The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-09-15
After a Merry Dinner Party Five
Days After Wedding.
DIES BY OWN HAND
When Confronted by Her Alleged Hus.
band. Who Came With Writs In a
Suit for Ten Thousand Dollars.
Declares He Married the
Girl Six Years Ago.

oIi DIN IedTS AXO.
A remarkable story of the double
life OF q beautiful young New York
woman was revealed recently In Johns
town, N. T., where c party of friends
gathered In the C~aYadutta Hotel to
give q dinner In honor of Mrs. George
L!chenstern, the fve.day bride of the
manager Of the Wertheimer Glove
Works. While the group of friends
were getting ready for the dinner a
strange man walked up to the young
woman and handed her a paper.
Without a word to any one, she
walked to her room and swallowed the
contents of a poison vial, dying within
a few moments. The stranger de.
clared he vas her husband. that she
was q bigamist and that the paper
was the summons and complaint In an
action against Lichenstern for the
alienation OF her affections.
Last Sunday week the L.chensterns
were married In New York by the
Rev w. II. Kephart, of No. 883 East
one Hundred and Forty. third street.
BUSINESS at the YOUNGSTOWN factory
compelled the immediate attention Of
Liohenstern, and after a honeymoon
Of a ew days he went to his home
town with his bride and engaged
apartments at the hotel until he could
build a house and furnish 1t.
Back Of the marriage was o pretty
romance. The young woman who
was known as Miss Sadie McCartin,
was employed as a stenographer In the
New York Office Of Wertheimer & Co ,
at No. SIS Blocker street. Llchen-
stern Is looked upon with the highest
favor by his firm, and he was com.
PEELED to make frequent visits to the
New York Office, where he met her.
He frequently dictated letters to
her and soon their acquaintance rip.
ened. He took her to theatres and
proposed marriage several weeks ago
lie asked that the engagement be
BRIEF when she accepted him, and
wired to his many friends In Johns.
town that he had won the love Of the
most beautiful girl In New York.
Then came the wedding and the re.
turn to Johnstown. The bride in
stantly became popular With L'chen-
stern's friends, and they, with the
employees Of the factory, decided upon
!, the dinner which was 50 abruptly
broken up.
The man who served tt paper said
he was Michael J. McCar In, and that
Lichenstern's bride had zen his wife
for six years. He decl res he had
lived happily with her ntil a fort.
night ago.
1t was just about that jhe girl
| oonnpfal r inI 80 sI,,
complaint was directed against both
Mr.. and Mrs. Lichenstern and asked
for $40, 600 damages.
!, When she saw her alleged husband
{ Mrs. Lichcnstern betrayed no slgr
that she knew, but took the paper In
a matter Of fact way After she had
read 1t she became visibly agitated
and when her friends asked what dis,
turbed her she said she was feeling
Ill. 1T was then that she locked hel
self In her room and took her life
For a half hour, while she lay In death
the merrymaking continued before hel
body was discovered.
Mr.. Arthur Wertheimer, of the
Wertheimer firm, when seen at hi.
home, Nc. las East Sixty-firs street,
said he had learned Of the tragedy.
we never had the slightest sus.
picion that the girl was married." he
said. She always appeared to be
gay and light. hearted, and We
thought a great deal Of her. We also
think a great deal Of Mr.. Lichenstern
and we were glad to see him get &C
good a wife. l simply cannot believe
the story told by MCCartin Is true,
and yet 1t must be If he went to such
an extreme. The address at which
the girl lived, SO far as 1 know, is No.
l02 West One Hundred and Ninth
street."
at the address given by Wertheimer
an American" reporter saw Mrs.
William Hellman. She said:
Yes. 1t Is true the poor girl was
married. She lived here for four years
with her husband, Michael McCartin.
She was always q very good girl, but
she fell deeply In love with Liohten-
stern. She was always careful not to
let him know she had q husband. The
McCartins did not get along we'll.
The separated on several occasions,
and she spoke her regret at ever hav-
ing married him. The girl was only
t%wenty-four years old and was mar
ried about six years. When they left
here they went to live at No. 746 Co..
lumbuS avenue"
WOrkday for tho Orphans.
A recent movement set on foot by
Howard l.. Crumly OF the Decatur