The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-17
WANTED TO WE'D WEALTH
LETTERS WRITTEN TO MRS. VAN
DRRBILr BY CRANK.

daughters - Jay Gould Winked at
Him Once, and He Thought he Was
Destined to Marry an Eeiress.
From the Ne,0 York Herald
Joseph p Megler has tried for seven years
IN become the husband of some rich wo-
man. and has ignominiously failed. Per-
hans no other man in the United States has
haen as persistent in this direction as Mr.,
Nepler has been, and if 80 he is entitled to
distinction in the great army of eccentric
persons.
Mr.. Megler put his schemes Of fortune
hunting into operation in 1885, and has
kept it up at hot pace until now, after re-
peated disappointments, he has come to the
conclusion that there is nothing in it"
"Icouldn't go through the mill again, =" he
said to me sadly yesterday. 1T has ruined
nv health, and has been expensive. l was
prosperous before set out to merry money,
and through my persistent endeaYors to wed
an heiress l have become poor"
Mr. Megler's proposals OF marriage to
women all over the country have, without
exception, been mailed from Portland, Ore,
where he was for eleven years bookkeeper
III the general merchandise store of Meier
" Frank. He gained such notoriety there
that his employers uudlly COuCluQ6Q TO QlS-
pense with his services. He obtained em-
Payment with another house as assistant
bookkeeper, and came away from Portland
last fall bearing letter of Recommendation
from the firm.
HASN'T BEEN TREATED RIGHT.
He has been sick and idle since he re-
turned to New York, his native city, and
while he has abandoned fortune hunting he
thinks that he has not been treated quite
right by Mrs. w. H. Vanderbilt, one of
whose eighteen grandchildren he was am
bilious to marry, and has asked the Herald
to give him advice on the subject Of his
communications to Mrs. Vanderbilt.
what puzzles me TO great extent"
said Mr.. Megler, lis that If my proposal
TO Mrs. Vanderbilt was unsuitable to her
tastes, why did she not return to me my
letters, my photograph, etc., Instead Of
which she has kept everything mailed her.
81 called at Mrs. W. II. Vanderbilt's
house about two months ago aud told the
valet that l wished to see Mrs. Vanderbilt
He replied that Mrs. Vanderbilt never
never granted an interview to strangers
and that if l wished TO see her about any
thing l should address letter to her.
Il am under the impression now that the
yanderhilts only wanted me for stool
pigeon II they had wanted me for any
thing else why did they not give me some
kind of satisfactory answer instead of
letting my application roll along for a few
years~
My conversation with Mr. Megler took
place in his brother-in-law's (Mr. Goldsmith)
fiat, at No. 42S East Eighty-6rst street. He
told me with great frankness about his en-
deavorS to secure a rich wife and laid be-.
fore me copies of all the letters be had writ
ten to the fair sex.
First he showed me the epistles adj
dressed to Mrs. w. h. Vanderbilt. Tho
earliest letter read:
PORTLAND. Or, Deer 81 IS.
Mrs, ", Fl. Vanderbilt 18TH dUenue Net1 York:
DEAR MADAM, Being once in a while. of an au-
dacous turn of mind, l assume the privilege OF
Introducing myself, TO your honored self. was
born in the City Of New york from Parents,
haiiing from Bavaria, Germ, nth Jany 1919,
ami left the said City for the Pacific Coast in
April, 1873, after being in the service of various
n. \. City firms for 9 or 10 years in succession.
At the present time l am one OF the Book
keepers with the General Mdze Firm of Meier
& Prank with whom have been employed for
nearly W years past. / will remark that there
was sent TO me, New York weekly newspaper
oil sth INST, and yesterday had the pleasure of
reading in it very interesting sketch of your
very amiable and distinguished family consist
ing in part of nineteen grandchildren.
Now as am nigh thrty-seven years Of age,
but as active as boy of fifteen, would ask of
You Dear Lady, whether you would willingly
spare one of your pretty Grand Daughters for
me as l positively acknowledge | would be a
very Good Husband to her. In hoping, Dear
good lady. to hear from you at your convenient
leisure, i will subscribe myself most Respect
fully and Truly Yours,
JOSEPH P MEeLRR,
Portland Ore
For the approaching New Year / tender you
my heartieS5 well wishes.
MAILED HER CHRISTMAS CARDS.
MIR. Megler mailed to Mrs. W. H. Vans
derbit on the following day three New
Years aud Christmas cards which cost him
81 43. Two days later he sent a paid dis
patch to Mrs. Vanderbilt reading: II wish
you all merry Christmas Mailed inquiry
Tuesday. Joseph P. Megler.n
The next letter that Mr.. Megler addressed
to Mrs. W. II. Vanderbilt In his pursuit of
one Of her grandchildren reads as follows:
PORTLAND Or Feb 20 So.
Ms. VIM. Fl. Vanderbilt, Fifth Au Nelo York.
DEAR MADAM.I beg leave to refer you, to my
letters OF Deer 81 & q last, ard must now say
that I, inadvertently, omitted on above dates In
supplying you, with n. Y. city References, aud
with your kind permission will do so at once:
My oldest Sister, Mrs Rosa SonnenberZ resides
at So Z l1lth Str, with whom my Mother also
resides.
Mr. Philip Michaelson, Ave C, Bet 6 & T. Sts
knew me when wore Infants Dresses.
Hancock Lodge, No. %, l. o. O. F. Rooms are
in odd Fellows Building, Grand and Centre
streets. In this lodge was member in good
Standing fer three years, but sent in my resigna-
ton soon after my arrival on the Pacific Slope,
Mt. d. Blauvelt, jeweler, residence Forty
ninth street, near Seventh avenue.
Mr.. Joseph B. Falk's family, Fourteenth
street. near First avenue.
Mr.. Isaac Nordinger, Fifty-second street, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues. ..--.-.
Mr.. Joaquin NJ. Aguero, cigar aud tobacco
store, somewhere in Sixth avenue. Formerly
IN Hudson street.
DR.. Ed G. Harwood-lives up town somewhere
Mr.. Henry O. Zeltmacher, with Kaufman &
Co, No. 107 Duane street. Weknow each other
Tor sixteen years.
And could mention hundred more In New
1ork city, also few in BroOklyn. which I'M
aoubtedly you deem uncalled for. would
nave sent you my picture, but have had none
taken since left New York, but shall do
soon fine shining Weather sets in, for In OREGON
IL rains from middle Oct. to following early
part OF May. In conclusion. / will add, my
night is 5 g or 81, have black hair dark brown
Eyes, Dark Brown Mustache, Weight 140 and
Broad Chested, naturally am very strong.
nave never been married. have never made
any verbal engagements to get married,
:, But there was young Lady by name Eme-
hne Lewis Daughter Of G. B. Lewis City, who
sighted me, or as it is pronounced (enYage1 on
epprobstion) Since nth Feby, 1880, aud as dis
covered was being deceived & humbugged l
want to leave Oregon as soon as possible
forever. Hoping to hear from at your earliest
convenience, remain yours with Great Respect
and with my compliments TO your Beloved
family. JOSEPH P. MEGLER,
Portland, Ore.
CELEBRATED THE FOURTH.
Mr.. Megler celebrated the Fourth of July,
1856, by mailing to Mrs. Vanderbilt his