The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-25

GoTTLIEB is STRANDED

Lena Goldstein and her soldier lover,
William Gottieb, whose marriage was
forbidden by telegraph from Lena's papa
in San Francisco last Tuesday, as stated
in the Standard at the time, have not yet
made an effort to secure a license and
probably will not. Lena's mother arrived
in Butte yesterday in search of her 49,
year-eld runaway daughter and found
her at the home of Gottliebs married
brother, "a c:garmarker who lives on
South Arizona street.
Young Gottlieb was a soldier in Com
pany Il Of Butte, and according to story
told by Lena's parents, he grossly deceiv-
ed her as to the position he occupied in
Butte society and financial circles and
induced her to fly to him at Butte and to
pay her fare to this city with money she
had filched from the old man. None Of
the interested parties could be found last
night, but the San Francisco Chronicle
which arrived in Butte yesterday, tells
the whole story Of Lena and Gottlieb, as
follows:
Lena Goldstein, the 15-year-old daugh-
ter Of John Goldstein, fruit peddler re-
siding at ia Juniper street, Is the heroine
Of another wartime romance. 1t appears
that Lena, who il described as a very
pretty girl, was in the habit Of frequent
ing the Preside, and while on one Of her
trips met William Gottlieb, a soldier who
had just returned from the war. Gottlieb
made love to the Go1dstein girl, with this
result that he completely captivated her
fancy, and one day the young woman re-
turned to her family with the news that
they were engaged to be married. The
parents at first made strenuous objections
to the match. but when Gottlieb explain
ed to them that he was worth some $4,000
besides being the owner Of a gold mine
and other assets, the father gave his
reluctant consent and the mother well
coined him with open arms.
On the day that William Gottlieb was
discharged from the army his extensive
financial interests in Butte called him
away from this city. and he left after
first telling his sweetheart that "if you
ever get a piece of money you must come
to Butte and marry me-" ..
Unfortunately. about three weeks ago
Goldstein left a piece of money amount
ing to $3.50 in bureau drawer in his
house while he went to work. and upon
returning in the evening was Mortified to
find that Lena had taken her lovers in
structions literally and had left with the
money for Butte. The father would have
had the girl apprehended, but the mother
pleaded with him, saying that the girI
was going to marry a capitalist and that
the money might well be worse spent, SO
the parents were finally content to let the
matter pass. g. ..Cg '@t ~
Monday, however, the mother received
a letter from Lena, saying Gottlieb was
stranded in Butte without a cent and
looking for work, and there was forth
with an upneaval in the Goldstein family,
The mother took the evening train for
Butte with the intention of stopping the
marriage, which was scheduled at an
early date, and the father telegraphed
yesterday morning to the marriage license
clerk Directing to a license being issued
and alleging that the girl was but Is
and not of age.
AT present the girl is residing with Gott-
liehs brother, a married man, and there
has as yet been no license issued for the
pair.