The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-31
ONE WIFE A
PHILADELPHIA
Marie Klein Says Thomas
Married Her and Took
$500 From Her.

Philadelphia, Oct. S1.-One of the
forty-two wives of Walter l..
Farnsworth, or Sterling Orville
Thomas, the Chicago candy sales
man has been found in Philadel-
phia. She is Marie Klein, or Mrs.
Hermann Larson, as she found her.
self for a short time after being
united to the gay Lothario in June
of last year. She discovered her
supposed husband through the story
of his material adventures. as pub
lished and as he owes her money
she has written to Chief of Detec-
tives Colleran, of Chicago, asking
that a picture of the accused biga-
mist be sent her to complete the
identification.
Miss Klein is petite blonde IS
years old and is living out in SER
vice at 7lS North Sixth street. Her
voice faltered last evening as she
related the methods employed by
Farnsworth to swindle contiding
servant girls out of their hard-earn;
ed savings.
One year ago last June, when she
had only been in this country two
years, she met the hero of forty-two
weddings through a matrimonial
advertisement inserted by him in
one of the local German papers.
She did not answer it in person, but
one of her fellow servants did.
Thus she met Lorson, as the man
then called himself.
But he was between As and so
years old, not young enough for the
girl who had first taken the bait.
When Larson discovered that he
was not likely to succeed in that
quarter he turned his attention to
Miss Klein. Here he was more Sue
cessful. His appearance was that
of gentleman, and the poor girl
felt battered at his addresses. Two
months later they were married, he
telling her that he was a member
of the United States secret service.
| Two DAYS after the wedding he
babe her goodbye and jumped on a
Ridge avenue car. telling her that
he would be back in Il short time.
That was the last she saw of him
for five months, when she heard
through another girl in the intelli-
gence Office that he was living at
Eleventh street and Girard avenue.
| He had also made matrimonial adj
vances to Miss Klein 5 informant.
| As he had taken with him 5000 Of
Miss klein'> money, representing
her savings through two years of
! service, she went to the Tenth and
| Thompson streets station house and
procured warrant for his arrest,
This was duly served. and he was
brought before the deserton court
and sentenced to pay his wife $50
cash and 81 week. The $50 he
paid. but she asserts that she never
received penny of the weekly
stipend. He was released after
staying in Jail for five weeks.
Miss Klein then lost all trace OF
him and took up her former life.
Upon seeing the account of Farms
worth arrest in Chicago she in
stantly suspected that he was iden-
teal with her recreant spouse, and
confidently expects that his picture
will prove her suspicious correct.
| She states she is acquainted with a
number of other girls in Philadel-
phia to whom Farnsworth. or Ster-
ling Orville Thomas, as his latest
alias reads, made similar marital
| advances.
| HAD FOUR MORE IN PHILADELPHIA.
Chicago. Oct. 3O.-Chief of De-
tectives Colleran received a tele-
| gram from Baltimore to-day stating
that Walter l.. Farnsworth, the
confessed bigamist, now in Jail here
and who is said to have had forty
wives. is wanted in that city for
marrying four women under the
name of Sterling Orville Thomas.
This is said to be his real name and
the prisoner does not deny it.