Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-14
MISS wEcusLER FOUND.
Address Made Known by smith, """
May Not Recover.

| New York Tribune-lJtn)
Miss Henrietta Wechsler. the twenty
six-year-old daughter OF Samuel Wechsler
whose mysterious disappearance on Wed
! nesday last has been one Of the man
topics OF conversation In Brooklyn. was
| found yesterday in the private hospital oil
Mrs. BeEtha Schroeder, No. 2JS east
Fiftieth Street This address was obtain
ed .ronl Albert ID. Smith. the married pos
| tai clerk who is in the homeopathic Hos
| p.tal suffering from the effects OF a drug
with which he attempted 20 commit
suicide after he learned that his name
had been mentioned In connection with
| the disappearance Of the girl. Smith
says that he had known all along that
the girl was safe I'm Manhattan. although
he previously denied that he had know
ledge of where she was.
All that Captain White, Of the Bergen
street station. would say last night. was
that the girl had been found He said
that she had gone 10 a private hospital
and would probably be able to return
home in a few days.
As soon az Captain White, who was
waiting for the results Of Coroner Bur-
gers queries. had learned the address,
he crossed Ito Manhattan Immediately.
When he was satisfied that the girl was
there under the care Of Or. Schroeder,
as she calls herself. he returned to Brook
lyn and informed the Wechser family at
their home. No. 1l3 Sixth avenue. Mr..
Weschler and his two sons-Harry and
ter-immediateiy started for Manhat-
tan. They had not returned al late
hour.
Yesterday morning Smith was much
worse. not from the effects Of the poison
directly. but from pneumonia. which had
set in. The mans temperature was 100
degrees. and the Coroner was called to
take his ante-mortem statement. Coroner
Burger went TO the homeopathic Hospi-
tai with Captain White. The latter step
ped into an alcove.- while Mr.. Burger pre-
pared To take the statement. At first
Smith told the same story that he had
told before. Then the Doctor impressed
on him the fact that he was in a danger
Gus condition, and might not live. Smith
then told the Coroner that he did know
where the girl was. and gave the address
Of the hospital i'm east Fiftieth street. He
said that he had seen Henrietta on We'd
nesday afternoon. and that she had told
him where she was going.
Coroner Burger positively declined 10
give out any portion Of the text of Smiths
statement. 1t is believed. however that
nothing will result I'm the case other than
the arraignment of Smith on the charge
Of attempted suicide. if he RECEIVERS.
DR.. Schroeder. when seen. admitted
that the missing Miss Wechsler was in
her house. and said she had been there
since last Wednesday afternoon. The
woman said that Miss Wechser had
come 10 the house under the name Of
Edna Lewis and that she knew at the
time the young woman was Miss Wechs-
Ter
jeremiah Smith, the brother Of Albert
ID. Smith. complained last night Of the
treatment Of his brother by the police.
He asserted that a continuation of their
policy would brighten his brother to
death and that it had already greatly
aggravated his Illness lie also threatened
the disclosure by his brother Of the name
OF another man. who. he says. is con-
nected with the case