The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-16
HoIIandsr Says His Lawyer
Gave Him a Copy Of Il.
NO RECORD CAN Be FOUND.
Mrs. Hollanda Declares She Never Insil.
tutst Proceedings laTsI Losw, Who
Mas C0ncsTnsan in Case, SailsfsT Europe

New York. Feb. is-All concerned vera
deeply mysined when at his recent ar
rest for falling TO support his wife Theo-
dore Hollander, wealthy jeweler and
mining stock operator. declared his wife
had obtained an absolute divorce. that
he had q copy of the decree. and bellev-
ing himself free had remarked
Mrs. Hollandcr protested that she had
never applied for divorce.
He obtained the copy of the decree, Ia
says. from William n. Loew, lawyer, at
No. 81 Park ROW Records ave been
searched by both Mr. Hollanders lawyer.
Leopold Moschcowitz of No. 800 Broad
way, and by Mrs Holanders attorney.
N. Iclhelrner oSNo. lss Broadway. They
declare they can find no trace OF the d.
vorce.
Mr.. Loew turned over his papers 10 an-
other lawyer. gave up mis- Office. and last
Saturday sailed Tor Europe. No member
OF his family accompanied him.
Holander. who is member OF a prom
inent family in Hungary was arrested
on Jan. % on the complaint or his frst
wife, a handsome woman OF middle age.
She said they were married in 1892. but
that he left her and went 70 Chicago.
lie returned year or so ago, and she
learned that he had SAID that she had
obtained "A divorce aud that ne had mar
ried again. Mrs.. Eoilandyf Heciared she
believed lac VAS worth siI5,00o
He was arrested at No. 2i2 East One
Hundred and sixteenth street. where hs
was living with his second wife. fIe was
committed 10 Ludlow Stree jail iii de-
fault of 5000 bonds, which in a day or so
be furnished.
His first act on his release from jail was
10 consult Mr.. MoschcoWltz, who SAYS
Iiollander showed him the alleged copy
of the divorce paper which had been pro-
cured for him by Loew.
SAYS LoEw GAVE HIM COPY.
Loew and Hollander had long been
friends. Hollauder says he mentioned TO
Loew that ne had heard his wife Intended
TO sue for divorce. whereupon the lawyer
agreed to attend to the matter for him.
Last June he sent for Hollsnder TO
come TO his office, told him his wife had
| obtained the decree, charged him $40 and
| handed him an official-looking document
| with seal and signatures which he de-
clared was certified copy of the divorce
papers
lIollander within two months led the
wealthy widow Worthheimer over TO New
Jersey and married her.
MIR Moschcowitz carefully examined
tles document which Hollander had re-
ceived from Loew. IL bore all the appear
ance OF "A regular copy of a divorce pro-
ceeding. with the county seal and all the
SIGNATURES Of Judge aid county officials.
It represented that the decree had been
granted by Judge Giegerich I'm special
term of the supreme court. The lawyer
consulted tho assignment calendar and
found that at the time of the alleged di-
vorce proceeding Judge Giegerich was in
the trial term, Part NI. Mr.. Moschcowitz
went to the county clerks office and
| hunted industriousy for the record OF tho
| divorce case. lie insists that he can find
/ none.
| Mrs. Hollander maintained that she had
| never brought action for divorce. Her
| lawyer, too, searched the county records,
| but has discovered no trace or q Hollan-
/ der divorce.
ADVISED A SEPARATION.
! MIR. Moschcowitz instantly advised Hol-
| lander and his second wife TO separate.
which they did. and today he will begin
| an action for the annulment of their mar.
| riage.
| At the county clerks office n reporter
was told that all the documents and rec
| ords there are public and copies OF them
! must be furnished To anybody showing n
right 10 have them. Thus a lawyer could
/ ask for a copy of a proceeding IN which
| he had actually appeared and In this way
| set one that would have the seal and
stamp and all proper marks. 1t could
readily be detached and appended to an
| other document.