The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-16
AHIGH ROLLER IN COURT.
he SUES TO RECOVER HIS ESTATE
FROM HIS WIS,

Caught in an Escapade With Another
Fair Charmer Ee Turned over All
He Had to His Better aalf 90 Prevent
Divorce Proceedings-Now He Re-
pents.
ATLANTA, GA, April ia sensational
case was called for trial before Judge Mar
shall J. Clarke to-day. The plaintiff is
Charles Seltzsr, son of Henry Seltzer, very
wealthy and highly esteemed merchant
who died several years ago. The defend
ant is his wife, Mrs. Luella Seltzer. In his
petition, which was read in court
by his attorney, Seltzer states that
he is - years old and that his
father died In 1888 and left him S73, 600. In
1890 he was married and is still living with
his wife. Ho acknowledges that he has been
guilty OF wildness on account Of his youth,
and that during the latter part Of 1892 he
became involved with certain woman
called Lena Devon, and that his wife was
informed Of it by certain intermeddling
persons, and that she employed detectives
to shadow him.
ARRESTED WITH HIS CHARMER.
About midnight on Dec. "a last, he says,
he was arrested in company with the fair
Lena and taken 90 the office OF his wlfe's at
torneys. He was then and there
informed that his wife had begun
proceedings against him for divorce,
and was told that unless no signed deed
conveying Oil his property to her the
divorce proceedings would be pushed.
The ohsrmer with penchant for spending
the money Of gay young men like the peti-
toner, who was arrested with him, was also
Informed that unless she used her influence
over him TO get him TO sign tho deed she
would be locked up and prosecuted, and that
she would be forced to give up her diamonds
aud personal property. Further, this young
high roller says he was threatened with
prosecution and with being exposed to the
world II he did not sign the deed.
SIGNING OF THE DEED.
While the festive Lena made midnight
scene pathetic by a fit Of hystericAl weeping
and pleading, finally at the dead hour OF
night he signed the deed, and then he and
his weeping companion we're set free. Self
zer says that no divorce proceedings had
been started, and this midnight errest was
only "A plan to eXtort his property from him.
The deed was signed by him after midnight
on Saturday, Dec "A. which would
make it illegal Accordingly be asked the
court 90 declare the deed Illegal and restrain
his wife from disDosing OF the property.
STORY OF TIE WIFE.
Mrs Seltzer's answer puts quite q differ
| emit light on the story. She admitted her
husbands youth and wealth, but said be
had treated her cruelty, locking up all the
| house except the bedroom ana the kitchen
and taking the keys away with him. he
never came home until very late, and some-
times he did not come At ALL She denied
that fraud was used In procuring the deed,
aud she had employed the attorneys
to get the divorce. One day
he left his pocket book at homo,
and looking over it she found q note In it
addressed in a feminine hand. 10 began
'My Dear Sweetheart" and said ~ am
o. K. to-day, bat tired. and all I want is a
few Of your sweet kisses.n Mrs. Settler
says she found in his coat pocket a lady's
watch aud some ear rings not her own, and
bill for some furniture she had never
seen. A bill came to her for a set OF furni-
ture she had never received, and another
came for q can of lard she knew nothing OF.
DETECTIVES PUT TO WORK.
She employed detectives and they found
out that he was infatuated with Lena Dick
son, for whom he had purchased house
aud lot and on whom he had squaudered
5000 He went to Cuba and Jacksonville
with Der and passed her of as his widowed
sister. The trip cost him 500. When she cons
fronted him with this discovery he threat
ensd TO convert his property into cash and go
TO Europe with the gay Lena. Mrs. SeltzeF
claims further that within the last twelve
months her husband has squeudered on the
fair Lena not less than $4,000. She states
that when arrested be sent for her attor-
neys, professed repentance and offered TO
give her the deed If she would not push the
divorce case. The case will not be oon>
cluded until next week.