The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-18
HAD WIVES FOR ALL.
They Were Young and Pretty
and All Had Fortunes.
Gumpert Advertised His Wares and
Gudseons Bit Freely.
Aided by Bowery Bellies He Coined
Money, but Is Now Missing.

Herman Max Gumpert. alias Guhle
and Stephanie Won Jankowsky appear
to have been doing rushing business
In the matrimonial agency line, with
the assistance of half dozen Bowery
girls and an odd living picture or two
pressed into service for the occasion.
Gunpert, or Guhle. as he gives hi,
name. managed to keep on hand ar
ample stock of assorted affections
wrapped up in big bills and piled away
for the SWANS who answered his ad
vertisements. Gudgeons were plen,y ant
bit freely. The Guhle cash-box wa,
Milling 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
about year ago from Germany. He
lldnt let the grass grow under his
feet, but started in Immediately to
gun 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-
kee. and then back again to New York
he worked the matrimonial agency
dodge all along the line. with more OF
Guhle's scheme was clever and decided
GERMAN eemen pSy iOr w ths
inserted in the German newspapers. One
OF them read as follows:
YOUNG GIRL Of prepos.essing appearance ant
gentle mannero. with -. 900. seeks the acquaint
TO matrimony.
In another. Of the same character,
Guhle raised the ante" and put the
yyooounTg girl down as being possessed OF
htIt fhar l<t.e a.
back to this girl in the shape of q 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
from Newark. n. S ). He H called sHehs at a Il
Great Jones street, the matrimonial
stephanie. He was required to put up
asked to see the child In the case and
the beautiful young lady with $2O,O0l
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 Ir
fact she was soubrette, who hailed
originally from the Bowery. The girls
who played this part were paid 81 a per
formanoe, and duhe pocketed the bal
ance.
After satisfying himself that there
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 girl
Is little boy, so. at the last minute, II
was found necessary to postpone the
| meeting with the child.
rh oye 9hs KyEvns man really fel
after calling several times without beini
able to bring the business to a close
ekI,r nsd a, willingness to marry her
is still awaiting his love.
Another chap who wanted the $500
beauty hailed from Hoboken. He an
swered the advertisement and was tolt
In a note signed IL b., care Of Mrs
Guhle." On. calling at the agency he
was asked for IS, but he had only s22I
In his pocket, which he gave willingly
Boweyy belle. and went away satisfied
subsequently he called again and paid
S2,76 due as the retaining fee. Again
without question a rafting good feI.
low. and suited her down to the ground
but circumstances beyond her ,contro
compelled her to postpone further ne
She would write him. she said. and sh'
did. In her letter. signed CLARA Wer
ner," she told him that after thinking
the matter over she had concluded tina
he was not the man she wanted. Sh,
wished him better fortune elsewhere, anC
bid him 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 hi
sudden affection was going to Lonl
Branch for the Summer. and that fur
Their communication must be by lette
addressed to Miss Jankowsky. Post
Office. Long Branch" or course. h
ne yer 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 q letter found Of
the floor. 1t was from a private Ii
Battery l, First Artillery. United State
Army, Fort Hamilton.
The writer said he had put up 50 an
got nothing in return. He wrote that h
was willing TO let the agency keep one
half OF the money. but, being a poo
man. he begs for the return OF at leas
q
Complaint has been made to the polio
at the Mercer street station. and detec
tives are now looking for Guhle an
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