The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-03
BEAUTIFUL OMENE.
Yank Hoe, Her Whilome Partner
Steals Her Clothes.
He Did 1t to Prevent Her Geing to Europe-she
Had Him Arrested-A French Marquis
Takes Part
Especial to THE HrRAnD-E1amtner Dispatch. !

Especial TO The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dispatch
NEW YORK, Oct. 2-Omene the beauti-
full, the ravishing, has been robbed oil
practically, every stitch of clothing she
owns. and Yank Hoe, her partner, he OF
the wondrous sleight of hand spent to-
night in cell at the police station charged
by her with the theft. When Yank Hoe
first appeared in public here a year OF
more ago assisted by the yellow haired and
black eyed Omene, his skill and her UNIQUE
attractiveness made more or less talk in s
FAST set, an occasional escapade on the par
OF one or the other of the picturesque pail
Widened the scope of their notoriety. The
pair occupied a suite OF rooms at No. 5.
East Twenty-sixth street. Very lately
she went alone, and in some haste, to No
645 Sixth avenue, where she has a modest
apartment. When asked by a reporter
why she had Yank Hoe arrested. Omene
said: "Yank Hoe has stolen all my cloth
ing IN order to prevent my intended de-
parture for Europe. l was to sail on
Saturday. He learned Of it and on last
Monday stole from my rooms thousands
of dollars worth of goods. There
were silk dresses, three dressing
gowns, a thousand yards of rare Turk
lsh silk, all nv theatrical costumes,
linen underwear, a seal skin jacket ana
valuable dressing case. He left me witt
virtually nothing to put on my back.
was forced to leave my hotel and come
here. l suppose he loves me. Other meT
have and others will, but think YanR
! Hoes real objection to my departure is the
loss of my services. But We are through
with each other forever"
Omene swore out the warrant. The ar
rest was made in the name of Madge Har
greaves, her property by right of mar
riage contracted in early life. Yank Hot
was arrested under the name of Ercols
! Castagnonie. which he got from his Italian
| parents.
| A friend of Yank Hoe told this story
about three months ago the Marquis d
| Olivier, French nobleman, arrived in thi.
| city en- route for the far west where he
| proposed to invest his capital in ranch
In short time he scraped an acQuntance
with Yank Hoe and Omene. 1t ripened
with remarkable rapidity into frindship
About six weeks ago Yank Hoe was forced
to make business trip to the south. HI
was away for weeks, and during his alb
i sence the marquis was Omene's INSOFAR
able companion. Usly rumors were atioa
when Yank Hoe returned and he was no
| long in establishing the fact that Omene
had transferred her affections from him tt
the marquis. He also learned that the pail
had engaged passage for Europe on Satur-
day. Yank Hoe determined to spoil the
trip and as he had bought all her clothe.
| he thought he had right to take then
away. Californians will recollect TIT
trouble between Kralfy and Omene ant
Yank Hoe about couple of years ago
Kiralfy was sued for non payment OF sal
aries. The presenter Of spectacular drams
used harsh words when speaking of Omene
The latter insisted at the time that SIT
was married to Yank Hoe"