The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-06
INTRODUCED BY AN EEL.
KoE8LER FREED MISS HUI IRON
HER TWISTED FISHING TACKLE

The Frteudship which believed Bed TO AZ
EsEaGuent He borrowed Her Seweiry.
wsuldnt Give II zip, and she HAD Him Ar
restcd-He Proved TO ne Ssnrried-IIts letter
II was over a more than ordinarily agile eel
that Harry Kochler. % years old. OF 4 West
Seventeenth street, and May Hull. 81 years old.
OF 1916 Columbus avenue, became acquainted.
Miss Hull caught the eel from the dock Mt the
foot of West l55th street. When her tackle
was hopelessly twisted around her ankles and
the eel was rapidly increasing the complications
Koehlcr came TO the rescue, killing the eel and
releasing the young woman.
The acquaintance thus formed led to an en-
gagemcnt. Miss Hull thought, however. that
she ought TO know more OF Koehler before she
married him. Koohlcr, for reasons OF his own,
didn't think this necessary, but as Miss Hull
was obduratc he had TO wait.
During the engagement Koehler gave out
ward signs OF his love for the young woman BY
wearing her jewelry. He borrowed two rings
from her. as well as her watch. and when her
sisters watch broke down he took that, too-to
get 1t fixed, he said.
When he had got everything there was to be
had his love grew a little cold. Miss Hull. not
ing the change. and being Of an independent ma
ture. asked for her jewelry. but Koehler refused
to give 1t up. So on Friday she got q warrant
for the young man. which was served on him at
his house. Miss Hull accompanied the police
man who made The arrest, and almost tainted
Judge. she said to Magistrate Hedges in the
Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday when
Koehler was arraigned there. how a man could
act the way this one has l cannot understand.
was a time when he could have had anything l
owned. And he had a wife and child all the time,
more about lin before l delivered my heart into
his keeping, but, Judge. how could a woman
so9 NJ; = n Ann Who Y ,nd w51 he h A. ie,.sfs ~, IKE s6 ,his;
ing letter WHICH she said she had received on
Aug; IA from k2ebIer: ry,,,
my mind l pen this message OF love. DO not
laugh at my crude way Of putting my love at
frst opportunity l have had to show my devo-
ton for = female, one who l really love In every
evening. My mind was a fairyland. picturinR
you as my guiding star; one who ! longed 10 fol.
retired. but not 10 sleep. You we're missing.
and 1 ached for your presence. Morning came
nearer the time for our proposed meeting. But
Just think OF waiting until Tuesday evening.
. "Msy pia Ct U Of ABODE Serer w sGn rsn.a = ssfd during hn any my
absence yesterday. 1t seems my landlady left
the house shortly afterI. and on her return. two
hours later, she found everything topsy turvy.
most everything cleaned out. Ny best clothes
hna a s seFens Hb box 81 Sehind b the ire fef board Gdi'! ny p aeR:
ner was cleaned out moro SO than j. We no
titled the police. but what good are they in such
a easel My dearest May. meet me for one hour
Monday morning at l55th street were we sat,
between 8 and 10 o'clock and oblige yours.
HARRY.
a ask 9. you Is be true II ~ ! sn 4. you
Jealousy lie one OF my faults Do not arouse II.
Let us trust each other and we will have no
cause for jealousy In the future. Hoping you
will overlook the b~riefness OF this message, !
am your devoted HARRY.
Seven kisses"
Now you see what kind OF a man he Is" said
Miss Hull. Says he was robbed. Perfect bosh,
TO arouse my sympathy
Koehler had nothing to say in his defence. He
looked very much crestfallen when the MAgis-
trate held him in $500 bail for trial on q charge
OF grand larceny.