Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-18

SAMUEL j.
Who is Said TO be Suing for $4,000
Rented
business under. and that the latter
against his protest, went a step further
aud contracted a marriage under It,
He WANTS DAMAGES.
He. therefore. claims $4,000 for this
rash act on the part of the Firginiah'
who welded Miss Eliza Siebert, and mus
caused his (Adler's) wife 10 get divorce
from him. lie was playing IN hard luck
Tor the man who stole his name resem-
bled him so closely in person that after
description had been sent to the real MIS-
Adler she refused to believe that II was
not her spouse who had thus been NE
gally welded. The story is very unique
one. and would form a splendid basis lot
the plot OF some lively comedy, ana II
seems too bad that the whole thing after
all. is only fiction. probably emanatlng
from the brain of some romantic and up
to-date New York journalist
A COOL LETTER.
The following letter, written by the
wrong Mr.. Adler 20 The right Mr.. Adler,
upon the meek request of the latter IL
used gentleman. will I'm measure EeiI
to show the exact state of the mixed
up affair:
Madison, Neb., August Is. 1895.
Dear Sir.-Your letter addressed 10 Rich
mond was forwarded 70 me at this place.
and received at a time when l was pack
ing and leaving for Denver Col, ana
going from there 10 Salt Lake city, ana
then 10 San Francisco. where / will stay
for awhile. but / don't know how long.
Now. in answer TO your statement 10 me,
saving / used your name at Council
Bluffs. ! did It, but with your consent
and YOU received one-half of the proceeds
out Of what l did
You say your wife believed you to be
the Adler that married the girl in Greece
Neb. / can state that you did not, neither
did /. legally il was a mock marriage.
l took out a license in Council Bluffs for
our marriage l under the name OF saul
Adler. and she under her right name,
Eliza Siebert, which can be found on re-
cord in the District Court in Council
Bluffs / had German TO perform the
marriage who was not minister lou
saw that my wife sent one of the German
letters you wrote for pe TO your Whe'
and also a description Of myself TO her.
You know that you and | are ABOUT 'he
same build. The only difference is that
am about 11-2 inches taller than you
and more eorpulent. AS ~ matter oil
course. the letters which you wrote loi
me were in German. as / cannot write
An German. IL l could l would not have
asked you 70 do It for me. Therefore,
can't blame your wife for believing you
to BE- the one who married the girl as
she does not know how ! came TO use
your name, but you may give her thls
letter 10 read. which will explain all &c
her and exonerate you.
You also ask me for my pedigree.
don't see how that can benefit you; never
thelefs. / will give II. l was born In
Darmstadt. Germany. My father was OF
Jewish birth; my mother was Christian.
/ came to this country with my parents as
a child Of years. ] settled in Richmond
Va. ] was IN the Confederate army ano
colonel of tho Second Cavalry Regiment
OF Virginia. / was married, and my WIG
died eleven years ago. l had no children
/ am 6S years OF age, and weigh "a
pounds.
The court in which the action is saio
to have been brought Is In the alleged
Southern District Of Virginia" and there
Is no such district. The attorneys con
nected with the case are said TO be Nelf'
g. Nelfe. No lawyer i'm this city has ever
heard of any such members OF the Nir
glnla Bar. A letter. purporting TO come
from the offices Of w. T. Purcell & Co.
this city, figures In the story. but inves
tigation here proves that there has never
been such a frm here though one gentle
man yesterday said that he believed there
was such an Office here last year, located
IA a back room OF a building ON Man
street.