The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-23
DAUGHTER FIGHTS
MOTHER IN COURT
ESTRANGED BY FORMERS MAR
RIAGE TO AN ADVENTURER.
Real Character of the Bridegroom Was
Revealed, but the Girl Was Infatu
ated and Eloped with Hirn-Under
His influence She Would Drive Her
Mother from Home and Take Bulk Of
Property. ss@.z
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. r-.+ &c.
Algona, Iowa, May ga story which rivals
in sensatonalism the contents Of yellow
backed novel has been revealed in the district
court in this city this week. 1t is story of a
mothers love and grit pitted against the
schemes and hypnotic power of a Russian Jew
bogus count, fake doctor and profigate--whom
she is forced to acknowledge as her son-in-law
Nine years ago the father Of Mrs. Michael
Chirurg, then Mabel Anes, died at his home in
Rutland, ILL., He left will bequeathing three.
fourths Of his estate to his daughter and one
fourth to his widow, Mrs. Abbie s. Arnes. The
estate amounted to $4,000. Mother and daugh-
ter came soon after to Algona and invested In
farm lands. 80, 49,.
Mabel had an ambition for finished educa-
tion and the mother moved to Boston and set
tied in modest quarters, for the purpose Of CIV
ing her daughter the educa ton she craved. She
was sent to Wellesley, where she graduated.
She was then graduated from Radcliffe college
and was given a degree of An. She planned
to finish her education in Athens, Greece, but
being unable financially at the time, she began
tutoring scholars for Yale and Harvard. This
was in 1905.
Meets the Man in the Case.
1t was while tutoring students that she
CHANGED to meet DR.. Michael Chirurg. who gave
1t out that he practicing physician of
Boston. He was Russian count and boosted OF
royal blood. He was the owner OF vast estates
in his native land, but practicing in Boston
thru choice and not because Of circumstances,
for while resident of his native land his every
want was attended by servants in livery. His
| story of wealth and position fell upon willing
ears and soon his attention to Miss Mabel
became marked. much to the discomfort of her
mother, who could not tolerate his dissipated
appearance and repulsive features.
Seeing that her daughter was becoming fond
of his company, the mother wrote to Russia as
to his claims. Her source of information was
reliable and revealed that he q profigatt
Jew and did not dollar and was not re
lated to anyone of consequence. She next looked
up his record in the United States and learned
| that he had obtained his diploma to practice
medicine from an alleged college of surgery ant
midwifery which could not be located.
She further learned that he had been previ
ously married and his wife had sued him fo
| was convicted, notwithstanding he had filed
counter charge of assault and battery which wal
| dismissed by the court. Combining her inquiries
to Boston, she learned that his practice Their,
was of very questionable character.
Elope, Notwithstanding.
But Notwithstanding that he confronte'
| with all this the couple eloped last October ant
. were married Up to this time there had exist
| ed the greatest affection between mother an,
| daughter. The elopement the turning point
Before they had returned to Boston Mrs
Ames received a note from them demanding tina
the pretentious home she then occupied in tn
fashionable quarter would be wanted by tn
.oupie loi tnell eAcluslse use upon tne1r return
Mrs. Ames "stood pat" and upon their return
| an attorney was secured to draft papers Il
which the home then claimed by the daughte
was sold to Jew friend of her husband for
nominal sum and a mortgage executed payabI
to the doctor for practically the full value of tn
| property The mother was then served with
| notice to yacate. Z. e.. =
Falling In their attempt to GUST the mothe
from her home. the daughter then alleged tina
she had not received fair settlement of he
fathers estate. and demanded an accounting
| She then sought to set aside the equity in
Palo Alto, Iowa, farm which she had given he
mother, and the case was brought to Algona 70
| trial.