Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-16
A REMARKABLE CAREER
Strange ErentS jn the History of Ed,cdTd
stern, the millionaire Who Died t,L NetO
York, Monday.
New York Times.

Edward Stern, Russian imperial vice
consul to New York, died in his apartments
in the Hoffman house yesterday morning,
and his death terminates a career strange
and eventful enough to form the basis of
romance. He had been three times mar
ried, and as often divorced or separated
from his wives, and his quarrels and law
suits with them were the sensation of the
time in New York and Paris. He was a
daring and successful specuIator, and his
one time to more than $4,000,
GEO, and in the course of his check
cred career he made and lost fortunes.
His birth and earlier life are more or less
shrouded in mystery. de is said to have
been born in one of the Baltic provinces
in 1924. where in his youth he was first a
schoolmaster and afterWard q tax collector
He resigned this latter occupation i'll con-
sequence of a disagreeable incident IN
connection with his duties and left his
native country for England. Here he
engaged III stock speculation and married
an EngIishwoman, from whom he was
soon after divorced. Twice he accumU-
lated moderate fortunes, and twice he was
reduced to penury, when he came to
America. Ia this country ne made
large amount during the war
as an army contractor, and again
changed his residence to France
where he won the hand and a1fec-
tiOns of q wealthy lady, Nile Aviral, with
whom he had difficulties subsequently,
which resulted in a scandalous suit for null
lily of marriage just previous to the
Franco German war. The Judgment,
which was given after his wife's death, es-
tablished the validity of the marriage, but
annulled all the stipulations of the marital
contract. In 1876 Mr.. Stern returned to
the United States. A year later ne mar
ried a daughter Of Mr.. Jules A. Druilhet,
of this city, who was ignorant of Stern's
previous associations and character. With
his third wife he returned to Paris, where
four children were born to them, two of
whom died soon after birth. Mr.. and Mrs.
Storms marital relations were unpleasant,
and in May, 1881, an open rupture oc-
Cured between them. The discOrd reached
climax in theatrical way. One day, in
the presence of Mr.. Stern at dinner, Mrs.
Stern reprimanded q servant, who, made
bold by his masters disregard for his wife,
called her a liar She called on her hus-
band for protection, but he refused to no
tiee the insult. Upon this Mrs. Stern left
| the table and went to her room, where she
packed up few necessary articles of her
| personal property, and taking one child by
! the hand ana giving the other to her maid
they attempted to leave the house. Her
/ husband ordered the servant who had in
saIted her at the table to prevent the
| egress of the children. The lackey made
the attempt, when she presented a re-
volver at his head and carried her chill
dren away triumphant. She began a
suit against her husband, before the civil
tribunal of the Seine, to compel him
| to pay her $4,000 francs, and to make her
a monthly allowance of 5000 francs pend
| ing decision of an application for di-
vorce before the American courts. The
case was decided against him, and the
judge in summing up, condemned Stern's
course in strong language. He was SEN
| fenced to pay down 5000 francs and 1000
francs monthly for eighteen months during
! her divorce suit in America, and to leave
his wife the guardianship of their chill
dren. The testimony taken during the suit
showed that Stern was called Edward
| Moses by his parents when he was present
| ed in the synagogue; that he subsequently
| Joined the Lutheran communion under the
name of Otto, and afterward prefxed to it
"de" in England.
| San Francisco, Cal, Jan. flames
Rowland, wealthy and prominent citizen,
was drowned last night in the bay, and the
body recovered this afternoon. Deceased
was agent of the London, Liverpool &
Globe Insurance company, and well known
| in business and insurance circles.
BOSTON, Jan. 1.-THE report extensively
circulated by telegraph last night, which
pun ported to give a detailed account of the
discovery in Siberia by one D. L. West, of
one of the crew of the second cutter at
the time Of the loss of the Jeanette, it is
stated, had been offered to at least one
Boston newspaper for consideration. The
manager thoroughly investigated the mat
| ter at the time and found the whole story
utterly unworthy of credit.
The same month the Paris suit was de-
| cided Stern brought suit for limited
div orce from his wife before Judge Dono-
hue, in the supreme court of this city, on
the ground that she had abandoned him.
! with heir children in Paris. Mrs. Stern
b. odghv suit for absolute divorce, and
TIE details of the ease created a sensation
| in New York which is not yet forgotten.
Mrs. Stern lived with her father, Mr.. Jules
A. Druilhet, in Madison avenve, while this
suit was pending, and Mr.. Stern was not at
all cho ce in the language he freely used
in regard to his wife and her parents. The
ill-feeling between Mr.. Druilhet and his
son-in-law finally eliminated in per-
sonal encounter between the two gentle
men in front of the Hoffman house last
February before number of
spectators. Mr.. Stern was seen to enter
his carriage one morning, when Mr.. Druil
het came up, tapped on the window, and
beckoned him to alight. He stepped from
the carriage, and, after few words of al
tercation, Mr.. Druilhet struck Stern across
the face with his walking-stick, and both
gentlemen belabored each other until their
canes we're broken. Mr.. Stern then made
complaint against his father-in-law, and
both gentlemen were taken before Justice
Kilbreth in the jefferson market police
court. Mr.. Druilhet admitted the assault,
but said it was the result of
grievous insult and calumny on the
part of Mr.. Stern. Mr.. Stern charged
that his wife's parents were the main au-
thors of his domestic difficulties, and that
his wife was permitted to associate with
woman whom Mr.. Druilhet had previously
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