The evening times., 1898-09-26
THE WOE OF 4 KLONDIKER
His Bride and Gold Strangely
Disappear at New York.
THE POLICE ARE PUZZLED
The Couple spend Money LnFishiy'
and the Wife Goes to N Private
Hospital for Treatment for Ner-
yousness She Leaves and No
Trace of Her Has Been Found.

over the visits of Capt McCluSkys abisst
detectives to an eastside private hospital
and TO the Hoffman House, and 1t became
known yesterday that they were in a vain
quest for a young bride of three months.
who disappeared last Wednesday after "a
brief stay at the hospital as pay pa
tient.
The detectives first made their appear |
ance at the hospital last Thursday morn |
ing, accompanied by short, thickset |
man, who was identified as patron of |
the Hoffman House who had been ceIe-
brating his honeymoon. He had been |
well provided with money, and the cos
tunes worn by his wife had attracted the
greatest attention in and about the hotel
and at theaters which they had visited
nearly every night.
Charles Van Alstine, typical Klondike
miner, and a successful one, registered at
the Hoffman House on Wednesday, Sep
tember IL, as coming from Bootin, in the
klondike district. He was accompanied
by his bride, and was given room No. ls33.
Bride and bridegroom appeared to be
very happy together, and IL was noticed
that almost every day Mrs. Van Alstine
SDIJtdL Will SOiiC lltM OldiilOllO
ment or handsome ring, a present from
her wealthy miner husband.
Mr.. Van Alstine, after a vain search
of three days for his wife, assisted by
the entire detective bureau, left the Hoff-
man House on Saturday morning, taking
his effects and several trunkfuls of cloth
ing which had been purchased by her
during her two weeks stay in the me-
tropo!is. Where he went could not be
learned, as he left no address at the ho-
tel; but the fact is known to the few
friends he had in this city that he has
gone West TO continue the search for his
strangely missing wife.
1t was learned only yesterday that Mrs.
Van Alstine had disappeared, and that
with her had disappeared SIS, 100, part OF
the proceeds of the sale OF one of the val
liable claims in the Klondike, which was
owned by her husband and four other
klondike miners.
The claim was sold by Van Alstine on
behalf Of himself and his partners just
before he left the KloRdike district, for
s20O.C0 and payment was received in mug
gets which were divided between the ive
men, each taking $400 worth of the
gold. Van Alstine decided TO have "a
swing" as he called it, in the States,
so boarded a Yukon River steamboat. in
tending 70 go to San Francisco and turn
his nuggets into drafts and then come
East for pleasure trip.
While cruising down the Yukon River
Van Alstine met and was smitten with
the charms Of young woman who was
also a passenger. She told him that she
1 had lived in San Francisco. but had gone
to the Klondike on prospecting eXpedi-
! ton. and intended TO sell some real es-
! tate in San Francisco and then return to
! the + londike.
Ii did not take much persuasion on the
! part of Van Aistine to induce the young
! woman 10 change her mind, and parson
/ being conveniently at hand on the steam
er. the knot which made the couple man
| and wife was quickly tied. and they be-
! gan life's journey together.
/ Mrs Van Alstine upon reaching San
| Francisco, quickly disposed of her prop
! erty. while her husband exchanged his
nuggets for drafts on New York banks,
/ and train was taken for the East. where
| II was decided that the money would be
| invested, a good time enjoyed, and then
Mr. and Mrs. Van Alstine would return
| to the Klondike. where he still holds val
! liable possessions which require his at
! tentiCn.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Alstine reached this
| city on September IA. and went to the
1 Hoffman House, where they engaged a
choice suite Of apartments. They passed
| their time in shopping during the day.
and in theaters, music halls and the all
| night restaurants at night. Time passed
| very rapidly for the happy husband, but
| last Monday Mrs. Van Alstine complain
ed of feeling ILL., and DIR. Frauenthal, of
No. 214 East Fifrieth Street was gent
| for He is a specialist on nervous COM
! plants, and as Mrs. Van Alstine was in
a nervous condition, his services were
sought.
DIR. Frauenthal assured Mrs. Van Ais
tine and her husband that she was in no
danger. and after telling her to remain
quiet in the hotel for a few days and
not to become excited at anything he was
about to leave, when Mrs. Van Alstine
surprised him by stating she wished to
go to a private hospital He told her
there was no necessity for such a course,
but she persisted, and finally it was de-
cided to send her as pay patient to st.
Marks Hospital, at Nos. III and 179 Sec
Ond Avenue. A room was engaged for
the young woman, and on Monday after
noon she was admitted to the hospital
after bidding an affectionate adieu to her
husband, who was heart-broken at the
thought of losing his wife, though only
for few days.
DR.. Frauenthal told Mrs. Van Alstine
that he would call to see her on Tuesday
morning, but when he called he was told
| by the hospital attaches she had gone
ont for a short walk. He did not have an
opportunity to call again that day, but
i'm the evening called up the hospital on
the telephone, and was surprised to learn
Mrs. Van Alstine had not returned. He
supposed, however. that she was proba-
bly, lonely and had gone to the hotel TO
see her husband and had remained with
him, so did not worry over her absence.
The following morning he was again sur
prised, this time by Mr.. Van Alstine, who
called at his Office and told him that he
had been to the hospital and had learned
that his wife had left on Tuesday morn
ing and had failed to return.
Mr.. Van Alstine was greatly alarmed
and told DR. Frauenthal that his wife
had in her possession at the hospital S35,
600 in certificates of deposit, issued by a
local bank, and 81, 600 In money, which
he had given TO her for safe keeping. He
! was then advised to seek the aid of the
detective bureau and report the mysteri-
Gus disappearance of his wife, together
with the information that she carried
such a large sum of money.
Mr. Van Alstine went to police head
quarters and held a long consultation
with Capt. McClusky, who detailed sew.
eral of his detectives on the case. One
of them accompanied Mr.. Van Alstine tC
St Marks Hospital, where he was told
| Mrs Van Alstine had told the house ply
| sician she had permission from DR.
Frauenthal to go out for short walB
| II she cared to. as her illness was purely
| nervousness, and that a little exercise
would be beneficial
The house physician said that as tn
private patients were In charge of thei
own physicians in the hospitals, whel
they were sent there by practicing ply
| sicians he made no objection to her goin,