The evening world., 1893-06-26
7HUNA FEARED HIS VICTIMS.
Asked Policemen to Protect Him
in the Police Court
Eighteen Women Appeared, and He
Is Held for Trial.


dressed. and each one carrying little
! hand dsatchel, from which was suspended
a ponderous brass watch, of the value
of 60 cents, crowded around the rail
of the Tombs Police Court this morning.
| In between them stood an understood,
dark k-compexioned young man, whom
the women seemed particularly anxious
| tc tear ino little bits. 1t is pretty cer-
tain that they would have done so. but
for the policemen who were specially
detailed by Justice Martin to protect
| nm.
| The prisoner was Max Thuna, who
claims to be the son of an Austrian
| Count. and who for sometime past has
been coming money here by calling
himself DR.. Dellmar.
The women who shook their cllnched
fists at him were boarding house keep
ers or rented furnished rooms. The
satchels and U.ches were the "secur-
ity' which he had deposited with them
In many swindling operations.
on sIv was ~ seect " son,a ,,a"ts h,nnnbls ]
house where rooms were to rent, and,
describing himself as an Austrian ply
sician attached 20 one Of the hospitals
OF this city, rent an apartment, always
demanding the best In the house, the
amount Of rent being no object.
All arrangements being satisfactorily
made, he would state that he had sew
eral trunks and piano with the United
States Express Company, to redeem
which would cost SIS or 80.
As he was a little short Of money the
him a little, and he, being such a good
tenant. they gladly did SO.
In each instance he left the satchel
and the brass watch as security. Eigh-
ranging from 500 to $50 in that man
ner, and he might he plying the same
business now but that he ran foul Of
the Central Office detectives.
When aCcusers and accused faced the
jury this morning Lawyer Emmanuel
Friend begged that policemen be detail
ed to protect the prisoner. as several
attempts haa been made by the women
Then he argued that the man had
committed no offense upon which he
could be held. as he had only borrowed
none money ,,r,, from the women and If they
satchel as security, that was their busi-
ness. The man had not practised
medicine and therefore could not be
held on the charge that he was not a
physician.
There were so many complainants that
the Judge did not know whom to select.
Finally Mrs. Catherine blanchard. of 81
ness stand and told her story, which
was similar in general to all the others.
To some of the .complainants he said
ne was instructor IN rldlng SCnOol, ana
offered to leave his spurs as security.
He was so plausible. however. that they
did not want any security but his word.
he insited. however on leaving his
he return, and inquiry at the express
office showed that he had no trunks nor
piano there.
Thuna. who seemed to greatly fear
bodily injury at their hands, was held
In $500 bail for trial in General Ses-
sions, Lawyer Friend protesting vigor-
ously.
No bondsman being forthcoming he
was led downstairs. All the women
Will appear as witnesses in the trial.
The police also expect to find some addi-
tional victims.
quite n pathetic scene took place after
the case had been disposed OF. Outside
weeping bitterly.
She is young girl, has been married
only nine months and IL soon to be-
come mother.
She had only known the man a
month when she married him, and
never had any idea OF his mode Of liv-
Ing.
He never allowed her outside the
the groceries. himself. Neither would
he allow any one to enter the house.
So affected were all the corlpla ,nants
on seeing the wife and hearing her
story that they wanted to go back and
ask Justice Martin for the mans dis
charge. so that he could provide for
her. They were too late to do so, how
The woman Is destitute, and this af-
ternoon Lawyer Friend gave her a ,et-
ter to the Charity Organiza ton, ASKING
that she be taken care of temporarily