The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
LOVE LANDS FRITZ IN JAIL
Herr Lis Is Now a Prisoner Instead
Of Bridegroom.
Policeman Greets Him In Place OF
Rosa and lie VIII BE Exam
Ined a. to His sanity.

Bounding up the steps that led to the
home OF the girl whom he had seen
twice, proposed 20 once. and secured
marriage license to we'd. Fritz LIS pushed
open the door Of Rosa Katherine SellneT's
home on Pincy Branch road yesterday
and ran right into the arms Of burly
police officer He had not recovered from
the shock when locked up In police sta
ton No. TO-
Was list diss. gasped Fritz, when in
stead Of being welcomed by Miss Seliner
and her father. mother and two sisters,
vino had waited in the room 20 see the
downfall Of Fritz. they eyed him askance.
lie doesn't quite understand it yet. but
by the time he is released from custody
he Will have had it impressed upon MIN
that TO become a benedict in America
one must first get the consent OF me
prospective bride as well as the apDro-
baton Of her relatives. al these Incl
dentals. Fritz. who is fat and pretty
nearly forty. had overlooked.
Fritz some time ago was employed
with Adam Sellner in a G street bakery,
and was casually invited 90 call Weeks
after he did, and was struck with pie
ture on a han mantei Walking through
the house. he met Miss Rosa Sellner,
line original. and grasping her by the
arm. he said. I'm German. We viii
marry.
Miss SeIIner was thundersuuCk. and
/ telling the man 20 leave, flew from the
room She is very attractive young
( lady. which probably accounts for Fritz
+ infatustion. but il is not SO easy 60
account for his fekleness when ne imme-
diatoIy transferred mis- affection 20 Miss
Celia who Is older and as attractive
as Miss Rosa.
Fritz was invited To leave. and the fam
/ ily had but one more call from him until
Monday afternoon. when he Informed
/ Seliner that he had license 10 wed Miss
I Rosa. having received her consent Mean
/ time he had told Miss SellDcT he had So
cured her fathers appreciation. Her faith
e. however. pat Fritz of ard secured
I possession Of the license An officer was
stationed in the house yesterday To await
Frtz's call When taken 90 the police
station Ct was found that the prisoner had
. over $3.50 iu money and document ~
German. which he said was a divorces
from a former wife in Germany. bu'
/ The Misses Sellner were not happy yes
rerday until Fritz had called and had
been taken away and locked zap en- d
charge of insanity.
u certainly do not believe in love al
first sight. said Miss Rosa when asked
about Fritz's iufatuatiou. Not of tina
kind az least.
He proposed 90 me the first time h
saw me and then 10 my sister Celia.
only regret that ne should have brOugh
upon us all this uotorie;y. and I am gla,
ne is locked up. SO. ] don't believe muc
lu love III first sight in a ease like this
That Fritz Is demented is The opinion %
the police officers as well as the member
OF the Selluer family. including Adam
SelIner They claim De Was arrested ii
Baltimore on much the same charge bu
Fritz has such poor command Of Engiis
that it was impossible 90 get him to- o..
much about it, lie objected seriously Q
being searched al the police station an
when locked up grew very WrothF.
He viii De the object OF au insanity in
+ fquiry Tor while DO seems rational en0ug
on other subjects. he seemingly cauEo
, elude his mania for making sudden Pre-
p0Sais-