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Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-02
Wed Seven Women in Three DAYS.

The exposure of the extraordinary cheat and the re-
markabe means employed by Lofhshy revenge himself
on Halsch reveal Lofhshy as the champion wooer and
marrer of the world He three at his WOO
ings three days of continuous weddings month
until the facts began to come out he remained goatng
over the approaching discontinue rival He had
planned to escape detection but astounding accident
betrayed him. and he fed leaving the wives to
share with Halsch the gibes and sympathes of their
friends.
The beginning Of the trouble the parliament
building in the sale de Galathe great hall that under
the dome of the building and the magnates and
deputies meet between sessions. Lofhshy ardent
kossuthist and Halsch while a politician was a fire.
quenter of the house and liberal in After stormy
scene In the diet one day the two met the Gala
and an argument resulted in which Hasch a bitter wit
held his Magyar opponent up ridicue
The affair was considered unimportant but the ridcule
bit into the heart of the Kossuhs and he determined
upon revenge.
He knew, in common with almost every one else in
Buda-Pesth' that Halsch extremely wealthy an
old bachelor, and an alleged hater he deter
mined upon his line of revenge. He carefully the
dress manners and customs Hasch visited HaIschs
beautiful apartments Andrassy boulevard during his
absence and took pains to note everything.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-02
Pledged His Brides TO Secrecy.

The weddings began the morning. Lofhshy then
married Frances Grnze the ceremony being performed
by a Roman Catholic priest with whom arrangements had
been made weeks in advance After the wedding
shy pledged his bride to keep the evening
of Friday, May H. when she the banquet
room of the Grand hotel where ne proclaim her
mis- wife in the of all his at grand ban
quet.
That afternoon before Magyar digntary he was
married to Desra Gall and in the evening before Lu-
theran minister, he married Bertha Won Stobbe
The next day he married Rosetta Montane and Tizza
Ankrimoy, and the following day he his wives
Sara Molagy and Tessa KarnisZza
That the seven weddings could been kept secret
even for day considered strange and It is asserted
that Lohshy paid large fees those performing the
monies on condition that they keep several
days and make no report claiming that arranging
big susprise and by this managed to aay whatever
suspicious they may have had
: He kissed each of his brides farewell at the
aar and obtained from each the promise that they would
appear on Friday evening at the banquet room
be introduced his wife.
HIS aim achieved Lofhshy discarded his disguise and
settled back to hear the laughter and the storm
or censure fall his foe revenge was about to
be consummated, and he happy The ridicule which
Halsch had brought him nothing to what would
fal! upon Hasch and besides expected legal compca
ons and possibly the utter ruin reputation of the
strictly moral old bachelor who years had been the
model of the capital.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-02
Made Himself Up Like Enemy.

Then he went to Paris, secured an expert maker NJ
theatrical costumes took him and together
they arranged the eosumng and makeup Lofhshy until
Halsch himself would have had difficulty telling wheth-
er he was Halsch or Lofhshy Halsch
Then, secure in his personality Lofhshy bearing
cards stolen from Haschs rooms upon the most
remarkable series OF courhps ever has known
That evening he astounded two young women-Frances
Girnize and Tizza Ankrimoy-by calling upon them at
their homes In each he OF Halsch
and requested an interview with the mother In each
he stated that he had become with the charms
OF the daughters and desired become formally sutor
requesting permission to meet them pay atten-
lions Also, in each he requested that secrecy be
preserved both for his sake and the the Young
women until the outcome of his became known
The mothers in huter of the visit from
the rich and desirable bachelor upon many mothers
even those OF the nobility had lavished efforts in
seeking to entrap him promsed-and met the girls
He spoke with them formally requested permission to
call again and, receiving it. departed
The strangest feature of II all. according people
acquainted with the that secret was kept
not only by them but by fames-one OF the
girls going so far to intimate that she mar
Hed TO a wealthy German when she twtted by her
friends about her mysterious caller.
Perhaps they ali feared to lose the big hsh that
they thought they had hooked.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-02
Practical Joker Is Discovered.

