The Saint Paul globe., 1902-03-16
CHRISTIAN c. NELSON'S CAREER
MoNIAL EXPERIENCES
ROBBED MOST OF HIS vTCTIMs
One of Them Is Prominent In
st. Paul Society and She
Will Not Prosecute
Him
AS MANY ALIASES AS WIVES

Winning women's hearts and breaking
them, marrying for the purpose Of rob
bing his brides, was the central thought
In the brief but meteoric career of Chris
tian G. Nelson, with five other aliases,
who was arrested for bigamy at San
Antonio, Tex, Friday night
Two st. Paul girls fell victims to the
wiies Of the giddy Nelson, VINO has posed
as German count, business agent, fnan-
cial promoter, gallant soldier, etc,
and ne may be brought to St. Paul to
stand trial. The identity Of one OF his
81 Paul brides, a prominent young
woman, is zealously guarded, and unless
the other demands that her betrayer be
punished in Minnesota, he will be offered
In turn to the authorities Of California.
oregon, Utah, South Carolina and New
York. Nelson's aliases, SO far az
known are Nelson Foster. Capt. A. N.
Freeland, John Anderson, Nelson Porter,
Charles T.. Porter, and the name Of a
distinguished German family, which Is
carefully guarded by the ST. Paul woman
who became his bride, believing she was
marrying a German count
His first st. Paul bride, who was No.
on the list as compiled to date, was
Miss Laura SchultZe, we'll known as a
saleswoman employed at different times
by several prominent local fur estab-
1'EitAAAC4AlSs 4NClSOll ALdIIlGu MISS oCNulIZ9
under the alias of Charles &. Porter He
took her to Chicago, robbed her Of her
jeWelry and money, and disappeared. The
license for the Porter -Schultze marriage
was issued Aug. 4. Six weeks later he
was again on deck as a count, the scion
of a noble German family, and had won
for a bride a well known young society
woman. He remained with his second st.
Paul wife only two days, and In leaving
departed from his usual method in that
he did not rob her After his departure
quainting her with the fact that he
would not reurn.
VIII Not Prosecute.
The victim never made complaint be-
cause of the unpleasant notoriety, and
will not now consent to appear against
the gay count. Nelson's visits to ST.
Paul were brief. He had the faculty OF
arranging his love affairs and marriages
" ith neatness and dispatch. In personal
appearance he was just the kind Of man
women are expected to admire. He was
over six feet in height, with square
shoulders, fiorid complexion, and a stub
by, dark mustache. He was always
faultlessIy attired, and his erect bearing
gave him a striking and attractive ap-
pcarance. He claimed to be of German
stock. and spoke with a decided accent.
He gave his age variously from forty
two to forty-eight, but looked much
younger
Nelson was fastidious in the choice OF
his brides, and his methods bespeak tine
energetic business man. His career as
professional bridegroom, so far as
known to date, began in Los angeles, Cal,
in July 1901, and In the ensuing seven
months he had accumulated to himself
seven brides and all the loose personal
property Of seven brides in six different
states. His Los Angeles victim and
Wife No. l was a wealthy middIe-aged
woman, prominent in suburban society.
They met on a train in the East After
parting, a correspondence was kept up
until he suddenly appeared in Los An
geles and asked immediate fulfllment OF
her promise to become his wife. "A min
lister was summoned to the house late on
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