Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-11
WOMEN HIS VICTIMS
PRISONER IN NEWARK SAID TO
BE FRANK n. BAUMAN,
Police After the Record Of the Much
Wanted Man-Wife Identi-
fes Picture.

BALTIMORE, February 11.-That Fred
erick Seller, whose love affairs are being
Investigated by the police of Newark NJ
j., Is Frank H. Bauman, a former saloon
keeper OF Baltimore, seems assured. His
alleged former wife and former sweetheart,
from both of whom he is said to have OBJ
tanned large sums of money, identified his
pictures yesterday Chief Of Police Adams
of Newark sent Marshal Farnan a photo
graph Of Seier Saturday, asking that he
make an effort to learn something of his
mysterious prisoner
Detectives James K. Dick, Thomas P.
O'Donnell and Charles Weaver declared the
photograph was that of Eauman who had
saloon at Gay and Pratt streets for years.
Detective Weaver was a sergeant in the
central district and worked the bailiwck in
which the saloon was located. Detective
DICK arrested Bauman March %, 1902 for
the police of Washington on the charge of
obtaining SIS from Miss Florence Emden
61S New York avenue, that city Miss EN-
den declined to prosecute and Bauman was
released.
Detective ODonnell arrested Bauman In
1000 he brought Bauman from Detroit
Mich, when he was charged with obtaining
Sl,S0O from Mrs. Christina Kreiner who
now lives at 7O2 North Bradford street 1t
was said that Miss Ida Belmont, also
of Baltimore. whom Detective O'Donnell
met In his connection with the case, was
wife came to light, and she, as well as
Mrs Krelner, told what they knew Of
Baugnan.
Mrs. Bauman's Story.
The former Mrs. Bauman told a simple
story and declared the man she once called
husband had spent 5000 for her within
three years. besides reaping the harvest of
a fiourishing saloon business. She is Aga
the Hahn now and lives at 2115 Jefferson
street, and her child, by Bauman, is Annie
Frederick Bauman. eleven years old.
.Bauman is from Pottsheim, Germany
she said, and his relatives there are we'll
TODD. When they were married, she de-
ciared, they kept a saloon at Register and
Bank streets, which they sold for So 500 in
order that they might open the saloon at
Gay and Pratt streets. When she was get
ting her divorce, after three years of mar
ried life, she examined her accounts she
said. and found that her husband had spent
their savings.
Picked Out His Photograph.
Mrs. Kreiner cannot read or write, but
she picked out Seier's photograph from a
number Of others She met him, she said
when she had a prosperous poultry bust
ness in Lexington market. At that time she
had her eye on a piece Of property on Cam
den street, she declared and intended OPEN
ing saloon. Bauman. she said, promised
to marry her. bought her an engagement
ring. obtained 81 800 from her. representing
that he wanted to buy the piece of prop
erty, and then left the city
The ring she held out for an examination
and she pointed to the inside where she
had his initials filed of. She declared he
promised to marry her again when he was
brought back here from Detroit. Realizing
that she would never get the money back
she let the case drop. During her second
courtship with Bauman she declared Ida
Belmont came to see her and interested
herself in the case asking If Bauman had
promised to marry her.
Aside from the information, which the
marshal will send to Chief Adams today,
he learned yesterday that Bauman is
wanted in Washington on the charge of OBJ
tanning some money from Mrs. Arnold
While in Washington, it is said, he was
known as Adolph Kreiger.