1ne case looked bad. Lofhshy enjoying his
venge. Legal proceedings instituted when
Jonkhry, the detective, suddenly remembered, He
suited his notebook That called Lofhshy
while Lofhshy out What he discovered made his
suspicion a certainty.
Then he called Halsch stated the matter clearly.
And Hasch remembered his quarrel with the Magyar.
Some warned Lofhshy just in time and while the
police their to his house he fled While they
searching the city he crossed the frontier.
The day the truth of the matter heraded
through the city, and that same day IIasch himself
called each of the women and to each of them
he offered do anything in his TO repair the dam
except them That he could not do, both
and because ne had become engaged to
Kraga Iishebut he promised to give another banquet
and invite them all
The entire population of the twin cities of the Danube
sympathy by the cruel deception practced
the women, but the themselves appear
glad that they escaped the villain
They arranging TO attend Halshs banquet in their
honor laugh down the situation into which they
by Lofhshys deception.
But all Buda- -Pesth the who know Hash refer
him Solomon Brigham Young " Blue
beard"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-02
Secret Revealed by Missfep.

II was there that he made his hrs fatal misstep
the that revealed his changing
clothes into his disguise Lohshy had forgotten
key. His man servant and he could gain an
entrance He srolled down the Grand hotel engaged
a for the night, and retired. The morning
forced to his disguise the busiest streets
Two met him stared him. stopped him
and said, " Why Halsch thought you in Paris"
" No." responded Lofhshy. Business forced o re-
main here until this evening" The other
member of the police. He knew Halsch was in
Paris and wondering why he had returned suddenly
idly followed Lofhshy and him enter the Lofhshy
apartments. He puzzled about the matter. but,
there appeared to be nothing wrong ne merely made
note of what he had and forgot all about it-unti
later.
Lofhshy, future developments showed had a reck-
less disregard of the consequences of his
wide chances of discovery. Perhaps the police think
he became alarmed the magnitude of his oense and
would rather have had it discovered before completed
it-ahough the results showed that he ready do
lmos anything in trder to accounts with the
man whom he regarded al his deadly enemy,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-02

And in dense ignorance this Halsch was arrang.
ing for big banquet in honor of his fortyeghh
day to be held at the Grand hotel the evening
l2-of which Lofhshy had heard when he arranged
his wives-or Halsch's wives-to him there.
Also there buzz of expectation in seven house
holds where the brides had seven
families pedging them all to there
preparation for the Friday night The families
smiled in anticipation of surprise they in
of the papers little announcement coming
banquet of Halsch
Friday night The grand banquet hall
great hotel of the greatest in all the world was
ablaze with light Halsch his friends gathered
for their stag feast The merriment its height
at 1890 when page. hastily entering way
where Halsch seated head the long table
along the sides of which his gathered
boy muttered something.
Halsch shook his head angrily. The boy said some
thing else Halsch smile. Suddenly he scented
joke and leaping to his feet said
" l drink to the joke-let it go on"
His friends astonished
Bring wife in said Halsch laughing. " guess
the joke is
Some of my friends have sent up a to pre-
tend she is my wife" he explained.
The friends around the table roared with delight.
Bring her in Let us drink her health" they shouted
The page ushered her - n-seven OF her"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-02
How He Managed the Courfships.

1t is thought that at that time he only to en-
hsle ftalsch IN an embarrassing but harmless predca
ment but in the next he careful and in
but one other did he dare movements to
Buda. selecting the other four from the young
women of Pesth.
Within the next week he had placed himself on the
same standing with Bertha Sobble. Sara Molagyi
Rosetta Montana Desira Call and Tessa Karniszza
Four of these women young under II years OF
and of good families three were old maids
one over 90. Three of them handsome, fairly
good looking and two ugly-postvey ugly, besides old
and one had in earlier life, been mixed up unforu-
nate love affair
The courtship continued in months and five
nights week and two afternoons Lofhshy donned his
disguise and made his calls continuing plead
crecy, drawing picture of what his friends.
sidered his bachelordom chronic would say
Early in May he brought matters a climax He
proposed to the women pledging them to marry
him secretly and to keep the day
set FOR the public announcement Each accepted
pledge to keep their families ignorance.
sealed the engagements with kisses
went away to his apartments high glee.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-02

Hasch in a peculiar position. The more he de-
MED the and laughter he brought upon himself
People laughed until down their cheeks then
at the thought of the shame thrust upon the
Haschs guilt seemed proved The priests and ministers
and courts that had sanctioned the marriages identified
him. The families of the girls told of his
ship He retalated by proving alib they
said he called. He he in Paris a certain time
about the first of May. The friend who accosted
him the street vowed he not because he had met
him on Klosternburg avenue and spoken with him
That almost caused duel Every time he said he was
out of town some appeared to prove that
Ten friends that he with them Margt
the night that five members of the families of
two girls swore he called at their homes.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-02
Meeting of The Seven Brides.

