The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
ELOPEMENT,
A WELL.KNOWN MARRIED MAN
AND WOMAN ELUPE.
The Abandoned Wife, Likewise the
Deserted Husband, Invoke JUS
Jice Tegener and the Ven
Eeance of the Law Upon
the Guilty Couple.

In6r6 are lew Germans III CQlS Guy
who are not acquainted with Louis
Scheiffman, and the present naughti-
ness of the man is a great surprise to
all, though for some time the
tongue Of gossip has been
wagging in regard to his attentions
to the young and beautiful Mrs Anna
Hooffstetter. Mr.. HoOffStetter is Grip
pie, and his wife has been the recipi-
ent of the attentions of the man with
whom she has eloped for some time.
Her husband, on account of his feeble
condition, could not watch her so
closely as it seems it was necessary
for him to do. He says he has noticed
for some time that MIR. Scheiffman
was particularly friendly with his
wife, but he did not suspect
matters had gone so far as
they seem to have done. Mr.. S. fire.
quently called at their home and some
times Mr.. Hootstetter would come
home and fine Louis and his wife TO-
gether. He demonstrated with his
wife about these attentions, but she
assured him there was nothing but
neighborly friendship in his actions
toward her, knowing that they were
poor and he cripple. Whenever he
made her a present. as he frequently
did, she attributed it to this disin-
tereSted friendlineSS on his
part. Of course, sometimes they
would meet at the beer garden and
a zWei-glass of beer was drank by the
two, and as the husband was cripple,
the young and buxom wife found
friend of the family in Louis, who
was very accommodating in aiding
her in a dance now and then, or per-
haps in some other little courtesy.
These were always paid with such
marked decorum on the part of Louis
when in the presence of her husband,
that there was little for him to COM
plain of. He hardly suspected that
man with q wife and family of his
own was negotiating with his wife
for life Of crime; yet such it seems
was the case. Sunday they left the
city together and purchased tickets to
Palestine. AS soon as the fact was
known about their elopement, Mrs.
Schieffman telegraphed to the city
marshal of Palestine to arrest them, and
Mr.. Hoofstetter went before Justice
Tegener and procured warrant for
their apprehension. Up to last night
nothing further had been heard from
the absconding lovers and their where
abouts are not known. If they went
to Palestine they evaded the city mar
shall there, but the chances are they
did not stop at that city at all but
went right ON and ere this are no
doubt many miles from the absent
ones at home. Mrs. Hoofstetter took
her three children with her, but Mr..
Schieffman kindly left his behind for
his deserted wife to support, thinking
no doubt that they would be great
comfort to her in her loneliness.
A Poet in Jail.
A man giving his name as H. Wit
tbs, was put into the calaboose for in
toxication yesterday. When sober
enough to realize his condition, he
wrote on the back of an envelope in a
beautiful chirogrophy with accurate
photography, perfect capitalization
and punctuation, the following lines.
1t will be seen that the poetry is ar
tisticly accurate:
had some money and friend,
BY both set great store;
lent my money to my friend
And took his word therefor
asked my money of my friend,
And naught tut words got;
lost my money and my friend,
For sue him would not.
If had money and friend
AS have had before;
I'd keep my money and my friend,
And play the fool no more.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days be dark and dreary;.
Sorrow, like death, comes to us all,
To make us sad and weary.
MORAL:
IT'S useless to languish in sorrow,
And grieve for the joys of the past,
There IS something in store for the morrow
AS pleasing and bright as the last.
Rev. W. E. Hall, pastor of the Chris
tian church, has rendered his reslgna-
ton and will accept a call from the
First Christian church of st. Louis.
Mr.. Hall has been in Austin for four
years and is greatly liked by his con-
gregation here, who regret very much
to lose him. In st. Louis he will have
a wider field for his pulpit talents.
Outside of his church he has many
wa m friends who will greatly miss
his kindly face.
Some one sent beautiful Bible to
the Southern Presbyterian church
from the house of A. j. Holman &
Co., Philadelphia. 1t is most ele-
CANT present, and whoever did the
generous act certainly had an eye not
only to the spiritual wants of the con-
gregation, but to beauty at the same
time. DIR. Smoot stated to a STATES
MAN representative that he had no
idea of the donor. The house from |
which it was sent refuse Ito give the
name of the person who ordered it.
The matter is, Of course, quite mys-