The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-03
MRS TUCHTON'S
SAD DEATH.
Doctors Announce That She Died
By Violence.
POLICE ssllVs IT 4 CASE ty SUICIDE
And Feel That Mrs. Tuchton
. Jumped Off the Washing
ton Street Bridge.

When the postmortem examination wa
made on the body Of Mrs. Fanny TuchtoI
found in the race near the Brandyw
bridge yesterday it was iearnnd that thu
body was dead before 1t struc the water
Not particle of water was discovered In
the lungs. The doctors pronounced th.
death due to conclusion of the brain and
that the blows that caused the conclusion
must have been inflicted before the body
reached the water.
Detective Witsil and Captain Kane yes
terday afternoon went on q tour of investl.
CATION.
Captain Kane this morning stated that
on Saturday evening woman was seen
on the bridge by anurse at the Delaware
Hospital Albert Beal and Mias Winnie
M ,Glanntgan were going over the bridge
on Sa urdiy evening and heard splash In
the race. 1t Is believed that they saw the
woman go over the bridge, aud then that
the young girl tainted and Bea! had to go
to her assistance and did not investigate
the matter of the splash.
Their evidence will be given In full to
the Deputy States attorney before the
Coroner's jury which will meet probably
this evening.
Tuchton left this city on Saturday af-
tcrnoon on the 5.32 o'clock train for Phila
delphia to see his wife.
The matter is being discussed in all
parts of the city to-day on account of tho
prominence of Tuchton and the advance
ment of the murder theory.
The deceased it Is understood left this
city on account of her delicate condition,
and during the month of January it Is
further stated that she became a mother
in New York, and then arrangements
were mtde to 90 housekeeping in this
city
WHILE IN PHILADELPHIA.
\ dispatch from Philadelphia where the
unfortunate young woman resided says;
The unfortunate Mrs Tuchton boarded
for nearly five months in this city with
Mrs. Reidlcman, at No. 1907 Thompson
street. leaving there on Saturday for her
last fatal journey to Wilmington What
induced her to make that journey will
probably never be positively known. She
left Immediately upon the receipt of a
letter from her husband merely remark
ing that she had to 60 out.
Mrs. Beidie,nan has nathing but kind
words for her unfortunate boarUer, whom
She described as ii beautiful young woman
not yet - years Old and Of bright sunny
temperament when not under the spell of
some concealed trouble. When she first
came to Mrs Beidleman she conIided to
her that she had been married under an
assumed name, aad She called herself
Maude Pearce. Stanley T. Tuchton, of
Wilmington, her husband called regular
ly every week, and she seemed all wrap.
ed up in him.
1t was in vain that Mrs. Beideman tried
to get the girl to cOnHde her troubles to
her. She learned, however, that Mrs.
Tuchton'S parents died while she was
quite young. after which shc went to live
with an aunt, Mrs, Pyle. She spoke very
highly OF this aunt and apparently had II
happy life until Mrs Pylo's son married
and brought his vito to the house. Ac.
cordng TO the girls story the new Mrs
Pyle was very unkind to her and de-
lighted in saying cutting and humiliu'ing
things to her especially wh4n she received
gifts from Mr.. Iouchton.
she never said why she married Mr..
TurhtOn under an assumed name, except
that they did not want the marriage made
known at the time. She said however,
that Mr., TuchtUn' father had givsr him
Il house in Wilmington, which would be.
come vacant on March %, when they
would have the secrecy removed and 90 to
housekeeping. At the same time she Wig
orously protested thst she would never
60 to Wilmington again alive.
She also seemed depressed at times by
the fear that her husband would desert
II registered letter from her husband and
lat on the same day tried to end her life
with laudanun, according to tho story
told Mrs. Beidleman by her husband, al
though nobody knew of it at the time
The next day She was very much dcprcss.
ed until she received mes ago from her
husband that he would be up to see her on
the following day, when she at once be-
came bright land cheerful.
After spending last Thursday in Will
mingtOn she returned to Mrs. Boidle.
mans house and on Saturday morning
when the latter wentto market, she was
in the best Of spirits. A short time later
Mrs. TuChton received another registered
letter from her husband and Immediately
left the house and was not seen again un.
I'll her body was found yesterday morn
ing.
Her husband called on Saturday even
ing and was surprised at not finding her.
lie said there was nothing in the letter he
had sent except an incl0sure of so, with Il
few lines telling her to pay her board and
use the balance to get II wrapper with.
Chorus Of 10 voiccs--S olos-Qunrtottc
at Delaware Avenue Baptist Church,
March 4th, 5 p, IN. Admission Is and 20
cents.