The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-07-08
F" UP THE SPOUT"
Little Doubt That Hans DetIefsen's
Coin is Gone.
Henry Kohne, His Banker, Has Dis
appeared, Leaving His Family
and Creditors to Mourn.

About week ago the RECORD UNION
published the story Of Hans Detlefsen, an
unsophisticated German laborer, who
complained to the police that he had de-
posted $3.50 with Henry Kohne, Fourth
street saloon-keeper, to be held until he
called for it, and that when he went after
the money he could not locate his banker.
although he did locate and identity the
saloon.
For two or three days the poor fellow
haunted the saloon and police station,
but he could get no satisfaction, as Kohne
was always absent, and even the police
could not find him in his customary place
behind the bar,
Not much confidence was placed in
Detlefsen's story that Kohne had kept
his money, because Kohne was known to
be the owner Of the building occupied by
him, which is a two-story brick, and was
generally believed to be a well-to-do,
honest man. The only blot on his record,
SO far as the public knew, was his per-
sistent defiance of the saloon license law
some months ago.
But has transpired that Kohne had
not prospered, and that his property is so
heavily incumbered that he has practi-
cally little interest in it. 1t has also
tranSplred that for some reason Kohne
has not shown up at his saloon since
about the time Detlefsen deposited his
hard-earned money with him, and it
now begins to look as if the saloon
keepers disappearance may have some
relation to that circumstance.
Mrs. kohne states that the last she saw
of her husband was a week ago yesterday
the day on which Detlefsen left his
money with him. He then said he was
going to call on friend at the County
Hospital. She now realizes that he has
either deserted his family or met with
foul play.
Detletsen says the money he deposited
with Kohne comprised the savings of a
years hard work on ranch at Blacks
Station, Yolo County, and its loss leaves
him penniless. He had no acquaint-
ance with kohne, but being country
man of his, and fayorably impressed with
him, he believed he was safe III asking
the saloon-keeper to keep his money for
him over night.
The poor fellow thinks differently now.
and as the harvest season is on he will
probably go to work in the broiling sun
to retrieve in part his loss
WHAT MRS. KoHNE SAYS.
Mrs. Kohne was seen last night and
asked what she knew regarding her hus-
bands disappearance.
| Nothing more than you do,n she re-
piled. Mr.. Kohne has deserted me and
my two children and left us practically
without a dollar. 1 really believe the
man is out of his head. He has been
deeply in debt for some time, and had
talked of going elsewhere to seek a place
for going into business, but where he has
gone l have no more idea than you have"
Being asked if she knew anything
about Detlefsen's money, Mrs. Kohne
said:
Il know nothing about it. My hus-
band has at various times had as high as
$500 belonging to people who left it with
him for safe-keeping, and he always kept
! faith with the owners. He may have had
this mans money, but if so he did not
tell me. It is true he has deceived me by
leaving me in this way, but 1 cannot say
that he has wronged anyone else.'
Mrs. Kohne is ladylike, intelligent
woman, who seems to feel her situation
keenly. She feels that she has trouble
enough on her mind without being ac-
cused, as some people have accused her.
of being cogniZant of the alleged en-
bezzlement on the part of her husband.
Evidently she is deserving of sympathy.
instead of reproaches. Her youngest
child is but year old, and she says she
doesn't know how she is going to sup
port herself and children.