
and developed traits that did not please
her, so that she was compelled to discharge
the woman. Two days after her discharge
the domestic wrote to her former mistress
declaring her undying love for her and say
ing she felt grieved that their former re-
lations had been discontinued.
Wrote Her Love Letters.
Mrs. Gehlingd did not reply to this epistlc,
and second followed soon after in which
the servant wrote that her love had only
been increased by the enforced estrange.
ment. She went on to declare that her
love was so deep that she had decided to
ask Mrs. Ceiling to name the day when a
marriage ceremony might be performed.
This letter also passed unnoticed, but Mrs.
Ceilings persistent lover in petticoats was
not to he subdued or deferred by the 81
lence. A third letter was received, in which
the writer declared that life without her
former mistress was a wilderness and that
they must be married without delay.
Then the continued silence upon the part
of her beloved incensed Mrs. Schriber. Her
love turned to hatred, and she thirsted for
revenge. This was indicated in fourth
letter which was received by Mrs. Ceiling.
1t was a last appeal to her heart and a
warning to beware if the writer's proposals
were overlooked or refused. Then came a
rush of threatening letters, which aroused
the ROseville woman's fears, and she re-
ported the matter to the police, and Mrs.
Schribers arrest followed.
Sent to an Asylum.
Mrs. Schriber has been living with Mrs
Elizabeth Martin at 10 Kelly court When
seen, the latter gave Mrs. Schriber's his
tory. According to Mrs. Martin, Alma,
Mrs. Schribers first name, came to this
from Germany II years ago.
Her name was Ehrhardt. Soon after her
arrival here she met Mrs. Gehling in Brook
Ign and conceived violent passion for her.
Then she married Schriber, but the mar
riage was a failure and the couple sepa-
rated, having no children. Then the wom-
an became servant and eventually wound
up in Mrs. Ceilings household.
''Since early last month";" said Mrs. Mar
tin, Alma has been sitting up nights I'M
til nearly daylight writing love letters. At
different times she told me that she dearly
loved Lottie, as she called Mrs. Gehling"
Police Surgeon Clark passed upon the
woman's condition and declared that she
was undoubtedly insane, and it was at his
suggestion that she was sent to the asylum