The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-20
Woman Tells Of Yeart|ess Way
In Which Sh, Was Dupsd.
WAS VICTIM OF DOCTOR BLUM"
she Made His Acquaintance Through
Matrimonial Advertisement 10 a German
newspaper The SWlnaIsr Punished.

New York, Aug. 20.--How Franz Won
/ Berger, otherwise known as DR. Emil
Blum, Egon Won Borges. and by half
| dozen other aliases carried into execu-
/ tion the crime for which he was arrested
! In this city recently, eXtradited and la
ter sentenced TO a term OF penal servi-
| tude In an English prison, is described in
| the reports OF his trial at Bow street.
London, published In the Daily Tele-
graph 10 hand.
IL was a story OF heartless swindlIng
that was unfolded TO the court by Miss
Helene Creydt, a buxom woman of be-
tween thirty and forty years OF age.
who appeared against Won Berger
In October last" said Miss Credyt, ~
was living at Cologne with some friends.
My parents are dead. In October l insert
ed an advertisement in the matrimonial
columns OF a Cologne newspaper. I re-
ceived an answer from Emanuel Berges.
care OF Credit Lyonnais, No. 4 cockspur
street, London.
The writer stated that he was a pro-
fessor in Harvard university. Boston, that
he was a member Of a Freemasons
lodge; that he had a furnished house in
Boston, libraryof seven thousand books
and some private means. also that he
was engaged 20 be manager OF a new
paper in Paris for ten years. at 90 00of. a
year. l entered into correspondence with
name was Won Berger. We exchanged
photographs. ] explained 10 him that
was entitled under my fathers will 10
1900 marks. which would become pay
able i'm April. and that ] should receive
a further 5000 marks on the death of my
sister
In December II was arranged that
should come TO London. He met me at
Queenborough, and we came 10 Holborn
Niaduct station, and from there the pris-
oner took me TO No. So Doughty street.
We continued 10 live there for some
DAYS, occupying separate rooms, until,
after I had given him some German
money, about so or 100 marks. he said he
had quite made up his mind to marry me
and that We should go to registry Of
fee to have the ceremony performed.
A MOCK MARRIAGE
After walking about for some time ne
took me 10 a private house, do not
know in what street. When we arrived
the door was open Before we entered he
told me IL was registry office. We went
into a room on the ground floor. There
were three men there, one sitting at
table. with papers in front of him: the
other two were standing. They all ap-
peared TO be English.
prisoner told our names 10 the man
who was sitting at the table and said
we had come 10 be married The man
asked me IL I was willing 10 be the
prisoners wife and would l honor and
obey him-something TO that effect /
cannot remember II more exactly. | an
swered Yes Some similar questions
were addressed to the prisoner who also
answered Yes We both signed a paper.
Prisoner took possession of it and i
never saw II again.
After what took place at what he
told me was the Registry Office. i fully
believed we were Legally married, and /
returned with him TO Doughty street.
and from that time we lived there as
man and wife
N February prisoner told me that he
had had row with his partner and af-
terward he stayed at home very often,
but went 10 his office occasionally. Later
on he pawned some OF his things TO pay
the rent. and afterward i pawned some
OF mine and gave him the money. l prom
ised TO help him by writing TO my broth
er for ESQ My brother sent me check
for that amount which L indorsed and
gave 10 the prisoner.
FORGED ENDORSEMENT TO CHECK.
.In April received from my brother
bankers draft for G5i3 0s. Sd, the
amount due 10 me under my fathers will.
4 placed IL I'm my writing desk, which L
locked but / am not sure where | put
the key / was i'm the habit OF leaving my
KEYS about the room. Prisoner had told
me we were 10 go TO Boston to get his
furniture and remove II to his Paris
house.
"On April he showed me telegram
purporting TO come from some one In New
York. asking him to meet a ship at
Plymouth on the 9th. He left Doughty
street for that purpose, but on the llth
1 got telegram from him from Paris
saving that he had been obliged 10 go
there but would return on Saturday. lie
did not return.
II went TO a tailors shop In Fleet
street where ] knew he had sent some
clothes 10 be pressed. and as the result
OF my inquiries there became suspicious.
| therefore went TO the Dutch Bank, In
George yard, city and found that my
draft for G5l3 0s Sd. which had disap-
peared from my desk. had been cashed,
my signature TO the Endorsement having
been forged.
II then made inquiries at Somerset
House and found there was no record OF
my marriage 60 the prisoner at any reg
istry Office. / subsequently gave informa-
tion 10 the Austrian Consulate ana 10 the
police. | am now destitute, save for the
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