The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-31
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NEw YoRK, August Sl.-Julius Jacoby,
a wellto.do builder and real estate op.
orator Of Brooklyn, returned from
Europe on the City Of Paris on her last
flying trip, and yesterday at his resi-
dence, l4S Jackson street. he told the
story Of the causes leading up to the alb
ieCt apologies made to him in all the
German and several American newspa.
pers in July by Wilhelm Funk, the pro.
prietor oft leading hotel at the Wild
Bad Springs near Stuttgart, Germany.
Mr.. Jacoby went to Germany last
spring 10 undergo o course OF treatment
for rheumatism at the Wild Bad Baths
and took apartments on May 10Th at the
Restaurant Funk, Under his physiClan's
orders he rose at 8 o'clock every morn
ing and went on a long walk before go.
ing to the bathing pavilion. Mr.. Jacoby
liked the treatment and his quarters and
felt he was getting better, and on Sun
day, June %, as he was rolled costly up
In blankets in his room after being we'll
soaked and massaged, he was In q very
comfortable frame Of mind.
MYSTERIOUS DlsruRBRR.
An imperative knock at the door
aroused him from his pleasant thoughts
and a gaudily uniformed person entered
and began to rumage about the room
without Offering a word Of explanation.
When Mr.. Jacoby asked the reason for
these actions he was grutily told to keep
still and await developments. The off,
Ger looked underthe carpet and In every
book, unfolded newspapers, upturned
tile bed, examined every one Of q lot OF
bank notes to the value OF some 5000
marks and draft for $50, 900 marks that
reposed in Mr.. JaCoby's pocket book and
finally said: "Iam now Of the opinion
sir, that you did not steal 8, 700 marks
from Landlord Funk this morning."
Before Mr.. Jacoby could recover sutfi-
Gently from his astonishment 10 make
any reply the landlord, who had been
standing in the hall yelled out:
sits q lie, he did steal my money, and
he buried II In the mountain aide when
be was out for his morning walk
Just then Frederick Cook Secretary OF
State Of New York, and DR.. Haussman,
who were also stopping at the Restau-
rant Funk and had been told Mr. Jacoby
was 10 be arrested for the theft, came
into the room, and after blowing up the
landlord advised Mr.. Jacoby to remove
at once to another hotel and ask that the
matter be Immediately brought 10 the
attention Of the authorities. Mr.. Ja-
CODY did 90, but the excitement OF the
affair 80 worked upon him that when
the information was brought 10 him
next day that the landlord had found
the money under his own mattress be
wasin a raging fever.
ApJEoT APOLOGIES.
Mr.. Funk, Of course, sent around an
apology, but Mr. Jacoby's friends were
not satisfied 10 letthe matter drop there
and Immediately called upon Funk and
asked him 10 show them tho $500
marks that be had lost and found. This
he could not do, and when pressed for
an explanation Of his conduct he be.
came very angry and finally lntimated
that the money had been stolen and
placed under his mattress when the
theft was discovered. He also said "a
an excuse for not showing The money
that he would not tFouble himself ID
any way 10 obllge Mr.. Jacoby'a med.
dlesome friends.
When MI JaCoby recovered from q
two weeks illneSs lie started Id 70 pun,
ish Funk, both civllly and crinihally
MI. JAcoby wA9 abdurate foF d lonI
time, but agreed 10 hold hla lawyeF'i
handi Funk would agree 10 give l,00I
marks 10 the poor Of Wild Bad, 800 mark
10 the town hospital and 800 marks Il
the Wild had home for ciippled chill
dFenl 10 insert an abieCt apology Ii
every German and several New Yofl
Eity newspapers al bic own expense ant
10 pay all court and lAWyef,a ieee,a toIa
sum Of about 4,l00 marks. Funk begget
and cried aud ali bis relatives beggeI
and cried iof easier terms, but Mt. ia
CODY offered The alternative Of a heAy,
One, the revocation Of bic license and
.. long impfisonmOnt, and Funk fnAll,
came 10 terms. MI. JAc0by said yeatet
day that he believed The whole Idea VA
that Of black mall, aud lot that reae9i
ho was bound 70 ptnish Funk 10 severely
a possible,
General liOulangef has :. iesued, I. man MAJ