The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-15
LOOKS DARK FOR zANoLI.
INDICATIONS THAT WIFE NO.. 4 DID
NOT DIE OF NATURAL CA
Proor That II Was Not T~yphoid-''Thata
the Doctora' Fault" says the Prisoner
Bnrber BetEEoid (Insured) Had Gastrio
Cntnrrh After nrinhinr ZnnoIits CoMee.

Proor That II Was Not T~yphoid-"Thnt'a
the Dcctora' Fault, says the Prisoner
Bnrber BetrEoid Nrsured) Had Gastrio
Cntarrh After DrtnhipE zAuol's Conee.
The pathological has already done something
to clear up the death Of Jennie Schlessingor. tho
fourth wife OF Charles Zanoli, the barber OF
seven funerals. DIR. George p. BigRs. the States
pathological expert, to whom tho organs re-
moved from tho body after 1t was exhumed on
Monday were turned over for microscopical ex-
animation, has discovered indications that con-
vince him that tho woman did not die of natural
causes. and he has found positive proofs that
she did not die of typhoid fever, as the two doc
tors who attended her In her last Illness certified
to tho Board of Health. The following Is DIR.
Biggs's statement of what he has discovered:
Parts OF all the organs taken from the body
woro given to mo to BIO examined undcr tho
microscope and with the naked eye. To under.
stand clearly what l nm about to say, 1t must
be that when death has result
ed from natural causes, certain changes
and LESSONS tako place. which are al.
WINS found IL al autopsy is made while
the organs are still well preserved. Some of
these changes may be observed by the naked
eye. All may DO observed under tho micro
scope. / have found in the organs taken from
the body OF the woman said to have died under
the name Of Jennie Suhmer mono Of those
changes which would have been observed had
death been due to natural causes. Further
than this, / have determined positively that
the woman did not die OF typhoid fever.
Only q chemical analysis can determine whether
or not the woman was poisoned. That Is Prof.
witthaus's work. and it will DO some time be-
fore he will be able even to guess whether she
was poisoned or not. My work is negative, his
is positive. / shall determine what there Ia not.
in reference ia. the organs. He will determine
what there is."
Zanoli wns arraigncd before Magistrate Kud.
Itch in the Centre Street Police Court yesterday
morning. and was formally charged with the
made by George b. Woodward, Secretary OF tho
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The
collected BY Zenoii under, a policy upon
his own life, Upon this hi oo charge the pris.
SnSE Tas ON ne! sata in *s'g TSis p halter FOR being sx;
disposed OF. Zanoii, on Detective Carey's afida:
yit that he was suspected Of hemieide in caus.
SATURDAY. Before zanoII iett Police Hssdqnar:
the autopsy slowed that his wife had not died
OF, typhoid fever.
fault fe'H that's nfip the h%st fault fs, Of 4 the docto Sna! not my
1t has already ben. told in THE SUN that
Bernhard BetEgold, at ono time employed by
taken i'll in November. 1896. after he had drunk
a Gnp Of coffee handed TO him by Zanoli;
SO Rivington street, after he had been treated
by DR.. J. Walter Lyman of 424 West Thirty
fourth street, who was one OF the physicians to
attend the third Mrs. Zanoli. DR.. Haupt was
seen yesterday afternoon and asked for what he
treated Betzgold. DIR. Haupt said:
BetZgold first called upon me on Nov. 80,
1896. He complained Of pains in his head and
stomach and attacks of Giddincss. He also said
that his appetite was gone. he looked pale and
haggard. diagnosed the case as one of catarrh
Of the stomach"
BetzRold's symptoms were the same % those
Of the third Mrs. Zanoli. known as Mrs. Braune.
Betzgold had at Zanoli's instance insured his
life before he was taken i'll. He says he does not
know who was the beneficiary under the policy.
Zanoli paid his premiums for him. he sup.
poses; at least they were paid, and Betzgold
paid none until February. 1897. Betzgold says
that u barber named George Andcrs, IL he can
be found. knows moro about Zanoli than any
body else knows.
Another barber named August Schvcntak,
who lives at 17S Ashland street, Greenpoint,
worked for Zanoli in the Tenth. avenue shop
when William Schmidt died. Schventak says
that one day in July, 1896. Schmidt went
to dinner at Zanoli's house. He was as
well as ever. before dinner. and after din
ner he complained of n pain in his stom-
ach. He walked unsteady and his face
was very pale. A little later Schmidt
went to the room in the rear of tho shop and
went to bed. DR.. Thomas J. F. Murphy. who is
now in Canada, was called. Zanoli told tho
doctor Schmidt had been overcome with the
heat. Murphy diagnosed tho case as one of
sunstroke. and Schmidt was packed in ice.
Eleven hours later he was dead.