Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-06
LoVF, RIVALRY AND PERSECUTIOM.
The Strange story ola Young Woman
Who Refused y Baron For u
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The Strange story ola Young Woman
Who Refused q baron For u
Printers Sake.
New York Herald.
The passengers in ono of the cars Of the
Broadway lie, which WAS on the way
down town at $50 O'Clock last evening,
noticed what appeared TO be an angry
discussion between young woman,
dressed in dark suit and wearing a
Langtry hat with a dark brown feather,
aud an elderly man who sat by her side
in one corner of the car. The pair spoke
In German, and as none OF the other
passengers understood Yhat they were
talking about little attention was paid to
them. They left the car in Barclay
Street, the young woman walking in the
direction Of the Hoboken ferry. The man
WAS seen to enter hotel in an adjoining
street.
Three hours afterward the young
woman, accompanied by two young men,
one Of whom she said was her husband,
appeared in an eX jited condition at the
Police Central Office. She gave her
name as Mrs. Josephine Reiss, aud said
she lived at No. 81 Park avenue,
Hoboken. Her husband gave his name
as Randolph Il. Rsiss and said he WAS a
printer employed in Vandewater street.
The name Of the other yonns man was
Emile G. Erhart. The three told Captain
Robbins. who WAS in charge, that they
wished the protection of the police, As
their lives had been threatened.
After psoifying Reiss aud his wife, who
were greatly frightened, Captain Robbins
f~n. at. ,tA d m
said they were natives of Vienna, where
| they were married two years ago. Mrs.
Reias said that after her fathers death
| five years ago her mother married Carl
Detmarsh, proprietor of the AUSTRIAN
| Printers Gazetie, in Vienna. According
to Mrs. Rsiss' story Detmarsh WAS
anxious to have her marry Baron Laud-
haur, Il wealthy Hebrew. The latter, she
asserted, had promised Dstmsrsh large
sum Of money il he could influence his
stepdaughter to become his wife. The
young woman accidentally learned OF the
| promise, she said, and when she ex-
planned it to Reiss, with whom she was
in love, they ran of and were married.
Notwithstanding the marriage, Mrs. Reiss
said Detmarsh frequently besought her Ia
abandon her husband for the Baron. She
refused and the young couple, to end the
trouble, came TO this country and went tc
live in uoboken.
Reiss and his wife lived happily
together until last May, when, they said
Alfred Lsport, whom they assert WAS the
lover of one OF Detmsrsh's married
daughters, came to this country and aftel
a search found them in HOboken. Mrs
Reiss said that Laport came as a messen
ger from her step-father and endeavoreG
to induce her to leave her husband ant
return with him to Vienna. She declined
to listen to the proposition and Laport
made all kinds of threats. Finally h,
returned to Vienna. The peace OF tn,
Reiss household was again disturbed, /
was said, by the reappearsnce of Lapor
with Detmarsh on Thursday last. Tn
stepfather again tried to induc
Mrs. Reiss to leave her hui
band, but she was firm in her determin
alton to live with him. Thus matter
stood until yesterday afternoon, whei
Mrs. Reiss came to this city, Dstmarsh
she said, followed her from place to place
and when she entered the Broadway ca
on her way to the ferry her stepfathe
renewed his request, and upon he
refusal said, 81 shall give you unit
o'clock tomorrow morning to make u
your mind, aud II you do not consent I
return to Vienna with me your husban
shall be- killed" Reiss and his wife sal
they would not endure Dstmarsh'
prosecutions any longer, and that the
desired his arrest.
: Captain Robbins told the young ma
and his wife that 80 far the police ooul
0 take no action in the matter. He advise
l them to appear before police magstrat
, this morning and swear out wsrrsn
8 for the arrest of Detmarsb. Before leay
/ ing police headquarters Mrs. Reiss turtle
q ssid that her stepfather had swindle
: her out OF $4,000, her inheritance by tn
r death Of her father; had uttered forge
: notes, and Was besides a fraudulep
4 bankrupt.
8 Detmarsh could not be found las
8 night at the hotel at which lie ia SUI
: posed to be stopping.