Evening journal., 1896-06-27
AMODERN ENOCH ARDEN
Only He Did Not Work Ac-
cording to Tennyson's Idesl.
THIS ONE WANTED BIS OLD WIFE

Aud when He Returned After q Long
Absence. Called and She Went to Him.
she Supposed Him Dead aud Married
AgAin-HushRnd No. Threatens
Suicide.
About nine years ago, Franiz Gross
pltsch was foreman In the Malleabl0
Iron Company g shops and lived happily.
at least so far as the public knew, with
bis wife and two children, In a comfort
able house on East Ninth street. His
wife. fine looking woman. WAS native
OF Breslau. Germany, where FrAniz was
married to her, and she seemed to think
the world Of her husband.
He Was an athlete Of considerable abil-
ity and had host OF friends among the
Germans When, one fine day, be disap.
peared from Wilmington, and later on
word was received that he was In Chi
cage, there was great surprise Mrs.
Grosspitsch tried TO find her husband,
but he dropped completely out OF sight
aud she refigned herself to the situation,
and started la TO make living for her
self aud family BY running a boarding
house.
hAfa. Gfohhpithch mnrries gain.
Two years latter, che received letter
from her folks 10 Breslau, enclosing q
newspaper clipping 90 the effect that
Franiz had been killed In Coloredo.
After the shock had worn of. Mrs
Gr'espitaoh married Herm IN Dohring a
moulder In the employ OF the MalleAble
Iron Company and began life over. Two
children were born OF this union. The
Oldest daughter, Mary, had In the mean
time married Daniel O'Connell, hnisher
with r Blumeuthal & Co. aud with
her husband resides ct No 1905 Pleasant
street,
Enooh Arden Turns Up.
Yesterday morning about o'clock
while an East Side saloon keeper was
cleaning up behind his bars well.dressed
man carrying an overcoat over his arm
entered and after taking a drink, de
parted His face was strangely familiar
10 the proprietor Of the place and he put
on his thinsing cap. A little later a
customer dropped in and remarked
"Grosspitech is back. IL WAS he who
had visited the place.
Grosspitsch visited several other Of his
old hsunts and about IL o'clock word was
conveyed to his one time wife that he
was IN Wilmin gton and would be A. the
house Of Mrs. O'Connell In the afternoon.
The old love was too much for her and
she decided to 60 back TO husband No J..
A Reporter Sees the Double wife.
A reporter Of the EvEEIHa JOURNAL
who had received an iokllng
OF thes return made search
FOR the parties aud yeaterdAy
afternoon succeeded 10 locating both
Mrs. Dohring and Grosspitsch at the
house Of Mrs. O'Connell When the 70.
porter asked II Mr. Grosspltsch was In
the boy who answered the bell said With
rcluctance, that he VAS Mrs. OConnel
viewed the serbs with great suspicion
and spoke with unnecessary vehemence
regarding the ir q ulsltivsness OF reporters
Ia general. Mrs. HGiosfplteeh -DohrirR
was, on the contrary. very gracious aud
seemed happy over the recovery of her
long lost spouse. She was neatly dressed
In black silk wore a diamond brooch At
her neck and q gold watch pendant from
her breast
She said that both her husbands we're
good men. but her drst WAS q fine man.
and she would never have married again
had she not believed him 60 be dead She
said bis home coming was surprise to
l htf huu lu1Aahbuu hhAb hho WoHAu oAhhN
to him
The Daughter objects.
At this point nor daughter. who had
hsen vslnly trying to keep her mother
from talking. burst out with. "Du blst
verueckt" and a command 'gehe hinaus,
which, however, the mother declined 10
do although she made no further re
marks excepting to say that she did not
know whether or not her second husband
had killed himself
DohriBR Threatens Suicide.
Il was not possible to see Dohring. but
It was understood that he had threat
sned that n his wife WAS not at hel
: home, No S23 L1cust street. by 9 'sloeh
: ls,t evening he would shoot himself
II he has done 30 the remains have mol
: been discovered as yet.
ia the meantime. Frantz and his wife
are basking In the newly lit love and
making arrangements TO return TO the
west where Frantz has made q home.
2 Grosspitsoh was seen by an EVENING
! JOURNAL reporter this morning and Wal
4 ssked about his travels He stated that al
, had been In the West for many years
: and came back, not to see bis wife bu
! biz daughter. who Is married and live
d on Pleasant street. he said be would
4 m ke no claims on his wife bu
3 that shs could live with the msn Of he
=. choice. He says be saw aud told be