St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-26
According to the Affidavit OF
Hrs. Annie Koppel, Of
New York,
He Fled After Having Robbed
Her Of Everything She
j. Possessed.
'Butterfield's Pamphlet About
the Case Leads to q Libel
Suit.

York. q. w. Butterfeld, the man ne
was prosecuting, is a California pro-
m0ter. who went to London several
years ago to sell a gold mine. Marks
savagely attacked him and his gold
mine in his paper, the London Finan-
cial News. By way of retaliation But
terfield published pamphlet and circu-
lated 1t In London, containing a story of
Marks private history in New York.
The story was a reprint of one pub
lished In the Press in December, 1887.
The pamphlet was entitled:
"The Same Harry Marks. He is ex-
plotting London now after OVERRIDING
New York. A sad story told by one of
his victims. Mrs. Koppel. The woman
robbed, ill-used, deserted"
The story ran as follows:
Ihe name of Harry ii. Marks has
been prominent in London recently on
account of his position as a financial
writer. He was recently charged by a
director OF the Bank of England with an
attempt at blackmail, and bringing suit
Tor libel forced an apology and nominal
costs from his assailant. The very day
that this was occurring in London a pale
faced and sad-eyed, broken-down women
OF some thirty-twO or thirty-three years
OF age was relating i'll this city the
story of wrongs which she alleged she
had endured at the hands of Marks.
Her story had been reduced to writing
and, duly affirmed ON oath, has come
into possession of the Press.
Mrs: Annie Koppel, the oma men
toned. is the widow of Louis C. Kop-
pei. VINO, in his lifetime, was proprietor
OF the Reformer and the Jewish Times,
published in New York city. When he
died In 1878. after a short and sudden
illness. Harry H. Marks was a writer on
the paper, the editorial charge of which
was left with DR.. Ee Sofa MOndes. Mrs.
koppel was living at No. 1856 East Fifty
eighth street. Marks went to her one
morning in the fail of 1878 and insinu-
ated hlmsel into her good graceS by
natterlng attention and representations.
He offered his services to conduct the
paper for $40 a week. and DR.. Mendes
was superseded by him.
He became a constant visitor at the
house of Mrs. KOppel. and, according
to her story. under promise of marriage,
he began living with her in the relation
OF husband and wife. Their illicit
union brought about the birth of an i'll
FAINT in July, 1879. 1t was a girl baby,
and. by his request, was named Alice,
after-his sister. Being afterward de-
serted by Marks. and being unable to
support the child, she gave it to the
father at his dwelling. 40 West Twenty
fourth street, when the little one was
six months old. Mrs. Koppel was then
living with her father, the further acts
OF Marks, as related in her affidavit,
having reduced her to penury.
II nuic ~ KonnoI hod Iaft ,o-4l-1
fine Jewelry, consisting of a gold watch
and chain, a diamond scarf-pin and
three rings. Phey were worth $500 or
$500, the watch alone having cost S275.
One evening, about New Years. 1879,
Marks told the widow that he was in
vited to dine with Jesse Seligman, the
banker. in West Thirty-fOurth street,
and asked for the loan of this jewelry,
so that he might make a good appear
ance. When, days afterward, she
pressed him to return it he declared that
it was paWned and that he had used the
money to purchase flowers for a lady
friend. About the same time the For
ester lodge of which Koppel had been a
member awarded her $1,000 from
their fund for the families of de-
ceased members. She indorsed. this
check for deposit and gave it to a friend
W tuhO W bl Oduh3 SitluE HlIu diSO oil
errand to the office of the RefOrmer and
Jewish Times, which was at 100 Will
lam street. At the Office he encoun-
tered Harry Marks, who assaulted him
and took the check from him, afterward
collecting the money Oh it, no part of
which eve came into Mrs. KOppel's
hands. When she asked what he had
done with it he replied: ut is none of
your business. l spent it with other
women at the Cafe Brunswick"
lii February, 1879, he hired apart
ments in Twenty-ninth street, near
Ninth avenue, and moved Mrs. Koppel's
furniture into them. After a short res
idence there she had to leave on account
of nOn-payment of rent. He told her
he had no money, that the paper was no
longer remunerative, and that she must
look out for herself. She moved to St.
Marks place. He collected all accounts
due the paper and went off to Europe.
While he was gone there was a child
born. He came back then and on land
ing went direct 10 her apartments.
When she could no longer pay the rent
he ceased going there and abandoned
her to restitution. One day she Sent to
the Office for money and he SEM her 81.
This so enraged her that she went to
the Office, where he laughed at her.
She could not keep her temper, and Or
dered all hands out of the office, which,
as she had not the keys,she had the jan
itor nail up. This was Saturday.
AS she was leaving home the follow
ing Monday she was arrested on Marks
affidavit of alleged insanity. taken be-
fore Judge Smith, of the Harlem police
custody nine hours before her physi-
clans and friends could be summoned to
her release. AT that period Marks had
entered the newspaper Office and car
ried off or sold everything that was
portable.
Mrs. Koppel sought relief In the
courts, but, being poor and ill, was un-
able to prosecute the suits to a conclu-
sion before Marks went off to Europe.
In her declaration she says Marks never
contributed as much as a dollar to any
part of her household expenses. The
present tale Of Marks, as a shining
light in London, will make her remark
able tale notable.
The affidavits were printed in the
pamphlet after the story. Marks began
criminal libel, and caused him to be
locked up for months oil account of diff
Guilty in getting bail. Finally friends
came to the rescue and furnished money
Ito enable the promoter to bring wit
nesses from New York. Last Wednes-
aaY Butterfield was acquitted.
. Marks has made a large fortune in
London, much of which, it has been
alleged, was the Idsult of his peculiar
methods of journalism, his policy. it
was said, being to attack everything
that was offered to English investors
that was not advertised in his paper.
His income has been estimated at from
$500, 900 to $500. 600 a year. He has lived
in great style, having a home near st.
Johns Wood that cost him ego, 00O,a fine
villa at Brighton, and a country seat
near Kensington. He aspired to polit-
ical honors, and is now a member of the
London common council. He was pre-
pairing to run for parliament as a Tory
candidate, and yer had aspirations for
the lord mayoralty of London.
For five or six years Americans who
have gone to London to present bust
ness enterprises to English capitalists