The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-30
LENA HINTON MISSING.
Rumor, That She is Married
to Brewer Bermes' Son
Denied.
UNION HILL SOCIETY SHAKEN.
She Went to Ball With Young
Bermes Saturday Night, and
has not Since Been Seen.

Social circles in Union Hill were mucn
excited yesterday by the announcement
of the elopement of William, the eighteen
year-old son Of the millionaire brewer
Danial Bermes, with Miss Lena Himion,
the nineteen-year-ol daughter OF Hubert
Himion. the proprietor of Military Hall.
The announcement was made by HUI
bert Himion. The marriage is vigorously
denied by young Bermes and he threat
ems to have Himion arrested for circulat-
ing the report. Miss Himion has been
stopping at the house of Mr.. Becker on
the Boulevard for the past week. Dill
gent enquiry failed to find her last night
The affair has excited sensation in the
town as both parties are well. known.
Mr.. HINIoN's STORY.
When I saw Mr.. Himion he seemed
very anxious to have it understood that
his daughter was married to Bermes,
although he could produce no evidence of
any marriage and seemed to be content
with suppOsitions.
Last Saturday night week ago."
said he, LENA asked my permission to
20 to ball in Ruth's Hall. l believe it
was the ball of the American Athletic
Club. gave my permission, but, told
her to be home at reasonable hour.
Well, she went and | have not seen her
since. The next morning when / arose
i asked my wife where Lena was and she
told me that she did not return from the
ball. l was nearly distracted and In
quired of several who had been to the
ball if they knew of her whereabouts.
II learned that Bermes was in company
with Lena all the evening, and that he
took her to supper. They were seen to-
gether after the ball, and the only COIL
clusion that | could arrive at was that
they had eloped Sunday night my wife
went to the saloon kept by Louis Foos,
which is the headquarters of the Columbia
Athletic Club. Bermes is a member.
My wife called him out and demanded to
know the whereabouts of Lena. He said
he did not know where she was. | have
since found that she is stopping with Mr..
Becker, on the Boulevard. She went
there Monday morning. Now, what L
want to know is where she was from
Sunday morning until Monday morning.
think that Bermes knows something
about that"
THE IDEA is PREPosTERoUs.
William Bermes is one of the best
known boys on the Hill and is very popu-
lar. Being a millionaire's son his COM
pany is much sought for by scheming
s,Mr. Bermes, are you married to Lena
Himion?n asked.
.No, sir, / am not, and intend to have
Mr.. Himion severely punished for the
way he is talking. The idea of my marry
ing Lena Himion is preposterous. / never
thought of such thing"
Ibid you attend the ball given by the
American Athletic Club?' asked.
Eyes, | danced with Lena and brought
her TO supper. The last L saw of her was
about three O'Clock in the morning. She
said that she was afraid to go home as
her mother would beat her. / left her at
the door and have not seen her since. 1t
is an outrage the way that girl is treated.
She told me that her stepmother i'll
treated her terribly, and believe it.
''The first knowledge | had of my mar
riage was the following morning. Mrs.
Himion came to Foes saloon, where | am
in the habit of going, and asked me where
Lena was OF course l did not know and
l told her SO. Then she accused me of
having hidden her and of having married
her. This | most strenuously deny. |
suppose Mrs. Himion would like very
much to have me as a son-in-law, but |
am entirely too young to dream about
getting married.
''Lena's mother lives in Germany. /
understand that Lena was constantly i'll
treated by her stepmother. The night of
the ball she packed her trunk and told
me that she would never return to the
parental roof.
''That is all I know about the affair.
There was no marriage and there will be
no y11arriaCa -