New-York tribune., 1921-03-04
Mrs. Orthwein
DeliriOus Over
Zieggler Staying
Glove Flat Is Transformed
Into Chamber of Horror
as. in Mental Collapse,
She Screams Continually
Police Seek 3 Women
Father and Wife of Victim
Swear Vengeance: Dry
Agen. Also to Prosecute
sy<essl Dispatch TO TIE Tribune


CHICAGO. March S.--Mrs. Isabella
Cars orshweins beautiful 'love fat"
where she shot down and killed Her
bsrt P. Ziesler early Tuesday morn
;,r was chamber of shrieks and
.ereams to-day. The haze of "moon-
shine. and revelry had cleared and
under the first cold rays of reality
Mrs. orthwein was delirious and vio--
lent In the throes Of an apparent men
al collapse. Her condition was SO
rr;tical that her sister, Mrs. Edward
clifford. called in a physician and a
srained nurse. The latter guarded
her against suicide,
She is in precarious cond dition.
We want To move her to some place
where she can be treated, but her con
6ition will not permit it." Mrs. Cliff
ard said. weeping. Her collanse
came suddenly in the night. 1t has
heen terrible here in the rooms ever
s;nce. She IS violent, so violent"
Detectives pressed their search for
our persons who are wanted as wit
nesses in Ziegler's death. Three are
women.
Dry Chief to Prosecute
While Mrs. Orthwein. released under
$4,000 bonds was thus under guard
Frank D. Richardson. chief prohibi-
ion officer, announced that both she
and hsr friend, Miss Viola Dockery,
are to be prosecuted by him on Fed
eral charges o. Illegally possessing
and transporting liquor.
Under grilling in his Office. he said,
Mss Dockery. the young woman who
old Mrs Or;hwein of Ziegler and the
mysterious kissing blonde" jealousy
oi whom drove Mrs. Orthwein TO slay
re man she says she loved, admitted
or the first time that it was she who
carried from Mrs Orthwein's fiat the
gin THAI was consumed during the
party in the Green Mill Gardens.
y shall ask Judge Lands to make
ne search warrant We obtained against
the Green Mil Gardens months ago
stand" the agent said. "If the Judge
vill do this me place will be closed
The judge already has the matter un-
der advisement.'
Miss Dockery said she was unable
% give al accurate description of the
blond woman she saw with Ziegler in
ne Rainbow Gardens.
She wore black picture hat and G
tailored suit" she said. She was quite
pretty. The way she and Ziegler were
kissing and caressing while they
danced attracted my attention.
Didn't Mean TO Cause Trouble"
Il did not mean to cause trouble
when [ mentioned the hugging anc
kissing to Mrs. Orthwein. I merely
dropped the remark when she sale
Zegler was to join her in the Greer
Mil Gardens. Perhaps it would have
been better had I not mentioned it,
One of the women sought is tht
mysterious blonde" The other twt
: women, new witness corroborated to-
day. were in an automobile that was
stopped IN front of the apartment
building when Ziegler was shot dead ir
Mrs. Orthwein's apartment
Funeral services for Ziegler wer'
held at 2;30 to-day He was buried il
Oakwoods Cemetery. The services wer,
under the auspices Of William McKinle,
Lodge No. S76, F. and A NJ.
Mrs. Orthwein was the target Of tws
threats Of revenge, one by the widow
u the slain district tire company man
ager and the other by Peter Ziegler
Chicago policeman, the victims gra,
haired father. ziegler. whose friend
ship for Mrs. Orthwein had resulted ir
ne and his wife separating, had prom
lsed to break with the woman if Mrs
Alegler would return TO him. He Wa.
killed the day after the reconciliation
mad been effected,