The Washington herald., 1915-06-07
SHOT Youth Who
WOULD NOT We'd
Ida Riehl Killed Her Lover
When Last Request for
Marriage Failed.
NO GLAMOR OF HIGH LIFE
Girl Worked to Aid Father-kcnsing-
Ion. Pa. Takes Up Battle
for Her Life.
NO GLAMOR OF HIGH LIFI

IIerc isn mint or Nn2t - FCiSaTly
known as sensational ir the tragedy
that enwrsps ida Riehl. tee i1-year-oId
ksnsing on girl " no Is fee on $500 bond
tvr the murder Of her over. Edmund
ka"ptiuhrer writes Eos" y. Weston, in
tie Philadelphia North American.
Ther. was no Sls:n.c # high life: TO
singing and drinking ard dancing: 20
oGor of exotic flowers. 10 iaLoyica tioa
" beautiful surroIndIrgz. 10 excite tte
passions and rouse m. demon o. l2a.
Cusy.
Never Xucv Mothers Love
iIa never anew a mothers love and
tenderness; IN iAct she never knew
woman & care. She had no ons 10 tell
her SECRETS TO; on= tc consult and
Question. nc one 10 advise her and pre-
pare her for l:ce. though she had to- to
the best OF her ability. to lavish the
things she lacked on hey little brothers.
John and Charles. and t. be mother
"a them
She was lone when she discovered that
the fcsr that had Haunted her for weeks
was a reality, and then-she sought the
only woman She khew. an aunt. and told
her trouble.
Her family STOOD va aiiantly by her and
no word of anger toward her has ever
been spoken. Ida still was alone when
the surge OF shame swept over her and
when she went out to force Ed to marry
her. The habit of years was strong on
her. She felt that this was her problem
and she must graple with it alone Her
father and aunt had done their best and
they could not bring back love. shame or
a sense of responsibility to Edmund
Hauptfuhrer. They could not make him
pay the price.
Acted of Own NoIition.
1t was her ha bit of acting for herself
and keeping her own counsel that made
Ida slip her fathers revolver into her
sleeve on the night of May % and start
on that de- >peratc search which ended
when the binding surge of anger at the
mans insolence and insults impeled her,
without knowing what she did to draw
the revolver and shoot him
The story of that night is an epic of
loneliness. The picture of the 11-year-
old girl facing her crisis alone going in a
driZzling rain petitioner to the man
who had protested that he loved her and
would stand between her and harm for
ever. is hard 10 forget. if it has been
painted on your mind in the dull tones of
her voice as she r"-lVes il.
-! s:idn't mean to kill Ed" Ida said.
Il didn't even think of hurting him. !
thought l might frishten him with the
pistol. | don't really know what
thought. ! Just had to see him again
and ask him What he was going to do
about me. l knew tho whole neighbor-
hood would know in a little while. !
felt when | went on the street if
every one was looking at me. l was
ASHAMED. wanted to hide and get
away 1t seemed as if he couldn't mean
that he wouldn't marry me. 1t seemed
il ! could just make him see things
my way. | left the house at ten min
"tes of on the night of May 22
He >pat in Her Face.
Even then | hated to be seen on the
street. | imagined people were talking
about me when | passed l thought |
saw them look after me and laugh. l
hurried up to Ed = father house. at 800
Lawrence street. | met his little brother
there. lie seemed nice to me, SO | guess
cd nobody had told him anything. Where
is Ed asked. lie told me he was
working ir the depot AT Third and Berks
streets
4 couldn't wait in the store. so / start
I'd out. | kept thinking all the way what
/ would say to him kept planning
what ] could say TO make MIN listen to
me and treat me right. 1t raining
all the time bat ! didn't think of that.
! didn't mind getting wet.
Il met some friends of Eds on the cor
ner Of Cambria street. | asked one of
them to ind him He was sitting on the
doorstep. and he got UP and came around
The corner
What the hell does she want with
me. l heard him say. / told him what
wanted. l begged him to listen to me
Are you going to let me bear this dis
grace alone said. Are you going to
keep Your promise, You said YOU would
take care of me II anything happened
What are You gong 10 do with it,
Il want nothing more Iu do with YOU.
re said. keep away from me; do YOU
hear. | tell you ] am through with You.
Keep away from me he said. | asked
him what his mother would say il she
knew. and he said he didn't care, and
:hen he spat IN my face.
lie turned away and went a couple
~ steps. l don't know hat l felt or
thought. Ny mind seemed TO so from
n". | don't know how | got it, but
felt : had the pistol in my hand. 1 re-
member the first shot. | remember see
Ing Ed put his hand to his side. and then
7 ran