The sun., 1897-02-22
MS WIFE AND child COVE.
Pharmacist uontanus says They've Beeu Wss
Away by n Faise Friend.
The following advertisement was prominently
placed In morning paper Yesterday:


The following advertisement was prominently
placed in morning paper yesterday:
\NY INFORMATION CONCERNING the where
n abouts of my wife. Almi and my little daughter.
who, though without means. suddenly disappeared
reviewed by Ernest Aoatanus ~ West 10th -, New
York city.
Ernest Montanus is well known in German
circles in this city. lie is n wellio-io pharma-
els; whose place OF business Is at +3 sixth ave-
nue.. The advertisement, he said last night, was
inserted AZ the advice OF his friends chiefly to
vindicatc his character. which. he asserted. his
wife and her family had tried 10 ruin.
Twelve years ago. he said. " | married Almi
Ehrtnann. the daughter OF Francis Ehrmann.
who for forty years owned the store whore am
now. Until las; summer we lived together
very happily-my wife. my 5-ycar-old daughter.
and myself. But last summer she was wooed
away from me. and that advertisement Is only
step in the fight am making 10 regain my child
and vindicatc my character that my wife and
her brother ani mother have sought TO ruin.
"On June | sent my wife and child for the
summer TO Elka Park in the Catskills. 4 resort
frcquented by GorInans Our parting was
arcctionatc. bur during the summer change
came in my wifc'S letters, They became cold
and brief and At last on sept. l. worried by the
turn affairs had taken went TO E!ka Park.
81 was met at the station by her father, who
into the country When ! found that i had
me oil with one excuse and another
10 take care ot her and the child. protested,
but was able to do nothing, and iinally returned
! To New York without seeing either OF them.
II waited u week. Then ! goi q letter from
my wife trying TO caioic me into allowing her 70
set divorce. hnt ,.tlIl SWING no reasons why
she wished one. Naturally l refused. Then I
got another letter threatening me with suits for
sums o, money did no, owe her father and
tryins 20 h!ankcq my character: ,,.A v,.,
ton and. as - result she and her family set
ahoat all sorts o. stories about me and set sptes
friends, and the spies, when they discovered
nothing, were soon called of.
Late In IA" fall my wife left Elka Park and,
not daring 10 come to New York, stopped At
Nacsrle Hotel in lIoboken While there went
/ over 20 try TO see her. did not succeed. but
. did see my child several times.
q" By this time had heard enough 10 realise in
/ general way what had happened at Elka Park:
! Friends who were. there told me that an old
! wife. Convinced OF this. | made up my
mind that did not want her again, but
/ Ietcrnned 10 get my child. and l
Chsncc@r McCil Of %cw Jersey, There again
/ was halkcd. When theI heard OF this my
/ with the child On Dec; IL and have not heard
/ from them since, Then | bcgan proceedings
against my .tf2thcr,9,law,. but ne swore
they vcrr, know differently, All along efforts
have been mad 10 iraduce my char"rter' and
| friends tod me that ought 10 do something
TO yindcato my-cIf publicly. They advised me
Sa P,aF pSo"c HS ht know how the N matter s;%Rd
I am taklus other steps 20 Ind my child, but
am not read, 10 make thcih public yet where
/ Know. bu, | ,,r,ni.e hat ne has gone West to
! some state where divorce Is caSy.'