The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-04
HIS GAME STOPPED.
Why Young Mr.. Blumenthal
Skipped with His Insane
Father to Europe.

On Saturday, April p, Detective Ser
geanJ Rathjen Of the Hoboken police was
standing on the Bremen steamship pier
in Boboken. The steamer Saale was
about to leave and Ratnjen had his eye
open for confidence men and pickpockets.
Rathjen's attention was attracted by
the actions Of stradge looking couple.
One was an old man with far away look
in his eyes aud the other was q
man in the prime Of life. Thew
were talking excitedly aud It was
evident that the old man did
not want TO 20 on board the ship Finally
the young man whispered something in
his companion's ear and together they
went on board.
Rathjen thought nothing more of this
occurrence until Saturday afternoon.
when Inspector Byres of New York noti-
fed the Hoboken authorities that infor-
nation was wanted Of the whereabouts Of
David s. BlumenthaI. who was taken
from private asylum at Amityville, S. l.,
by bis son and spirited away. The
old man was wealthy and the son had iu-
duced MIN to turn over a considerable
sum of money. The description OF Blum
enthal and his son tailed exactly with
that Of the couple Sergeant Rathjen had
seen boarding the SaaIe. II was on April
"a that the old man was taken from the
asylum and on April 25 Sergeant Rathjen
saw him being taken to Europe.
The Hoboken police at once began an
investigation They learned that couple
who tailed exactly with the descriptions
Of the old man his son. had purchased
tickets on the morning Of April IS at S. D.
Meyers place. No. So River street, and
that on the same day the young
man had brought his father
70 Hart's clothing store on Wash
ington street. The old man was still at
tired in the garb of the asylum. and the
son purchased a new suit Of cloth
ing from Hart Hart is a jew and
countrYman Of Blumenthaps aud
conversed with them. The younger
Biumenthal told Hart that his father
who was slightly demented, mad been
confined in private asylum, and that he
had been i'll treated there The son said
be had taken him ont, and was going to
make trip TO Europe In the hope Of cur
ing bis father.
The Hoboken police at once commune
Gated the result of their Investigations 10
the New York authorities, and yesterday
Mr.. Samuel Blumenthal, who lives at No.
124 West Eighty fourth street. New
York, called at Hoboken Police Head
quarters.
To JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter Mr.
Blumenthal said, MY brother has been
playing the races lately and lost heavily
A year ago my mother died. Shortly
after her death my father began TO
act strangely, and after we had him
examined by several physicians we de-
cided 10 place him in a private asylum.
At the time he WIS sent TO the asylum he
mad S15, 90 in different banks As we did
not desire 10 have fact OF his being placed
in an asylum made public, and as II was
thought that bis case was NOS Incurable, no
commission was appointed to take care of
his estate. On April "a, Henry, my
brother, went 70 Amifyyille and easily
persuaded the authorities there to release
my father. Then Henry took him to the
different banks in which he had his ac-
counts and pursuaded him 10 draw IL all
out, and then he induced him to 90 TO
Hoboken, where they boarded the Saale
aud sailed for Bremen. / have no doubt
but what Henry's intention was 10 desist
my father on the other side and then re-
turn to America. We will spoil his little
game, however. The Saale will arrive in
Bremen tomorrow afternoon. and as soon
as it does the authorities there viii arrest
my brother"