The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-04
residence only to find that the Judge was
tViu0 n knnt elsa u hare

residence only to find that the Judge was
tying knot elsewhere.
1t was suggested that he might be at
a meeting OF the A. 0. I. OF America in
the Mcdonald block, ON Main street,
and the party drove there. After wait
ing half an hour he did not come, and
Rabbi Blum was found.
He was asked to marry the couple,
and had partially consented to do 80
when fresh stumbling block material
lied in the person of Mr.. Theodore
Schmidt, president OF the Los Angeles
Lithogrsph company, for whom Miss
Ruthered formerly worked, and who is q
friend OF the family. He was passing
along the street, and saw the party
alight from the hack. He spoke to Miss
Ruthered and endeavored to persuade
her from the step she was about to
take. She persisted in going ahead,
however, and went upstairs after the
others.
Rabbi Blum did not like the turn af-
fairs had taken, and finally declined to
perform the ceremony.
A happy thought occurred to Miss
Ruthered and she said they would go to
the residence OF Rev. Will A. KnigLten,
of whose church che was formerly
member. Mr.. Seaver went along.
The minister was at home, and every
thing appearing to be all right, he
speedily uttered the words that made
Miss Ruthered Mrs. Katz. Afterwards
they went to the Ramona hotel on
South Spring strest, and Mr.. Seaver
went along.
There the young bride awoke to some
idea Of what she had done and wrote a
note to her mother telling her she was
married. This note Cupid Seaver un-
dertook to deliver, and was driven out to
the Ruthered residence.
The scene that followed was DISTRESS
ing. The parents could hardly believe
that the marriage had taken place, but
were Obliged to acknowledge it. Alter
partially recovering from their grief, the
mother made up q bundle of clothing
for her daughter and delivered it to Mr..
Seaver. He returned with it to the
hetel.
The explanation given by the family
as cause icr Mias Edith's cratic con.
duct was that ever since long siege of
fever some months ago che had seemed
unbalanced and had given them consid-
cradle trouble.
I'M Inv ~ hEAOA kAlZs
Yesterday morning Mr.. Ruthered
called on Chief Of Police Glass and laid
the facts before him, in an endeavor TO
find some way OF reaching Katz with
criminal prosecution for the taking of
his daughters ring.
Upon Chief Glass instructions Detec.
tive Auhle found KATE and took him to
a mi uaf % L.
held long consultation, in which the
Chicago man told the chief the story Of
the marriage. The new Benedict con-
fessed that he had been hasty in marry
ing the young lady, but that he loved
her, although he had not known her IL
hours when they were made man and
wife. Miss Ruthered said that she did
not henceforth care for Katz; that he
had illtreated her already, and, becom-
ing rspentant, she wanted to 60 back to
her home.
As there was nothing criminal in
Katz's acts, Miss Ruthered having given
him the ring he pawned, nothing could
be done with him at that time, although
the young lady's father protested that
he should be arrested.
ARRESTED FOR EMBEzzLEMENT.
Last night, about O'Clock, food of
light was thrown upon Katz's character
by ]. g. Prizgint, shirt manufacturer
ON South Main atreet, who had him ar
rested for embezzlement. Katz was ar
rested. taken before Justice Seaman and
placed under a $1,000 bond. He could
not give it and went to Jail.
According to Mr.. Prizgint, Katz came
to his place of business April Sd and
wanted to be employed to solicit orders
for shirts. He was finally given some
samples worth IS, and took them away
with him. Mr. Prizgint never saw him
again until May Let, when he met him
on the street and threatened him with
arrest il he did not return the samples.
In the meantime, however, he had re-
ceived an order on him by Katz in favor
of the lodging house proprietor where
he was living, for room rent, which he
did not of course pay. Katz did not APP
pear to have any connection with CHI
cago house in his conversation with Mr.,
Prizgint. Yesterday afternoon, upon
learning about the Ruthered affair, Mr..
Prizgint procured q complaint and
caused the arrest of the young man.
and it ia said that other charges will be
MRS. KATz's STATEMENT.
Mrs. Katz was seen this morning by
a HERALD reporter, at her parents home
on Thirtieth street. She was in high
fever, rolling restlessly upon her couch,
and it was only by the greatest effort
that she was able to inteiligently COM
municate her troubles.
Gin the first place." she said, 81 sim
cerely regret the prominence which has
been given to the case, but the fault is
not all my own. When l met Katz /
mistock him for gentleman and felt 40
unessiness in his company. l took a
ride with him in a quincy, and at the
corner OF Sixth and Spring streets he
ordered the driver to stop in
front OF saloon. He called for
some drink, including some whisky for
me. Several other times during the
drive he almost made nae take liquor
and it must have been drugged for | at
once became stupid from its effects.
Every thing swsm before me and l did
not have the slightest realization of
where l was nor what was doing. At
the court house when I gave him my