The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-14
MAX STRAKOscH's pRFDIcAMENT.


MAX sTRAKoscH ACCUSED OF BgIse GAY
pEcEIvEe-rAE lMPREsARIo DENIES THD
SOFT IMP AcHmENr.
Mr. Max Strakosch arrested yesterday BY
D.putv sner d on the compliant OF Miss Cismeatins
Smcdley whao seeks recover So 900 damages Tor
bres h OF promise OF msrriige Nj. strakosch fur.
n,shed the necessary bail and released rom Gus
lody
MISS sMgpLEY's AFFIDAVIT.
Fhs afadavit on winch the oraer Of arrest va,
that the defendant Intends 10 leave
Tor Europe snoriy. and then goes on 10 ailege that
on about the 20tn day OF september, 1875, al tns
city Of New York. the plaintf icmentoa' Smedey
was unmarried, and that Max strakoscn then
promised to marry her; that conadns IN his
promise renamed unmarried.
Notwithstanding this promise he married QUE
Ne Ison AT O kand. Cal. about the "a Of Octo-
ber 1877. she further alleges that defendant risd
to take wicked advantage Of plaintiffs ingenious.
ness, that he 40 her improper proposals and
sought convince deponent that she never could be
great successful singer unless she would throw
away her modssty and virtue and yield to his solcta
tons, bur that deponent Indignantly refused to
comply with nis demands and repeod all his WICKED
advances Wnereupon, she alleges. the defendant
grew cold ana negligent toward tho plaintiff,
and, on about the 2Oh OF August, 1876 re-
fused to marry her. alleging a for SUCH
Iusa tho that he Is Jew ana that hts religion
would pcrml, him intermarry with Z
Chr stian. Miss Smedicy urttcr alleges that prior
engagement he undertook to give her
musical educution and expressed his opinion that
deponent had large vocal capabilities, and that ha
wished TO become great singer. About the 2Sth
OF August, 1875 strakoscn ted her, she claims that
he wished talk TO her regard 70 ncr iuture pros
poets IN hie could not 40 uninterruptsaiy In
Eun Iau In m cd nos
at uepousn's boarding house, aud requested her to
accompany him to The house oi u iamiy whom he
knew intimately, and who would allow them TO
verse wthou, interruptions; that depouent not sus.
pecing the wicked ucsl2n vi uSendant accom- panied
b N 70 house o. lnir eentn street. which sne has
4 !. noasc Of assls nation,
ccnaucte. Uy Llm 10 a bedroom the ssc0nu loDr.
,ney entered defendant closed the door aud
lokea 1t, aud, upou depoucnts EXPRESSING surprise
ION, usnl 70 ar, " her gu ms knec, here.
upon $ G raised M ,utcry anu Icnan leu nmeaat0
IRON me house, ani compelled defonuant TO
r,,,ase her. ascqueuty StruKoscb, sh. conlends,
sscd us s0rroa and asked forgiveness she drd
y,easns 70 The persuasion Of aeiendan she was in
duced 10 leave home and friends III Chicago aud
take up her residence IN this cry, THIS
being made necessary, defendant represented, by
her musical studies ana his wish 10 navs her near
him; that by Of tho faith essuess OF defend
mt, and his subsequent refusal 10 comply with the
promise 10 marry, she was seriously injured In her
nealn by nervous prostraton that she was tor many
his under he care oi anu has suffered
great bodily mental pain, and has thereby sus.
tanned great pecuniary loss"
INTERVIEW WITH MAX sTRAKosCH.
representative OF the HERALD called onMr. Max
Strakoscn yesterday afternoon his residence, No.
~ West Fourteenth street. aud was courtsously r..
ceivsd by the well known impresario. Alter briefly
stating to Mr. StraKosch that no mad called 40 hear
his statement, If he had any TO make. IN answer to
charges thai had caused his Mr.. Strakosch
SAID he would be glad to answer any questions IN
gard 10 the matter, ss he was ANXIOUS 10 have II
thoroughly investigated The following conversation
ensued-
REroKrER-wnat do you desire to sag in answer to
the aii lavi, u tue compla nan,, MSS Smedley
MAX srRAKoscH-lt Is q regular case OF conspiracy
arrange between The complainant and her sister III
order TO attempt to olackmaii ms.
KEPonrER-- ave you any objection to state when
you became acquainted with the lady
PURELY PLATosIc
MAX SrRAKosCH-l met tho lady nrst IN Chicago and
was rather attracted by her voice. She very
anxious 70 receive u musical education and asked
me II l would assist her toward tnat aim.
/ told her couii d, nothing Tor her in
Chicago but II she came on TO New
way Sue came on 70 Now York some .,mo af.erwara
ana kept my engagement with hcr. paying for her
musca lessons ant also occasionally assisting her
with money 10 pay her board.
REPoRTER-Was there ever any engagement OF map.
rage entered INTO b. you with toe complainant
spoken OF. rue whole nfldIvit is a tissue lies
by the pianant aud her slater 50 biackmA
REpoRrER- For how long time did this young LADY
her musical education under your supervi-
sionf ~
MAX SrRAKoscH-For some little time until
at last I found sho had no talent, and
sent her back 70 Chicago. ! was charitable 70 her
ana her sister imposed on my good nature on agreat
many occasions.
REPoKrka-Havs you seen her since she re,urnedts
ChicasoY
MAX srRAxoscH-Yes, saw her some little time
terward Chicago, ana again gave her some pscu.
ni.ry assistance / would have continued her M usl
cal eaucslion also, but iound II was only wasting
money, as hcr health wa too bad to perm ner ever
nakiug successful artists. also saw her sincs my
| marriage. when was IN Chicago, aud thea told her
that was married ana consequently could have
nvtnug more to 10 with her
REPokTEK-how do you account for the action
taken by the omplainantr
MAX STRAKuscH-It 10 taken merely to extort
money. There no trouble or com plant as loug
l supplying her and ner sister with money, bat
when the renittances stopped they evidently deter
mined 10 try ana mako trouble. ! suppose they
thought they would delay my passage TO Europe, but
my friends have given tho necessary bail and shall
sail on Saturday.
| TALK WITH the coxPLArxANT's LAWYER
A visit 10 Mr. George q. Moses the lawyer TOR Mia
Smedey, the complainant round that gentleman
rather annoyed that the facts in the had been
gwen 10 the press IN such burned manner, ~ he
10 was co%pse .orn
sentative asked him II ho would give history Of the
and MI Moses said that most oil Tho facts
bodied the aidaviI He added, however, that Miss
Smediey young lady Of ABOUT twenty years,
light brown hair, handsome form aud altogether Of
| pfeposssssing appearance. Her family reside In
Chicago, whore she hrst maze the acq uaintsncs Of
Mr.. slrskoscn IN the tall OF 1873. She came ~ New
York Ia March, 1885, and called on Mr. Sirakosch a
sue Everett House She then went 70 board ~
Nine. fan.be les, IN NO ~ East Tenth street. Ar.
StraKosch made arrangements for her musical
instruction wmh his cousin, Nine. Marotzek,
Ho used To pay he. good Of attention and gave
bor lessons IN tiisn himself He also took hsr the
theatres In the evening Inc engagement Of marriage
Was made Que evening In September 1875, after hes
Italian lesson was concluded Mr.. Noses concluded
by saying that Miss smeaey shraak iron the noso-
determined TO carry 1t make Mr.. Strakosch do
her Justice.