The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-13
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
Suit for Ter Thousand Dollars.
Declares He Married the
Girl Six Years Ago.

A remarkable story Of the double
life of a beautiful young New York
woman was revealed recently in Johns
town, n. Y, where party OF friends
gathered in the CaYadutta Hotel to
give dinner in honor Of Mrs. George
Lichenstern, 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 paper.
Without a word to any one, she
walked to her room and swallowed the
contents of poison vial, dying within
few moments. The stranger dc
clared be was her husband, that she
was bigamist and that the paoer
vas the summons and comp!aintin 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. b. Kephart, Of No. 6S3 East
Oae Hundred and Forty-third street.
Business at the JohnstoWn factory
compelled the immediate attention OF
Lichenstern, and after honeymoon
Of few days be vent to his home
town with his bride and engaged
apartments at the hotel until he could
build house and furnish 1t.
Back OF the marriage was q pretty
romance. The young woman, who
vas known as Miss Sadie McCartin,
was employed as stenographer in the
New York Office Of Wertheimer s Co.,
at No. IS Bleecker street. Lichen.
stern Is locked upon with the highest
favor by his firm, and be was com
pelled to make frequent visits to the
New York office, where be net her.
He frequently dictated letters to
her and soon their acquaintance rip
ened. He took her to theatres and
proposed marriage several weeks ago
BE asked that the engagement be
brief when she accepted him, and
wired to his many friends IN Johns
town that be 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-
ste,n'S friends, and they. with the
employees OF the factory, decided upon
the dinner which was 50 abruptly
broken up.
The msa who served the p:per said
he vas Michael J. McCsrtin, and that
Lichenstern's bride hsd been his wife
for six years. He declares be had
lived happily with her until fort.
night ago.
It was just about that time the girl
accepted Lichenssern's proposal. The
complaint was directed against Goth
Mr.. and Mrs. Lichenstern and asked
for $40, 600 dansgts.
When she saw Ter alleged husband,
Mrs. Lichenstern betrayed no sign
that she knew, but took the paper in
matter Of fact way After she had
read it she became visibly agitated,
and when her friends asked what dis
turbed her she said she was feeling
i'll. It was then that she locked hel.
self in her room and took her life.
For half hour, while she lay death,
the merry making continued before her
body vas discovered.
Mr.. Arthur Wertheimer, Of the
Wertheimer firm, when seen at bis
home, No. 145 Esst Sixty-frst street,
said be had learned OF the tragedy.
''We never had the slightest sus-
picion that the girl was married." be
said. "She always appeared to be
gay and lighs-hearted, and We
thought a great deal OF her. We also
think great deal OF MI. Lichenstern
ard we were glad to see him get so
good 4 wife. I simply cannot believe
the story told by McCartin is true,
and yet it must be II he went to such
an extreme. The address at which
the girl lived, 50 far as know, is No.
1O2 West One Hundred and Ninth
street. 80
At the address given By Wertheimer
an American" reporter saw Mrs.
William Hellman. She said:
Yes, it is true the poor girl was
married. She lived here for four years
with her husband, Michael McCartin.
She was always very good girl, but
she fell deeply In love with Lichten-
stern. She was always careful not to
let him know she had husband. The
McCartins did not get along well.
The separated on several occasions,
and she spoke her regret at ever hav-
ing married him. The girl was only
twenty-four years old and was MAJ
ried about six years. When they left
here they went to live at No. 746 Co.
lumbuS avenue"
Workday for the Orphans.
a recent movement set on foot by
Howard L. Crumly Of the Decatur
(Ga Orphans Home is likely to be