Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-13
A BOY HUSBAND MISSING.
His Aged Wife Left Heart Broken and
PenniIess.

A woman about 60 years of age-A[rs.
Amelia B0dner, of No. l19 Division street
entered Inspector Byrnes' office vester-
day, ana begged him to find her husband
Marcus Bodner, aged - Years. He had
| lelt her on Thursday, and she had not
since seen anything of him. She appeared
almost brOken-hearted. fearing that he
had been either abducted or murdered
Il am native of Grieboro, Galicia. >
she said, land so is my husband. About
year ago lost my first husband. and
soon after met Marcus BOdner. He was
/ accustomed, after time, to come to me
with all his troubles. and | used to do
what could to aid him in them. One
| day about SIX months ago, he being then
ABOUT loz2 years old, he came to me in
tears and said he had been ordered to
prepare himself for military life. and ne
would rather die than enter the service.
After some consultation | suggested that
he should leave the country, and | would
furnish him with the money for his iour-
ney; Then he declared his love for me.
and told me that he never could leave
Gallcla without me. For a long time |
hesltated to ask what | had so long de-
sired, but l finally consented to fly with
him II he would become my husband He
readily consented, and just before leav-
ing for America we We're quietly united
in marriage.
THE CONFIDENCE OF WOMAN.
Il had previously disposed of all my
property, amounting to several thousand
dollars, and placed $500 in cash and a
quantity of lewelry in the hands of my
husband for safe keening We sailed for
America about three months ago and.
arriving in New York, l bought out a
barbershop and set Marcy up in business.
The remainder of my money | placed in
M ttflr IL. II
and instructed him to deposit il i'm the
Citizens Savings Bank, which he did.
We lived very happily together, and
grew to love my husband as my life.
Business was not very good, however, but
my husbands affection or mine never
wavered in the least"
"We had been living together three
months when last Thursday morning.
about , o'clock, | was awakened by some
one calling my husband. He went to the
door and came back, saying that Pincus
Spanier, his cousin, had come for him at
the request of Mr.. Klein, a tailor at No.
II Suffolk street, saying that he was sick
and needed attention. Marcy dressed,
kissed me gOOd-by, and, saving that he
would return soon, went out with Spanier.
That was the last 1 have since seen of my
husband. During the day became wor-
ried about him, and went to Klein's to in
quire where he was.
PENNILEss AND WITHOUT A FRIEND.
''On returning home | found all the
jewels belonging to me excepting what |
wore gone, and on going to the bank |
ascertained that my husband had drawn
out all but $50 of the money deposited
there. | took that out and have spent the
whole of it in lawyers fees. Now | am
absolutely penniless, and have not
friend in the world to whom | can 90 for
assistance"
Pincus Spanier, cousin OF the missing
man, declared that Bodner had left the
house half-hOur after he had arrived
and he had not seen him since that time.
When BOdner left he told him that he was
going to the Deborah Nursery, at No. 9j
East Broadway, to cut the children's hair,
but on inquiry there he found that his
cousin had not been there for month.
Klien declared that he did not know Mar
Gus was missing until his wife came to
the house.