St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-29
MISS EMMA DlEGEL.
She Accuses Her Quandom
Stepfather Of Something
Very Serious.
A Warrant Sworn Out for His
Arrest on an Ugly
Charge.
Warner Miller Tells Minneap-
oils About the Nicarag-
uan Canal Project.
Russell on Liquor Ordinances
--1he Citizens Census
Committee.


Emma Marber from her home al ll26
Bryant avenue north. Her father,
Frank Marber. set up a piteOus howl
over the loss OF his daughter. and said
he would forgive her anything ami
everything il she would only return.
Emma had given birth TO an illcgitimate
child a short time before, and Mr. Mar
Der claimed she had run away with the
base seducer This base villain. Nj.
Marber SAID. had accomplished his de-
signs Ivy promising marriage 70 his
daughter.
But there are always two sides to a
story, ami matters came 10 light yester-
day which placed Mr.. Marber and his
wife in a very bad light Indeed. A
warrant was sworn out for the arrest OF
Frank Marber yesterday afternoon, aud
thereby hangs tale. The complainant
Is Emma Diegel. or Emma Marber. She
Is the stcpdaugllter OF Marber. and
accuses him Of being the father Of her
child and the entire cause Of her ruin.
Her story, II true, shows that lola could
have found plenty Of 200 material 10
add to his realistic novel, LA Terre"
had her been resident OF Minneapolis
and the Marber family come under his
scrutlniZing eye. Emma is girl nine
teen years OF age, and is neither pretty
nor snapely. Her mother, Mrs Degel,
married Frank Marber nrarly eight
years ago and had two children by him.
She brought four with her. one of which
was Emma. Marber claims 10 be doc
tor, but 50 far he has done nothing, but
work around the parks in the summer
time, and shovel snow and sit In front
Of a roaring fire in the winter. Ac-
cording to Emma's story, about year
ago her steDfa,her took advantage OF
his wifc's absence. ana forced Emma TO
comply with his beastly desires under
threats OF shooting her From that
time until her condition rendered it i'm
possible lie continued coercing her into
being intimate with him. Emma is an
Ignorant and iIllterate girl. and, fear
ing that her father would Kill her if
she told OF the life he was leading her,
remained silent. She says that her
mother soon learned Of il. and attempted
TO force her TO leave the house. Mar
Der, however, refused to allow
her TO leave, and in short
time the mother apparently be-
came recOnciled 10 the condition
OF things. The girl was kept confined
10 the house, and she was refused all
i1iOilsJ DtlDIt llIt DuUJ WIS
born Marber began TO abuse his daugh-
ter in a shocking manner, beating her
AZ times with huge cluU until she was
black and blue. On March 10 the ac-
couchement occurred. and midwife
named Mrs. BOuchert. living at the cor
ner Of Seventeenth avenue north and
Eighth street, was called. She per
formed the necessary functions. and
then requested the unfortunate girl TO
tell her who the father was. For a long
time the girl hesitated, but finally ac-
cused her father, and he, upon being
asked, admitted it. at the same time
affiXlng his name as the pater 10 the GER
titicate sent to the health Office.
Marber appeared to glory in what he
had done. and boldly told Of ii to his
neighbors. AS soon as she was able to
get out of bed, Emma says that both
her father and mother began TO abuse
her, and shortly before she ran away
she attempted suicide by taking rat
poison. On April she decided to run
away. SO, taking her baby in her arms,
she stole out of the house and asked for
shelter at a neighbours house. The
lady OF the house knew all the circum-
stances OF the case and pitied the mis-
cradle girl. She kept her over night
and the next day took her TO her moth
er's home, Mrs. William Jones, at $40
Sixth avenue north. Mrs. Jones, after
learning OF the case, agreed to engage
the girl as domestic and take care or
the cbild. Emma accordingly made the
place her home Mrs. Jones says that
when the girl came there her body was
mass of bruises and black spots from
the beating she had received from her
unnatural parents.
Two weeks ago Marber began sending
threatening letters to Mrs Jones, and,
fearing that lie might do something
desperate, she showed them 10 the
police officers at the North station. They
communicated with Superintendent OF
Police Henderson, ana he advised
Mrs. Jones TO persuade Emma to swear
out a warrant against her father. A
week ago Marber and his wife called at
the Jones house and requested perInis-
sion to see their daughter. Mrs. Marber
was allowed TO enter, but her husband
was politely requested too cool his heels
on the outside. lie accordingly did so,
swearing vengeance in cultural German
all the time he was forced 10 remain
outside. Mrs. Marber first began to
threaten her daughter and then to
wheedle her, using her most persuasive
manner to induce the girl to come home
with her.
II won't do it," said Emma, sobbing.
"All YOU want me TO come home for is
to let father abuse me-"
| Mrs. Marber was finally ordered to
| leave the house, and, together with hel
husband, repaired to the police station,
where they stated that their daughter
was being kept away from them against
her will. But the police knew better,
so the Marbers had to go away again.
SOME OF the letters received by Mrs
Jones were terrible ones, and could it
be proven who the writer was, the post
office department would no doubt be
asked 10 take hand in the matter.
The letter printed below is the only one
ut for publication, and is interesting
from point of uniqueness in compost
ton:
April 21st 1892
Miss Jones the flavor you done for our
family trouble in circumstance will bring
your own pay and your own falt All the
wishes give to you. The Lord knows il
that all children and relation children shall
die in One Year or = Para!yzed on
Clutches The Lord will pay 4
you. The reason is you don't be able I
| enough TO pay the full wages for good hired
girl. you have TO steal the children's
home, they have to clean the dirt
| for nothing we promise good
treatment When you say Mr.. Marber be
father of the child why don't you send hel
home of your promise and let us raise the
! child home, when can walk they can ran
with our children and then if you don like
il there you can go on n deasent place and
keep ont of the. dirt that more than q rather
ever done for a child.
Marher and his family has-I never give
up. ] wish and swearing all in bad sick
ness and diseases thill die without You send
the child and Emma home and show your
self like n lady then we all g:Ye Up and call
your q good family :
Yesterday afternoon Emma went to
the county attorney, and secured war
rant for her fathers arrest Oh the
charge of bastardy. In the meantime
the case will be investigated, and. if it
is shown that Marber has been legally
married to Emma's mother. prosecution
for incest will undoubtedly follow.
Many OF the neighbors who know the
story are so incenScd against Marbrr
that considerable talk of tar aud fcath-
ers has been INDUCED III. If il Is
shown that Mrs. Marber was ccgnizant
of 49, fact that her husband was Grim