The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-26
SCHENCK'S DOUBLE LIFE.
A Newark Bookkeeper Main
tains Two Homes With
in a Short Distance
Of Each Other.
TWO WIVES FACE TO FACE
When Discovered By No. / With
No. 2 at Saugerties BE Runs
Away and Hides in the
Catskill Mountains,
TWO WIVES FACE TO FACE
special g Re sxn1lau No,qliaq Nelus.

NEWARK. Oct. Is, 1890. --George Schenck,
of No. 119 Bloomfield street, this city, and
bookkeeper In the Ninth Ward Bank,
disappeared two months ago. He was
well Known being member of number
OF societies and captain Of a company Of
the First Regiment. No one seemed to
have any idea Of his Whereabouts and his
wife and two daughters professed greater
ignorance about him than all others.
Eighteen years ago Schenck and his
wife were married and they and the two
daughters born TO them seemed to live a
most happy life and no one imagined that
Tor long time back GeorgeScheuck's life
has been dual one.
George Schenck is thirty-nine years
old, good looking and OF fine build. He
was Leading Republican, and major of
the Wilkinson Engineer Corps. He be-
loDged to many societies, among them
the Damascus Conmandery, knights
Templar and the st. Adams Lodge. A.
+. and A. NJ. at the North Ward Bank
he held good position, and was well
liked in reRimental circles.
He HAD TWO HOMES
For the three months previous to his
disappearance, however, he only called
at home about once or twice month and
during the past year he had been leading
dual life. Once telegram came to
him at his own house from certain
Allie" making an appointment in New
York, but even then his wife thought
that 1t was only another of the numerous
business engagements.
These continuous absences from home
aroused the suspicious of Mrs. Schenck.
and one day she followed her husband
from the bank and traced him to d lodr-
ing house over saloon at No. BAL Plane
street, owned by Mrs. Seaman. Here
- r4ut inf s1s,1< txs.e =
nad lett tnat very evening Learning
that her husband was spending his yaca.
ton at Saugerties, N. Y, she repaired
to that place. On September II she
| took tne steamer Ansonia from New
York, and when she signed her name as
Mrs. Schenck the captain Of the boat in
formed her that Mr.. and Mrs. Schemes
had lone there few days ago. and 0nes-
toned her as to her relationship to the
couple. This was very unpleasant 20
Mrs. Schenck, but on arriving at Sanger
ties she went to the address given her to
a Mrs. A. c. Norris on Main street. and
| 10 her surprise her husband came TO the
door.
THE TWO WIVES MEET
An exciting scene followed. "Are Won
passing off here as single mans'' asked
the irate wife. Mr.. Schenck appeared
confused, but said he was only there for
his health and wanted to know what his
wife wanted. Mr.. Schenck, however. did
not say anything to betray himself. SO
Mrs. Schenck went to Mrs. Norris and
asked her whether her husband had
| come alone.
why, no; he is here with his wife.
| She is upstairs, F" said Mrs Norris.
| Mrs. Schenck then explained the ma
| ture of her visit and obtained all the IN
| formation that she desired, as Mrg
| Norris sympathized with her and did moi
4 lire fha with Gn1
stopping. The woman who passed off as
| Schenck's wife turned out to be q
/ Mrs. Allie Field, with whom he
had been so intimate in Newark
| In her early life she had
married a man named Field, of SANGER
ties. whom she supposed to be wealthy,
| but after his death found it only deiIa..
| sion.
| Going up to Mrs. Fields room Mrs.
| Schenck was refused admittance. the for
mer locking the door. Mrs Schenck
| however. said she would wait until the
woman got ready to admit her. and later
| on was awarded for her patience.
| The woman cried and informed Mrs
| Schenck that she was Mr.. Schen CHS
wife, too, and that he had the marriage
| certificates IN MS pocket. A lively scene
| followed, during which Mrs Schenck re-.
| lieved her rival of a number of valuable
articles, which she had given to her hus-
band. Meanwhile Mr.. Schenck was Is in
quandary. When he first saw his
wife, 1t is said. he ran upstairs
and informed Mrs. Fields that his wife
had made her appearance, and that he
must 40 and tell his mother. Upon hear.
ing this Mrs Fields became embarrassed
but Schenck ran away without any furth-
er explanation. Mr.. Norrs saw him run
ming at breakneck speed down Main
street, ard, jumping into a wagon. drove
off Tor the country toward Palensvilie.
He is now supposed to be in the Cat.
| skill Mountains somewhere beyond
Palensville, but has not been heard Of
| since.
THE SECOND HOME IN NEWARK.
| For ten mouths Schenck and Mrs
| Field lived at 341 Plane street, and were
known to the landlady, Mrs Seaman
as Mr.. and Mrs. George Parker. Mrs
Field rented the room herself and feu
| days after said that she had beer
married to a Mr.. Parker, who was !
| bookkeeper in the North Ward Bank
| That night Parker" called and mad,
daily visits to the house thereafter. On,
| Sunday Mrs Seaman's nephew. a mar
named Orchard, who knew Schenck
| called at the house. He saw Schencl
and told his aunt that his name was no
| Parker.
Matters begin to get little warm, an,
the couple moved up in Warren plao
about ten months ago. Mrs. Seamen sal,
that they owed her SIS for rent an,
meals. She complained 10 Justice Som
mer. ana after her nephew had ask6
Schenck TO settle, the latter promised i
! do so. but the day that the constabl
visited the bank Schenck skipped out,
4 'aThe day after election will move rua M 4,