Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-14
GISF OF GOTHAM GOSSIP.
HI. wife and Money Stolen.

NEW iYoRK, November 18-Peter Persen
left his wife and two young boys on his little
farm In Sweden, 20 months ago to come to
America with his l5-yezr-old daughter. He in
tended to buy home here and bring over the
rest Of the family as soon as possible. He had
not been out of Sweden many months before
his wife fell in love with John Ahlstedf, the
farm hand he had engaged before his depart
ure to help her manage the place. Two weeks
ago Mrs. Persen sold the farm and started for
America with her children and the farm hand.
A cablegram from his brother told Persen Of
the eIopement and he came up from his new
farm in Northern New Jersey to meet his wife
and her lover when they landed at Castle Gar
den this morning. Persen wished to be merci-
full. and when he met his wife tried to embrace
her. She pushed him away. In the meantime
the farm hand made q bee line for the steam
ship office, with the intention of at once cash
ing draft for sl.10O Of eersen's money, the
amount realized by the sale Of the farm in
Sweden. Officer Connolly, who had heard
Persen's story, collared Ahlstedt and took him
back for Collector Erhardt's inspection He
will probably be returned as apauper, since he
has only 81 of his own money. Persen tearfully
entreated his wife to give up the farm hand
and return to him for the sake Of the children.
A missionary attached to Castle Garden helped
him plead. The children added their tears.
The erring woman grew somewhat hysterical,
but still maintained that she would rather go
back TO Sweden than give up her handsome
farmer. Mrs. Persen is 40 years old and plain.
The Collector viii decide the case tomorrow.
Theft of $4,000 Trunk.
After attending the famous Tuxedo bali, At
which Mrs. Parrish lost her diamond pin, Mrs.
Richard NJ Hunt returned to New York with
her trunk full of her Paris-made gowns. laces,
shawls and jewels. The trunk and its contents
were valued at 1000 The trunk got here last
Monday. Between the railway station and Mrs.
Hunts house it disappeared from the express
truck. Detectives. who we're put on the case,
traced the trunk to the quarters Of three notori-
GUS wagon thieves, and. on breaking into their
rooms at o'clock this morning. found all Mrs.
Hunts finery strewn about on the furniture and
floor. The thieves were locked up. How they
managed to steal Saratoga trunks from moving
trucks without being detected is . mystery.
s3,OOO.OOO suIr Compromised.
The famous suit brought by Sir Bache Cunard
to recover $1,000 900, which he claimed that
Charles g. Franeklyn, formerly agent for the
Cunard line Of steamships in this city, had mis-
appropriated was settled to-day by compromise.
The case has been in litigation for two years.
Cunard said that Francklyn, who is q relative
Of his had lost nearly So 900 Of Cunard's pri-
vate property in silver mine specuIations. On
this charge Franckiyn was arrested October 20.
1887, and committed to Ludlow street jail in de-
fault Of S500,0o0 bail. He was afterward re-
leased. The lawyers refused to state the basis
on which the suit was compromised to-day.
Big Steamers Again Racing.
Despite the dense fog over the bay this morn
ing the big ocean greyhounds, City Of New York
and Teutonic. started promptly at o'clock on
their race across the Atlantic. Both carried .
large number Of passengers. Among thoss on
the Teutonic were Sir Lyon Playfair, Lady
Playfair, Countess Of Selkirk, Countess Of
Shrewsbury, F. A. Kursheedt, Of the Finance
Committee Of the Worlds Fair. and A. stavely
Hill, NJ. P. The officers Of the City Of New
York expect to win back the laurels which the
Teutonic stole from them by bee ting them into
port 38 minutes on their last eastward voyage.