The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-10
ENDED Her SORROWS
ANNA SCHLOSA COMMITS SUICIDE
NEAR HER BROTHERS
GRAVE
HAD TROUBLE WITH MOTHER
Left Home Tuesday AfternOOn-TeIe-
DhOned Her Husband to Meet
Her in Cemetery Yester-
day Morning.

One Of the saddest tragedies that has
happened in the city for years was en-
acted yesterday morning about 1850, when
Anna Schlosa, standing upon her broth
er's grave in St. Anthony cemetery, pull
ed a revolver from the folds of her dress
and sent two bullets crashing through
her brain, just as her husband appeared
at the gate of the cemetery on his wheel,
apparently making a race against death,
only to see his unfortunate wife commit
the desperate deed while he was even
within speaking distance.
When he arrived at his wife's side she
was unconscious and unable to give any
reason for the sudden taking of her own
life Her home life with her husband
had been happy; he had provided well
for her, and they had lived peaceably
and contented in their little home at lil4
Grand street northeast.
1t appears, however. that Mrs. SchlOsa
had some trouble with her mother, Mrs.
Theresa Barge, who resides at 1919 Mar
shall street northeast and apparently
the trouble preyed upon her minds Ior
on Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Schlosa lett
her home and children and never re-
turned. The husband, returning home
from his work in the evening, found the
home vacant and his wife gone. The
TWO little children were there, however,
but they did not know where mamma
had gone. Search was made among the
neighbOrs, but the missing woman could
not be found.
August Schlosa, the husband, notified
the police giving them her photograph
and description of her yesterday morn
ing and then returned to his work at
a local brewery, where he was employed.
About 10 o'clock in the morning he re-
ceived telephone message from his wife.
She would not tell him where she was,
but asked him to look out for the chill
dren and take good care of them. He
Cl
her why she left, but to all of these
questions she would not give him any
encouraging replies, and very uncere-
moniously hung up the receiver.
Ask Husband to Meet Her.
About II o'clock he received another
telephone message from her asking him
to meet her at the cemetery. at Central
and TWenty-eighth street northeast. He
told her that he would be there as soon
as he could come SO he mounted his
wheel and rode with all possible speed to
The place designated. Just as he rode
into the cemetery he saw his wife stand
ing by the side of her brothers grave.
As soon as she saw him she waved her
hand, and drew from the folds Of her
dress a revolver, and, placing 1t against
her head, she fired. After she had fallen
she fired a second shot, which also took
effect in her head.
When her husband reached her side
she was lying directly across the grave
and blood was flowing profusely from
the wounds. Two pedestrians also saw
the shooting, and they hurried to ale
assistance of the grief-stricken husband,
and the poor woman was taken to a
nearby engine house. a physician was
summoned and the wounds hurriedly
dressed. From there the woman was
taken to the city hospital in the patrol
wagon On the way to the hospital the
husband held his wife's hand and earnest
ly tried to talk TO her. He asked her,
why she did it," but the poor woman
Could not frame a reply. He asked if he
had been the cause, and a negative shake
of the head was all which could be
learned H&then asked her if it was on
account of her mother. She nodded feeo-
ly as much as to say sit was
Everything possible was done for her
at the city hospital but the leaden bull
lets had penetrated a vital part, and all
the science at their command could not
save her from death. She breathed her
last about $50 p. m. She was twenty
two years of age and leaves two children,
three and four years old respectively,
besides her husband and mother to mourn
her loss. They had been married five
Years.