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 oi
Arrangements, Berated.
Ugly Stories Following Her Death
Denied by Him.

The details Of a sensational scene
st. Marks Church, on Sixth street,
Immediately before the funeral services
over the rerlains of Mrs. Krause, of 3
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. Hirsch-
berg, wife Of Max Hirschberg. dealer in
physicians supplies. at ll6 Second ave-
nue.. She was friend of the dead
woman. and was bitter in her denunc!a-
ton OF Lawyer Louis Cohen because
she had not been notified of her friend $
death. as well as for the reason that she
WAS not allowed to take a last look at
the dead face.
1t was MIR. Cohen who had charge of
the funeral arrangements 1t was he
who had looked after Mrs. Krause
"ui'hb ldSt lllHtSS, Ddu ntI
conveyed to the hospital, and after
her death employed the undertaken. He
stood the abuse about as long as he
could. Then, turning iiercely to Mrs.
Hirschberg, he said:
i do not know who you are, madam
but tell you this: II you were man
n would you mash You in the face right here
This did not calm Mrs. Hirschberg any
Instead, she insisted, and finally, for the
sake OF peace, the lawyer had the casket
the dead woman were allowed to look
| upon the face. Then the services pro
ceeded without any further scene. The
interment followed in the Lutheran Gene
terry
The scene in the church was the out
come OF many sensational stories which
FOR the past forty-eight hours have been
city. Many or the stories took on the
garb, of Black Forest yarns, but, when
sifted, seemed to have little II any foun-
dation In fact
Mrs. Krause was a physician, and foul
weeks ago moved from l2l Second avenue
TO the house on One Hundred and Fifth
street. Originally she had been a nurse
IN the Mount Sinai Hospital. Her hus-
band, who had been a well-known physi.
clan, died one year ago yesterday. Her
remains were cremated and the ashes
feht Ater to tin Germany any his native country
| III
me old country and only returned few
months ago
The house on One Hundred and Fifth
has for janitress a Mrs. Cole, the latter
being assisted by her husband and six.
teen-yeariold daughter. Mrs. Krause
soon made many friends in her new
abode, and when shortly before Christ.
mas she announced her Intention of put.
ting up Christmas tree in the fiat
eyerybody wanted to help her; The tree
place came In to see II and gambol with
| ''Wooodsde," the little pug dog which
was Mrs. krause's companion.
~ VIII Keep the, tree up until Jan. -
Mrs. krause said to the janitress or
New Years eve. That Will be the ami.
versary of my husbands death. Then
VIII strip II and distribute the toys"
fiat and the toys are still upon il. In,
stead OF stripping 1t on the anniversary
of her husbands death Mrs. Krauss
was laid to rest
Within a few hours after making
known her intention to strip the tree
Mrs krause became Ill, and both Mrs
Cole and Mrs. Schmittcr, who We're II
Madison avenue near one Hundred ant
Eleventh street. He is a homoeopa In
while Mrs, Krause, like her husband
DIR, sewell st i'd she had pneumonia
and ordered poultices OF fiaxseed to hel
chest He also told Mrs. Cole that tt
! remove ner meant death.
W to that point everybody tells prac
! tically the same story. but right ihar,
they all begin running in opposite lines
| Mrs. Cole and Mrs Schmitter saw ina
that very night Lawyer Cohen, who hnr
been friend OF Mrs. Krause and hat
| supplied her with money on demand. an
| peared. Seeing her sick he rushed OH
! Tor another physician. an allopath, wh,
also pronounced II a case OF pneumonia
1t Is charged that the fax seed pouI
tice was taken on the woman, and tina
| on New Years Day she was taken in ,
coach to the Mount Sinai Hospital
Il am ready TO swear" said Mrs
| Coles daughter to an Evening World
reporter yesterday, that when taken Il
the hospital the only clothes Mrs. Kraus
wore Were house wrapper, light cloal
with brown fur. black knitted shaw
and slippers"
BEFORE Mrs. Krause was taken ava,
| Miss Cole, Mrs. Schmitter and Mr.. Col,
allege that the lawyer took the diamond,
| out of Mrs. Krause's ears, the ornament,
from her breast and her finger rings
which he put in his pocket Mrs Krnus,
remained In the hospital until Saturday
| last when she died.
In the mean time friends Of Mrs. Rraus,
called at the One Hundred and Fifth
| street house to see her. and were sur.
prised to hear OF her being III in hospital
Among the friends were Mrs. Hkrsch-