Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-16
Pinkerton Woman Figured as
"Jane Doe' In the Arrest of
A. j. Weiss
MANS WIFE WANTS DIVORCE
In Order to Secure Evidence Against
Him. Ho is Successfully Worked
BY Woman Detective - Weiss Has
Young Wife at Omaha, Whom He
Deserted After Getting Her Money.

The mystery surrounding the case
Of A. j. Weiss, arrested In this city
Wednesday, evening. on charge OF
lewdness, in company with woman
giving her name as Jane Doe,' has
been cleared up. and the deiicacy OF
the case, as far as II. +. Curtis. west
ern freight agent of the Nickel Plate,
at Omaha, is explained. Weiss Is none
other than a recreant brother-tn-law
Of Mr.. Curtis, whom Curtis has en-
deavored to trap in order to get evil
dence on which his sister might Sc
cure a divorce In this he used u Pin
kerton woman to good advantage.
The Times Republican had In hand
Thursday information from both Free
port, ILL.,. and waterloo, bearing upon
the case, but the officers here had been
induced not to give up the informa-
ton, or verify 1t. Curtis, evidently
thinking that he could keep the story
quiet, refused to verify the informa-
ton, or to tell why he was interested.
Before he left the city Thursday even
ing, stating that he was going to Des
Moines, he denied for second time
question put to him by a reporter, 70
the effect that the woman arrested
with Weiss was not woman detec-
tive, Mrs. A. M. Roberts, who, the T.
r. had been Informed, had been shad-
owing the man. and had located him
in this city. Subsequent developments,
however, showed that this denial was
false, and that tho woman who was
supposed to have been arrested, and
who was not made to appear with
Weiss on the charge of lewdness, was
Mrs. A. M. Roberts, the Pinkerton wo-
man, who occupied room in a hotel,
where she had an appointment to meet
Weiss. In finding Weiss with the de-
tective Mr.. Curtis expects to have sur
ficient evidence against Weiss, to give
his sister the much-desired divorce.
Mr.. Curtis states that man detective
has done most OF the work In shadow
ing Weiss, and that o detective has
been employed on the case since NO
vember 25. A number of detectives
have been used in the case, including
several railroad detectives.
Weiss Smooth One.
Weiss, who is also known by the
name of Smith, is a smooth one, and IL
said to have married Miss Mabel Cur
tbs, of Omaha, sister Of III. F. Curtis,
of the Nickel Plate, In Minneapolis,
last october. The young wife had loan
led or given her husband all the money
she had, something like 5000, and after
a married life Of few days Weiss do
serted his bride. The wife returned to
Omaha and the husband disappeared
completely. Efforts, according to Cur
tbs, were commenced to locate Weiss,
with the result that he was found to
be in Waterloo. Here Mrs. Roberts
the detective, was sent, and in the
presence Of Weiss she displayed large
roll Of money, which at once attracted
the young man. Weiss began to make
love to the detective In short order,
with the result that an appointment
was made to meet in this city. Mr.
Curtis was notified and came here and
the officers were informed 80 that they
could be ready at the appointed hour.
The officers occupied an adjoining
room. and the arrest was effected. Cur
tis denied twice Thursday that he knew
who Mrs. Roberts was, and that to the
best Of his knowledge she was some
woman who had been picked up by
Weiss in his wanderings. The only
thing Curtis claimed to know Of Weiss
was that he was man who had been
around the country making love to
young women, and was one who had
had his ups and downs" He attribut-
ed his present financial condition to the
fact that he was out Of money, but said
that there had been times when he had
been supplied with money. He was
then much more prepossessing than at
the present time.
An Omaha Story.
The Omaha. Bee, after having been
Informed by the T.-R. Of Curtis pres
ence in the city, prints the following
concerning the case In this mornings
issue under Marshalltown date:
"Last October, in the city Of MIN
neapolis, Miss Mabel Curtis, whose
family is prominent in Omaha, met an
by the name Of Albert J.
Weiss, who induced her TO marry him.
Miss Curtis Is an ardent Christian !
Scientist, and Weiss worked on her |
religious sympathies. After living |
with her few days, Weiss got all her
money and left her In Minneapolis
without cent. Her brother, II. f. Cur
lis, of Omaha, who Is western freight
agent of the Nickel Plate system look
I'd up his wronged sister, and, aided
~ all the detectives of the lines he
vas connected with and the Pinkerton
,ff1ce of Chicago, began ito search for
Weiss who had been operating under
many different names in Illinois and
ne was finally located at a prominent
hotel in Waterloo, Ia, by a woman de-
-ectlve. She had opened correspon-
1ence with him that eventually bios
'omed into protested attachment on his
part at least to the extent of his try
ng to borrow her money. This wom-
IN has a most prepossessing appear
Lnce and protested great love for We
SIS. They came to Marshalltown on
he same train and in order to obtain
rom Weiss some evidence she wanted.
The claimed to have personal business
n Boone, La, leaving Weiss here. He
claimed to be secret agent of the
Associated Press, but made poor ex-
uses for his penniless condition. A
ouching correspondence sprang up be-
ween the two and ripened into prom
ses of marriage.
while she was out Of town Weiss
vas stopping at charitable resorts,
assing as penniless man. Going I'M
er the name of Mrs. A. NJ. Roberts.
he detective got the desired letters,
nd in answer to his requests for mon