The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-29
JOKE IS SERIOUS.
Wise in Trouble Through Big Check
Given to him in Fun by Lawyers.

New York. March 29.-As the result
of a heartless joke Nicholas Wise, an
intelligent man of thirty-f1ve, afflicted
with a mild delusion, is face to face
with a commitment to an insane
asylum and separation from a wife
whose love and devotion have excited
the sympathy of all the officials con-
nected with the case.
Whether the law takes its routine
course or not retribution already
threatens the practical jokers, Samuel
Silinsky and Louis jacobson, who have
ar Office at No. 81 Canal street. SO
fncensed was Assistant Corporation
Counsel George H COwie when their
conduct was revealed at the hearing
of the case on Friday last that he said
he would seriously consider bringing
the facts before the attention OF the
Bar association and of District At
wise was arrested last Monday at the
bank Of NJ. and L. Jarmulowsky, at No.
165 East Broadway. where he appeared
with a check on tho bank calling for
81 500. 600. He did not try to cash the
check but inquired if it was good He
was arrested by a bank detective and
later sent to Bellevue for examination
as to his sanity.
Wise said that his lawyers. SilinslSy
and Jacobson. had given him the check
al representing the amount of damages
in an action for DANA ges which he had
brought four months ago. He had con-
ceived Of a vast trading enterprise, the
failure OF which he laid to enmity of
certain persons. whom he sought 10 sue
Tor big damages.
Wise is high minded and Impractical
He has a charming little wife, believing
implicitly in her husband, but with a
lot of good hard sense and 4 practical
equipment for bread-winning in her
knowledge CT languages. When she told
the story of their struggle through hVe
years of misfortune the officials offered
to do ali in their power for her.
Mr. and Mrs Wise were married ten
years ago He had a profitable candy
and extract business in Brooklyn. His
wife, VINO Is OF an eNcetleIle amy anu ~
Schleswig -HOlstein connected with the
noble house of Won GTumbkoW-Ster-l
benin, came to this country in 1881. rive
years ago Wise failed
After her husbands failure Mrs wise
went braveIy 10 work teaching German,
French and Spanish, and although. occu-
in 1902 to pass the regents examination OF
New York university, admitting ner to
the study Of law-
morning at $50, she said yesterday IN
her room at No s67 West Twenty third
o'clock at night. So eager was my nus
band to save money that We might get a
start again that have known him g
walk to Jamaica and back. instead OF
spending car fare We have always lived
for each other. He is not insane. Never
has he done ANYTHING to confirm such an
idea It can not be that they viii take
him from me Just because of this matter
The case came before Justice Mccall in
the supreme court Wednesday last
when a petition was presented to commit
Wise to an asylum A request by Herman
J. White of the firm of Witte & Bande, of
NO SAG Broadway, that the man be com
rnftted to his Wifes care was denied UNI
til after q hearing had taken place.
The hearing. which was held before Ref
cree James J. Nealis, developed into an
inquiry as soon the part played by the
lawyers was brought out Both of them
We're subpoenaed and testified that they
gave Wise the check They offered no
other explanation than that il was meant
for a Joke.