Omaha daily bee., 1874-07-02

In September, OF last year, a well
dressed and apparently wealthy
gentleman, named E. Peperkorn, a
German by birth, a civil engi-
neer by profession, and a ras-
cal by nature, arrived in this
city from Davenport, Iowa. He
had, or at least pretended to have,
business in various parts of the
State, making his headquarters at
Omaha. He became acquainted
with quite a number of people in
this city, among them being Miss
Louisa HARRIS, a niece of Mr.. +.
Kumpf, the well known boot and
shoe maker on Douglas street. He
met her at Fl. Calhoun where she was
visiting and continuing the acquain-
lance afterwards i'm Omaha, the girl
learned to love him, he of course
having previously declared his
boundless and undying love for her.
Alas! how often are the brightest
expectations of even the most san
guine dashed to the ground! Such
indeed proved to be the case with
! Louisa HARRIS, who would persist in
loving PeperkOrn to distraction,
Notwithstanding the objections of
her relatives, who took a deep in
terest in her welfare. On account
of this interference, Louisa ceased
her visits, about January LIST, to the
house of her uncle, Mr.. Kumpf.
In February P~eperkorn went on
a visit to Europe, and returned in
the middle of April to find his Lou
lisa faithful as ever. Peperkorn,
however, did not remain long in
Omaha, but went to Hoboken, New
Jersey. Three weeks ago, Louisa
Harbs packed her trunk, and went
East, accompanied by Mrs. B-r,
in whose house she had been en-
ployed as a servant. Louisa, OF
course, went to Hoboken to meet
her future husband, he having writ
ten for her to come end fulfill the
engagement existing between them.
She was met on her arrival by
Peperkorn, who took her to the
Park Hotel, and registered himself
sand lady," from Omaha.
At the Park Hotel, as we learn
from the New York Herald, they
feasted and enjoyed the luxuries OF
life in a manner which showed a de.
termined disposition to make them.
selves supremacy happy. After a
few days orders were given by the
ehivalrous looking Peperkorn to
make preparations for the celebra.
ton of marriage ceremonies. This
was done, and to impart q
religious character to the tying OF
the matrimonial knot, the Rev. Mr..
Bristow, pastor of the Protest Epis.
copal Church, was invited to per-
form the ceremony, which he did
with the customary solemnity. All
went merry with the newly married
pair until June 18th, when Mr.. Pep
erkorn absented himself. The next
afternoon information reached the
police station that a Mr.. Sherman,
of Ann street, New York, had been
abandoned, and, what was perhaps
worse, robbed of 81, 900 by his wife
Lena, and that she was about to leave
for Europe in company with another
husband. An officer fastened to
the Hamburg Dock, and searched
the steamer Westphalia, which was
about to leave port. After long
labor he found Mrs. Sherman, and a
large quantity of baggage, which,
on examination, was found to be
Peperkorn's, The vessel was then
searched, but no Peperkorn was
there. Mrs Sherman acknowledged
that she was about to elope with him,
but denied any knowledge of his
whereabouts. In her chignon some
of her husbands jewelry was found
secreted, and she had in her pos
session $50 out of the 81 900 missed
by her husband. The latter de-
clined TO proceed any further
against his spouse, and seemed very
glad to have caught her i'm the nick
of time. Meanwhile Mrs. PeperkOrn
has returned to the private resi-
dence of some personal friends in
Washington street, Hoboken, and
is awaiting further developments.
The ,prevj0Rs history of Peperkorn