Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-16
FOOLED BY HIS WIFE.
A Runaway Husband and Congress
siOnal Aspirant Caught by
A DECOY LETTER FULL OF LOVE.
He Sadly Regrets the Loss of His Wife's
Confidence, and
SHE REGRETS THE LOSS OF HER MONEY
ESPECIAL rrIrenAM TO THE D1srAroH.l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
NEW YORK, April 15-The friends o.
Julius Schwartz, the former editor of Hun
garia, and recently Republican candidate
for Congress in the Seventh district, have
learned that Mr.. Schwartz's arrest in Topeka
was due to his wife. 1t was through de-
coy letter written by Mrs. Schwartz that his
whereabouts was learned in New York and
he was consequently arrested.
ST am very sorry that this has come to
light" said Mr.. Schwartz to-day, in the
Tombs, to the reporter. "It may seem to
my friends that have made the fact public for
revenge Such is not the case. still love my
wife and 1 write to her every day from my cell,
but get no answers to my letters"
NO" continued Mr.. Schwartz, Il cannot
permit the letter to be published, but have it
and will produce it at my trial 1t has been
said that ran away from New York without
the knowledge of my wife or her father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs Moses Bruckheimer, of
535 Grand street, Brooklyn. Bruckheimer is a
pawnbroker and believe he is wealthy l lived
with my wife at 1885 Lexington avenue, and
when 1 foresaw my failure, told my wife
everything, and said must go to the West and
begin life anew. She consented, and even Of
fered to pack my valises for me. Before left
the house my wife asked me for the diamond
ring she had given me and returned 1t. At
terward she offered to give it back, but 1
would not accept it.
CAUGHT BY A DECoY.
sit has been said that tried to conceal my
Whereabouts and my identity continued Mr.
Schwartz, "but it is not true. did not go
under an assumed name. My wife received
letters from me almost daily during my ab-
sence. In Topeka, not hearing frommy wife and
fearing that she was sick, 1 pawned my gold
watch for had only S2U in my pocket when 1
left New York. and l spent $l5 in dis
patches to learn whether she was
sick Finally 1 ceased writing to her and
changed my residence in Topeka. understand
that about this time my wife changed in feel
ings toward me. She went to my uncle, DR..
Weiss of Fifty-ninth street and Lexington
avenue, and obtained my address. Then she
wrote me letter filled with the warmest ex-
pressions of endearment. She said money
would be sent to me, and closed by asking me
to go to the postofice and would hnd regis
tered letter. did go to the postoftice, and was
arrested.
my wife must have been influenced by her
relatives who have lost some money through
me, while have lost every cent possess in
the world" added Mr.. Schwartz 81 believe
that If she were left to herself she would come
and see me in my cell, but she neither comes
nor writes word"
WHY HE LOST HER LOVE.
At 535 Grand street, Williamsburg Mrs.
Bruckheimer, Mr.. Schwartz's mother-in-law.
said to-day to THE d IsPATCH reporter: Mrs.
Schwartz is prostrated by her troubles and
cannot be seen, but it is true, yes, very true,
that Mrs. Schwartz wrote the letter to
her husband that enabled the detec-
tives to arrest him. 1t was written
through the advice of Detective Sergeant
Sam Sheldon, of Inspector Byrnes' Office, who
worked up the case with Detective Hurd. She
did love him, and so did / once, but he would
have had us begging in the gutter, and we
don't love him any more. He has taken from
us over S3l 900 in one way and another, and
where the money has gone to is conundrum.
He didn't lose cent in politics. but in that
box-maklng business 1t was when the
frauds in his business were about to be shown
up that he ran away. And he left my daughter
with only S5 to her name. 1t was when it was
discovered that the books of the firm had been
altered three times that Mrs. Schwartz de-
cided that she didn't love him any more"
The charge against Nj. Schwartz is raising
money by forging his father-in-law's name.