The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-06

American Sieurity and Trust 6ofnpsny Of
The Ssrdrobs is left to Mn. Hsnry Gar.
nd shs Of dsasssF s!h ,dr In t snns
her majority, hsr Inheritance y 70 60 70
aunt OF tbs testatrix.
Ms. Van weik abo left TO her daughter
nans OF Otto B. van Weik.
M. Townsend is namsd a. executor Of
the tIll with Campbell b. Royston OF 7SlS
North Charles street. Baltimore. Nd.
sINI REGISTERED LETTER TO Mr.. RoYsroN.
Among Mrs. Van Weik's effects was . re-
ceipt for a regieterd letter. which chs &c mt
on Saturday 70 Mr.. Royston Of Baltimore.
Chief Murphy notified Mr. Royston OF Mn.
Van Weik's suicide and got a telegram
from Mr.. Royston saying: Take charge q
Mrs.. Van Weeks body and effects, VIII
come tonight
mrs. VAN WEEK APPEARED CHEERFuL-
Mrs. Van Wek arrived at the Hotel WASH
ington at o'clock last Friday. She drove
up In . carriage and after registering gave
were taken from the Pennsylvania depot
10 the hotel Mrs. Van Weik took an apart
mont OF two rooms and a bathroom. She
did not appear TO be laboring under any
mental excitement. She did not leave the
hotel for any, length Of time on Friday or
ohu uto hci hasSoAo - Wv o~s'~ss'
he was last seen alive at clock satur-
day night by chambermaid who visited her
rooms TO fix them up for the night. Mrs.
opened her trunks to show her several
handsome gowns. The maid says that
Mrs. Van Weik appeared to be calm and
oheerful.
woLpBAuER CIVIL EHoiNEKR.
Chief Murphy received this despatch last
Tx - - Dt.I arI Gel
veeter OF Washington:
NTs Louise Van weik married man named
MofbaaeI., one year ago. he r. civil en-. en-.
stneer And e now suppo-ed 70 DO 10 New YORK
ago TO secure divorce. No relatives here.
Gan secure no address Of friends. r.. ".
c ss%an 81 apa hsse S
Chief Murphy says that Mrs: Van Weik's
Cuban letters were written by Edward Wolf
bauer. her husband. who was an engineer
connected with sugar plantation COM
panies.
MRS. VAN WEEKS BANK BOOKS.
- Mrs. Van Weik had two pass books on the
nsTns Of Louise A. Wolfbauer. The nrst
deposit was made on Jan. ~, ie02. The
book contained records Of deposits Of $50
. month. ON an average. and WITHDRAWALS
until October Of that year.
Tbs second book bore the name OF Louise
Van Weik. She had the surname changed
after obtaining . decree OF divorce from
Wolfbauer. The first deposit was made
in November. 1902, and the last on March ~.
1908, At one time she had 81 500 on deposit
in this bank
Mrs, Van Weeks will was typewritten on
paper from the Office Of Kttndge. Winans
q Scott, a firm Of lawyers In South Dakota.
A record In Mrs. Van Weeks handwriting
appears below the body OF the will to the
s hs. :as h:s ap Ssas Of dSEs - che
d. G.
MRS. VAN WEEKS TWO MARRIAoEs.
Sioux FAILS, 8. D., April s.-Mrs, Louise
Ames Van Weik was until a short time ago
the Baroness Wolfbauer. the South Dakota
courts having only recently granted her .
said to be an Austrian nobleman.
For about year past she lived az Hot
Springs, . summer resort In the western
part OF the State. and in Sioux Falls. coming
from Hot Springs 70 this city last October:
Shs ana Of so ss w wor Se1 o. fond
the water and splendid swimmer.
She engaged apartments at q hotel here
which she occupied until recently. when
abe got . divorce and left for the East.
She spps,en,ly feared cd: that 2, tn the Baron
decree, for 1t IL said she retained Q room
In the hotel, for which she agreed to pay
indefinitely, her purpose being 70 maintain
9 semblance Of a residence In ths city and
State.
Prior to her departure she sa-e her
friends to understand that she Intended
20 return to Sioux Falls In the course Of q
few weeks or months TO take up her per-
mansnt residence here. Her father was
Captain IN the United States Army. She
sso. Hsr father was stationed At various
military posts, where abe lived With her
parents until the death Of both father and
mother. when she was sent TO Indiana and
became student at De Paw Univerrity.
d, Her h:S been Hrs
this fact which determined the collection OF
the university a. the place for her educa-
ton and ~ the granddaughter Of ex-Presi.
dent Ames she naturally was distinguished
Although baltimore was claimed a. her
former homo. she passed very little Of the
last ten years Of her life In that city. Miss
Ames was popular and there were q number
Of rivals for her hand: The. fortunate young
bsr Of the Van weik family Of New York
State. He was also . student In the uni
verxty.
she became his wife year after leaving
college. The year intervening between her
Sesss sad hs ~.R an sSs. Ia
moro and 1t was at the residence Of the
latter that the wedding ceremony was
performed.
One child. a frail little girl. named Doro-
thy. now aged about 10. was born to the
couple. This child was the mothers only
aS!p' q 3 during her residence in Sioux
Mrs. Van weik first met Baron Wolf
bauer only about q year and . half ago.
They were introduced IN Paris and took
an extended wedding trip. After . few
months the couple became tstranged.
Matters We Mt from bad to worse, until she
decided to come TO South Dakota 10 secure
Q divorce. She was Q woman OF culture
and wonderful taste IN drss. her exquisite
gowns attracting att nticn and commant
Whenever abe appeared IN public.
ADOPTED 81 BALTIMORE FAMILY
BALTIMORE, Nd. April s.-Mrs. Van
weik, or Baroness wolfbauer, vas the
moro. who died In 1879, and daughter Of |
CAPT. Ames, Y. 8. A. She received large |
amount Of money at the time Of the death |
Of hsf father.
Upon the request Of Bishop Ames, his
eranddaughter was adopted by his intimate
friend Campbell b. ROygtou Of this cfty