The sun., 1899-08-29
FLED FROM EAGER BRIDE.
LAWYsR sHITHIN sPURSED DONRY
AND ESCAPED A WEDDING.


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Bride and Her Relatives Pursued Hin
Through the East Side, but He Tool
Refuge in . Cellar and His Friends Say
Hes Safe in Boston How-Poiice Re.
serves Wore Called Out to Quietthe Crowd
Lawyer Leonard A. snitkin whose ONCE 10 al
261 Broome street. disappeared from home
late on Sunday night under some what exciting q
circumstances. snitkln and his parents live
in the rear OF the ONCE His parents arc
authority for the statement that snitkin ran
away TO escape religious marriage ceremony
| with girl whose financial prospects we're in :
| consistent with his standing and aspirations as
mem ber OF the bar
snitkin's departure from homo was the
| cause OF small riot In which several hundred
people shared. The reserves OF the Eldridgc
| street police station had to be called out to
| drive back a crowd OF excited people who
Joined with tho bride, and her relatives and
| friends in endeavoring to capture the reluctant
bridegroom. They searched In vain for Snt-
kin until day break yesterday. His friends on
the East Side boasted afterward that he was
safe within a stones throw OF the Common in
Boston. where he would be safe from proce sses
OF the New York courts
The bride who was to be. as Snitkin's friends
put 1t. or the bride who is. according to her
own friends 10 Mamie Fertig who lives with
her parents at IL Orchard street Her father
is a drygools merchant and prominent In his
synagogue She and Snitkin have kept COM
pany" for the last three years her friends say
Just. however. as a grand East side Wedding
was expected their friends were startled by
the announcement that marriage ceremony
between the couple had already boen per-
formed. The girl prodused q paper purport-
ing to bear Snitkin's signature: II announced
that Snitkin. before God and man. acknowl-
edged Miss Fertig as his wife.
The girls father caused tho paper TO be fled
in the Bureau OF Vital Statistics. Snitkin re-
pudated the document at the time but later.
30 the girls friends say. on the advice Of
counsel acknowledged It and agreed that they
should GO through religious ceremony before
a rabbi. and the wedding was announced to
take place last Sunday night at the house Of
rabbi Haas in East Fifty-seyenth street
between Second and Third avenues.
Rabbi Haas Is the father-in- law
OF Lawyer Alexander Rosenthal. who
was called upon to perform a delicate and at
the same time an important part in the In
tended union. The parents OF the girl placed
in Rosenthals hands $500 In cash to be handed
to Snitkin at the close Of the ceremony.
The ceremony was set for O'Clock Sunday
night. and there assembled at that hour the |
bride. her parents. her three uncles. lawyer |
dressed in white silk and the lawyer dis
PLAYED the cash. But at tho appointed hour
Snitkin did not appear.
He will surely be here" said the bride. be
cause he was in our parlor until O'Clock this
morning and / showed him my wedding
Another hour passed. however. and there was
still no sign OF the bridegroom.
Perhaps der pc some monkey pizness." sug-
yested one OF the uncles to Miss Pertig.
Sure no." she reDied. look at these let
ers and she produced a bundle OF manu-
'cript. But soon after 8 O'Clock q telephone
n essaRe was received that Snitkin was sick.
He is my legal husband by the contract"
the BRIDE and nv place is by his
de. l will 20 to him at once"
Without waiting to put on any headgear she
ushed from the house. her parents. Lawyer
aosenthal with the $500. the rabbi. the uncles
md the other guests following. They soon
cached the Snitkin apartments in Broome
treet Snitkin's mother had her arms tightly
lasped around his neck and his father had
lin securely Rrasped by the feet.
He 10 my husbandl' shouted the bride. and
he tried to disengaRe snitkin from the
'arental yokes. The noise that followed at
racted crowd that blocked the street. Shit
In managed to free himself after a while and
uRgestcd an armistice. A conference was
ed and as result the bride with her rela-
ives and friends adjourned to the sidewalk.
few minutes later snitkin. with a valise.
IN erRed from a basement window.
Il will helb you der valise garry" an nounced
ne Of the unces. stepping to the lawyers side.
nd grabbing the satchel.
You don't have to help me. will carry II
myself" answered Snitkin. as with the valise
e started on a run toward the Bowery. The
rowd pursued the bride In the van She |
creamed. and so did all tho women In the
arty. Tho mon yelled: "Boce! murderl
ieves! bolice!"
Snitkin turned into Allen street. and running
t top speed reached Eldridge street. where a |
riendly hotel-keeper allowed him to hide in
he cellar. The pursuers wanted tho hotel
eeper to allow them to search his place for
he lawyer. but he enforced his refusal with a
ser malet.
1t was then decided to give up the chase. but
committee OF twenty was appointed to stay
n guard all night to capture Snitkin II posi-
le, but late last night he had not been cap
lred.
Louis Flanders. Snitkin's 'spartner said yester-
ay to a Sun reporter: Mr.. Snitkln did have an
kciting chase to get away from that woman. l
aa with him on the chase. Wo beat them
ut. They nearly caught us. but we got out !
that cellar nll right | won't say where
nitkn is. but he will come back in good c
me-" q