The evening world., 1894-08-18
HAD WIVES FOR ALL.
They Were Young and Pretty
and All Had Fortunes.
Gumpert Advertised His Wares and
Gudgeons Bit Freely.
Aided by Bowery Bellies He Coined
Money, but Is Now Missing.

fieriidn MAX IufnpeSt, allaS tune,
and Stephanie Won Jankowsky appear
to have been doing rushing business
In the matrimonial agency line, with
the assistance of half a dozen Bowery
girls and an odd living picture or two
pressed into service for the occasion.
Gumpert, or Guhle, as he gives his
name. managed TO keep on hand an
ample stock OF assorted affections.
wrapped up In big bills and piled away
for the SWANS who answered. his ad-
,vertisements Gudgeons We're pl MY and
bit freely. the Guhle casli-bux was
Milling rapidly, but he over played the
game and finally came to grief.
Guile seems to have been OF an ad-
venturons spirit. He is said to have ar
rived here on the. Augusta Victoria
about year ago from Germany. He
didn't let the grass grow under his
feet but started in immediately to
gull the soft-headed individuals who
are looking for wives with financial
backing.
After working New York for 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 or
Guhle's scheme was clever and decided
| ~ original He made his play for the
German element. Advertisements were
inserted in the German newspapers. One
YOUNG GIRL OF prepos-essing appearance and
gentle manners, with 81, 0OO seeks the acqus int
anee OF a young man without means with a view
| TO matrmony.
Guhle raised the ante" and put the
young girl down as being possessed OF
$2O,OU. but there was a slight draw
back to this girl in the shape. OF child
| The advertisement stipulated that THE
| child must be adopted"
Correspondents were requested to adj
dress their answers to different places,
ranging from Fourteenth street to Har-
The 10000 girl advertisement caught
good fish In the shape of u young man
Great Jones street. the matrimonial
sssphsnie. He ~as required a1 a To put an" np
asked to Sc the child in the the case, ' afid
the beautiful young lady with 10000
who was anxious to mary.
he was shown into the parlor and pre-
sented to heavily yelled young woman
who was possessed Of the physical quail
tiles OF the ordinary Bowery girl. In
fact, she was soubrette. who hailed
originally from the Bowery. The girls
who played this part were paid 81 a per-
formance, and Guile pocketed the bal
| ance.
After satisfying himself that there
really was girl in the case, the New
| ark young man wanted to see the child.
The matrimonial agents had made a
slight mistake. however, by leading him
to believe that the chlld was a girl.
when. In reality, Guble's only offspring
IL a little boy. so, at the last minute. It
was found necessary to postpone the
mting with child.
! This particular young man really fell
In love with the Bowery lay figure, and
after calling several times without being
able to bring the business to a close
expressed a willingness to marry her.
child and all, money or no money. He
Is still awaiting his love.
Another chap who wanted the 5000
| beauty hailed from Hoboken. He an
swered the advertisement and was told
to call at the Great Jones street address
in a note signed IL. b.. care OF Mrs
was asked for s., but he had only 81 IS
in his pocket. which he gave up willingly
he, too, was given glimpse of a
Sowery belle and went away satisfied;
subsequently he called again and paid
| WIS due as the retaining fee Again
he met the girl who told him he was
| without question rafting good fel-
low, and suited her down to the ground,
but circumstances beyond her control
| compelled her to postpone further ne
sotiations just then;
did. In her letter, signed Clara Wer-
ner," she told him that after thinking
the matter over she had concluded that
! he was not the man she wanted, She
bid him a fond farewell.
Another wife-hunter. after putting up
! his money and going through an cxperi-
| ence similar TO those detailed above,
was finally told that the object OF his
sudden affection was going to Long
Branch for the Summer. and that fur
ther communication must be by letter
addressed to Miss Jankowsky, Post
Office, Long Branch" OF course. he
ne yer received any reply to his letters.
One OF the. victims called on the
agency yesterday and was told that the
matrimonial bureau, including the Bow
cry beauties, had skipped out at 8
o'clock yesterday morning. All that was
left Of the outit was letter found on
the floor. II was from a private in
Battery !. First Artillery, United States
Army, Fort Hamilton.
The writer said he had put up 81 and
got nothing in return. He wrote that he
was willing To let the agency keep one
half of the money, but being n poor
man, he begs for the return OF at least
81
Complaint has been made to the police
at the Mercer street station, and detec-
tives are now Looking for Guhle and
Miss Jankowsky.