The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-26
BLACK MAGIC.
Mrs. Rainer Says Love Po-
tions Were Given to
Her Husband.
SNUFF AND ALCOHOL DRINKS
Threats of Shooting Finished
the Work Wife Will
Take Him Back.

Book and its magic? The woman who
claims she is the wife of Robert Rainer
says some magic power is welded by the
woman who has been known as Mrs.
Rainer, whom she calls Annie Kuhns, over
Rainer. Mrs. Rainer No. says she is
the only wife of Rainer, and that the
woman who, it is supposed, shot him, ac-
cidentally or otherwise Tuesday night,
has, by means of love potions, taken her
husband from her The Kuhns woman,
Mrs. Rainer asserts, was in the habit of
giving him love potions, which made him
her slave and compelled him to do as
she willed.
The story was told ito a reporter for
1.-THE News" by the woman who claims
to be Rainer's lawful wife, yesterday af-
ternoon at her home No. IA Garden
street, Hoboken. Mrs. Rainer was work
ing at washtub when the reporter
called. She is woman past forty years
of age and still bears traces of good
looks. She was compelled to take in
washing to support herself and children,
she said, as Rainer seldom brought any
money to the house.
'.He was a model husband and father,
she said until he fell in with this Kuhns
woman about two years ago. Then he sud-
denly changed and spent little of his time
with his family. Once we were very we'll
to-do. but my husband had weakness
for business speculation and lost more
than s25, 600 in one year.
.'It was shortly after this that ne met
this woman. She was barmaid IN no
boken, and although not much more than
twenty years old, looked twice that age
God knows that 1 have had enough
misfortune through her. She ruined my
happiness and his, and our children have
been the worst sufferers. ! don't ike TO
condemn any one, but she is a bad and
wicked woman if ever one lived. She gave
INV husband drinks that made him lose
all control of himself 1 don't know what
she made them of. / am told that she put
other men in the same condition by mix
ing snuff and alcohol and making them
take It, The manner of mixing the con-
coction is a secret with German barmaids'
1 am told It's awful to think OF. she
must be witch to employ such means 10
gain a mans love. She is queer in many
other ways I am told she keeps scrap
book of newspaper clippings about muir
ders. suicides and other crimes. | don't
know what to think of her. She can't be
human.
"Sometimes shudder when think OF 1t
all But don't intend to let my fears
stop me from winning my husband back
to his rightful home. Maybe this shooting
is the best thing that could happen. 1t
NAV make him come back to himself. He
often told me he would give her up but
"a do hpo
threatened to shoot him. She must have
kept her threat, for I know ne would
never attempt to take his own life He
loves his children still and he loves me.
with the will of God, all may be happy
with us yet.
'Once in whit he would come nome
and cry over the children and leave
few dollars with me and we'd all pc
happy But then he'd tell US he had to
90 back to her becaUge he was afraid and
we'd all have another cry. and he'd leave
and wouldn't show up again for weeks.
"When he would stay away from her
more than few days she would tell
the little ones on the street that she
would shoot him unless he came back.
And he always returned when he heard
that. He was the best man in the world
till he met her. Perhaps he'll be the
same if he gets well. intend to have
her arrested If She bothers him after he
gets out of the hospital. | don't believe
they were married. Even If they were I
am the mother of his children and have
first claim on his affection. will demand
protection from the law. If she was mar
ried to him she knew at the time that I
was his wife before her and she can be
punished for bgamy.
81 mean to settle the whole thing just
as soon as he is well again. I am not
going to let this barmaid and her poison-
Gus drinks rob me of his love-"
Robert Rainer is still in the City Hos
pital His condition is not much inn
| proved, but the doctors assert that his
| wounds will not prove fatal He passed
an easy night and appeared to be in a
| cheerful mood this morning.
The police have been unable to throw
any more light upon the affair. Reiner
refuses to say any more than that he does
not want his alleged wife implicated in
any way with the shooting. She will be
arraigned before Justice Murphy in the
Second Criminal Court tomorrow morn
ing.