The evening world., 1894-05-12
MARRIED TO ROB HER.
Birzlund Deserts the Bride He
Won in Sweden
Brought Her Here, Then Fled with
Her Money.
Pennilcss, She Calls Upon the Police
for Aid.

a sad example OF misplaced confidence
AMI mans perfidy was revealed to-day
at Police Headquarters. Mrs. Clara
Btrzlund, a come!y middle-aged Swedish
woman, came to Inspector M~CLaughlin's
office shortly after . o'clock, accom-
panied by u detective from the Leonard
street station, and Mrs. Iiendrick Has
selhuhn, OF i2i West Twenty-slxth
street.
Mrs. Blrzlnnd could speak no English,
but had brought her friend Mrs. Hassel-
huhn along to act as Interpreter. Ac.
cording to the elder woman's story. she
was abandoned last night by her hand.
som" young husband. and, besides the
loss OF her natural protector. she is
poorer by some 1000 marks than she was
yesterday morning.
Mrs. Birzlunl was for many years
~hou'ekeeper In the family of a wealthy
German in Stockholm.
Inc head Of the house died recently
ana left the faithful servant a little for.
tune Of about 500 marks. VITA this she
retired from service ana intended to live
comf3rtably the rest Of her life.
stockholm u handsome blonde young
man, TO whom she was introduced by
mutual friends.
His name was Victor BIrzlund. Vic
tor was twenty-eight years old, and had
travelled extensively. He had lived in
America and spoke English with very
d nyy.elr f aren't The .S-housskssper was
difference to Blrzlund.
tie persuaded the woman that II sht
would marry him and come to America
mere was " for'une for both awaitin.
they could open a hotel In Chicago, ant
wealth would come quickly.
They were married last February
There was a wedding tour through
Europe at the brides expense and ther
the couple sailed for America en- rout,
TO Chicago.
They arrived here on board the Guior
line steamship Alaska last Monday, ant
were met. by Patrick Matthews. runnei
for the Cosmopolitan Hotel. at Cham.
bers street and West Broadway.
Matthews brought them to the hote
friends who live in Brooklyn, and whom
the couple met on board the steamer
The friends didn't register, and left ir
address behind.
Mr.; and Mrs. Blrzlund remained at the
motel until yesterday afternoon, wher
nirzlung suggested that they call or
West Twenty-siXth street, and who wac
a friend Of Mrs. Birzlund in Stockholm
The couple went uptown and spent a
few hours with Mrs. Hasselhuhn.
About 3 o'clock Birzlund said that he
wanted to go downtown on business.
He would, he said, return shortly. AT
o'clock he had not come back, and
ms wife grew uneasy. An hour later
she and. Mrs. Hasselhuhn started for
the hotel.
His wife asked for the key to Room 3S
where they had been stopping. ahd was
surprised to learn that the room had
been given up by Blrzlund, who had
called about 9 o'clock. paid the bill and
left with five pieces OF baggage.
He LETT one trunk. which he had In.
structed Patrick Matthews, the runner,
to e to 424 West T~wenty-sixth street.
The. trunk was Mrs. Birzlund's, and
contained only a few OF her personal
effects. Everything OF value had been
taken by the husband.
Runner Matthews told an Evening
World. reporter to-day that Birzlund had
ordered him to take the baggage, a white
canvas trunk Of Swedish make, and an
other of American manufacture, a hat.
box. tan-colored valise and a bundle of
rugs, tn the Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western depot.
Birzlund told Matthews to check the
baggage to Buffalo, showing a ticket
to that point, He told MATHEWS also
that from there he was going to San
Francisco.
Mrs. Birzlund n y that drafts for 7ON
marks on n Chicago banlt went along
with her husband. She Is left penniless
Proprietor G. +. Wildey, OF the hotel
told her that she could remain there
until she got matters Strengthened out.