Daily Republican., 1881-10-31
WILMINGTON CON3TDENCER.
The Plan ne takes to SwindIe Poor
GePninn InlDfErants.

William Oehler a German, who wa'
formerly saloon keeper Mt 20. EasI
Front street, but more latterly board.
ing house keeper at the same place, the
court refusing to grant him license, has
shown himself to be quite u shrewd con
ildence operator. His house became
the headquarters Of the Germans upon
their arrival in this city, rnuners being
always looking about the depot TO rope
them in and take them to his benevU.
lent home at the very moderate board
OF 81 per week. Oeh'er however was
soon found to be oyri aitectionate to
HIS German friends a,l many a Poor
Teuton after having pad his board has
had to submit to the loss OF property in
the shape of jewels, watches and cloth
ing. His plan of operations is some.
thing like this Carl Wehner is no
imaginative name. He IL veritable
German and came to this couutry some
two or three weeks ago, sc, ired work
at the Edge Moor Iron Works, and WAS
roped into Oehler's place to board.
He was not satisfied with his work
and wages AZ Edgemo0r and expressed
\ desire to try his hand AT butcherug.
.Oehler was just the man to find him "a
place. lie proposed to Wehner to 90
10 Philldclpnia with Oehler to pay the
latter's EXPENSES and to pay him in ad.
dition halt a dollar to get hun posi-
zion. Together they started and arriv-
ing at Philadelphia Oealer took his con-
iidlng friend a CircuitDuS route up one
street and down another until the poor
green German was completely bewid-
cred and could not tell where he was
until they finally entered a lager beer
saloon. After a number of drinks AT
Wehner 5 expense Oehler left his friend
there and went uuB alone in Il uest of an
opening for him.
After several hours Oehier returned
with the information that he had found
place for him as u laborer for a stone
mason at 81 80 per dag, and demanded
his half dollar. Wchner said he would
pay when he wls installed some place
a, II butcher By this time they had
gone several squares away from Weh-
ncl = trunk, iu which all his effects
were left. Oeh,er threatened to call "A
policeman. Wehner grew frightened
and told him he would give him halt
dollar il he would take him back where
his trunk was.
Oehler it seems il also q wolf in
Sleeps clothing pretending to be in
rlined to lead u religious lite, but it ap-
pears for the purpose of more easily
making victims. He attended regular
ly the sunday sohovl and was dtligent
in season and out of season attending
the German Lutheran Church at Sixth
and King streets. AT that time hs was
reduced to very straltensd Clrcumstan-
cos and was taken sick. Rev. Mr. lsen-
schmidt who is q physician and at
tends to the bodies as we as the souls
of the flock, waited upon him in his i'll
ness, and not only doctO-ed him tree Of
charge bot out OF the good dness OF his
come a permanent Investment. Mr.
Leonard Heias u teacher in the Luth RI
Sunday School also took pity ou Dehler
and furnished him clothing to the
amount of SIG which has also gone
wh'rn the woodbine twineth.
Oeher smiling said he might 60 and
get his trunk for all ne cared and then
he took to his heels and ran off leaving
Wehner completely bewildered and not
being able TO find either Oehler or his
trunk has returned to this city with
this sad story of his woes. A number
of charges against Oehler for swindling
will be prsferred to day before = magis-
trate and he will be apprehended when
he comes to this city. 1t seems US if
Oehler had accomplices in Philadelhia
and he has frequently worked this same
little game, the trunks of his conhding
friend being taken to an ouG of the way
place where they are stolen by his ac-
completes. There are said to be quite
a number of Oehlers victims in this
city. He has not yet returned from
philadelphia.