The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-02
HOBOKEN BIGAMISF
Franz ZeasCh's Arrest Leads
to the Exposure of
Queer Doings.
A FAKE DIVORCE PAPER.
Tired of One Wife, He Took Up
With Another, Whom He
Failed to Support.

A sensational story involving a big .n.
Gus marriage aud a fake divorce came to
light in Hoboken this morning when
Franz leasch was arraigued on the COM
plaiut of q woman who said she was his
wife and charged him with nou-support
A few days ago young woman callel
on Recorder McDonough, She said shs
was Mrs Aunie Zsasch Of No. 209 Park
avenue, and that she had been married
since March. Lately her husband has
refused to support her, aud she asked
for a warrant for his ar
rest. She said that her hus-
band received remittances from Germany.
where his parents were wealthy. 10 proof
of her statement that she was married
to him she showed a marriage certificate
which set forth that Franz Zeasch. TWEEN
ty-ope years old, and Anna Unl twenty
TWO years old. had been married by AL
derman Martin at the New York City
Hall. on March 10. TUT warrant for
n~ou-support was issued and served by
two policemen. and Zeasch was arrested
last night.
THE YELLED LADY.
This morning. just before Zsasch was
arraigned before Recorder McDonough,
a finely formed young oma wearing a
veil hurriedly entered he Recorders
court aud was ushered into the
private office. She remained there
for some time. When she
left Recorder McDonough said that
he would not accept the nominal bail re-
CURED on the charge Of no%n-support
made against Zeasch, He said the pris-
oner would have to face a more serious
charge, Efforts were made TO keep the
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transactions secret, but Il reporter for
The JERSEY CITY NEWS learned the
story.
the woman who entered the Recorders
court claimed to be the prisoners real
wife. ana as she offered excellent ties til
mony to that effect there Is no doubt but
that she is. Three years ago she was
Miss Lizzie kuottisch aud met the pris-
ouer aud he professed love for her aud
married ner. Justice Rusca of Hoboken
performed the marriage ceremony. After
living together for awhile Zsasch ac-
cused her Of being unfaithful aud left
her. She traced him to No. 200 Park
the reporter a certificate signed by JUS
tice Rusch.-
H PRISONERS STATEMENT.
The reporter hen inLervle wed the
prisoner. He made n statement which, If
true, places Justice Rusch In a very bat
light. He declares that When he found
that his wife was u%nfaithful he went to
Justice Rusch aud expressed a desire to
procure a divorce. The Justice said that
a divorce could be easily procured. Rusch
gave him a fake divorce paper, for which
he charged so cents. Zeascn willingly
paid it to get rid of the
as he thought at the time. He was
paving attention to Anna Uni and when
he procured the fake divorce papers he
married her. Zeasch denied to the re-
norter that he had now married Anna
Uhl. He Is probably not telling the
truth, however, as a regular marriage
certificate was shown to the reporter by
Mrs. Zeacb No. 9.
Justice Rusch could not be seen his
morning, but q clerk in his office said
that it was likely that Rusch had granted
the couple separation papers which he
had a perfect right to do Ir Zeasch
thought these papers allowed him to
marry again that was his fault, the clerk
said. Rusch, however. frequently Gu
cages the attention of Prosecutor Win
held. aud his hands may not be clean in
this matter.