New-York tribune., 1907-08-20
ROMANCE, FLIGHT, JAIL.
4 Paper Covered NoUel Plot IN
LudIoSU Street.

The story of a. girls romance which began IN
Germany. and a. forced and unhappy marriage
to a man she says she never loveo, caiile ou'
yesterday in Ludlow Street Jail F1noihs ou''
as she said, how easy 1t was 10 sel
in this city, the young woman pegSeo h0i
bord 70 corne here On the same ship was hei
lover and exactly four days after their aiiiso'
she eIoped with him. They were founo oS .iie
husband after a weeks search He promptly
invoked the aid of the law, and now 'he ioVei
is in Jail, the wife is In hiding anu 'iio
is begging her to return
For several days promptly at . o cioch "
tho morning and with such regularity that the
keAners almost set their watches by her appear
ance a tall good looking young brunetIe apoo'
twenty years old has appeared at the eii'le leiiOe DIV
of Ludlow street jail with big basket iiiieu
with fruits choice food and flowers 1or Altui
low whom her cruel husband. Solomon Ieltier'
has had placed there simply because ne ran
avyay with her All came from Vienna recently
in the manner set forth IN the in'roouc'ioh oA
this novel.
What with the arrival of Baron Motz ol
.'Ach n1eine nebe Anita" fame and young Levy
the authorities are seriously thinking of chans-
ing the name of the Jail to Lovers Retreat
since the "Alin1ony Club which formerly mace
ite headnuarters within its cooling walls, mas
passed out of existence.
According TO Robert H. Herscnman' Oh NO
10 Nassau street, attorney for the huspaiI"
Colestina (aforesaid brunette) ana ooioiiiai'
Teitler were married in Vienna. FEBRUARY T.
1906 He is twenty-seven years old ana she ao-
uits to having seen nineteen summers ana
winter or two.
Everything was merry for time, but soon
the young wife wanted TO come to America.
After some coaxing her part her husband
the steamship
Amerika. arriving here on May 10 last AND
then Teitler's trouble began. The couple went
sightseeing and wound UP at Vienna restau-
rant on the East Side. Here he was introduced
to Artur Levy, who said he was from Ieitler
horne town Before the evening was over Mrs
Teller suggested that they take nat ana Levy
could come to board. Would he? Yes, indeed
and he did. and May 10 the young wife and
boarder eloped.
The husband finding the fiat, at No. 33l East
5Oth street empty. looked about the rooms and
found a letter from mis- wife stating she oid
not love him. did not want his support. adnlon-
ishing him not TO follow her. not TO inform her
parents and as TO others mixing up In my
affairs I won't stand for IT," she said.
But the husband did follow her and found the
couple at No. 3S7 West Broadway. He had
lew arrested and sent to jail Then he re-
Tented and begged the wife TO return TO him, but
she refused
Hearing this. the husband tried another tack
He offered to send the lover back TO Europe.
The young man refused. He would be willing.
however to go 10 San Francisco. and when
Teitler's lawyer heard this he suggested giving
the young man two weeks vacation at Sara
tora That ended the negotiations. Levy stayed
IN TAIL and the girl carries food and goodies
70 him. much after the manner OF a thirteenth
century heroine.
When seen at Ludlow street jail yesterday
Levy admitted running away with the girl
wife" but said he was willing ito face the
music as he had committed no moral or legal
crime He could not even be accused OF alienat-
ing the wife's affection. which, he said' the
husband never possessed
When asked by The Tribune reporter IL no
intended to marry the girl when the law was
through with him and she had obtained her
divorce, he answered:
We'll. how should I know dot2 doand's
know her veil genur alretty.'