The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-06
BOTH BROTHERS WENT.
Albert SteIIjes Left PIucky Wife and
Young Babe.

Young Babe.
Albert and Herbert Stelljes who car
ried on grocery stores at Reynolds and
Jackson streets. and Randolph and Jack
son streets, left the city Sunday night.
and as far as can be learned their pres
ent Whereabouts are unknown. The sud-
den departure from the city of the two
men has created somewhat of a sensation
on the Eastside, and many reasons are
assigned for the rather sudden and unex-
planned departure of the two brothers.
Albert Ste.ljes left a young wife and a
babe on.y three months old. and both
are now at his former home on Reynolds
street. AS was mentioned in the Morning
News yesterday, his stock of groceries
and liquors was attached by Smith Bros,
but a settlement will probably be made,
and Mrs. Stelljes will probably continue
her husbands business and pay off the
creditors that he left behind.
Mrs. Stelijes is a plucky talking little
woman. She said to a representative of
the Morning News that she intends TO re-
main here until she has paid up the debts
contracted by her husband. His depart
ure was a great surprise to her, and the
story she tells is interesting. Several
months ago Herbert Stelljes killed a ne
gro in his brothers pace of business on
Reynolds street, and since that time has
been greatly worried. The killing was in
self-defense, and the coroner's jury exon
Grated him, but Mrs. Ste.ljes says that her
brother-in-law often remarked that he
could see the negro that he had killed
falling before him. The little woman says
he aft in nod m a
and she is of the opinion that he induced
her husband to leave the city and go
West. She is of the opinion, however,
that her husband will not forget her and
viii communicate with her upon his ar
rival at his destination. She thinks that
he was induced to leave her as he did
but says she will not return to him until
she has paid all of his debts.
Mrs. Steeljes is only p years of age.
but has been married five years, during
which time, she says, she never had the
slightest trouble with her husband. She
was born in Wilmington, N. c., but was
raised with an aunt in New York. Her
husband lived in Wilmington and she ran
away and married him, she says, at the
age of is, and came to Savannah 20 live.
Mrs. Stelljes says that on Sunday af-
ternoon her husband insisted that she go
out driving with the baby. At the time
she did not think this request at all
strange although it was very cloudy and
raw and had been raining only a short
while before. Early in the evening Mr..
StelljeS went to his brothers, but re-
turned in a short while for some medi-
cine, he said. 1t was o'clock when he
left the house, and Mrs. Stelljes says
that she has not seen or heard from him
since that time. She sat up for him until
o'clock Monday morning, with her babe
nestled close to her breast, and when he
did not show up at that hour, retired.
Before going to bed Mrs. Stelljes for
some reason, looked into her wardrobe,
and found that her husbands clothing
had been removed. Then for the first time
did she suspect that he had deserted
her. The young woman did not have a
penny in the world, but did not give up.
She saw her husbands creditors, and
asked that she be allowed to continue the
business and pay up his accounts Mrs.
Stelljes seems quite sure that her broth
er-in-law induced her husband to leave
the city, and that he did this because he
had been worried ever since the homicide
in the grocery.
The store run by Herbert Stellies oil
Jackson and Randolph street is now own
ed by man named Monroe, who says
that he made the purchase on Saturday.
Monroe says that Herbert stated his in
tention of going West at that time, but
did not say that his brother would ac-
company him. While Mrs. Stelljes is
without funds she says that she is not in
need Of assistance, and will manage to
get along until she can build up a trade.