Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-02
Los Angeles Shelters
DeSecratOrS of
Homes
st. Louis Millionaire Is
Travelling With Mar
ried Woman
Wronged Husband Tries Clever Ruse
to Learn of lnfidelity and PAGES
the Floor Until He
Is Crazed

Los Angeles is sheltering two st.
Louisans who in the past few days have
set all society buzzing there by alleged
breach of the preprieties.
Herman G. Luyties, the millionaire
drug manufacturer, is registered here
at an obscure hotel, and Mrs. j. F.
Miller" is not far away
The latter signature is of peculiar in
terest because few days ago Joseph F.
Traunmiller, a wealthy brewer of st.
Louis, was confined to st. Vincent's in
sane asylum there, following the al.
legged exposure of Luyties' friendship
for his wife. u. f. Miller" is looked
upon by many as an abbreviation of j.
f. Traunmller."
Only few weeks ago the signatures
of Luytes and Mrs. Miller" were regis
tered at a Las Vegas hotel, though
when Luyties left st. Louis ten days
ago It was ostensibly to go to New
York
Luyties was assaulted early in Janu-
airy by John II. Murphy, a broker, who
said he found his wife in Luyties' COM
pany. This sensational attack was fol-
lowed by the subsequent exposure re-
sulting in the breakdown of Traunmil-
Ter, whose reason was shattered by his
domestic troubles, so his friends assert
The circumstances of the latest chap
ter as teegraphed The Herald last
night from st. Louis, are as follows:
Husband Is Crazed
"The Star-Chronicle says today:
"Coincident with the announcement
that Mrs. Joseph f. Traunmiller, wife
of the wealthy brewer now at st. Vim
cents insane asylum, was travelling
with Herman c. Luyties, the millionaire
drug manufacturer, in Mexico and Cali
fornia comes the real story of why the
brewer lost his reason.
"It is asserted that Traunmiller was
told of Luyties' attentions to his wife,
but could not detect them together.
Then came the assault upon Luyties by
John II. Murphy, a broker who found
his wife in Luyties' company.
"Traunmiller set a trap. He read the
story of the assault as printed to his
wife, but he told her that Luyties had
been killed. Thereupon it is said Mrs.
Traunmiller went into Mysteries. The
trap had been effective.
"Traunmiller, it is asserted, walked
the floor all night and in the morning
was insane He is said to be recovering
at ST. Vincent's asylum.
"Luyties left here ten days ago osten-
siby for New York but he was seen at
Las Vegas last week, registering at the
leading hotel as Herman G. G. Luyties,
and underneath appeared the name
Mrs. j. f. Miller both of st. Louis.
They secured adjoining rooms.
"Luyties and the woman, a tall,
stately brunette, later left for Albu-
querque.
Mrs Luyties is decided blonde and
very beautiful. She has gone to New
York"
st. Louisans now in Los Angeles re-
member the two principal figures in
this story of shattered homes well.
Luytes some years ago organized a
merger of makers of homeopathic
drugs, which brought him a large in
come. He was a great patron of sports
and a member of the different field and
country clubs around st. Louis. His
stable of thOroughbreds was a costly
one. Later his auto garage received
most of his attention. He and his wife
entertained extensively in their man
sion near Forest park and at the clubs
Traunmiler years ago was a clerk in
the Excelsior brewery, since torn down
to give space for the immense new
Union station. BY wise investments he
made money and invested 1t in brewery
stock and other corporations. His wife,
noted for her good looks, has long been
popular in society there.
During the worlds fair the Luyties
and Traunmiller families entertained
many out-of-town visitors.