The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-11
EXPOSED By A BED.
An Innocent Piece of Furn1-
ture DlsC1oSeS Fred En-
erSon's Matrimonial
Duplicity.
ENGAGED TO TWO GIRLS AT ONCE
When His Fiancees Confronted Him
Together He offered to Marry
Each in Turn--Rejected
With scorn.

With sc0rn.
Miss Emil Schmitt, of No. 46 Laidlaw
avenue, Jersey City, is Frustrated at her
home today over the discovery that the
mar she was to have been married to on
the I'D of this month was engaged to
another girl all the time he was court
ing her and that he had promised TO
marry her also. 1t is a terrible blow TO
her and to her friends. Her wedding IN
vitations were all out and she had COM
pleted her rousseau at an expenditure
of much time and money, and had even
received many of her wedding presents
Now the wedding is not to take place and
instead of loving the man who. three
days ago. she was willing to trust with
her life and fortune, she hates him and
only desires to be revenged upon him for
the cruel anguish and modification he
has caused her. Miss Schmitt is pos
sessed of over $1,000. She believes now
that her lover was after her money.
There is another young lady whose
feelings are the same as those of Miss
Schmitt. She was engaged to the same
man and she, too, regrets the day she
ever met him.
The young man who has trihed thus
with the affections of two estimable
young ladies is Fred Emmerson, an en-
ploye of the New York and New Jersey
Telephone Company, at its Jersey City
office, No. s Erie street. He holds the
position of ~bookkeeper and commands a
good salary. He is good looking and car
ries himself with the air OF an accomp-
lished gentleman and man of the world.
He is a trained musician and is known
all over Hudson county for his skill as
a banjoist and his exquisite baritone
voice.
He boarded until yesterday with Mrs
Barue, a widow, living at Clinton anu d.
vision streets, West Hoboken. 1t was to
her daughter, Camille, he was protesting
his love while he was making every prep
aration to marry Miss Schmitt-, Miss Ba-
rue expected to be married 10 him IN the
spring. Miss Barue, who is of French
descent. is Miss Schmitts opposite IN eV-
cry respect. While Miss Schmttt is Ia!r,
with light blue eyes and llght Way hall,
she is a brunette, with flashing black
eyes and raven hair. She feeis her lot
even more keenly than Miss Sehmltt, as
Enlmerson had eourted her for tour years,
and she had scraped and saved what she
could from her small earnings. out OF
which she was obliged TO contribute to
the support of her mother, that she might
be married in proper style ana pegln
housekeeping. Both young ladies are glad
that they have discovered their error N
time. and did not become the victims OIL
Emmerson.
Each was Jealous of the other until they
discovered the duplicity Of Emmerson. but
now they have Joined hands against MN.
Neither young lady VIII go 10 law over
The matter. They have taken d surer ana
sNeeter method of securing revenge Al
rezay steps have ben taken TO have En-
NJ 7son discharged from his position with
III telephone company. Tne story OF ms
treaehery will be spread broadcast, with
4 tiew Of preventing him from victi1nlz-
ing any other young women.
His duplicity was discovered in a pc
ruNar manner. When the wedding had
ali been arranged fer, it was decided that
The couple after their marriage should live
with Mrs. Sehmitt- She made every
preparation TO receive them. Emmerson
told her not TO buy II furniture for their
room as he had a set at his boarding
house that would answer the purpose
The only thing that was the matter with
it was that the mattress was a little
worn. Mrs. Schmitt bought a new mat
tress and pillows. also large quantities OF
bedding, and asked Emmerson to send the
bed along. He promised TO over a week
him about the bed. He seemed embar-
board bill that he could not move his fur
niture. He replied that he did not, and
that he would have it down surely by
noon of the next day. The time for its
arrival passed, but it did not come. Mrs.
Schmitt, who had suspected that all was
not right. determined to investigate and
tination. With that object in view she
went to the home of Mrs Barue. Her
daughter accompanied her. She came
right to the point at once. Addressing
herself to Mrs. Barue she said:E"My
daughter is going to be married to Mr..
Emmerson on December p and.
Che on,s1d cO Ton f1TrfhnT for M re R1 rlTn
stopped her and said with surprise and
Indignation in her tones:-'rhat is i'm
possible, for he is engaged to marry my
IN hearing this Miss Schmitt burst into
Ears and became historical, while her
Mother, who had never put overmuch
explained who he had not moved the fur
niture. Mrs. Barue was somewhat skep-
teal as to Miss Schmitt'S claim upon
her prospective con-in-law. To settle any
doubts that she might have Mrs. Schmitt
proposed that the two young ladies con-
front him at the same time. Mrs. Barue
agreed to this test and when it came time
for EmmerSon to arrive home she con-
cea1ed Mrs. Schmitt and Miss Emily in
ment house and the parlor is separated
from the dining room by only a glass par
tition. Everything that is said in the one
room can be heard in the other. Will
Emmerson was eating his supper Mrs.
Barue proceeded to carry out the plot as
pre-arranged.
near you are going TO De married.,
she said.
Are you at it again?' replied Emmer-
son, who had been upbraided before for
his attentions to other young ladies.
"Well,' replied Mrs. Barue, Il heard
for a fact that you were going TO be mar
ried on the 23d of this month";
TITS a lie" said Emmerson, growing
very red in the face and rising from his
chair with an angry gesture. who TOLD
Mrs. Barue gave a signal and Miss
Schmitt stepped out of the parlor and
confronted Emmerson. just as he was
making for his hat and coat. with q
view of escaping further questioning.
$50 you were not going to be married
were you? ?" said the young woman. shak-
ing her fist, which contained Il wedding
invitation. She was completely unnerved
by what she had heard and laughed and
cried Historically as she upbraided him
for his duplicity. Miss Barue, who stood
at his side. bore the revelation with
greater fortitude.
Emmerson was nonplussed for the mo-
ment and then ne replied to Miss Schmitt
In a sullen Tnaner:-
"Well / am not married yet, am IL
mo, but you were going to be- she
said. s
mo. l wasn't" said Emmerson; q
would have been a corpse by the 3D.
This threat did not seem TO afeci
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