Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-24
GIRL WEEPS IN CELL
STILL LOVING YOUTH
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brothers and her father have not re-
preached her, but they cannot fill
woman's place

WANTS HER BABY.
III only my mother we're living" the
girl said sadly. 'I feel sure she would
understand. Perhaps my aunts will take
care of me. don't know"
II can't think what I will do when it's
all over" Her tones were infinitely
weary and heart-sick. "There isn't much
promise for the baby either, but want
1t Just the same. I won't let them take
that from me whatever else they do"
She said the words fercely and looked
as though she might break down again,
and so they took her back to the cell. a
detected little walf Of humanity who had
elouded her life at the very outset, girl
that will become a mother in November
with no husband to give a name to her
child.
The girl, who is very pretty, Is the
daughter of Charles Rlehl of itO West
Cambria street He conducts an oyster
saloon and Is widely known in the north
eastern section of the city Last No.
Vember Hauptfuhrer, who was 20 years
oId' asked her to marry him and she
consented. But as month after month
went by she found that the man had de-
ceiVed her, had taken advantage of her
great faith In him, and did not Intend to
marry her. That is her story
SHE WAS A WAITRESS.
She worked as a waitress in her
fathers restaurant. She often had to 20
to the Hauptfuhrer dairy to buy milk and
every time she saw the young man she
implored him not to leave her to face dis
grace, but to marry her and make every
thing right. About a month ago she had
him arrested and he was held in $1,000
bail for court But the girl feared that
her child would be born before the trial.
On Saturday night she went to her
fathers cash box and took from It a re-
volver. Then she went to the Sd and
Berks streets freight station, where she
knew Hauptfuhrer was accustomed to
meet the milk train. She missed him
there and went back to the Hauptfuhrer
home, at 2so0 North Lawrence street.
She found the man on Orkney street
In the rear of his home.
II asked him again if he was going to
Keep his promise" she said "He laughed
and said he was not. Then I got angry
saw red. He sneered at me and spit in
my face. Then l shot him."
AT the Episcopal Hospital the physi-
clans saw that the youth had not a
preparing to operate. the young man
died.
Hauptfuhrer will be buried next Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The funeral will
be at the homo of his parents. Interment
will be In Greenmount Cemetery.
FATHER DEFENDS IDA.
Ida Riehl's father said today that he
blamed young Hauptfuhrer more than his
daughter for the whole thing"
when he refused to keep his promise
she came to me and tried to make him."
he said. HE would promise me and then
deny the promise to her. 1 saw his
father, but that did no good. The young
man was to marry somebody better than
my daughter, 1t seemed.
II know she didn't plan this thing. She
says she didn't even look to see If the re-
volver was loaded, and believe her She
had been good girl always. Even now,
after all this, L say she was and Is a
good girl.
TRIED TO KEEP HER GOOD.
Il kept her from running to cabarets,
cheap dances and such things. Once a
week she went to a show. She lost her
mother last Easter. I always took the
best of care of her. She cared for me
enough to obey me in everything and I
could hardly believe it when she told me
what had happened. She worried more
about the disgrace on my account than
0n her own; yet 1 never found a word
If fault after she told me.
For two weeks before the shooting she
had hardly gone out of the house In tho |
daytime"
Rlehl had just come from City Hall
where he had been talking to his daugh-
er In her cell. He was weeping as he
Iat talking about 1t at one OF his res
aurant tables. His little daughter and |
;on held his hands and hung on their |
'ather's shoulders. He is big, heavy
nan, with gray hair; he has a clear, hon
EST gaze.
IT hope they'll be easy on Ida," he
laid, for she's mighty sorry now. She |
jared so much for that fellow. Even when |
le refused to marry her she would keep |
him when I'd say he was no |
good. He would do the right thing, she |
aid"
At midnight Saturday night the girl was
aiken to the Episcopal Hospital where |
lay dying Magistrate Nc
Cleary was present to take the mans
statement.
''She is the girl that shot me-" was all
hat the man would say.
The girl looked down at Hauptfuhrer
Without word. She showed no emotion
md seemed to be in a daze. She was led
lway and Hauptfuhrer averted his eyes.
He died at 2:30 O'Clock Sunday morning,
ess than three hours after the girl was
brought to the hospital. He had been
hot twice in the abdomen.
1t was said at Magistrate Campbell's
flee that there was a report that law
er for the Hauptfuhrers had offered the
rl money If she would drop her charges.
his was denied by the young mans
ather today. He said he believed his
on was innocent and had told him that
70 would die rather than marry Ida Riehl,
s he said there was no reason why ne
hould.
OUTFITS RELATIVES DEFEND HIM.
The parents and brothers OF the dead
outh profess implicit belief in his inno-
ence. His mother said today he told
er on his death bed he was not guilty.
Come back tomorrow, mother" he
aid. land 1 will tell you all about II.
am absolutely innocent"
Hauptfuhrer's mother expressed con-
ern for the girl.
1.-THE only reason I'm talking for the
ewspapers." she said. "is to protect my
on. l don't want to bury him in a