The that followed indescribable. The
brides wept and broke down from shame Halsch i'm
plored entreated denied, asseverated He declared
he had married Each of the declared
had married him and ready attack other
six
The friends roared and angry, then thoughtful.
Nobody could understand what had happened
For half hour banquet was broken up. The
threatening legal prosecution had
homes. Seven families ready to murder Hasch
sight The whole Of Buda Pesth rang with thS story.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-02

That he not caught seems strange, for he pur.
chased seven rings, each identical, when he became
gagged to the girlsand he purchased the same jewel
er seven wedding rings exactly alike The jeweler
scored by the police for failure notify them but
planned that he knew Lofhshy well reason
suspect there was anything wrong.
The dates of the weddings May 4, : and G.
Unfortunately for him returned to Buda- -Pestl.
on the evening of May
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-02

=
be of the wealthest and most desirable unmarried
men in the Austro- Hungarian capital member of a.
dozen exclusive clubs shunner not hater of women
was poygamist created sensation For time Il was
charged that Halsch while suffering from some peculiar
form Of dementia, had Travelled Austria and Hun
gary seeking whom he might wed.
But the disclosures that followed were even more
startling 1t discovered never effectively proved
that Halschs greatest enemy Lofhshy had garbed
himself as Halsch mpersonated the brilliant young bach
eor and married all the in trouble
for the he hated.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-02

AERNARD HALSCH, one of the wealthiest
and most popular bachelors in Buda- Pesth,
is claimed by seven women as their hus-
band. each producing undoubtedly genuine
certificates OF marriage, with the name of
the husband signed in almost exact dupli-
cate of Halsch's handwriting.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
PUSH IT ALONG.

The important thing in the life of
any community, small or vast, is the
means of transportation by which
the city may be made near to the
country and the people be brought
closer together, fostering business to
the business man, and bringing COM
fort and convenience to those who
in past conditions have been almost
divorced from those touches which
make life best worth living.
The Sentinel has always held for
good paVements, good streets and
good sidewalks at home, and for the
best system of highways and bridges
that could be built and maintained
in the country. More important than
the first named is the latter, because
without the means are kept to GER
tain standard by which the urban
and the suburban are kept in touch,
then the first must inevitably stag
nate If not eventually pass from sight
as distributing point.
The Grand Junction Electric Rail
way Company probably offers more
contributive to the future of Grand
junction and Mesa county than any
enterprise so far projected. If car
ried through as intended it Will not
only assure convenience to the resi-
dents of the city. but, reaching from
emu W Gnu VI tic NdiitNs VIII MANI
the adjoining towns of Fruita and
Pallsade and other points by the way
a part of the city's commercial and
social life. Passing on into the fer
tile, but thus far isolated Plateau
valley, region of wonderful possi-
bilities would be brought into di-
rect connection with this city.
Unless Grand Junction reaches for
the trade of the Plateau valley, it
will never receive it to any great ex-
tent. Unless means of easy access
are made possible to our residents
near by, then Grand Junction will
ever fall short that much of making
the best of her opportunities and in
time pass from sight as the great
supply point and center of the west
ern slope empire. She must make her
reputation and standing good, or
eventually lose caste.
The Sentinel believes that every
business man of the city, every resi-
dent along the right of way of the
line in the valley. shoulG put his
shoulder to the wheel and help along
the electric road. 1t should not be
a matter of the personality of the
promoters, but whether they are
working in good faith and are able to
carry it through if upheld by the
moral and financial support of the
people. The proposition is good
one, and the future of the commun
ity demands that an electric road,
now or later, be put through.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
A Slight Fire at
The Auditorium

