Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-16

Brooklyn, where by a singular coincidence
Frederick 2. Carlton, who also has a record
! for marrying, lived later. There DIR. Witt
hon called, and they were married in the
Lutheran church, Eighth avenue and Fifty
seventh street. Manhattan. on September
10, 1908. The bridegroom signed his name
as Dr. George Westhoff.
Under the plea that he was a dentist Of
experience and ability, Dr. witzhoff got
his wife's father, who lives at Sayville.
| L. l.. to give her 5000 to start a dental
Office at Bridgeport place. They went there
to live. but hearing that the dental agents
were after him for practising without a
license he closed up and moved the plant,
Two wives at Once.
AZ this residence an incident turned
! light on his career and also was the be-
| ginning OF much OF his trouble. 1t was
said that Witzhoff tried to swindle a
friend, and, having prior to this told OF
| his prowess in winning the affections of
women. the friend began an investigation,
which made it positive that Witzhoff had
married Miss Eta Randall, Of Boston, on
February 10, 1903, and had lived with her
at No. 2s Forest street, Somarville, a sub
urb of Boston. under the name OF DR..
George A Muller.
| friend wrote to Miss Randall telling her
that her husband was living wieS another
wife in Bridgeport. Miss Randall, not hav-
| ing seen DIR. Muller for some time, hur-
ried to Connecticut.
She arrived at Bridgeport on the ami
versary OF her marriage. When she found
the house and knocked at the door wIt1hoff,
or Muller, opened IT,
Most men, with a wife in the house and
another on the doorstep, would have ned.
! witzhofr was able. however, to carry on
( the situation. He calmly told his first wife
| that he had married Mrs. Parkhill as "a
matter OF business" and pictured Mrs.
Parkhill as a terrible woman who would
stop at nothing in her vengsnee II she
found out that she had been deserted.
He warned Miss Randall. for her own
safety as well his, to go back to Boston
that night. He declared that when he re-
/ turned the money he had taken from Mrs.
| Parkhill he would return to her in Boston.
He so frightened Miss Randall that she
| left the house in fear. To the wife re-
naming DR.. witEhoT stated that his caller
was a former patient. This lulled suspicion
| for a while, but finally matters eliminated
in the disappearance OF WitEhoff with all
| the property OF Mrs. PRrkhill he could get.
| The deserted woman began her search for
the decever.
Trace of Philadelphia woman who was
| robbed OF 81, 600 was also found. Steps
were taken 10 get her story. AS Dr. Hefrer,
! Witzhoff is said 10 have been at work in
| New Haven dental shop before coming
| 10 New York.
Miss Chapman OF Chicago says the
/ man married her six months ago, after a
| hurried courtship robbed her OF 500 in
| cash and some jewels while on a train on
| their wedding trip and left her to shift for
herself
A Close Call.
Another victim OF WitEhoff is Miss Ella
! Goldbaum OF 81 West One Hundred and
/ Seventeenth street, New York Miss Gold
baum was only engaged TO be married TO
] Witzhorf. who courted her under the name
! OF Arthur Hoffer,
! She escaped going to the altar with him
on account Of the suspicious and vigilance
| Of her younger sister, Rebseea. He secured