The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-26
WOMAN THE BRIDE
Of BROTHER
BY FRAUD
ACCORDING TO AMAZING STORY
TOLD BY MRS. scALACHTER
IN NEW YORK COURT.
DECEIVED BY A LETTER
Which Was Forged and Then Told
That She Must BE a Slave
Makes Appeal ior Annul-
ment Of Her Marriage.

New York, Aug 25.-An amazing
story Of fraud, forgery and depravity
was told to day in the Essex Market
Police Court by Mrs. Esther schlath-
ter who applied to Magistrate Wahl
for the arrest of her husband whom
she charged with desertion.
"Your honor" said the woman, this
man in double william. for besides
being my husband, he is my blood
brother"
The amazed magistrate questioned
he woman closely. She showed him
letters and phot, graphs which yeri-
fled her extraordinary story
My married and my single name
Is Esther schlachter" she said 4
came from McliaoH South Russian
village. When | was a very little
ri my parents sent me 20 London,
where we had relatives, and | was set
to work at making buttouholes
Il made good money and when |
was old enorgh | married. My first
husband was goed 10 me, We had TWO
children. a girl and boy. We're Y
NOT for them | would not be alive to-
| day. | live for Them alone.
Woman Comes to America.
when my husband died | came
| 10 this country In three years | had
saved enough to buy house and plan
ned to send my children TO college
and spend the rest OF my life in ease
"All this time | had not heard from
! my own people in Russia 50 I wrote
TO them Particularly | asked Their
about my brother Isaac. He was :
llttIe fellow, the baby Of the family
when | left home. and in my prosper
lily wanted to do something FIR him
My pareats wrote back that Ieaac
was in the army but when he ha(
heard that | wanted him to come tC
America he was cray to get here.
sent the money 10 buy him OUT Of thc
army
"A few months later he arrived. Bu
when our first greeting We're over
saw he looked at me strangely,
II asked him what was the mat
ter Then he told me that | was no
his sister but that he was my step
M TIERS child
Says Own Brother is Dead.
HE aid my own brother had die,
while he was st II boy and that hi'
own name had bene changed TO lsaa,
to please my father.
~ wrote home chding my people
for their deception. ore day after :
months waiting he came TO me witt
the long expected letter He had op
ened it by mistake. he said believe,
him once more. The letter told m'
that what he said was the truth. III
was no blood relative of mine. only ;
step brother My father said in tn
letter he was sure Isaac and woul,
marry. Isaac said this was his wisl
also, and after had waited an,
watched to see if he was true an
worthy We were married two year
ago.
Il saw soon that ! had a mistake
hgt we women think II disgrace q
have a bad husband, so 7 said nothing
lOee day things came 10 q climax.
Woman Must Be His Save.
GO ont and work I sad.
"You oil" he replied II do no
have TO work: you must be my slave
Leave the hou.o 1 told him
Not rim I have told you an " hu
Igneered. = have lied to YOU 7 an
vour real brother. Isaac. 7 forge.
the letter from Russia Now wha
win You do2"
He threatened TO ten the neighbrr
iif said anything / learned that wha
hc said Was rue.
THAT would have meant disgrace
so ] kept silent till a month ago. HI
walled out Of the house with the Las
g. OF ms. money. ] have no; seen hi0
since It is for my ch'ldrens' SAX
that want to find him and arnul ON
marriage Then ] can go back "a
work