Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-31

New York, Oct 30-The story of how Dr. George A Witzhoff, the arch bigamist, -lured thirty-two women into matrimony for their money and then deserted them comes in cable dis patches from London. WitZhoff has written to Miss Alice Bell, whom he married and abandoned in New Cross. near London, telling her what he as serts is the unvarnished tale of his career. His letter is dated Bucha- rest, Hungary, but it is suggested that Witzhoff is in New York and that he sent his story to England through an accomplice. He declares that he has bitterly repented his crimes and in tends to settle on a Roumanian farm.
 Witzhoff, according to his story, had the germ of crime in him long before he began marrying. His father was surgeon of excellent practice and reputation. Upon his parents death, when an inheritance fell to the son, ie studied chemistry and established Ifngham e RiSbea returned this
 says he met a renowna1 surgeon who was engaged in illegal practices in Chicago and that they practiced jointly until 1896, when they were arrested, Witzhoff jumping a bond of S5000 and going to Canada. Witzhoff, as a Montreal dentist, took the name of Dr. C. Colby. He identified him. self with the Christian Science move ment
 How Matrimonial Career Began.
 Early one morning his bondsman aroused Witzhoff and demanded the hA Au man, the letter says. suggested that Witzhoff visit a widow of wealth and matrimonial inclinations. The deal was made and the men were to divide after the s5OO0 had been paid. Thus the marriage career began because of the necessity of paying a debt. Dur ing the honeymoon the woman told him that she had a child in Pittsburg. He offered to get the baby and ca joled the woman into letting him have $4OO0.
 Witzhoff says he paid his bonds man part of the debt and fled to this city, opening a dental office on Four teenth street. In two weeks he had another wife, but he discovered that she had no money, went to Philadel- phia, and by another marriage, got $500. WitZhoff says he then went to Springfield, Mass, advertised for a wife and got one with $500. Her name was Mrs. Westfield. Witzhoff says it hurt his soul to marry her, as she was not to his liking. lie returned to the New York wife and a week later went to St. Louis and married farmers daughter, whom he d. serted in. a week with s350, with which he set up as a dentist in De troit.
 Mrs. Pizer was the next victim. Witzhoff left her after six days, going to Pittsburg, and five days after meet. ing a sexton's daughter-"the ugliest I ever had" he says-married her, got her money and went to Cleveland.
 There he received twenty-one an swers to a matrimonial advertisement, and selected only three wives-a Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Kreidman and a nurse. The nurse gave him $100. He came to Brooklyn, where Cleveland detec- tives found him and took him back.
 Even in jail he married, the wife giving him $200, which he used as bail. Four days later he got s400 from the father of a woman he was to marry, but had to flee. A farmers daughter, with 5000, was the next victim, also of St. Louis, and in six days Witzhoff sailed for Roumania, where he lived as Dr. F. A. Shotz. He again married, getting 5000 francs.