The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-31
HE MATED HEARTS.
Now Rowan Must Explain in the United
States Court.

Now Rowan Must Explain in the United
States Court.
Milwaukee, Wis, May Golf evil
dence were lacking that Uncle Sam is
vigorous in the prosecution of men who
violate his laws there is an ample
quantity of it in Milwaukee. Witnesses
have been brought here from every
corner of the country to testify against
Charles H. Rowan, the matrimonial
agent. They number ever score, and
range in age from sweet 16 to sour CO.
These correspondents of the Rowan
agency occupied two large tables at
the Fizette hotel. There are witnesses
from South Carolina, from Iowa, from
Missouri and at last one from Maine.
Rowan's business of mating human
ity was not an experiment, and he had
reputation extending to every. part Of
the country. At home he was hardly
known, and rarely thought of by any
one but the pOstoffice officials and en-
ployes, with whom he TRANSACTED a
business equaling that of many of the
large manufacturers of the town. Few
people believe that many find it SO diff
ffcult to find husbands and wives that
it is necessary to call in the services of
an expert. But Rowan has shown the
country the contrary.
Persons said to be familiar with
Rowan's system say that he cleared
about 100000 in the year and a half
that he was uninterruptedly engaged
in the matrimonial business in this city
One of this number said this afternoons
why. that fellow had better thing
than picking money off the street with
an assistant. He got all the way from
81 to $40 apiece from the people who
dealt with him..
Rowan advertised extensively, and
bought lists Of names of what are
known as suckers" with whom he cor
responded, sending circulars, testimon-
ials, etc, ito show that he was engaged
in a legitimate enterprise. A single
mail is said to have brought him sew
eral hundred letters, most of which con-
tanned money.
He is charged with fraudulent use of
the mails and his trial opened this
morning before Judge Seaman. Post
office inspectors from all over the coun-
try arrived here this morning
to testify in the case. Many
of the women who had been
disappointed in not finding husbands as
readily as they expected with the aid
of the professional matrimonial agent
gathered in the office of the United
States district attorney, and they We're
followed through the corridors of the
building by a curious crowd. There
were some attempts at sarcasm on the
part of those who came to look at the
disappointed women, but the court Of
ficers showed a disposition to rebuke
these persons. Most of the women find
no fault with the men who cast cur
ious glances at them, in fact they rather
appear to like it, and not one of the
number seems to be ashamed of the sit
uation in which she finds herself.
Rowan claims to be able to show that
his business was perfectly legitimate,
and for this purpose he has also
brought to Milwaukee a delegation of
former customers to prove that he con-
Quoted the preliminaries that made
two hearts beat as one in a workman
like and satisfactory manner at prices
entirely satisfactory The stories that
these people will tell ought to be as
| good as anything recently staged, and
it will be surprising if some enterpris-
| ing manager does not send playwright
| here to get a few pointers. Some of
| the witnesses who will be called to tell
| their stories for the government or for
Rowan will commit perjury if they say
| beauty cut any figure in the selection
of husband or wife from Rowan's
list. The letter writing abilities of
| some of them are said never to have
been surpassed, not even by the
BrOWnings, and the reading OF the mis-
sives is awaited with interest.