The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-31
.SNICKLY AN EXAMPLE.
Judge Quigley Sends Mrs. Clauss's
Coachman to the Penitentiary.
The Court Regrets that He Cannot
Punish the Woman.
Denounces Servants who Steal the
Wives OF Rich Employers.

Justice Quigley spent almost all OF to-
day In the Gates Avenue Police Court
Brooklyn. on the trial Of Andrew Snickly,
the coachman, charged with threats and
assault upon Casper George, the brother
Of the rich widow. Wilhelmena Clauss,
who is said to have been his former para
mour.
snickly has lain all week In Raymond
Street Jail, and was brought up to-day
bleached out and subdued. He showed
no disposition to kill himself, his sweet
heart or anybody.
He had employed Lawyer Albert Knit
tie, and the prosecution had retained
Lawyer Fenton Rockwell. Under the
latter's advice there had been added to
the first complaint of threats the addi-
tional complaint of attempted assault in
the first degree.
Caspar George, the brother Of Mrs.
Clauss, testified that the defendant had
been coachman for his sister and APP
parently fallen insanely in love with her.
sunday, the 18th Of this month. Snickly
had forced his way into the house at
about o'clock in the morning.
Witness met him at the threshold and
the defendant pressed pistol against
him and said in German:
II will shoot you like dogv
Witness had grabbed the pistol, and
with tho assistance of Mrs. Clauss had
d ads defendant, Then he had gone
had found snickiy with his arms about
Widow Clauss. protesting his affection,
and begging her to marry him.
His wife and Mary Rauch. pretty
servant for Mrs. Clauss testified to the
same effect.
,snickly was called, and testified in
that peculiar dramatic manner he had
assumed at the first hearing.
II was rrazed - said 40 shacanea
Mrs. Clauss had stolen my honor"
The Judge himself smiled at this. and
asked him what he meant.
after he had been in the Clauss employ
as coachman about two months, Mrs
GAUSS came into the barn and sat
down. dow complaining Of a headache. He
half hour. Later that day she re-
turned to the barn, and often after that
she came to him from the house and
barn. Then in January, he said, they
fled together to Milwaukee.
After they had been there two
mHnhs he Sont1nusd they heard of re
had meanwhile started divorce proceed
ings; Mrs. Clauss rushed to Brooklyn,
too late to see her husband before he
arrival found Mrs. -Ciauss surrounded
by her relatives and cold to him He
tried to win her back. until the morning
WHen ne went 10 the mouse prepared to
shoot himself at her feet. He denied
any thought Of killing her, and said that
If he was released he would let them
alone. not kill himself and go to Ger
many.
Judge Quigley carefully weighed the
evidence In both charges, and then said:
Il am sorry that the woman In this
you. think her quite as culpable, but
l believe that any man who goes into
a rich mans family as servant, or In any
his wife's affection for him. driving him
to the grave, as seems possible In this
case. should be made an example Of"
The Court then sentenced Snickly to
itentiary on the account OF threats and
to thirty. days In the same prison, to
be served thereafter on the account OF
degree.