The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-25
MRS. STOLZ'S REICHSMARKS.
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Dividing Her Property with Her Has
band and Then Robbed by the Ser.
want for whom she Made a Honass
A leathern-faced old Germs woman
wearing an oid-fashioned hood and whole.
but very plain garments, was in Justice
Stilsing's Court In state of great excite
ment yesterday morning. Otto Meyer.
the Washington street saloon keeper, was
with her, in a state Of equally great excite
ment. He had just secured the arrest of
George Boulinger. the old w0man's farm
servant, and New York boarding house
runner named Rowge, on charge Of
having swindied her out of $500 or 500.
The old lady was unable to speak English
with any degree of success, and beyond the
fact that her name was Withelmina Stole
nothing could be learned from her. Tn
reporter appealed to Mr.. Meyer for her
story, aud was furnished with these facts.
The old lady came with her husband
to this country from Germany many
years ago. They brought a little
bag OF money with them and pur-
chased farm somewhere near Baltimore.
Bouiinger was taken into. their service as 8
farm hand, and they employed an attract
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Homework. Things went along smoothly
enough till, few weeks ago, q disagree
ment arose between the old woman and
her husband She insisted on going back
to the Fatherland, and her husband was
willing to speed her. AS she had helped
him accumulate his possessions, she in
sisted on a division of the property before
the separation, and he consented An
auctioneer was called into service, and the
little farm was put up for sale under the
hammer. Mrs. Stolzes share of the money
received from the sale was about 81, 500.
At her solicitation, BOulinger attended the
sales and collected her share of the pro-
ceeds from the auctioneer When he
placed the shining shekels in her hands.
she began to make active preparations for
her journey across the ocean. She wanted
male guide and protector, and fell back
on Boulinger. The farm hand had i'm
proved his stay on the farm by making
love to the housemaid, and his suit had
been SO successful that the fair daughter
Of Germany had agreed to become his wife.
Boulinger reminded himself Of the marital
responsibilities he was about to assume,
and met Mrs. STOKES proposition that he
accompany her to New York and see her
safely to the steamer-with another, that
III IcbufHs Suo give 10 ulLll anu LIS DEOE~
pectiye blide the household furniture she
was about to leave behind her. She was
willing if they would be married before her
departure. The twain we're only too ready.
The ceremony was performed, and the gift
of the household goods was made.
Thursday night Mrs. Stotze started out
on her long journey. Her escort was en-
trusted with all her wealth. They arrived
in this city on Friday morning, and as the
old lady proposed to sail on a Red Star
steamer from the front of Grand street,
they concluded to await the steamers de-
parture in this city. They engaged
apartments at Meyers Hotel, and Bou-
linger vent to New York to purchase a
ticket across the ocean for the traveller,
and to exchange her American money into
German gold. The money he had was
equivalent to about 5000 Reichsmsrks.
When he came back with the bill of ex-
change, Boulinger was accompanied by
the runner. They snaked the old lady
out of the hotel and across to New York.
When Meyer heard of this new move, he
became suspicious that the servant had
entered into conspiracy to swindle or rob
the coniding old lady of her wealth, and
started out to hunt her and her compan-
ions up. He finally discovered them on
the steamer Westland, which was just
about to sail.
s'Let me see your bill of exchange" he
said to the old lady.
She fumbled is pocket, and pro-
duced green slip of paper.
s'That, he said, after examining it, s'calls
for only half your money. It is for but
5000 marks"
He called an officer, and had the two
men. who foolShly remained on the
steamer, arrested for swindiing.
Boulinger admitted that the bill of ex-
change did not represent all Che money he
had been entrusted with. He said he had
lost the rest. Both men are held.