An alarm of fire was given at
about 2:30 O'Clock this afternoon.
Smoke was sen issuing out of the Of
flee window of the Auditorium by
the Sullivan Sisters in the Lyons
block. and it being telephoned to the
fire department, an instant response
was made.
In less time than it takes to tell
it, the fire department had made the
run from the City hall to the Audi
torium. and without using a drop of
water. the chemicals being used. the
fire was extinguished. All the fire
there was was confined to the front
office room, where can of floor oil
was deposited. and upon which or
near which rags that had been used
in polishing the floor had been left.
Under the direction of Fire Chief
Perry Rogers the fire was soon un-
der control.
The loss is nominal.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

There will be social in the Con-
gregational church tomorrow night
in honor of Miss Kate Leland, the
organist of the church. who will
leave Monday next for her home at
Forsythe. Mont, where her parents
have resided for some time. Miss Le-
land has ben a most acceptable mu-
sician for the church. and there is
much regret at her going. She ex-
poets TO go to Chicago to finish her
musical education and il is improb-
able that she will return.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
courtshlp in the Ukraine.

In the Ukraine. when a girl falls In
love with man, she goes to his house
and declares her passion. II he de-
clines to accept her she remains there
and his case becomes rather distress
ing. To turn her out would provoke
her kindred TO avenge the insult. The
young fellow has no resort left but to
run away from home until the dams d
Is otherwise disposed of.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
kno n. a Lot, but No. Every,bln..

The following advertisement ap
peared in a recent issue of the London
Post: "I do not know everything, but
will undertake anything. anywhere.
any time. l know America from pork
yards to the hub of culture, Australia
from Kauri to Bottletree. the conti-
nent taught me French. German and
other things, familiar with all stocks.
deeds and lawyers genial ways, can
draw and plan to scale. reviewers say
l can write, S5 and tough"
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
Waste of Coal

A square foot of uncovered pipe,
filled with steam at 100 pounds pres
sure, will radiate and dissipate in
year the heat put into 3.716 pounds of
steam by the economic combustion OF
S9s pounds of coal. Thus, ten square
feet of bare pipe corresponds approx
imately to the waste of two tons OF
coal per annum.-Scientific American.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
Elxnd His Own Reward.

There is one finder of other peoples
property who. II )nly half honest. has
a saving sense OF humor. In an ele-
waited train citizen dropped pocket
book containing $50 a few days ago.
The next day through the mail the
book and s25 were returned to him
with this note:
Dear Sir-I needed the missing
amount to pay an urgent creditor. /
think you are damn lucky to get any
thing at all'-New York Sun.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
The Biuuest Fec.

An expert stenographer Informs me
that the biggest fee known in the pro-
fession is 100000, out of a celebrated
piece Of litigation in Pennsylvania
some years ago that involved some
$14.OOO,O0O. Some of the stenogra-
piers in the case were able to retire
from bu0' ess completely after the
work W ne.-Boston Herald.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
ReIaium,s Liquor PLACES.

Belgium, where public libraries arc
almost unknown, enjoys 10000 public
houses. That means one public house
for thirty-six inhabitants, or one pub
lie house for twelve men above II
years of age. During the last fifty
years the population has increased so
per cent; the number of public houses
25S per cent.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
Poached Eaaa for Invalid.

To poach eggs for an invalid. break
them into granite dish. pour boiling
water over them. cover and let them
stand on the back OF the oven for
eight minutes. Do not apply heat to
the dish.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
Uncle Allen,

This prejudice against race sui.
eide,'" said Uncle Allen Sparks. "is
about as inconsistent thing as I
know of. We applaud human beings
for being the parents OF dozen chill.
dren and we curse the unpretending
house fly for being the mother Of a
million children"
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
Matter OF Expense.

"'Vhen you first entered politics, !"
said the young man who is looking
for knowledge, did You set out with
the determination to win at any cost?"
NO" answered Senator Sorghum.
81 set out with the determination to
win at as little expense as possible"
Washington Star.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
Watch's Variation.

