The evening world., 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 CIeverIy 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. 26. taking
with him 5000 of her money. Finkle-
sten IL still at large
To an Evening World" reporter Law
yer De Fere said:
John l.. Finklesten Is thirty-fve years
old, tall, dark and had. when last We
saw him. n head OF wavy black hair
and an ample growth of mutton chop
whiskers. He had natty appearance
and was a 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
ried 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 pay
ing business.
las soon as Finklester had the money
beyond recall he began TO abuse his
wife shamefully. She could not endure
his conduct. She demanded her 5000
and Finklesten at first refused to give
It to her but later said II she would
get divorce from him he would give
her $4,000. Aug. Q Finklesten deserted
her.
"Finklesten had an office at 3sl Sixth
avenue. New York, and REALIZED an In
come OF about 5000 from his practice.
After he gleft his wife we found that
he had mo Jed to 139 West Twenty-Five
street. but before we traci'ed him to
that place he had sold out his business
to a Or. jacobson and was gone.
Mrs. Finklesten at once began an &C
ton for separation. civil suit for the
S. 100, a criminal action for stealing
the 5000. and an action for non-sup-
Justice Hogan issued the warrant in
the criminal action. Flnklesten was
a Aura and IN ' ssd IN 500 SSah
avenue. The next day we learned that
Finkelsten had left for Canada In com
pany with his brother.
WORD came to me that Finklestein
had been in communication with a
young woman in Jersey CITY. We went
over there and found that the Young
family, She said she had read per,
sonal in New York. paper and had
answered 1t Just for FUN
ter she said: oh. you mean Mr.. Gomez
We learned In this way that Finkle-
stein was travelling under that name.
II also learned that Finklesten had
the. purpose OF getting the 5000. lie
told a certain person that he had struck
good thing and was going to marry
as there was 5000 in II.
Aug. 81. with Detective Schawh. I left
for Canada In search of Finklesten. We
but I remembered that Finklesten was
a relative OF Sam Davis. the big tobacco
dealer OF Montreal and we decided Ia
take a look round that town before going
further.
We expected to stop at the Windsor
House. but afterwards decided to go
to st. Lawrence Hall. We registered
| and glanced over the register to see
who had been there before MS. and to
our amusement found the. name r.
Gomez. New York. room So
We went directly to Chief OF Police
Cullen. and secured warrant for Go
meZs arrest. Chief Cullen returned to
the hotel with us. The clerk said that
minutes before.
we made all our preparations to trap
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 we
sprang into the room expecting to grab
our man. hut the bird had flown His
valise. clOthing and a cane marked
| j. 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"