The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-11
ROBBED OF HER FORTUNE
STORY OF ROMANCE AND CRIME
TOLD TO A BROOKLYN JUSTICE.

A Young Girls Intended Husband Be-
queaths Her His Large Estates, but
the Will and Deeds Have Been Stolen.
A Mythical Lawyer Took Them
Away.
From the New York Star
An notwithstanding you girl, dressed
in black, and accompanied by Lawyer
George Case of No. 2O4 Montague street,
Brooklyn, called on Police Captain Camp
bell and Justice Walsh, in the latter city,
yesterday, and gave the particulars of a
story in which romance, deathbed scene
and robbery are strangely intermingled.
The money involved is $4,000 in bank
and real estate valued at 100000.
The money is in the Williamsburg Saving
Bank. The location of the property is not
now known, for the reason that the deeds
for it, together with the will devising it to
the girl, were stolen by some person in
Brooklyn, for whom the police are now
searching He is supposed to be promi-
nent man, whose identity is known to one
other person, who refuses 20 disclose it. The
property is thought to be at Forty-second
street and Third avenue, this city.
The Brooklyn officials have woven a web
of mystery about the matter. Lawyer Case,
Capt. Campbell and Justice Walsh refuse
to tell the name Of the girl, or her former
or present address, and the story itself
leaked out by the merest accident. The
girl says her home is in this city, but she
is now staying with friends in Brooklyn.
Her parents are Irish, but she is an Ameri-
can by birth.
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Shmitt in this city, and both fell in love
with each other. The physician, who was a
German, was anxious to marry her, and she
was willing, but her father objected. He
did not fancy the idea of his daughter mar
rying German, and in obedience to his
wishes the ceremony was not performed. II
was her intention, however, to marry as
soon as she was free from her fathers con-
troll.
Four weeks ago DR.. Shmitt sent for her.
He was very sick, and she stayed with and
nursed him. He grew weaker, and three
weeks ago he died A couple Of hours
before he expired Shmitt called her to him
and handed her tin box. In it, he said,
were the deeds for his property
his bank books and will. He told
her that he had S25 900 in the Will
liamsburg Savings Bank, and real estate In
Brooklyn. In his will, he added, be left her
guard the tin box and its contents faith
fully. After his death and funeral the girl
took the box home and showed the papers to
her father. He read the will, found 1t all
right, and also looked at the deeds. The
girl made careful inquiries as to what she
should do, and was given to understand that
she should at once go 10 Brooklyn and have
a guardian appointed by the courts, as she
was under age.
Two weeks ago she crossed the bridge and
went to the Hall of Records, carrying the
tin box with its contents. She did not
know where to go, and wandered about the
rotunda aimlessly for time. Then we'll
dressed man approached her, asked il he
could be of assistance, and volunteered to
aid her If he could. She told him the whole
story, whereupon he promptly told her he
could and would help her.
Handing her card. he said he was law
yer. and would take charge Of her interests.
he told her it would be necessary to take
her papers, and she gave him the tin box,
with its contents. She did not even dream