The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-05
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Fred KOehIsr, the Centre Wheeling
Baker, Skips Ont with $4,000 With.
out Saying Goodbye 10 His Wife,

Fred KOehlGr, the Centre Wheeling
Baker, SkIpS Ont With $4,000 With.
out Saying Goodbye 10 His Wife.
For Several years Fred Koehler and wife
have lived on Market street in Centre
Market Square, where they kept small
bakery, and by close attention to business
and strict economy, built up a good sized
trade and managed to lay upa snug sum for
an emergency. Yesterday morning it yas
rumored that Fred had skipped out with
nearly oil the money, and that his wife was
nearly distracted. With view to placing
before the public the true state OF aifairs, a
reporter set to work to ascertain IL the rumor
was true and what the motives were that had
led Fred to skip, II skipped he had 1t did moi
take long to learn that the runner was true,
and that the baker had left for parts unknown,
Yesterday morning Mrs. koehler trans.
acted business at the market stand, leaving
her husband to attend to the shop. When
she returned her little girl informed her,
when asked where her papa was, that he
had dressed up in his good clothes put on
his new OvercOat, taken lot OF money and
after kissing her good bye, said that he was
going to Germany and would not be back for
a long time Mrs. X. hurriedly examined
the drawer In which their money and ac-
counts were kept and found that her husband
had taken about 5000. Thoroughly alarm
ed she informed neighbor, u prominent bust.
ness man, who recommended that private
detective be sent on to New York 10 en-.
deayor TO intercept the runaway. The plan
Of action finally decided on was to
have the Chief OF Police telegraph to
have Fred arrested, as part OF the money
taken belonged to Mrs. X, personally, and a
charge OF theft could, they thought, be pre-
ferred. Before this could be done, however
Fred's brother arrived. Mrs. K, did moi
want her husband in prison, but she wanted
him back. His brother reasoned that II he
was arrested he would never come back, but
ifallowed to follow his own desires he would
go TO Germany and bring back his mother
and sisters, lie several times lately having
expressed desire 10 have them with him.
The decision finally arrived at BY Mrs, X
was TO do nothing, but trust and pray that
her husband might return.
This action OF KOehler's lust at this time
when his wife is again to become mother
can be designated by no other term than out.
rageous cruelty. II looks very decidedly as
though he had deliberately ran away He
was always noted for his closeness in money
affairs, and for that reason 1t is not thought
that he would have taken all the money
merely to go TO Germany and return with his
relatives. His wife is broken hearted over
the affair She is left with little girl
about ten years Of age. Several children have
died, two recently. 1t Is limited by some that
he was temporarily insane, but not much
stock Is taken in this belief. Heand his wife
own, considerably property in the Fifth
ward.
Later 1t wa. learned that Koehler had told
a man employed in the bakery that he was
going TO Germany TO get his mother and Sis.
ter and did not propose telling his wife
about 1t for fear that she would not LOT hin,