The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-06
ROMANTIC.
Story of Merchant With a Beautiful
Wife.

Story of Merchant With a Beautiful
Wife.
New YORK, August 31.-A Quebec
pecial says: A week ago X. Schynman,
Hebrew,) left this city owing creditors
ums that will aggregate nearly $4,000,
Schynman, whose real name is Harris,
kept a ready made clothing establishment
on st. Joe street, which he opened in May
last. He had also remarkably hand
some French Canadian wife. She was
very lovely and not averse to carrying on
hirtations with gentlemen who patronized
the clothing store, and merchants from
whom her husband bought goods. Sew
eral instances of where she had gone out
to drive after goods had been delivered at
her husbands store were brought to the
latter's notice, but he paid no attention
30 the stories, merely saying that he did
not blame anybody for admiring hand
some woman. If she enjoyed tribute paid
to her beauty he was not going to make
her unhappy by stopping it. Things ran
on all summer in this manner, and Harris,
stock and liabilities grew in equal proper,
tions.
One night suspicious truck load of
goods left the store and were shipped to
Montreal, whence it has since been learned
they weretsent somewhere in the states.
Some of the creditors who had not taken
Mrs. Harris out to drive heard of the
mysterious shipment and came down on
Harris store for payment of their
bills. He held them of
for a few days, and then, week ago, sud
denly disappeared with all his cash assets
and half dozen trunks full of goods
There was much excitement, and those
who were not acquainted with Mrs. Harris
accused her of being in league with heI
husband.
The stock in the store was seized, and
she was arrested. An examination was
had, and the woman denied any knowl-
edge of the whereabouts of Harris. She
was remanded yesterday. She said she
wanted to make a confession. She was
brought before W. N. Campbell, city
notary. Everybody but those directly in.
terested were excluded from the room and
then she told her story.
1t was to the effect that when Harris
who is not her husband, opened the store
he told her that he would introduce her to
the merchants from whom he bought his
stock; that many of them had an eye fol-
beauty and they might fiirt with her; that
she was to hirt in return and if invited
out accept the invitation and anything
else that gentleman should suggest. II
this way the merchant would be very easy
with him; make large sales on long
credits and be willing to wait for pay
ment from man who had such
a handsome and accommodating
wife. Then Harris promised he
when he had banked about $4,000
they would both run away and enjo.
themselves for the rest of their lives. Thu
woman did as she was bid and went to in
Vulnerable suppers. Harris enjoyed ex
cellent credit, was the envy of all othe
clothing dealers and money rolled in just
as fast as he had anticipated. Then cam'
the burst up and flight as told above ant
the WON ans arrest. Her affidavit is YER!
long, duplicates at least dozen wholesale
clothing dealers here and in Montreal
and, worst of ALL a Learned
and hitherto highly respecte
rabbi, whose wife was present while thu
woman was making her deposition. Their
is also prominent judge of the distric
implicated, and we'll known banker, VIII
discounted some of Mr.. Harris, note:
which are yet uupaid. The details of tn
confession are the most shocking that ca,
bs imagined, and parties impli
Gated are moving heaven an,
earth to prevent their name
becoming public. To this end they hav
begun proceedings under the provincial
act to provide for the suppression o
voluntary and extra judicial oaths ant
will probably succeed. There is no list t.
be obtained of the creditors whom Harri
left in the lurch by his flight. The womal
will probably be discharged and sent on
of the country.