Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-30
SCHLAEBITZ'S TROUBLES.
Charged with Big amy I'm a WiscOn
sin Town.

sin Town.
About two years ago a good looking
German, named Theodore Schlaebitz,
arrived in this city and made himself
quite popular among the people who
spoke his language. For an occupation
he took up the lodging-house business
and up to March last, he was proprietor
of the New York House, on Third street
between Spring and Main. He made
considerable money at this place, bis
house being quite popular among GER
tain class of roomers. In August of 1888,
q young and good-leoking lady,
named Augusta Hoffe, came to the
city from Lincoln, Nebraka, and took
lodgings at his house. A few days after
her arrival, Schlaebitz went with her to
Santa Monica, and it ia stated that in
that popular seaside resort her ruin was
accomplished. After their return the
attendants about the house State that
they lived together until December last,
when Augusta returned to her home in
Nebraska. In March Schlaebitz sold out
and departed, giving out that he was
bound for Germany. 1t appears, how
ever, by the following telegram received
on the Coast on Tuesday, that he did not
start for Germany as soon as he ex-
pec.ed, and that he is now charged with
bigamy:
OSHKOSH, Wis, August 26.-Early in April
Theodore schlae bitz came to Oshkosh from Los
Angeles, Cal. He had spent some time in the
city couple Of and o an en-
apparently possessing ample means. he soon be-
came favorite in German social circles.
Some three weeks after his arrival it was an
nnuDppd th6t SchlppbitZ had pIlrchaSp1 the in
terest of Mr.. Wendorff in the firm of Voight &
Wendorff, one of the largest and Oldest estab
Shortly after brilliant wedding occurred at
the residence of Mr.. Voight whose daughter
became the wife of his junior partner.
AL went well until last Saturday night, when
a handsome woman with a young child arrived
here ana registered at the Oshkosh Hotel
With her babe in her arms and accompanied
store of voight & schlaebitz Seeing the junior
member of the firm on the sidewalk in front of
the store, she said:
schlaebitz turned. observed'the woman and
1t now develops that schlaebitz had been ex-
tives that he intended to be out of the city for
a few days ON business, they knowing nothing
of the true cause of his hurried departure.
The woman in the case swore out warrant
charging schlaebitz with bigamy, and told a
pitiful story of his duplicity.
Her name is Augusta Hoppe, and her home is
well-to-do. She had met Schlaebitz and promised
to be his wife, and minister performed a
secret marriage. He had gone to Los Angeles
to prepare home for her, and after receiving
a few letters she heard nothing more from him.
Mrs. schlaebitz or Miss Hoppe is handsome
blonde of about % years old. She and her
uncle say they will bring schlaebitz to justice.
The Voight family, upon whom Sehlaebitz has
brought disgrace, are among the Oldest and
most prominent Of Northern Wisconsin, and
his vile is prostrated by the shock. SchlaebitZ
is supposed to be well on his way to Europe
The friends of Schlaebitz in this city
deny that he was married to Augusta
Hoppe, but they state that they expected
Ehe would give him trouble. Recently
she has written several letters to parties
whom she thought knew where he was,
begging them to tell her where he had
gone. They wrote in reply that they
had no idea, but it is supposed that some
one wrote, telling her that he was in
Oshkosh.