The morning call., 1893-09-25
LIVED FAST PACE.
Curious Story of an AM
chOrite Career.
S. II. BoHM's CHEcKERED LIFE
A Banker Who Became Hanger-On
at the Stock Excfa nge-Repudi-
ated by His Family.

A curious story has been brought to
light by the application of a Market-street
eonfectoneT for letters of admin istration
as a creditor Of the estate, real or myth
| ical, of well-known figure of late years
on the Stock Exchange floor. The dealer
in sweets seeks to recover about $500. part
of which is for b0nbons and part for
money advanced, and the only way he
now has to recover is to take up the min
ing transactions of the deceased and try to
recover what was lost in the shuf1ing off
of the mortal coil.
For many years S. R. Bohm's face has
been familiar at the Stock Exchange, in
downtown offices, on public streets and in
expensive and cheap places Of resort
oftener in the cbea per. however, a he led
diSsolute life with still more dlSsolute
members of both sexes. That he was or
ever had been any more than what he has
been of late years few knew and they
kept it secret. They did not know that
the companion in their exploits had ever
been a trusted agent Of the Seligmans In
Montana. Still less did they know he had
married into that noted banking family,
or that he had daughters married into the
richest and best-known families OF Ger
many. Yet such was the fact and but for
his sudden death his anehOrite existence
and the story behind 1t would perhaps
never have been brought to public knoWl-
edge. His sudden death caused many
debts to be settled by his rich relatives and
then the story came out.
Early in his manhood Bohm married into
The oeligman family. He was then
banker, but was soon placed in charge of
the Seligman interests IN Mon taDa. For
this he was peculiarly fitted, as he was g.
siderable knowledge of mining. About
fifteen years ago rupture occurred be-
tween Bohm and the Seligmans, and from
that date life of petty speculation, impo-
sitlon on his friends and reputation by his
entire family. His whole family was
taken from him, AID he was pensioned off
with $3.50 month allowance that he might
not descend so low as TO be dependent on
his family's friends. TO the monthly
allowance he made frequent additions by
mans who knew him. These amounts
were always paid on the quiet by his fam
lily, though 1t is not known that he ever
attempted to llquidate them.
His wife. Mrs. Elise Seligmau Bohm,
took 1p her residence in Germany at the
moment of separation and is now living
on LIebig StTasse, Frankfort on-the-Mai
She seldom communicated with him and
the sending of the monthly allowance was
left to BOhm's daughter, Mrs. Leonard
jacob, who resides et present az 1868
Madison avenue, New York. Bohm lived
expensively, but with poor taste as to on
whom he should squander his allowance.
He was a great friend of the candy deal
ers and out of this weakness originates the
proceeding begun Friday il the Probate
Court By Confectioner Wichman. Bohm
was a large buyer 0fs Wichman's candy
and at the time OF his death. seven months
since, when he was found dead in bed in
''hole in the walP' on Mason street, he
owed Wichman 5000 for money loaned
and for candy sold him. The dead mans
family fastened to defray all expenses of
the funeral and some of his debts, but
Wtchman has failed to make his claim
good in their eyes. He now asks for LED
ters of administration that he may recover
what is due him by resurrecting some of
BOhm's mining speculations.