The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
THE WOMAN SLAYER AGAIN At WORK.

give him reasons for this conclusion.
The police are looking for Blanther.
Suspicion is of course centered on him.
He seems to be man of mystery. No
one seems to know his first name or be
quite certain whether his name is Blanther
or Blander.
He is described as a man of attractive
appearance. about "a years of age, edu-
Gated and having the bearing of gentle
man. Mrs. Kleineberg has seen him two
or three times and says she was very well
impressed with him. She describes him
minutely. as about feet 1015 inches in
height; weight about 100 pounds; slender,
but well built; demi-blonde mustache
slightly lighter in color than his hair;
light sallow olive complexion, as if tanned;
broad, square chin; "lovely white teeth
and very regular, grayish blue eyes,; in
tellectual-looking face; looks like an
American, although he spoke German flu
entity, and claimed to have studied in
Heidelberg; square built about the chest
and rather fat; wore a dark gray suit with
blush tint, white four-in- hand piquet
necktie and standing collar; parted his
hair in the middle; would not call him
dude"
Mrs. Kleineberg began to have some
thing of a suspicion as to Mr.. Blanther's
gentillty, however, only as late as Friday,
and on that day made some inquiries
about him that developed them.
"Blanther came to the house about
three months ago." said Mrs. Kleineberg.
He brought letter of introduction from
Captain Won Winkler, friend of Lang
feldt's. living in Mexico. The letter was
indeed to Blanther, and merely said that
If he wanted to enjoy the acquair tance of
a cultivated and entertaining lady to call
upon Mrs. Langfeldt. With this he came.
Mrs. Langfeldt treated him well, and
he called again and again. Then for
two months we saw nothing of him. Then
she received note from him saying he
had been away, ard asking if he might
call again. She wrote, inviting him to
come, and he answered in person that
very evening. That was two weeks ago,
and he has been here nearly every day
When he came in the evening he was in
the habit of leaving about 10 O'clock
Mrs. Langfeldt was quite old and feeble
from sickness and this was young man,
so there could be no question of his paying
court TO her or anything of that kind. ]
spoke to her about it once and she only
laughed and said: oh, he likes me; he
likes my company; he is entertaining, and
l like to be entertained
She was very vivacious, lively and
liked company. Mr.. Schroeder of the
Russ House and other gentlemen and
ladies called frequently and played cards
with the old lady.
Captain Won Wi1kler introduced an
other gentleman, Mr.. Kohlsaat, in the
same manner as he did Blanther Mr.
kohlsaat is conducting some sort of
colonization scheme in Mexico, with an
Office on California street. He called but
once, however.
through Mrs. Langfeldt to come here to
room. Mrs. Langfeldt seemed quite
pleased with the idea. She proposed to
give up her two large rooms to him and
herself take one room.
"Afterward Mrs. Lam ngfeldt told me that
he intended to buy her foiding-bed for
$160. | met him again last Tuesday in the
evening. stepped into the room and he
was there. He said he was waiting for the
Falkenstein people, and then he would
come. He told me that he had bought the
bed. She told me afterward that he
wanted TO give her check for the bed, but
she did not want to accept a check; she
he would go TO the bank ard get
the money. He came again Wednesday
night and met Mr.. Schroeder, the news
dealer of the Russ House Mr. Schroeder
and Mrs. Langfeldt played cards together
and the other gentlemen simply sat in the
iOOIil NIL EOClIIOtQeT anu
went away together about II o'clock at
night. He did not say anything to Mrs.
Langfeldt about the money, as she in
formed me he did not like to as Mr..
Schroeder was there. The next time he
came Mrs. Langfeldt asked him why he
did not pay $40 on account OF the bed so
she could look for another bed, and he
promised to bring her the money yester-
day.
He said he was d journalist, and that
he made 500 to $500 a month; that he
lived at the Palace Hotel, and that he had
friends stopping there who would also
want rooms here. l went to the Palace
Hotel while downtown Thursday morn
ing and made inquiries. | found that no
such man stopped there; that they knew
nothing of him or his alleged friends.
"The tragedy was committed very
shortly after Blanther called last evening,
l have reason TO believe" continued Mrs.
treating her visitors to a bottle of beer, say
half an hour after their arrival. She
would put the bottle out on the sill of her
back window, and l found one there this
morning. She had not opened it.''
Other indications sustain Mrs. Kleine-
berg's view. when found Mrs. Langfeldt
was fully dressed, and her folding-bed had
not been let down, showing that the mur-
der took place before her visitor OF the
evening had left.
DR.. Kleineberg became acquainted with
Mrs. Langfeldt over three wears ago. Re-
Gently she has been a constant sufferer
and took up her home in the residence at
1925 Geary, in order to be near her physi-
clan.
Most anybody would long ago have
succumbed to the ills she had" said Mrs.
Kleineberg, ''but she kept up q most
cheerful heart. She had many friends
among the best people, among them being
the family of Mrs. L. Decker of Alameda,
Mrs. Carl Peterson of Alameda, DIR. Bush,
Mrs. DR.. Precht and Mrs. Turney, the
singing teacher.
The deceased has two nieces in this City,
Mrs. Adolph Rapp and Mrs. Louisa Gloss.
They are her only relatives here. They
were greatly shocked and distressed over
the tragedy.
''It is ali because of those diamond
rings" said Mrs. Rapp. "How often have
l told her not 10 wear them. But she
wouldn't listen.'
Neither Mrs Rapp nor Mrs. Gloss knew
anything about Blanther. They declared,
however, that the idea OF Mrs. Lam gfeldt
entertaining suitors was preposterous.
Among the papers found in the rooms
OF the deceased, however, were a number
OF small circulars, printed in German,
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