The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-11-21
NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE
0MRS. FISCHER ARRIVES ON THE
SCENE IN LAREDO TO CLAIM
THE BODY OF HER CHILD.
4 TOUCHING SCENE At The COFFIN.
The Methodist Conference at Temple-A
Lively Discussion on the Holiness
Doctrine-A Resolution Con-
demning 1t Adopted.
Other Items.

There are but few new developments in
the recent double murder and suicide to
be reported today. Chief of Police Bar
thelow has received letter from Ste
phen r. Hood. chief of police of Kings
ton depot, New York, instructing him to
hold the money and effects of the muir
derer of Mrs. Mem, as they belong to
his wife, Mrs. A. NJ. Kuntz, of that
place. These. effects, money, etc., have
been taken charge of by Temporary Adj
ministrator Mrs. L. ]. Christen. The
matter will have to be adjusted by the
courts before. the property can be deliv
cred to any claimant.
Mr.. Herrold who claims to be the only
heir of the murdered woman, is still
here and this evening the north-bound
International and Great Northern train
brought Mrs. Emma Fisher of East st.
Louis, mother of the poor little murdered
child, Clara Fisher. She was met above
the city by City Marshal A. Barthelow,
who escorted her to the Commercial
hotel.
The body of her murdered child was
laid out in pretty child's coffin and beau
tiful flowers were tastefully arranged
about the corpse. The stricken mother
insisted on seeing the body of her child
at once and was taken to the room where
the coin lay. Her story was touching
indeed, to the few by-standers who were
present, and her tears wet the floor along
side the coffin of the murdered darling.
Afterwards she was seen by a reporter
in her room and made in substance the
following statement:
''The murdered woman was my step
mother and was married to my father
in East st. Louis in 1880. They lived to-
gether without issue. Herold, who is
now here and claims to be the long lost
son, made his appearance there only
about 1S months ago and was employed
as barkeeper in the saloon"
Mrs. Fisher: calls him Mike Herold
and he gives his name as Mart Herold
Mrs. Mem, the murdered woman, left
East st. Louis ILL.,, in October, 1894, and
Herold disappeared at the same time.
A correspondence was kept up between
" Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Mem for a short
time. but the letters from the foBmer to
the latter were addressed to the general
delivery in St, Louis, Mo, 10 December,
1894, or January, 1895.
Mrs Fisher heard Of the murdered
woman, her step-mOthey, from Fort
Worth, at which time she states she was
keeping house for Herold aud his wife
and child or children.
Theodore Mem, the deceased husband
of the murdered woman and father of
Mrs. Fisher quarrelled with his wife on
accoupG Of the apparent intimacy be-
tween Herold and the decea sed although
Mrs. Fisher says that nothing wrong was
ever seen to have occurred betw cen them.
Mem once found letter written, by his
wife 10 HeroId in which she said she
would give him 800 t. send for his wife
and children in Germany and It is known
that lIerOlds family arrived in Fort
Worth about January 8. this year. She
claims her father, Theodore Mem, died
on September 2G, that she teleg raphed to
her step-mother vino arrived in East st.
Louis on September 80. She remained
there about two or three weeks and
then acknowledged that HeroId was her
son and that she mad furnished he money
to bring his family from the old country
During her stay there she was recelv'
ing letters from William Kuntz, her muir
derer, and conf1dentiatly told her step
daughter that she intended TO rnarry hllr
soon, the latter remarking that it might
be well for her TO allow the remains OF
her husband grow cold in the tomb. Dur
ing the stay of Mrs. Mem IN st. Louis
she continued to receive letters from
KnDtz, in one of which lie sent heI
money, The murdered child, Clara Fish
or had been the pet of Mrs. Alenn during
Tho former years when she lived with
her husband and when she was about
TO return to Texas She persuaded MIS-
Fisher TO let nGf Dtlis liS Shiiu Wv" W..
her TO seen If the climate would MOI
restore its health. This was only about
a month ago and Mrs Fisher was to have
sent for her little daughter weeks ago.
Mrs. Fisher will have her, child en-.
closed in metallic caslset and will take
her remains to St. Louis for interment
She may not he able to leave tomorrow
Int viii leave on Monday. She claims
that a gold watch belonging to her de
ceased father ought to be among lne
piso belonging to Mem, she would like
- secure, as to the money found, she
has 9 shade made no claim, although she says il
vas T'.1 evidently the property of her de- hc
ceased as stcp-mother. She appears to De
ind Ind and asked protection from oul
chief of police. Further developmfe nnr,
are expected when the papers arrive ffon
fhe wife of Kuntz in New YORK.