AS to the sympathetic vagaries OF
watches, correspondent writes; Il
discovered some years ago that i was
the metal buckle OF my braces that
caused the Irregularities of my own
particular watch. | therefore now
make a rule of putting my fpectacle
case on the inside of my watch pock-
ct, thus. cutting on the connections. -
London Chronicle
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
Would Be rrxlnn rest.

Do you suppose that many Aztec
children were named in honor of the
little stone god presented to the Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce? I'm.
agine giving a naughty stare at an
Aztecville policeman at a m. and
saying, 'Y' mistaken my fren': not
'toxicated. NJ name is Mister Tlah.
nizcalpantecutti."
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
suffoeate Boy in rrsaels.

Two schoolboys at Lear. near the
Dutch frontier, put Hendrick Basch.
companion. aged thirteen, in bar
rel half filled with treacle, for cheat.
ing at pitch-andtoss. They confessed
what they had done and Basch was
found suffocated
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
Work for AIIIaator Hunters.

Alligator hunters are wanted in
Venezuela, where those animals are
said to exist in untold numbers. The
hunting is good sport, the skins are
valuable, and the oil. which is used
for medicinal purposes. also fetches a
good price.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

Mrs. Cotton. a sister of George
Ballentyne of the Union stock yards
in Denver, died there today. 4 tel
egram was received in this city to-
day by Mrs. Anna Collins, a very
dear friend of the deceased.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
Ripe Olives.

Many people say they don't like the
taste of olives. On inquiry It will often
be found that they have never tasted
a thoroughly ripe California olive.
They are valuable article of food
and should be more freely used
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

One of the greatest comedy dra-
mas seen at the opera house in many
moons. tonight-Lincoln J. Carter's
The Darkest Hour. Fine special
ties between every act.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

Mr.. and Mrs. John OFT of Newport.
KY. We're the guests of Judge and
Mrs. Walter S. Sullivan the last few
days. leaving last night for their
new home in the south Mrs. OFT is
a cousin of Mrs, Sullivan. She and
her husband were completely
charmed with the city and valley.
The visitors have been touring the
far west and are now returning.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
Plaxs Golf to Quiet Neruss.

An eminent surgeon has declared
that he owes it to his patients to quiet
his nerves by playing a game of golf
before undertaking an important op
GRAFTON.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
Species of Animals.

According to one of the officials at
the Paris Museum of Natural History
there are about 100000 species of ami
mails on land and in the ocean; ESQ.,
900 of these are insects,
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

Mrs. Nell Collins and her two chill
dren will arrive in the city tonight
from Victor. TO join her sister, Mrs.
Anna Collins. the party starting for
in few days.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01
Short Cut to Poorhouse-

The proprietor of suburban news.
paper brought up on a Judgment sum.
mons at a London court, declared that
running a newspaper was only taking
short cut TO the poorhouse."
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

The work that is being done by
the prisoners arrested under the vae
act, on the streets of the city. is max
ing most excellent showing.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Holmes have
taken the Collins home for the sum-
mer, during the absence in Califor-
mia of Mrs. Collins and children
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

a large crowd of young people
have chartered "A special train on the
Book Clin railroad to picnic at the
Book cliffs.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

The work of converting the old
Masonic lodge room into offices in
the Canon block began this morn
ing.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

The overflow at the foot of Twelfth
street. at the railroad crossing, has
been remedied by the city. and there
will be no more trouble there in the
future.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

Undertaken Gourley went to Pali-
sade today TO take charge of the flu
neral rites over the body of Mrs.
Elizabeth Rose.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

The son of o. c. Skinner of the
Montrose Enterprise is spending
few days with friends and relatives
at Fruita.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

Mrs Hall and daughter of Lyons.
Neb.. are in the city. the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Ramey and Mrs.
Perce.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

C. l.. Stewart and Joseph w.
Steele. both of Delta. are visitors in
the city.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

Finls Dean of the Palisade Tribune
is a pleasant visitor to the city to-
day.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

Miss Elizabeth Wilhelmy gradu-
ates from the State University at
Boulder today
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

Mr. and Mrs. Drew of the Ladies'
Emporium have taken the w. II. Lee
home. while the Misses Lee are in
California.
The daily sentinel., 1905-06-01

Bert Stroud of DeBeque. of the
firm of Mckay & Stroud, is among
the prominent visitors today.