Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-03
BEAT AND BIGAMIST.
His Carefully Planned Scheme Failed and
He Was Arrested.

He Was Arrested.
Max D. Feldman, who, the police say, is q
professional hotel beat, was sentenced yester-
day in New York to three months on the island.
The technical charge, was disorderly conduct.
The real ofense was swindling the Fifth
Avenue Hotel on Friday as A. r. Babcock. He
is small man and dark complexioned. His
dress was tina. Of q solid business man, and his
general behavior inspired confidence. Field
man ordered many extras, such as champagne
and the best cigars. and generally lived as well
as possible. Monday packages Of goods from
three big clothing firms came to his address at
the hotel marked C. o. d. The hotel proprie-
tors sometimes pay for goods sent this way to
their guests, but this time they did not. As
Feldman himself showed no disposition to pay
for them Proprietor Hitchcock became sus-
picious and rendered him his bill. Feidmsn
blushed and stammered and finally admitted
that he had no money.
He was then arrested. In his pockets we're
found numerous hotel keys, one marked "Con-
tinental Hotel, Philadelphia" There was also
letter from his wife at Adams, n. Y, signed
Edith" From the tenor Of this letter the de-
tectives surmised that Feldman had another
wife. The letter referred to the fact that Field
man was afraid to return TO Adams for fear OF
being arrested for bigamy.
DetectlVes Mao0en ana sloane learned that q
man supposed to lie Feldman had married a
young woman in Cleveland, Ohio on june 20,
and that the Cleveland authorities have becn
looking for him at Adams, N. Y. Pawn tickets
from Philadelphia shops were also found on
Feldman. He went under numerous aliases,
among which were Arrion, Arnold, Arnot, Bab-
cock aud Wolfe. His name was Wolfe when he
married the Cleveland girl, it is said. It is sup
posed that Feldman thought the Fifth Avenue
Hotel would pay for the goods he ordered G. o.
ID. and then he would get them and leave
After Feldman had been sentenced q young
man came into court looking for him. He gave
his name as Jacob Scherick. and SAID that his
cousin, who was visiting him, was the woman
that Feldman il thought to have married in
Cleveland. Miss Scherick was living in Glove
land, where she had accumulated 1850 in
the millinery business. She met man named
Wolfe early in June, and he persuaded her to
marry him. Wolfe, or Feldman, got possession
Of her 81 500 and deserted her at once. Scher-
lick had photograph Of Wolfe in his pocket.
He compared Feldman with it, and declared
that Feldman and Wolfe were the same. He
said his cousin was out Of town visiting, bu,
would come to Jefferson prison today and see
II Feldman was her recreant husband II he is,
she viii take steps at once to prosecute him fol
bigamy. The police are in communication with
| IT, Cleveland authorities.
| Scherick has never seen Feldman, or Wolfe
| so he was unable to identify him himself. His
cousin knew nothing Of wolfe's whereabouts
| Scherick read Of Feldmans arrest and thought
that the man must be the same who had married
and deserted his eousin.
When Justice White asked Feldman what be
had to say be answered: ooh, nothing; only
I'm guilty"