The evening world., 1894-08-18
HAD WIVES FOR ALL
They Were Young and Pretty
and All Had Fortunes.
Gumpert Advertised His Wares and
Gudgeons Bit Freely.
Aided by Bowery Bellies lie Coined
Money, but Is Now Missing.

! Herman Max Gumpert, alias Guhle,
and Stephanie Won Jankowsky appear
to have been doing a rushing business
In the matrimonial agency line, with
| the assistance Of half n dozen Bowery
girls and an odd living picture or two
pressed into service for the occasion.
! Guinpert, or Guhle, as he gives his
name. managed to keep on hand an
ample stock of assorted affections.
wrapped up in big bills and piled away
for the SWANS who answered his ad-
vertisements. Gudseons We're pl,n.y aid
bit freely. The Guhle cash-box was
filling rapidly. but he over.played the
game and finally came to grief.
Guhle seems to have been Of an ad-
venturous spirit. He is said to have ar
| rived here on the Augusta Victoria
didn't let the grass grow under his
feet, but started in Immediately to
gull the soft-headed individuals who
are looking for wives with financial
After working New York for a while
he went to Chicago. thence to Milwau-
He worked the matrimonial agency
dodge all along the line with more or
| less success.
Guhle's scheme was clever and decided
German element. Advertisements were
inserted In the German newspapers. One
| OF them read as follows:
YOUNG GIRL OF prepossessing appearance and
| ance OF young man without means with a view
| to matrimony.
In another, of the same character,
Guhle raised the ante" and put the
young girl down as being possessed Of
$20,OUO, but there was slight draw
back to this girl in the shape of child
The advertisement stipulated that the
child must be adopted"
Correspondents were requested to ad-
dress their answers to different places
ranging from Fourteenth street to Har-
lem.
The $4,000 girl advertisement caught
| good fish In the shape of young man
from Newark. N. J. He called at II
Great Jones street, the matrimonial
Stephanle. He was required to put up
$50 as n sort of retaining fee. He then
asked to see the child in the case and
the beautiful young lady with $2O.OW
| who was anxious TO mary.
| He was shown into the parlor and pre-
! scented to heavily yelled young woman,
who was possessed of the physical quail
tiles of the ordinary Bowery girl. In
fact, she was a soubrette, who hailed
| originally from the Bowery. The girls
who played this part were paid 81 per-
| ance.
After satisfying himself that there
| really was girl in the case, the New
ark young man wanted to see the child.
The matrimonial agents had made a
| slight mistake. however, by leading him
to believe that the child was a girl,
when, In reality. Guhle's only offsprng
is a little boy, 80, at the last minute, 1t
was found necessary to postpone the
meeting with the child.
This particular young man really fell
after calling several times without being
able to bring the business to close
expressed willingness to marry her
child and all money or no money. He
Is still awaiting his love.
Another chap who wanted the $500
beauty hailed from Hoboken. He an
swered the advertisement and was told
to call at the Great Jones street address
In a note signeu IL. b.. care of Mrs
Guile" On calling at the agency ut
was asked for s., but he had only 81;
in his pocket, which he gave upw.llingly
| Bowery belle. and went away satisfied.
Subsequently he called again and paid
$27b due as the retaining fee Again
without question rafting good fell
low, and suited her down to the ground
but circumstances beyond her control
compelled her to postpone further ne
She would write him, she said, and she
did. IN her letter, signed Clara Wer'
ner," she told him that after thinking
he was not the man she wanted. She
wished him better fortune elsewhere ant
bid MIN "A fond farewell.
Another wife-hunter, after putting VI
his money and going through an expert
ence similar to those detailed above
was finally told that the object of his
sudden affection was going to Lont
Branch for the Summer. and that fur
Their communication must be by lettel
addressed to Miss Jankowsky. rost
Office, Long Branch" OF course, h
, ne'e received any reply to his letters
one of the victims called on tn,
agency yesterday and was told that tn,
! matrimonial bureau. including the Bow
cry beauties, had skipped out at
O'Clock yesterday morning. All that wa
! left of the outfit was II letter found OF
the floor 1t was from a private il
Battery l. First Artillery. United State
!; Army. Fort Hamilton.
! The writer sad he had put up 81 an
got nothing in return. He wrote that h
o was Wiling To let the agency keep one
4 half OF the money. but. being a poo
e man he begs for the return of ut leas
81
I Complaint has been made to the polio
e at the Mercer street station, and deteC
J tives are now looking for Guhle an
|, Miss Jankowsky.