Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
TWO WOMEN WANT ONE MAN
esorgs sChsstzsl Bone Of Contention in
Present Case.
FORMER WIFE AND PRESENT WIFE QUARREL
Number Two Gives Number One q
Tongue Lashing and H. Fined
in Police Court for Great
ing n Disturbance.

Mrs. George schaetzel, formerly Of New
Orleans, enroute to Beresford, s. D., was
fined s. and costs in police court yesterday
morning for disturbing the peace on a
complaint sworn to by Mrs. Lydia e..
Bchaetzel of this city, formerly Mrs. George
Bchaetzel.
The arrest was the result Of an unex-
pected meeting Of George Schaetzel, his
present wife, and his former wife at Sew
snteenth and Dodge streets Monday night,
near the home Of Mrs. Schaetzel No. 1.
When the three met, according to the
present Mrs. Schaetzel, she concluded 1t
was a good time to get even with the
former Mrs. Schaetzel for the time the
latter slapped her when the three once
before met in Minneapolis. All she did.
She said, was to express herself very
vehemently, but did not strike her. The
former Mrs. Schaetzel then called the po-
lice and the present Mrs. Schaetzel was
Arrested She pleaded guilty to the charge
against her and paid the fine.
PREDATORY to the meeting and arrest is a
Aory OF a husbands desertion, a trip to
Europe with a prettier and younger
woman, an attempted suicide, and a
wronged wife's long chase after her hue
band.
story OF First wife.
Mrs. Schaetzel No. 1 and her husband
resided at Beresford. S. D., where he was
one of the wealthiest bankers in the state,
according TO his former wife's story. The
husband attended the Mardi Gras at New
Orleans a year ago last winter and there
Arst began the troubles Of the then Mrs
SchaetzeL Her husband met May Russell
and the two ran away together, making an
extended visit to Europe. The deserted
wife made a thorough search in this coun-
Try for them without success, finally secur.
ing a divorce. She later learned that heI
husband was married to May Russell.
"Since their marriage" she said, " the
present Mrs. Schaetzel has written me
many threatening letters and in many othei
ways made life more miserable for me.
wanted to win my husband back because Of
our daughter. She has bounded me every
where with her letters and l moved tC
Omaha to be rid Of them both"
Story of Second Wife.
The present Mrs. Schaetzel said tn,
Former Mrs. Schaetzel had been doing The
bounding. "She met my husband and IN,
in Minneapolis some time ago on the street
and without any warning slapped me in thu
face. She then begged my husband to leav'
me. He did so for a while and 1 felt 81
miserable that l tried to kill myself will
q revolver" To prove her assertion Mrs
6chaetzel showed a scar in her wrist evil
IDENTIFY made by a bullet.
"When my husband saw the account OF m,
attempted suicide in the papers he cam
back to me-, and since then the former Mre
lschaetzel has repeatedly tried to win hin
from me-"
The two came to Omaha three days ag
and registered at the Her Grand hoteI
They are enroute to South Dakota. wher
abe husband expects to go into business.
More Trouble Coming.
Former Mrs. Schaetzel intends to hav
khe present Mrs. Schaetzel arrested for send
hng threatening letters through the mail.
Each woman wore several diamond ring
and both were handsomely gowned. Tn
present Mrs. schaetzel is about rs years c
age and is a good-looklng blonde. The for
mer wife is about ten years her senio
Schaetzel is an ordinary looking man.