The San Francisco call., 1906-06-02
ARRESTED FOR ELOPlNG WITH
HANDSOME Wife OF HIS UNCLE
George Christ Lands in Prison in Oakland
but Is Released.
While He Is on Spree Woman Goes Home,
Thinking He Left Her.

OAKLAND. June George Christ, a
San Francisco refugee, was taken into
custody this morning charged with
eloping from Los Angeles with his
aunt by marriage. He feels aggrieved
to think that he should have been in
carcerated and says that his uncle has
a warm time in store for him when his
aunt reaches her home in the southern
city.
You see, all this trouble comes as a
result of my getting drunk the other
night" said Christ. Il failed to go
back to the rooms for two days and
in the meantime my wife left me and
started back home. She would never
have stood for my being arrested if she
had been here. You can bet on that
Christ is 30 years of age and, accord
ing to the story told Sheriff Frank Bar
net by Joseph Naegele, of 421 North
Hill street Los Angeles, his nephew
came TO his home a few days after the
fire at San Francisco and was received
with open arms. Three weeks later he
eloped with his aunt by marriage. Not
only this, but Naegele says that they
pawned his piano for 800 and sold
some of the household goods to get
money enough to pay their fare up
here,
A warrant was sworn out for their
arrest on charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses. and Sheriff
White of Los Angeles and Naegele came
| to Oakland and spent several days here
trying to locate the pair In this,
however they were unsuccessful, and
they returned few days ago. Christ,
however was known and was. seen this
morning and taken into custody by
4 "a I,
he wanted this morning while comm &
in on a car from Emeryville and asked
him to help him with an insane patient
he had and whom he told Christ was
his brother-in-law. Christ aided. in
guarding the insane patient until they
reached the Sherif's Office, and then
the gay Lothario was told that he was
| a prisoner.
Upon the arrival of the runaways
from Los Angeles in this city they went
to the Merritt Hotel, at Franklin and
Twelfth streets, where they registered
as Mr. and Mrs George Stokes. They
arrived there on the Goth of May, ac-
cor6ing to the register, and were there
until yesterday, when Mrs. Naegele,
with, tears in her eyes. ordered her
trunk conveyed to the Sixteenth street
station and took the Owl for Los
Angeles Christ says that he went to
the hotel this morning and then learned
that his companion, fearing that he had
deserted her, had gone back to her
! home
According to the proprietor Of the
Merritt Hotel, Mrs Naegele was a styl-
| isly dressed woman, apparently ten
years the senior of her panion, and
! the only remark that the couple caused
during their stay was how such a WON
an came TO be married to so young
| a man.
| How she will make her peace with
her husband Is matter that interests
Christ very little. He says that She
will take care OF herself and Will give
her husband something he won't forget
for giving them all the notoriety he
! has.
Sheriff Barnet received word tonight
! from Sheriff White art Los Angeles to
release the prisoner. The husband re-
fused to prosecute, and after meeting
! his wife at Los Angeles this afternoon
/ the. couple adjusted their troubles.