The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-08
.fINKlESTEN FLEES.
The Dashing Dentist is Defend
ant in Several Suits
His Wife Wants a Separation and
$4,000 She Let Him Have.
How He Clevcrly Escaped Arrest In
q Montreal Hotel.

Word was received from Montreal this
morning that Lawyer Paul De Fere, Of
Brooklyn. had been In that city looking
for John l.. Finklesten. OF New York,
who deserted his wife Aug. &c. taking
with him 1900 OF her money. Finkle-
sten Is stlll at large.
To an Evening World" reporter Law
yer DE Fere said:
John l.. Finklesten is thirty-fve years
old. tall. dark and had. when last we
saw him. head OF wavy black hair
aud an ample growth OF mutton-chop
whiskers. lie had natty appearance
and was a successful dentist.
June "a last Finklesten married the
daughter OF well-known Brooklyn
business man. She was about twenty
two years old Before they were mar
ried Mrs. Finklesren had 5000. This
was increased to 5000 by her mother
and handed over to Finklesten on his
representation that he was about to in
vest some of his own money in a pay
ing business.
LAS soon AS Kinklesten had the money
beyond recall he began to abuse his
wife shamefully. She could not endure
and Finkiesten at first refused to give
1t to her but later said II she would
get divorce from him he would give
her $4,000. Aug. 9 Finklesten deserted
her.
"Finklesten had an office at 1851 Sixth
avenue, New York. and realized an In
come of about 5000 from his practice.
After he left his wife we found that he
had moved TO 1873 West Twenty-second
street, but before we tracked him to
that place he had sold out his business
to a DIR. Jacobson and was gone:
Mrs. Flnklesten at once began an &C
ton for separation, civil suit for the
5000. a criminal action for stealing
the $500. and an action for non-sup-
Justice Hogan issued the. warrant in
the criminal action. Finklesten was
arralgned in Jefferson Market Court
Aug Is and held in $40 ball b; l,o T sl1t en-
avenue. The next day we learned that
Finkelsten had left for Canada in COM
pany with his brother.
Word came to me that F'inklestein
had been in communication with a
young woman In Jersey city. We went
over there and found that the young
woman ni, was member Of vel well-sno own
sonal in New York paper and had
answered it Just for fun:
Upon questioning her about the mat,
we learned in. this way that Finkle-
stem was travelling under that name.
II also learned that Finklesten had
married his wife simply and solely for
the purpose OF getting the 5000 He
told u certain person that he had struck
good thing and was going to marry
as there was 5000 in II.
Aug. 81, with Detective Schawb, l left
for Canada in search OF Finklesten. We
first planned to go directly. to Quebec.
but I remembered that Finklesten was
a relative OF Sam Davis. the bkg tobacco
dealer OF Montreal. and We decided to
take look round that town before going
further.
I'VE expected to stop at the Windsor
House. but afterwards decided to go
to st. Lawrence Hall. We registered
and glanced over the register to see
our amazement found the name r.
Gomez, New York, room S.
Cullen. and secured a warrant for Co
the hotel with us. The clerk said that
Gomez had gone to his room but a few
minutes before.
We made all our preparations to trap
him. We had the windows guarded and
quietly approached the door. The key
was in the lock on the outside.
Chief Cullen turned the key and we
sprang into the room expecting to grab
our man. but the bird had flown. His
yali;se, clothing and and cane marked
rhe hotel has been watched ever since.
but Finkelstein has not returned. | sup
pose he went on to Quebec. took a
steamer for Europe and has escaped. He
ket Court yesterday. but. OF course. he
THE time for him to answer in the
separation suit has also expired; II looks
country for good"