Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-01
FROM CHICAGO.
,ondcnce of The Ledger,

Correspondence of the Ledger,
CHICAGO, January q, lS79.-The
great hub-bub in musical circles has
subsidized at last. Her Majesty opera
troupe has levanted for st. Louis, and
all is now calm and serene. Without
question, the opera season was a grand
success financially, as well as to the
music. Several nights the proceeds
ran up as high as $500. The last two
nights spectators got control of a
number of tickets, and the desire of
many was SO great to attend the per-
Torrance that those tickets sold as
high as twenty-five dollars each. AT
one time it was thought hat Manager
Haverley was in collision with the
operators, at which the public voice
was raised in just indignation at the
outrage. But he explained his posi-
ton satisfactorily. Whether it can
be attributed to appreciation Of the
music and acting, or a vain desire to
appear in a ton gathering, it is never
theless a fact that Chicagoans turned
out en- masse to patronize the finest
talent that exists in the country. And
the ladies We'd with each other in the
costliness of their toilets and jewelry.
The most costly fabrics were displayed
to attractive advantage, and diamonds
flashed and blazed wherever the eye
might wander. No one gazing upon
the wealth scattered around would for
one Roment imagine that gauut power
ty is a hieeous figure everywhere to
be met in the Garden City. But such
ia life!
a curious circumstance has lately
come to light here. Some years ago
two men arrived in Chicago from some
part Of Germany. They we're named
respectively Zicgnmeyer aud Gumble.
ton. Gumbleton was the elder, and
considered wealthy. Being strangers.
no particular attention was paid them.
Eventually Gumbletop disappeared,
and soon after a Aoater was picked
out Of the river and taken to the
morgue. No one claiming the body it
was inferred by the city. The body
was that of Gumbleton. He had been
murdered by his friend. Then Ziegn-
meyer assumed to be GumbletOn, and
| drew fre,l bank $4,000 belonging to
his dead friend. Then he returned to
, Germany. Somehow Deputy Super
inteadent Joe Dixon, Of the police,
then a detective. was induced To work
up the mystery attached to the float
o. Finally he became satisfied that
Ziegnpeyer had a hand in the matter.
The result vas he went to Germany
and arrested and brought him back
to Chicago. GumbietGD's brother
accompanied them. The femains
were disipteyred and were recog-
nized BY the BROTHER, BY means
Of one of the arms that had been
broken thFee times. Ziegpmeydr de-
MED the murder, but admitted that
when his friend turned UP missing be
assumed his name and drew bis money
from the bank. As II was impossible
70 make cut a case of murder, he was
arTsigned for forgery. He waived a
trial and was sent TO the pe%nitentiaEy
for HE. Nov comes the romsnce il
has recently transplTed that Ziegn.
meyer is the legitimate son Il g Prus-
sian nobleman of wealth aud iuGq.
epae, aud efforts are being made to
have him liberated, aud the prospect
is that the attempt will be successful.
Il appears that when be was . child
hts father gave him 70 d man named
Ziegnmeyer to raise aud educate as au
acficulturist, with the understanding
that he was 10 be kept in ignorance OF