The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-07
A LIFE OF CRIME
SWede Arrested in Boston
for Crimes Committed
in Brooklyn.
CHARGED WITH KILLING HIS WIFE
Swindled Servant Girls and Tried
to Blackmail DR.. Parkhurst--
Do Anything for Money.

BOSTON, March Z. 1S94.-Charles O.. F
Norlander, alias Carl Norlander, alias Chas
N. Gylenhammer, Swede, wanted by the
Brooklyn, N. Y, police for the larceny of
$1,000 is under arrsst in this city
and will be detained until the arrival
Of police from New York. Special officers
located Norlander at No. &C Sumner street,
East Boston. They watched the house yes
terday afternoon and evening, but he failed
to put in an appearance This morning at
an early hour the same officers
visited the place again and were successful
in finding their man. According to
Chief Campbell of Brooklyn, Norlander's
deceased wife accused him before her
death of trying to murder her and re-
queSted benefit society in which she was
insured to cancel the policy of her life which
called for $1,000. After marriage of six
months the woman died suddenly and the
company refused to pay the policy, but Nor
lander brought suit against the company for
part of the money annd won the case
THE HUSBANDS RECORD
During the trial it was proved that his
wife once took ride with him ON Long
Island and that she was then assaulted by
two men and that the husband ran away
instead of trying to assist her. 1t was
also proved in court that after par
taking of coffee serued by her husband
she became very i'll. On December IL, 1891
Norlander was arrested in that city by
Officer Mooney on the charge of extorting
money from servant girls and sentenced to
one hundred days in prison and to pay fine
of 500. 1t also appears that he at one
time tried to become1a blaekmailer, and
wrote letter to an agent of DR. Parkhurst
in New YoIk, named Gardner, offering his
services as witness in case. His services
in this respect were not ac-
cepted. Norlander, alias Gylenhammer,
appeared as witness in the prominent Nc
Grath-Bates divorce case and swore that
the plaintiff was married before, to a
Swede that he knew, and that he met the
couple at Niagara Falls. The alleged
husband he declared was then dead. This
testimony was given in Brooklyn last No
vember, but later on in the case it was found
to be false and was thrown out.
His next move, according to the Brooklyn
police, was to visit the Swedish Salvation
Army in Brooklyn, where it is alleged he
stole $160 and a gold watch from Annie
Elfstrom of No. 42 Butler street, that city,
who was then a member Of the Salvation
Army. This is said to be one of the crimes
for which he is wanted in that city,
ROB BED GOOD TEMPLARS.
1t is said thatin New York he Joined
Swedish Good Templars lodge, became its
secretary and then begrn to steal from it's
members. He has been in Boston SONS
six or eight weeks, and during that
time has been trying to work his
way Into the good graces of Swedish
people in the city. He secured employment
with the New England Secret Service
Agency, at 81 Pemberton square, as one of
its detectives. He also made application to
the Board of Police for license allow
ing him to become a private detective
but for some reason the board refused his
application. As far as the police can learn,
the man has not swindled anybody
in Boston. at any rate, no one has
brought charges against him, SO the
Boston police have nothing to do but to
tuIn him over to the Brooklyn authorities
Norlander soon after his arrival in Bos-
ton referred certain parties to Frederik
Petersen of No. 10 fremont Row, but
Petersen declined to give him recommended
tion and ordered hin, to stop further
using his name. When brought before Captain
Cain this forenoon, Norlander refused to dis
cuss his arrest to any extent, but admitted
that he had had good deal of trouble in
Brookly and New York