St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-31
HOCHSTAEOTER FLIES,
lt Is Claimed That He Has
Gone to Sunny South
America
WITH THE FIRMS $30,0oO-
He Left st. Paul MySteriously
About Two Weeks
Ago.
WITH THE FIRMS $30,0o0.-
AND HE NEVER CAME BACK
One Of His Intimate st. Paur
Friends Claims to
Know.

Charles Hochstaedter, one of the
proprietors Of the United States Cloth
ing company, of st. Paul, and part
owner of the Hub Clothing company, Of
Milwaukee, is on his way to South
America. He has two weeks the start,
and In all probability is now beyond the
reach of his sorrowing partner, Simon
Dittenhoefer. who mourns the absence
of $4,000 Of the firms money, which he
claims Hochstaedter drew from the
bank in Milwaukee without his consent
and put it in his grip. Probably by this
time Charles is sporting gally on the
deck of a south-bOund steamer. dream-
ing OF the country where extraditiOn
papers are unknown. Simon is doing
the worrying in Milwaukee.
HOchstaedter left ST. PanI two weeks
ago, and his wife went with him. The
Gil OBE's informant as to HOchstaedter's
whereabouts Is an intimate personal
friend of the missing man, and claims
to know Hochstaedter like book'
Instead of getting only O.OO1," he
said last night, in Neumann's cafe, 'he
got $4,000, and | have reason to be-
lieve that long before this he is out of
the reach of American officers. He was
one of the shrewdest men l ever met.
On the night before he went away he
and played cards together In mis- room
at the Ryan and at that time little re-
marks were dropped which led me to
believe that Charlie would not remain
lnnu in OanI L
questioned him about 1t he denied any
Intention of leaving. ! have not the
slightest doubt that
He Brew the Money.
and has got it now. My acquaintance
with the man justiies the belief"
did he say anything about the con-
ditioH of the trm?n was asked,
mot word; he's too smart for that;
but he acted in an distracted manner,
as if his thoughts were anywhere but
Oh the game we were playing.
"Hochstaedter was a peculiar man.
He was difficult to get acquainted with.
10 strangers he was distant. and even
his friends found him reticent, and
sometimes chilly. He was rather a
tall, well-built man, with black mus
tache. He invariably wore specs, or
eyeglasses, as they are called, and al.
ways dressed nicely. He wore dia-
| mond locket continually. and seemed to
take much pride in it. The stone was a
steel white, and very valuable, and
often l have seen him regarding it with
affection.
For long time he and lis wife lived
at the Metropolitan hotel, out sume time
ago they moved to the Ryan, and occu-
pied apartments there until two weeks
ago. l didn't learn that he had left
town till the morning after his depart-
ure. | was somewhat SURPRISED, for
thought he would have said something
to me if he intended leaving for good.
found that he had given up his apart
ments at the Ryan. and had paid his
bill. Somebody is lucky, at any rate.
He did not intimate to me that he was
going to leave St. Paul for good,
though he did say that he would
probably take trip at an early date
| supposed at the time that he meant he
was going to Milwaukee, for he fire.
Quently went there to see his partner
and to look after his business. The
| firm here did big business, IN fact, as
large business as any clothing firm
here. Hochstaedter often expressed to
me his qualification at the state of trade,
| and, all Ia all, struck me as an enter
| priSing and fortunate business man. |
| know him well enough to believe that
he has that $4,000 in his pocket, and
that the people in Milwaukee&fill not
| see him again"
His own Money.
Mr.. Hochstaedter and his wife occu-
| pied suite of rooms at the Ryan on
| the Sixth street side, at "A rental of $3.50
a month. In appearance he was above
the medium height, weighed about leo
| pounds, aud had an erect carriage that
gave him the appearance of being taller
than he really was. Dan aIk-cOmpleXiOned,
| with black hair and mustache and open
| \ )untenance. he inspired confidence,
| aud was never known to be guilty Of q
| dishonest action. On the 18th of De-
| cember his wife left on a visit to rel
| atiVes in Philadelphia. and Mr.. Hoch4
| stae Iter accompanied her as far as Mill
| waukee, where he remained for few
| days, returning to st. Paul on the 18th.
On his return he took 4 single room,
remarking that it all he required
while his wife was away.
On the 2lst he sent one of his cash
| boys over to the hotel for his bill, which
h1 paid in full, saying that he was go.
| in, to Milwaukee to remain some time.
A gentleman who knew MIR. HOch-
staedter quite intimately said last night
that he had always considered him a
man of very exemplary habits. He
never drank nor smoked. and was never
known TO enter gambling house. He
was very regular in his hours. and was
always in his room by IL O'clock.
"It is q question:" said the gentlee
man referred to, whether MIR. Hoch-
Staedter has done anything criminal. as
| 1t was generally known that he had put
up nearly all of his capital. and, if that
is so, why he has simply taken his own
money"
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