The evening world., 1891-05-22
AGENT ELBOGEA SENTENCED.
Five Years and Eleven Months
for Abducting Miss Reokwig,
Judge MARITIME Severe on the New
Orleans Concert-Hous Agent.

August Elbogen. the dramatic agent who
was convicted Of kidnapping Jennie Reckwig
and sending her to New Orleans for immoral
rprposes, was to-day sentenced to nve years
and eleven months In State prison by Judge
MARITIME Ia Part IL, General Sessions.
There were very few persons ip court when
Elboren, who had been brought down from
,ne Tombs nandcuHed to a deputy sheriff, was
called to the bar to receive his sentence.
None OF the young women who sssiduousiy
sat through his trial were present, and his
wife, who proved very material witness in
,is penalf, was conspicuous by her absence.
LAWYER Fred. b. IIouse. the prisoners counsel,
made the usual motion for new trial and an
arrest Of judgment, which was denied.
Then he appealed to the Court to be ss
lenlent as possible with the prisoner in view
Of the recommendation made bv the jury.
In Imposing sentence on Eibogen Judge
MARITIME said that the evidence was so strong
against him that the jury could not have
reached a conclusion other than they did.
Tears nlied the prisoners eyes when Judge
MARITIME said tnat he did not believe he was bad
at heart.
"But I fully believe" Judge MARITIME con.
,lpued, "that You knew something more than
YOU admitted about the character Of that con-
cert hall in New Orleans.
"Your previous reputation I am satisfied
was good, and while the community is to be
congratulated over the return Of the Reckwlp
girl in a pure condition, your case is not an
txcusable nor slight one."
Judge MARITIME then sentenced Elbogen al
above. He was led out OF the court room ap-
parently unaffected and he will be taken tc
sing Sing tomorrow, II his counsel cannot
secure nIB release on a writ OF habeas corpus
Jennie Reckwig, the pretty young girl who
was the complainant against ElboRen and ap
peared In the New Orleans concert halls as Lii
Ian Wrsy, Ii slight girl. appearing to b'
about fourteen years old, though she 10 q yea
or two older.
she wore a simple gown Of Scotch plait
dress goods and big hat trimmed with ostricl
plumes-
Elbogen advertised in the newspapers TO
"pretty young ladies'" to accept lucrativ,
places 40 singers and actors on the stage.
Jennie Reckwig, among scores OF youn.
girls, responded, visiting Elbogen's once, 8
East Fourth street. She aspired to be Clar,
Morris or Bernhardt Elbogen told her tina
the theatre to which he was was sending he
In New Orleans was highly respectable place
that she would be given u front place, ne
duties would require her attendance from I,
i2 ?. NJ, and that she would board either will
Manager Sohoenhsuser or mis- brother-in-law
Na cost OF only SO. 30 week.
He told her no had sent other girls TO thi
place and they had all written him that thei
places were splendid. He took her with nv
other girls to the Cortlandt street ferry
bought their tickets for them and spe,
them on their way.
At New Orleans JENNIE Reokwig found tina
the theatres were not 1rst class, but were III
very lowest kind of dives. schoenhauser 4
Plaut mad two theatres. They were called th,
Eden -" and the "Royal Palace"
instead OF being made front lady Jenni
Reckwig was forced to put on q gown tina
came down only to her knees and was cut 10,
in the neck, and to 60 apout In the low div
peadling beer to lowest men and women Q
New Orleans.
The grls were divided into two classes
"austlers" and "beer peddlers. Jenni
RecSwig was a 'hustler," and she pei
dled beer from in the afiernoo
clear through the night, sometimes at one
sometimes AZ the otner theatre, till she wa
re cued by a Christian association for tho pre-
tection of children