The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
HISTORY Of MRS. HART"
The World Has the stor, OF the Wo-
man la the schneider Case.


New York oct I9.-Concemlus the
Schneider dslaicauon case. the World to-
morrow viii soy that Nts Harts real
name o. AuUif Jones who was horn IN
knoxviI. Tenn. tRenfy-four years aro.
and char her mother Mrs. Margaret Jones.
after trr death ID hsr FIRST husband. mar
tled Jack Brown. Weii-knoWn man ~
Knoxville and - nu .unu, utihl famiiy
Cor many years land poor.
Aruie Jones according % this story. at-
tended the Knoxville Nah School and
Was thc yaisdletsriau ~ hcr class. She
Is sald to have been % wonderful. beauty.
with lillian nlIf ana regarded as .H. prst-
tiest ~ au che HIEh school rraia4fes A.
the asc ~ sixteen she disappeared from
her home Tho mother searched Tor
long time for htr ana even noHtel enc
police 81 She United States 90 cry 90 md
her
Through accident Annie was discovered
20 Dc living boo Knoxville with IS.s saarp
who finally Married her TIE couple
moved Goo 81. Louis and then to Louisville.
~ Louisville Annie cut wide fNa.h iu
society aud the members OF enc Pc deu-
n.a ana kcnfou clubs OF that .i'y wert
devoted TO her
After tnc Louisville experience 81 the
couple sharp seems 10 have dtaupe -red.
while Annie suddenly Left for Cincinnati
where. on account ~ her rare beauty
md her education. ana the fact thar she
apparently possessed largc sums 81
money. she succeeded iu M king her way
"a some social circles in that CITY. Later
She appeared ia Washington where she
met Edna Fay beautiful md educated
young woman Of New Orleans. nui tnc
Two became acquainted with many public
men
IN the epfiur 81 ISIS the two mon
came 10 New York ard resided ou West
Fulcth street. Here annie became AZ
quuluted with number OF mfl iH haan-
ciIl circles aul Seemci 90 prefer Their
company. u was az Gravescnd o. the
spriur OF $685. that She nrs' met S.hrtib.r.
who was introduced 20 nor by yourg
banker
During tho horse show season ~ lSsa
the New York paper had accounts - a
mysterious beauty lu black who wls
said 10 De- the best dressed woman a. he
horse show. But the ouly thing that
could bc learned abogt hr Vu- that
She was stoppius q one az tho gp- own
hotels and va. constantly accompln "a hy
Wall street men.
shortly after the cirrs Disappearance
I from Knoxville the mother died OF a nrok-
On heart and ieft Co Annie considerable
real estate WINS outside Of tho cifE. on
Monday 81 this week. and juFf before tho
story OF schrtlhsr's defalcauon came out
letter was received iu this city from
well-knoWn Knoxville attorney. Offering a
reward Of SIUo for Information regarding
Annie Jones. whether dead or alive The
letter said that Knoxville syndicate dee
sired 20 obtain possession % che property
left hy AIRS Jonc~. ard Armies signature
as heir was necessary. when informed
to-day OF this letter Annie was surprised
/ 20 learn that her mother i.ft any estate.
I The question now arises whether the
/ Eliz1hethport bank viii De- enabled 10 at
tach this real estate.
AZ the facts 81 tho lie OF William
Schneider reach Elizabeth from New
York, the amazement grows The idea
OF the quiet young fellow going 10 such
excuses seem almost incredible tie was
never known 70 do anything wrong iu
Elizabeth ard he never cousortsd with
the fast set Instead OF spending hls sal-
airy ~ Elizabeth with a lavish hand. he
held onto the small amount De received
and hy those who knew him and were
associated with MIN be- wac considered
Close lie was the ideal OF tho poor
hard-working young bank clerk. his trips
10 New York dii not attract attention
because he seldom II ever went out Of
Elizabeth by train. Instead. he would
board a trolley car rs Il going for a
short ride and 80 20 Newark or 10 wav-
erly ard at either station board a train
jus; what amount he stole IS uncertain.
President He.dritter. when asked to-day
what the amount % Schroiber's stealing
was. refused 90 say. He Was asked II Il
was $1,000. He replied O. was not
one OF the directors OF the bank IA au-
thority for the statement that che known
amount Is Sila 90 The examination OF the
books is stiil in progress