Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-03-04
CHICAGO DIV0RCEE
STAYS TIRE MAN
Manager for Goodyear Company
Killed by Woman.
FORMER KENTUCKY BELLE
Once the Wife of Ralph orthwein, 4
Prominent ST. Louis Business Ma
Woman Admits Killing Fol-
lowing Drinking Bout.


lowing Drinking Bout.
Chicago, March 2.--Herbert p. Zieg-
Ter, manager of the Chicago branch
of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber COM
pany, was shot and killed by Mrs.
Isabella E. Orthwein, in her apart
ment at 51S Surf street
Mrs. Orthwein admitted the shoot
ing.
Mrs. Orthwein, a Kentucky belle.
IS the divorced wife of Ralph Ortiz
vein, a st. Louis oil and baseball pro-
moter.
ziegler was married. His wife and
16-year-old daughter, Elaine, live at
1929 East Fifty-third street. He lived
in the Congress hotel.
Divorce proceedings were pending
against Ziegler.
Mr.. Ziegler was shot after he had
forced an entrance to her bedroom
at 80 am.
Jealous over Dancer.
Mrs Orthwein told the police that
her jealousy at seeing Mr.. Ziegler in
the dressing room of Emma Lewis, a
dancer at Green Mill gardens, precipi-
tated the quarrel that led to the shoot
ing.
when he saw that / saw him in
there she said. che came out.
II was angry, and ] told him that
] believed that he had been lying to
me-that he was going around with
other women. Then he swore at me,
and called me names"
Statement by Woman.
Mrs. 0rthwein told the following
story:
II have known Mr.. Ziegler for about
five years, or about year after my
divorce from my husband in st. Louis.
II came TO Chicago shortly after
my divorce, having received alimony
amounting to $350.000. / divorced Mr..
orthwein because he was too friendly
with other women
Monday night Mr. Zlegler came to
my apartment. With him was man
whom he introduced as d. o. Powers,
board Of trade operator, and to
whom he referred to constantly as
d. o.
Told Her of Other Conquest.
Il was to have gone to supper with
Mr.. Ziegler He said that he had to
attend a board of directors meeting
at the Goodyear company, and that
n. o.. would take me instead. He
said that he would meet us in the
Green Mill gardens later.
II went with ID. o. to the GARDENS.
Later in the evening Mr. Ziegler came
In. He was half intoxicated. He told
me that he had just come from Rainho
gardens. and that he had met a swell
little girl there. That made me am
cry.
1--WE got into an argument. mir.
Ziegler finally picked up wine glass
and threw its contents In my face
II picked up my own glass and gave
him a dose of his own medicine. Then
he got real mad and threw a Gott;e
at me.
81 left with Mr.. Parsons. He took
me home. He left me when reached
home and went to he'd.
Told Him She. Was Through"
''He called me up--oh. about / a. m.
] told him ] was through with him
that I didn't want anything. to do
with him. He said he was coming
mp TO the apartment. | told him to
stay away, but he came anyway
II had the chain on the door. He
had a key When he found that the
door was chained. he broke II down.
] was in my night clothing and fed
into the bedroom. I was terribly
afraid of him.
81 shouted to him, 'Don't come IN
here Herbert warned him, III YOU
do. TIL shootr
81 had pistol that he gave me sew.
eral months ago as a present.
'EIe laughed and teered when
warned him.
''FIe said You're not game and
walked in.
81 shot him.
II don't know how many times
pulled the trigger All know is that
] felt the pistol jumping in my hand
and saw him fall.
Fell Across His Body.
II shot hini-and | love him.
II fell across his body and begged
him to speak to me, but he was dead"
When the police arrived, In reply
10 the word received from the tele.
phone girl, they found Mrs orthwein
hugging Ziegler's head TO her breast
and grooming Historically over his
dead body.
She was taken TO the Sheffield ave
nue. police station.
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