The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-22
SOEHLHR'S FASCINATION
He BeWitched Miss Dunn
With Pictures of Orange
Blossom WreathS and
White Wells.
THE BABY NOT NAMED.
How They Wandered Through
Cupid's Mazes Without a Mat
trimonial Taper.

called on Miss Dunn, the heroine OF
the Soehler-Dunn episode, this morning,
at her residence, No. 571 Nelson avenue.
Miss Dunn was called from the kitchen
by her grandmother. She is q tall, dark
girl and has blue eyes. After explaining
to Miss Dunn my mission said to her,
'sMiss Dunn, how did it happensn
She blushed slightly as she answered.
"Mr. Soehler is responsible for it.
But Miss Dunn" continued,
'Soehler says you desire TO thrust upon
him an honor of which he is not worthy.
In fact he says it is eleven months since
he was too winning, and in that period
other men have steered you towards
Cyprus
ibid you everp' said Miss Dunn, turn
ing to the withered dame by her 81 de.
Tnen turning to me, she said, sFollow
me, will show you something" fol-
lowed her into an inner room, expecting
to be shown epistles which would con-
vince me Of Soehler's perfidy. but my at
tention was directed toward the side OF
the room and there lying on the bed
was the little incident He was grooming
and kicking about, all unconscious Of the
dispute concerning his authorsh ip.
HE RESEMBLES SoEHLER.
'"There," said Miss Dunn, .slook at his
face and tell me if Soehler is not his
father"
| bashful1y stammered that thought
ne resembIed Soehler.
"Why, he is the very picture Of hi
father" said Miss Dunn.
Then she told me her story. Soehler
took her to wedding on November "a,
and it was after this wedding, when they
returned home. that he bewitched
her by the pictures of orange blossom
wreaths and long white wells which
he drew. He promised to marry her after
Christmas. So subtle was his logic that
Miss Dunn was powerless to prevent his
specializing in futures.
Soehler was evidently student of
Dickens for his words, quoted by Miss
Dunn, were. Minnie, I'll marry you
Christmas. and If anything turns up I'll
be responsible"
Miss Dunn worked in one of the silk
factories in her vicinity, and in the winter
worked till late at night. On these occas-
sions Soehler would meet her and take her
ing through Cupld's mazes without the
matrimonial taper to show them the
many pitfalls in the way.
He SAID HIS LAST FAREWELL.
This state of things continued till the
latter days of April when, after staying
| late one night, So6hief bid Miss Dunn .
| tender farewell. and never came again.
His fiance dispatched many letters to
him to enquire the reason of his absence,
but she received no reply.
Then she sent letters re
minding him of his prom
ises Of marriage with which he has been
so lavish, but still there came no answer,
the last letter being returned unopened.
Miss Dunn trusted that Soehler would
still repair her error before it was too
late, but he did not appear, and Miss
Dunn's love token came into the world
without the blessing of the church.
Miss Dunn says that Soehler's talk
about her making mistake and about
his fascsnations having been discontinued
year ago, are all lies. She never went
| with any o ther company but Mr.. Soehler.
| and it was the glitter of the marriage ring
which dazzled her eyes and caused her to
| go astray.
| She also says that she swore out the
warrant as the only step possible to her
to compel Soehler to marry her or sup
| port the child.
When left the baby was contentedly
chewing his fist His narne has not yet
! been determined.