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 Cleverly Escaped Arrest in
a Montreal Hotel.

Word was received from Montreal this
morning that Lawyer Paul DeFere, of
Brooklyn, had been In that city looking
for John l.. Finklesten, OF New York,
who deserted his wife Aug. %, taking
with him 5000 of her money. Finkle-
stem is still at large.
To an Evening World" reporter Law
yer De Fere said:
John l.. Flnklesten Is thirty-fve years
old. tall, dark and had when last we
saw him. head OF wavy black hair
and an ample growth OF mutton chop
whiskers. lie had a natty appearance
and was n 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
rled Mrs. Finklesten 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 Fnklester had the money
beyond recall he began to abuse his
wife shamefully. She could not endure
his conduct. She demanded her 1000,
and Finklesten at first refused to give
1t to her, but later said II she would
get a divorce from him he would give
her $4,000. Aug. . 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 moyed to 130 West Twenty-Five
hut before tracked him
that place he had sold out hts business
to a Dr. jacobson and was gone.
Mrs. Finklesten at once began an &C
ton for separation, civil suit for the
5000, criminal action for stealing
the 5000. and an action for non-sup-
port.
Justice Hogan issued the warrant in
the criminal action. Finklesten was
arraigned in jefferson Market Court
was furnished by A. Phillip. of go sixth
avenue. The next day we learned that
Flnkelsten had left for Canada in com
pany with his brother
WORD came TO me that Finklestein
had been In communication with a
over there and found that the young
woman was a member of II well-known
family. She said she had read n per
sonal in New York paper and had
Upon questioning her about the mat
ter she said: oh. you mean Mr.. Gomez
We learned In this way that Finklc-
stein was travelling under that name.
81 also learned that Finklesten had
married his wife simply and solely for
the purpose OF getting the 5000. lie
told certain person that he had struck
good thing and was going to marry
as there was 5000 in II.
Aug. 81, with Detective Schawb, i left
for Canada in search OF Finklesten. We
first planned to go directly to Quebec,
but ] remembered that Finklesten was
relative of Sn Davis. the hiR tobacco
dealer of Montreal, and We decided to
take a look round that town before going
further.
4" We expected to stop at the Windsor
to st. Lawrence Hall We registered
and glanced over the register to see
who had been there before us, and to
our amusement found the name Il.
Gomez. New York, room g.
We went directly to Chief OF Police
mezs arrest. chief Cullen returned ia
the hotel with us. The clerk said that
Gomez had gone to his room but "A few
| minutes before.
l. we made all our preparations to tray
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 W,
sprang into the room expecting to graf
our man, but the bird had flown. His
| valise. clothing and "A cane marked
| ); L. r., were found in the room
The hotel has been watched ever since
but Finkelstein has not returned. I sup.
pose he went on to Quebec. took a
| steamer for Europe and has escaped He
| should have appeared in Jefferson Mar.
ket Court yesterday, but, of course, he
was not there.
THE time for him to answer In the
| separation suit has also expired. 1t loks
now az II Finklestein had left the
country for good"