Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04
NOVEL METHOD TO
FIND LOST WIFE
PRETENDS HE IS DEAD AND
ADvERTISES FOR HEIRS
Claims to Have a Fortune of $250,oo0
Romantic story Of His courtshlp
and the Nine Days Of His
Welded Life


announcement recently that search
was being made for Mrs. Jean Rosen-
grantz Taylor or her heirs to bring
about the division of a $500 estate,
revealed one of the most peculiar ro-
mances ever brought to light in this
section.
AS the matter now stands, it appears
that the supposed Los Angeles COM
missioner searching for information was
the Woman's former husband, who had
announced his decease in order to OBJ
tain some clew to her whereabouts.
Sanitary Inspector John Hanley said
that his attention was first called to the
case when Jacob Wiser, teller of the
First National bank, called at the
health office and introduced the man
who accompanied him as a commits
sioner from Los Angeles, Cal, who was
in search of information. The man
then said that Ernest Taylor, an Eng
lishman, had died in Los Angeles,
leaving an estate of $250,000; that he
had been delegated to trace out the
relatives and had found that Taylor
was married in Boston to Miss Jean
Rosengrantz, who claimed Binghamton
as her home, and that he wished to
trace out her family. AS there was no
available information, he departed on
a further quest.
Mrs. kennedy's Story
When the story became public, Fred
erick E. Kennedy Immediately recog-
nized the alleged deceased person as
his one time brother-in-law, and began
an investigation on his own account.
At the Kennedy residence, 271 Front
street, Mrs. Kennedy said today:
YES Ernest Taylor married my sis
ter, Miss Jean Rosengrantz, in Boston
IN, Of lixriney with him nine
days she left him because he was ad-
dicted to the use of drugs and acted so
strangely that we believed he was un-
balanced.
'She first met him at the Pan-Ameri
can exposition, where she was acting
as demonstrator for a food product.
He represented himself as A. S. Tay-
lor, member of the well known firm
of silk manufacturers in Paterson, N. j.
Before the close of the exposition,
Miss Rosengrantz was sent to Boston,
and a short time afterward she again
met Taylor in that city. He said that
he had sold out his interest in the Pat
terson concern and was about to retire
on his wealth. He had wealthy rela-
tives living in England and contem-
plated a trip to that country. In fact,
he had made preparations to sail and
asked her to marry him, giving the
date of his departure to England as
reason for a speedy wedding.
Married in Boston
"They were married in Boston and q
few days afterward he took her to a
large brownstone house on a fashion
able street and informed her that this
was the residence of his brother-in-law.
He mounted the steps, rang the door
bell and talked with the person at the
door. Also he showed her barn on the
estate and a horse which he said was
a present from his brother in England.
but added that it was so high spirited
they would have to dispose of it. Sub
sequently my sister learned he was not
even acquainted with the persons who
owned the place.
''He escorted his wife to the stock eX-
change and frequently talked with
member of the floor of the exchange,
informing her that he was prominent
financier and he was about to close a
large syndicate transaction. Investiga-
ton proved the man was a stock broker
and he disclaimed any acquaintance
with Taylor other than that the man
had accosted him, asking some details
regarding the workings of the ex-
change.
He said that his sister had a home
on Beacon street, Boston, and pointed
out the house to his wife, informing
her that his sister was very exclusive,
but she would soon call on her. His
actions became so peculiar that Mrs.
Taylor decided to leave him, and took
her sudden departure"
Shortly afterward a stranger rang
the bell at 271 Front street in this city
and asked if they could give her Miss
Rosengrantz' address. Miss Rosen-
grantz has been in business twelve
years and it is no unusual thing for
business men to ask her address, but
Mrs. Kennedy replied that she did not
know at that time, as her sister had
lust been married and was to sail that
day for England.
Stranger Was Husband
Then the stranger disclosed his iden-
tity as Ernest Taylor, her husband, ana
declared his wife had left him without
cause. He told several peculiar stories
and asked to see his brides mother.
Mrs. Kennedy summoned her by tele-
graph and learned her sister had al
ready written her mother of the trouble
and given her address. Her mother de-
termined to visit the missing bride, and
while they were preparing Tor the TRIP
TAYLOR who had been downcast, sud
denly frightened remarkably and said
il was all right, that he had received a
letter from his wife and that she was
with her sister and asked to be for
given. AS Mrs. Kennedy had positive
knowledge this was not So her sus-
picions were further aroused and ef-
forts at reconciliation were discon-
tinued.
TAYLOR left the house, writing an inn
pertinent letter dated at the Arlington
hotel. and has never since called at the
house. He has, however visited Whit
ney Point, Montrose, Tunkhannock and
other neighboring places searching
among his wife's relatives for a clew
ia her whereabouts. For five years he
has kept up an unremitting search, not
withstanding the fact that Miss Rosen-
grantz got divorce from him in Penn
sylvania over a year ago.
He has declared he viii meet her OF
continue to search as long as ne lVes
and her relatives are apprehensive az
10 the final result of such an interview
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