Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-25
lS 1T DELEOS-
BrOwn-E Ohen henthal-Br0WDprizer- Or Some
body Else?

ohenthal-BrowDprizer- Or Some
| body Else?
Chief of Police Deichler returned to
Lancaster yesterday afternoon at $40
having in his custody a prisoner, sup
posed by some to be DR.. DeLeon, but who
recently served term of Imprisonment in
Allegheny county under the name of Fred
erich P. Brown.
Al. and Geo. Hawthorn, who were on
the same train on which Chief Deichler
went to Pittsburgh, visited the lookup
with the chief and were shown the pris-
oner in his cell. They declared him to
be DeLeon, and when the chief expressed
doubts as to his identity, one of the Haw-
thorns, who had frequently met DeLeon,
said he was SO sure that Brown was De-
Leon, and that if he was not proven to be
the man, he (Hawthorn) would make the
chief present of s. hat. The Allegheny
authorities were equally sure that Brown
and DeLeOn was one aud the same man.
The prisoner declared he was not the
man that was wanted in Lancaster, and
that the officer would have his trouble for
nothing. He said that he was an Austrian
and his name was Rudolph Frederick
Brownprizer. That he came to America
some years ago and settled in Philadel-
phia and married young woman of that
city. He soon afterwards got into 'trOu-
ble' there by approprating to his own
use a sum of money belonging to his wile's
father. He skipped the town, went to
Reading, Lebanon, and afterwards to Ian,
to Pittsburgh. Being baker by trade he
secured work on Penn street at a large
bakery run by Mr.. Blante. He made
love to Blante's sister and the tender pas
sion was rcciprocated. He represented to
Mr.. Blante that he expected great fortune
from Austria, and it would be necessary
to be in New York on certain
day to meet ship on which the
fortune was to be brought over. He
wanted to take Miss Blante along with
him, but her brother would not consent
Finally it was agreed that he should marry
Miss Blante, and that Mr.. Blantc should
accompany him to New York. The ship
did not come in Oh time and Blante got
tired waiting for it and went home, loan
ing Brownprizer 5000 for contingent ex-
penses. BrOwnprizer skipped to Illinois
and left his young Pittsburgh wife. Some
time afterwards lie wrote to her, telling
her he had secured work and would pay
off the 5000 he owed her brother, and re-
questing her to come On 10 him. He re-
ce:ved an answer requesting him to come
back to Pittsburgh, that he had been for
given, and all would be right. lie fell
into the trap-went to Pittsburgh, was AZ
rested, tried aud sentenced to two years
for obtaining money Oh false pretense.
Brown or BrOwnpriZcr, Or whatever his
name may be. appears to be about So
years old, is dark complexiOned, about 5
feet 10 inches in height and weighs AS or
$50 pounds, has smooth face and dark hair
and moustache. lie speaks with strong
German accent. Chief Deichler, who
never saw DeLeon, thinks the prisoner is
not the man, and was so we'll convinced of
it on reaching Altoona that he had half
mind to let him 60. Officer Titus, who
saw DeLeon once, thinks the prisoner is
not DeLeon, who was an older and darker
looking man. One or two others who
have seen the prisoner say he is not De-
Leon.
Chief Deichler says, however, that the
prisoner contradicted himself several
times. He told the chief he had never
been in Lancaster in his life he after
wards said he had never been here but
once, when he came over from Reading, !
waited i'll the depot until tho next train
arrived, and then started for Pittsburgh. |
He pointed to the Globe hotel AS the res
taurant he had noticed opposite the Read |
ing depot-whch all of our Lancaster |
readers know is not there, but opposite
the Pennsylvania railroad depot. He also
told the chief his Philadelphia wife's
maiden name was Hohenthal, and after
wards gave the same name as his mothers |
maiden name.
Alderman Spurris- issued commit
ment and the prisoner was taken to the
county Jail as DIR. DeLaon. to await !:
hearing for bigamy and adultery. Mrs.
Coonley and Miss Ida Brencman will be
as witnesses to establish his !
identity, if he be DeLeon.
Not DeLeon.
We learn that Mrs. CoonIey, Ida Brene--
man and Mary Eberly called at the prison
to day and all agree that the man brought
on from Pittsburgh Is HoT DELEoN.