Tensas gazette., 1916-11-17


wore a path to the house, and tie
undertaken looked in that directioa
constantly. Rumrs friends begged him
to open his eyes before IL was too late.
but their appeals merely aggravated
him. He thought there was Q con.
spiracy to defame and insult that mag.
nificent but unfortunate woman.
And then he found himself too III
to leave the house. The disease which
had taken his wife from him had ct.
tackled him. For weeks he suffered.
now feeling better, and again worse,
and in a little while he was q mere
wreck of the stalwart. healthy wheel
wright Of other days. And Madam
GOttfried waited on him like a daugh-
ter, giving him his medicine. cooking
his food for him, reading her religious
books to him. One day when he was
alone in the house he felt sudden
yearning for something to eat. He
hobbled down to the kitchen and there
he found pork chop, ready for fry
Ing. A pork chop was just what he
and found that it was covered with, u
white powder. At last the suspicious
of this credulOus man were aroused.
There was no reason why pork CHOP
should be covered with a white pow
der. So he wrapped 1t up In a sheet
Of paper and sent ii TO doctor. and
the doctor sent back word that the
powder was arsenic.
An examining magistrate visited the
house. and the result Of his investiga-
ton was that Madame Gottfried went
to Jail. Then curious thing hap
pened. This plump and handsome wom-
an suddenly became a repulsive hag.
The enameled complexion came of,
revealing yellow skin. Most of her
beautiful hair was false, and her
own hair was dyed. Her attractive
form had been carefully built up. and
thirteen cOrsets were removed from
her.
There were many examinations, and
months elapsed before the truth was
known. AT first the madam denied
everything, but the constant exapina
tiOns and questiOnings finally Oveftame :
her cOmpOsure, and she confessed a
list of crimes that has made her
name unpleasantly immortal in her
own country. She had poisoned her
first husband because he was n drunk
ard and failed to support her, and this
was achieved so easily, and gave her
such n sense of power, that poisoning
became a mania with her. Later she
wished to marry Gottfried. and her
parents objected. 1t was dangerous to
object in the presence of this woman.
She removed them, as she had removed
her husband, and mOurned them so
sincerely that she was pitied rather
than suspected. The parents removed.
GOttfried was unwilling to marry her
because of her children, so she ex-
plunged the children with her trusty
arsenic. People began to talk, then.
but after an autopsy was held on one
of the victims, without any pref
dicial discovery, the talk died await
GOttfried was the next victim. He
was reluctant to marry her, and she
began feeding him arsenic. He real
lied that he was doomed unless ne
married her, so the ceremony took
place, but he was doomed anytu
He couldn't rally from the poisc, no
had taken. She confessed to av,na
murdered Madam Rumf, and r. :,
tended to kill the YhgEbend because
had bought her home. She had 4
poisoned the nurse, the servant and
the apprentices, and could assign no
reason for 1t.
She was sentenced to death and
went to the scaffold as calmly as ever.
Nothing disturbed her. She was sleep
ing sweetly when the chaplain went
to her cell to tell her that the hour had
arrived. She spent all the time al
lowed her at her toilet, insisted upon
having daintier pair of shoes than
the ones provided. and to the last mo-
ment was smirkilg and smiling, evi-
IDENTIFY enjoying the attention she was
receiving. The Ak fell and put an end
to one of the wickedest and most alb
normal creatures that ever trod tie
earth.