The evening world., 1891-04-14
.ELOpEO WITH A COACHMAR.
Miss Mary Carhart, a Former White
Plains Belle, Fled With Otto KieSliCh.
An Aristocrnt'c Family's Migration
to California and Its Result.

The story OF the eopement In California OF
Miss Mary Carhart. formerly Of White Plans.
with Otto II. Kieslich, a married man, an
nounced IN dispatches this morning, causes a
sensation to-day In FOUR States, where the
Carhart family are wel known.
Miss Carhart is the daughter OF the late
Thomas r. Carhart, OF the old nrm OF Carhart,
Whitford & Co., clothiers, at the corner OF
Broadway ana Canal street, which was sue
ceeded ak years ago by uackett Carhart 4
Co, Edmund H., cousin OF Thomas F.,
being until recently the Carhart In the new
concern.
The Carhar,s are wealthy. They own ~
acres Of the most valuable land In tho heart
Of White Plains, and live In q palatiai mansion,
for which Mrs. Carhart refused recently an
offer of 800. OOG During Mir. Csrhart's lie ne
had an offer and refused $500, 900 for tue land.
Kieslich has been employed In the family for
| four years lie entered their service as coach
man.
Six wesGs ago he Induced Mrs. Carnart TO 20
to California. where he appears In the role OF
manager OF the Carhart estate, running things
to suit his own whims, making rapid advances
In his position as well as laying siege TO Mas
Carhart's affections.
Mrs. Carhart, mother ol Miss Mary, is the
daughter OF 4 leading Creole family Of New
Orleans, had never known the cares OF business.
and after her husbands death, being In need OF \
person to attend to her property. She pro.
noted keslich 10 the position Of confidential
Hgent. sac left all care and business detail to
kiesch. while she devoted herself 10 society
duties In her circle OF aristocratic friends.
Mrs. Carhart wanted 10 own Winter home
In California, aud Kieslich was intrusted with
| the purchase of q ranch. lie found place
| that suited Mrs. Carhart, three miles 0elow
Burbank, near Los Angeles, consisting OF five
hundred acres, on Providena ranch.
Encouraged by his success IN hfa Csrhlrt's
| service he conceived q Utopian scheme for
multiplying the Csrnart thousands and simul-
taneously earning fame and position for him
| self. stock raising on Wholesale plan was
his notion
| lie connded his financial secret TO Mrs. Car
hart; and she evidently thought fa. & would ,a oe
bought the Burbank Hotel and more land, and
announced his Intention OF turning the land
into o stock yard.
KiesIich described the beauties OF California
in glowing colors, and finally prevailed on
Mrs, Carhart to leave her Westcuester home
sn teen car loads of horses aud fine cattle
and iurpiture went with them. The
people Of White Plains recall to-day the
surprise this exodus S..,,ss,I created. Thsy won
stock farn was, and whai .succeaa pc
would make OF II when ne carried across the
i continent q lot OF animals that he could buy on
tha Pacific coast for half the money that their
i transportation cos.
With Mrs. Carhnrt went her family Of ive
| chidren-two daughters and three boys, OF
| whom Miss Mary Is the eldest
| She II q girl OF medium height, twenty years
old, lir nj complexion, pretty, with dark nair.
| She wears Roid.riwmed eyeglasses, which add
to an air Of refinement ana Intellectual ap-
pearAnce.
The Carnart's are very exclusive. Mrs. Car.
| mart 10 a dignined matron OF nfty. naughty and
proud, and her daughter inherited these arls-
| tocratio qualities.
the despatchss state that Mrs. Carhart was
not aware Of Kieslich's attentions to her dauRh.
| ter until last Saturday, when she discharged
| him. He managed, however, to see Miss
| Mary, and an eiopement was arranged. The
| account concludes:
iHe selected the swiitest horse on the ranch
| and In few minutes the couple were on the
| road to Los Angelica one OF the farm hands
| tried TO slop him. but he was bluffed bV re-
| volver. He warned the mother, who had q
team hitcned aud started In pursuit.
| 1.-THE pursuers kept In sight cf the elopin2
| couple till Los Angeles was reached, whom In
the dusk OF evening they disappeared, and al
| though Mrs. Carhart engaged the services OF
the police Bne has not yet found any trace OF
them. They will probably remain hidden until
| the girl can get the sum OF $3.50, 600 which ID
| coming 10 her In q short time"
j. W. Stafford, Mrs Carhart's lawyer. said this
| morning that Keslich 10 married and has q
wife and children In this city. He is abont
tnirty-nve years OF age, heavy set, OF dark
complexion, has q handsome lace, winning
| manner, and IL q smooth talker.
The $3.50, 900 referred to In the despatch u an
inheritance of which Miss Mary will have con-
troll In her own name.
The Carharts are an old New Jersey family,
| connected with the blue-blooded stock OF that
state. Mrs. Carharts connections are among
/ the best in Louisiana.