The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-09
THE GATE CRY.


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IFFon the Detroit fribssel
The frat act in drama of scandal VA
on Saturday perfOsned q shs polic, Sours
in this city, 10 which the Rev. Joseph
Wittemier. formerly asf Sc. Josep6's
(Catholic) Church, figured a. The leading
chsracter--1oubtlsss his frst appearance
before an audience not of bis own choos.
ing. BE that As it may, in stays parhacs,
be drew full house, yet ~ cannot say
that his de6nt created much enthusiasm.
He made . very short speech, similar to
those made By all others Who have previ-
eusiy occupied the prisoner boz.
As We said in the outset, the first part
Of the play only Was enacted therefore
We cannot say what the denoumens will
be. The particulars Of tho ease, SO far a.
We can earn, are substantia as follows:
About the first Of last March the rever-
end gentleman above named eloped from
this city With one Ann Margaret He'll,
wife of DR.. Franz He'll taking With him,
1t Is alleged, $500 in money belonging to
the latter. A week or so later the doctor
advertised the runaways in one of the
German papers in this city, which we
translated aud pablished on the 20,h uIt.,
Offering $50 reward for the apprehension !
OF Witsemier. He evidently considered |
that his wife was worse than useless !;
therefore he offered no reward tor her
In this particular he probably acted very |
wisely.
The injured husband, not content With |
taking tue above step, started to ferret |
out the parties himself, and day or sro /
SINCE succeeded in tracing them to No.
40, City Hall Place, New York, where he
found them occupying the same apart
ments, snd, to all appearances, living IS
man aud wife.
With the assistance of policemsn, be
soon csged the birds, and the latter ar.
rived in this city with his prisoners on
Saturday morning. Ia the afternoon
they were arraigned on charge Of adul-
terry and larceny, to which, through their
counsel, they plead mot guilty" |,
The counsel for the accused asked for
an adjournment, but as matter Of &C.
commodation, and by common consent,
the New York oticer was placed on the
stand, in order that be might give his
evidence and 60 home. He testified that
he arrested the parties and found them
iiving to all appearances as man and wife,
under the name of Mr.. and Mrs Winters
Their furniture consisted principally of
one bed, two trunks and one OF two boxes,
which would naturally lead 10 the con.
ciusion that The infereeces drawn BY the
policeman we're correct. So far as We can
learn, no acts Of criminali,y be proven
against theaccused i: Jet the woman, since
her Incarceration, has admitted, We are
that this is . fact. The case
was adjourned for further hearing until
next.
Gentlemen in the city who know Wit
temier. inform US that he vas consecrsted
, priest about year ago by the Bishop
aud assigned to st. Joseph's Church,
While preaching to the congregation of
the latter place, DR. He'll invited him TO
visit his house, and he accepted the inyi-
tation, making himself, of course, perfect
" at home. The doctor is himself nearly
sixty years Of age, and his wife only
utg-iVdis WittSnicF duG Tue later
became very intimate, more 80. apparent
" than the laws of the church allow, and
subsequently eoped, leaving bewildered
congregation and an indignant husband
all amazed at his disappearance.
Wittemier is a young man not more
than thirty years Of age, about FIVE feet
in height, aud has rather roguish ap-
pearance generally. II all the stories told ,
Of him are true, he is rascal beyond re
sud the sooner he is furnished
with apartments at the State Prison the .
better Among other things be is accused
of revealing secrets con6ded 10 him BIZ
young ladies at confession, and making
lightof them.
We give these statements Just as we
receive them, aud for what they are
worth. He has many friends in this city,
all Of whom, while expressing themselves
indignant at his conduct in this case, de-
sired to become security for his appear
aace at the formal examination. HIS bail
was fixed at sl,0v0, with two sureties,
add that Of Mrs. He'll at the same.