Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-10
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEAR.
ANCE
Ufa Young Lady About 70 he
laem Married.

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COLUMBUS, IND, October 7.-Thil
was to have been the wedding day Of
Fred Roth and Julia Klaus. Flowers
decorate the bridal chamber, but the
bride comes not, and the anxious
groom waits in terrible suspense
knowing not what dreadful fate had
befallen his loved one, who, on last
Tuesday, kissed him good night with
the happy promise on her lips, Next
Sunday Ill be your bride" Only q
broken engagement ring, with the
single word Revenge" has come to
him, Mystery, suspicion and dread
hang about her fate, for none who
knew the pure Christian character OIL
this little Sunday school teacher can
Tor moment believe that she could
have harbored such deceit in her
heart as must necessarily be included
in the theory thatshe has voluntarily
fOrsaken her lover on the eve Of the
nuptials, and there are other circumN
stances which, when fully weighed
make such theory improbable.
Julia Klaus is. aged twenty one
years, and is decidedly pretty and
sprightly. She has been living with
her uncle at Black Hawk. Her par.
ents live in Germany, whence she
came within the last year. She had
known Fritz Roth in their school days
in the old country, but he preceded
her to America. They met here after
years Of separation, and soon became
lovers. Roth was then engaged to
marry Mary Specht, Of Pope, this
county, but the superior qualities Of
Julia soon opened his eyes. He broke
his old engagement, but not until af-
ter he had received a promise from
Julia five weeks ago, and she has
during that time been visiting in 20.
lumbus. 20. rsaI lm 81 ..arsl
1t proved, however, not SO easy 70
be of with tie old and Oh with the
new. Mary Specht came to friends il
this city, hunted up her recreant
lover and demanded his hand or $3O(
to heal her shattered heart. He de,
clined to grant either, but said be
would marry none but her and would
wait until her consumption was cured
Mary's big brother, Rudolph Speoht
then stepped on to the scene and con
suited lawyer but the lawyer advised
against suit, because Roth has little OIL
no property. 'a
4 Rudolph Specht, within the last
week, has frequently in public made
threats of furnishing Roth, He hat
gone into the place where Julia Klaut
was stopping and inquired for Roth
With tn catching co hs This he him
self acknowledged. Mrs. Winterberr
says that last Monday Julia Klaus
went into the bakery over which her
host lived and returned in great fright
and told Mrs. Winterberg, her host.
ess, that Specht and another man
we're in the bakery. Speoht pointed
her out to the strange man, and they
whispered together in such strange
manner that she was afraid Of them
The poor girl nearly tainted and Mrs.
Winterberg found her heart beating
wildly, and she thinks there could not
have been deceit in this fright. On
last Tuesday, upon returning from an
errand to the house which she was
preparing for her future home with
Roth, Julia reported that a strange
man had followed her on an unfre.
Quented street and asked her if she
was going to marry Roth, and when
she tried 10 escape he drew big knife,
threatening to kill her if she made an
outcry. He made two gashes in her
duster on her arm by way of intimi
dating her. Then he jumped into a
spring wagon, driven by anther strange
man, and DISAPPEARED. She would not
allow Mrs. Winterberg to tell her aft
anced Of this for fear it would make
him uneasy. f0ip9 laapsisj ..
On the following day she started
again to the same place. She was last
seen by Lang on Washington street,
within q few feet Of Holland & Specht's
barber shop. She spoke pleasantly to
Lang, and told him that She was going
to be married next Sunday to Roth.
Here the facts end and theory and
suspicion begin.
On the following day Roth received
by mail the broken engagement ring,
with piece Of cardboard, on which
was scrawled, Revenge, misspelled
"reyenoh," This slight clew is now
in possession Of the Commercial Ga
zette correspondent, who visited Col.
umbus IN the hope Of unraveling the
dark mystery. After much trouble
the card has been identified as a piece
Of an advertising card distributed BY
IL. L, Rost, jeweler, but bearing Eve
other advertisements, among which is
Eugene l.. Hubers, whose card it was
at FIRST thought to be: This fragment
only about an inch wide, is torn from
the corner of the card. Although
Rost sold the engagement ring be
gave no card with it. Gossip, Of
course, is on the alert in this city.
Half o dozen rumors we're run down,
only to be found with scarcely any
foundation. talked to II. Strassner
Fred Specht and Rudolph Specht, all
Of whom, of course, deny with great
yehemenee any knowledge Of the girl
The local police force, consisting Of
the Marshal and two patrolmen, seem
at loss how to act in the premises
and acknowledge they have taken nc
real steps toward investigation, al.
Though they suspect either abduction