The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-21
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New York, Aug. 20-Little by little
the trail of Philip Doremus Watkins
who succeeded in wedding pretty
young daughter of prominent citizen
of Omaha after an hours acquaintance
on Western express train, he having
apparently hypnotized her, is being LAID
bare. This feat capped the climax OF a
career the bare outline Of which would
furnish material for scores OF romances
of the Sherlock Holmes order. The po-
lice Of more than dozen cities, East
and West, are helping to uncover the
doings of this scion of a wealthy family.
The young man seemed to exercise
hypnotic influence over every one he
met.
He HIS left string Of fraudulent
checks from Boston to California. East
ern banks have received more OF his
worthless paper since he departed 80
suddenly from Ameebury, Mass, some
months ago, after borrowing all that
was possible on fraudulent checks.
Miss Maud Schonfeld, the girl who 10
now his wife, is the daughter of Henry
Schonfeld, wealthy resident of Oma-
ha, Neb. She was belle in society and
had many admirers. When she met
young Watkins she was on her way to
visit her aunt, Mrs. A. L. Bell, Of Og-
den, Utah She left the train with
Watkins at Ogden where they were
married and then took train west
ward for San Francisco.
Since then Mr.. Schonfeld has made
every effort to find his daughter. lie
has telegraphed her many times and
has notified the police Of every city west
of Chicago to look out for the couple
and arrest Watkins on sight. Pinkerton
detectives are also looking for him all
over the West, besides private detectives
employed by firms that hold worthless
paper he has negotiated.
That Watkins hypnotized his daugh-
ter, Mr.. Schonfeld il firmly convinced.
Indeed, stories have already been told
of the amazing influence Watkins ex-
ercised theyoung and beautiful wife She
seemed fascinated in his presence, 1t
was said. At his command she would
sing operate airs like Trilby.
His influence over his wife is no more
amazing than that used on the humid
reds from whom he obtained money.
1t is known that he went to Oakland,
Cal, with his wife A letter received
by Mrs Bell from her sister telling of
the marriage proves this. In Oakland
Watkins met J. Wesley Wright, boy
hood friend, of Montclair, N. j., where
Watkins was born and where his family
stand high.
Watkins borrowed 800 from Wright
telling him that his wife was daugh-
ter of Thomas w Lawson, the copper
king, and that he himself was interest
ed in concern with Lawson.
He told the same story on the train to
member Of the Berkeley Athletic
team and secured $400 Watkins dis
appeared from Oakland after getting
the $4OO from Wright, saying that he
would join his wife at Santa Cruz.
That il the last trace af him. Mr..
Schonfeld, according to n dispatch from
Omaha had not learned of his daugh-
ters whereabouts last night, though he
had received two letters from her, one
of which demanding money, he decided
had been dictated by her husband.
Mr.. Schonfeld has declared that he
will not answer for the consequences If
ne meets Watkins.
Waiting heartbroken for worse It'd
ings of their son in the little village of
Montclair, N. j., are the young mans
parents. His father is DR.. S. q. {.
Watkins II prominent dentist, until re-
Gently president of the National Dental
Association. His mother il the daugh-
ter of Philip Doremus, president of the
Montclair Savings Bank leading Re-
publican and prominent in Presbyter-
ian church circles. Edward Goodell,
an uncle of Watkins, lisa well known
lawyer in New York
1t was after n brief career IN under
clerk in his uncles bank ut Montclair
that young Watkins went to Boston,
and afterwards to Amesbury, Mass,
where he WAS employed by the Ames-
bury File Works.