The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-28
WASPRETTY FRIEDA'SIOVER
MIsDEEDS OF THE MAN hRREsTED
At SOUTHAMPTON.

RE IL EyvsId liutteu.a OF Elizabeth, VINE
Eioprd with Tounn Giri-To be Xxx
| ,rnai,ed for Abduction and Embezziement.
LONDON. Oct. 27.-It has been learned that
| tho American who was arrested on board the
steamer P0rst Bismarck on her arrival ut
| Southam pton yesterday Is not named WindeD.
| That IL an alias assumed By him. His right
| name is Ewnld Hntteman. He was brought up
| in the Bow Street Police Court to-day on ex-
| tradition proceedings. and was remauded for
| q further hearing. The prisoner is wanted In
| New YORK on q charge Of embezzlement. He
| had little money in his possession whom ar
| rested. He travelled In the steerage OF the
Fnrst Bismarck.
A veok ago last Thursday HHteeman dieap-
peared from Elizabeth. taking with him
girl named Frieda Lauoks. aged 10 yoars. and
her brother Hubert. aged IL He also took
some jowolry that did not belong to him and
various sums OF money. He left behind wife
and Ave small children. anda bad reputation.
H0tteman had lived In Elizabeth for good
many years. and he had mado some friends.
Among these were the Laucks family. who live
at 427 Elizabeth avenue. whore they have
small stationery ana candy store. Mrs. Laucks
has been an invalid for some time. and since
April last when she underwent an operation
for cancer. she has been bedridden. Frank
Laucks. the father. is machinist by trade.
and works for the Singer Manufacturing Com
pany.
Frieda, who Is described as q pretty child
with blue eyes and brown hair attended to the
little shop and took entire charge Of the house,
hold.
Tho shop was great place for the young
men in tho neighborhood to gather in the even
ings. and Frieda received much attention from
them. She wns vivacious and intelligent. and
It 10 said that she was also netting OF a
lirt.
Hntteman was not satisfied with coming in
the evenings. but began to come in the alter
Moons and In the mornings, and at any time
that no could get away from his business. Soon
he was In the shop oil the time and he often
made himself useful by waiting on customers.
hsd AND her and eSs
One evening about three months ago Frisde
received a note from Hdtteman asking her to
be Mt the raj lway station at 81 o'clock that
sSst that 'f he
oughtnt to be. and that she should never see
h .he sa Se he e an Who Tn
to- the candy shon Mr.: Tsucks tried to make
esrtsn that Hatte@aa got Out tf more
lie
HGtteman after that kept away: but Mr.:
Laacks + now conIncsd that Frsda ms.
more more ' Of Hnttsmao directly until he 0 came
homo week AGO Thursday and found that
the man had run away. not only with Frieda.
taken With her about $40 Of the shop money S
al her own clothes. and some Of her mothers:
imagine but he thinks it must have been be-
cause Of affection for Frieda; The boy was
at and 81
=, There is still another side to the story. OF
Hnttemnn. He was the agent at Elizabeth for
Company Of this city. 1t is alleged that on the
the insurance company began to 20 over. his
accounts and that they were found, to show
swindled the steamship company. BY selling to
three tickets to London. 4 few days before he
meyer. a jeweIier. Of $50 EIizabeth avenue. a
watch. chain, and locket. valued in all at $50.
He passed himsslf OF T IS one Of eommlttes q
Saa H Ists s sS6 ssS s believed to
a' Fss s ns TfTf t s S4ss nRd
aboard the FIRST Bismarck. Which wat was T Just
10, Storage as William Tendle and wife and
to Chief OF Police Tenney OF Elizabeth. and the |
runaways were traced through an expressman
in Jersey City. Communication was at once |
opened with the police in London. The arrest |
Of Hntteman followed In the mean time the |
Grand Jury at Elizabeth have found indict. |
ments aga inst Hntteman for abduction anil |
for obtaining money under false pretences. |
Prosecutor Marsh Is drawing up the extradi- |
tion papers. and Chief Of Police Tenney will |
sail with them next week.
Hltteman will also be prosecuted by the |
American Surety Company. which was on his |
bond for the insurance company. Nice:Presi- |
dent Lyman OF the surety company said last |
evening that the amou ut en- bezzled by H0tte- |
man was large. although no would not name |
1t. and that the company had taken steps to |
secure his extradition.
The only person connected with the affair |
who seems unconcerned il H1ttemans wife. |
She Is stolid young German woman. speak
been left nearly destitute with FIVE small chill |
dren. she takes things calmly; She had moth
ing to say yesterday. except that abe does not |
blame her husband SO much as, she does the |
girl Cpriously enough. she has been en- |
ployed by the Laucks as q housecleaner since |
the disappearance OF her husband.