The evening world., 1894-08-22
Mr.. CONE ACCUSES De BAUM.
Has Him Arrested on q Charge Of In
proper Conduct With Mrs.
Cone, Of Ramsey'S.
De BAUM CHALLENGES The HUSBAND.
He Hints 1T Hlackmail. While Mrs. Cone
IL Said 10 Have Made a
Confession.


PATTERSON, Aug. 2l.--The domesti,
infeiicity Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cone
and the part played by Ike De Baum, Is
giving the gosslps OF the Bergen County
village OF Ramsey's much 10 talk about.
De Baum is "A wealthy real estate man.
He IL handsome. gray-haircd, has a
youthful complexion and military
bearing. The last qualification he ac-
Guired during his five years service in
the army. He fought la the civil war.
Cone IL II collector. with AN Office at No.
w Chambers street. New York. lie IL
forty-five, thin and why, and has gray
hair Mrs. Cone is thirty and hand
some. When she was Miss Estelle Van
Houten she was Il society belle in Pat
erson. She was Il nurse for Cones first
wife.
Cones business frequently kept him
in New York until late at night. He
noticed that DE Baum showed peculiar
fondness for him, but now he Is con-
WINGED that DE Baun's friendliness was
not genuine. The elimination of the
scandal came this morning when Con-
stable Rancier, with warrant from
Justice Senior, OF this city, went to
Ramseys and placed DE Baum under
arrest on charges OF improper conduct
made by Cone.
De Baum was shocked when the officer
made known his errand. He gave ball
before local justice.
Gone Is nothing but crank he
said. "He knows j am innocent of this
anything against me.
Core says he first bclms actually aware
Of undue intimacy about three weeks
ago. He had been suspicious that all
was not well at home since March. when
his wife seemed to show less affection
for him. one day DE Baum. Gone says.
asked him to do some on N S t9r one me
Baum afterwards sent Cone OH these
trips to the city frequently. and imme-
diately afterwards there appeared to be
a great show of friendship on De Baum $
part. He made frequent visits to Cone $
house and. II Ia alleged, held animated
conversations with Mrs Cone, whom he
found very entertaining.
Baum spent n great deal OF his time with
Mrs Cone while he was In the city. His
suspicious were aroused to such point
caught 'aG T. them S Then ' he Wroic a letter to
De Baum. asking him to appoint meet
ing. Three letters were written before
De Baum replied that there was a little
family, fight At Cones home and his
name had been dragged into 1t. lie de-
sired to he left out OF such misunder-
standings and advised Cone to refrain
from mentioning MS name III lutuit' II VI
the sake of both families he advised
cone to cease quarrelling with his wife
and to think better of her.
ON Aug. DE Baum and Cone met The
former suggested that Cone make a
proposition that would settle the diff
Guilty, and the next day Cone wrote to
him suggesting that his wounded uflec-
lions could be healed for $500. Then
De Baum caused Cones arrest on "A
charge OF using threats. and Gone con-
suited Lawyer Ward. DE Baun's arrest
to-day WAS the outcome of this consulta-
ton.
1t liz said that Mrs. Cone made a con-
fession to her husband that she accom-
panied De Baum on two occasions to u
house kept by Mrs. Poole on Sixteenth
avenue, this city. where they had en-
gagged rooms. She also confessed to in
tlmacy In her own house, during the
abs 'nce OF the husband.
DE Baum was not aware to-day that
AIrc. Core acknowledged this, which,
1t IL supposed, accounts for his defiance
when he challenged Cone to prove wrong
doing on his part. De Baum told Consta-
BILE Rancier that he believed Cone was
trying to blsckmail him. DE Baum has Il
wife and two children with whom he
lives. The Cones have four children.