The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-15

arriving in Newark to be in at the
identification of Seier. In the morn
| ing. one by one they were brought
| from the office of Chief of Police
Adams to confront the prisoner in the
court room.
The first to appear was the woman
| who thought herself Mrs. Frank H.
Bergmann," of Boston. She had told
the chief that she married Seier in a
German Lutheran church on Edge
comb avenue. Manhattan. after a
oourtship in Boston that began with a
newspaper want ad." Returning to
Boston after the service Seier sudden
~ bethought himself of novelty com.
pany in Savannah that must be incor-
porated right away and his wife let
him have $3.50 worth of jewelry to
start the project moving. She hadn't
seen him since then until yesterday in
the Newark police court
Seier wouldn't recognize her though
she ran to him with outstretched
hands. Throughout the interview he
sat suilenly by while she told her
story. The woman seemed at first to
hope he would be set free and still
prove true to her. but when she found
that the name he had given her in
marriage was a false one. she became
the woman scorned'' and vowed ven
geance.
Cora I. Arnold. a handsome widow of
Washington, d. c. She met Seller
after he had inserted an lad" in a
newspaper asking for a housekeeper
he was "Adolph Kregor" a mineral
water dealer who had made his for
tune and had come to Washington to
spend his life in luxury there
While pretending to search for a
suitable mansion he made violent love
to the prospective housekeeper, she
says, to such good effect that she
promised to marry him and gave him
$500 to tide over the expenses of the
next. the wedding day. OF course there
was no wedding and Mrs. Arnold was
inclined TO be very sarca site about II
when she next met "Kregor'' yester-
day.
Good morning. Adolphus. How do
you do?" she asked. with fine scoru
and an extended hand when brought
before him yesterday. The man was
reticent- He looked at his shoes in
gloom.
Won't you take my hand, sweet
hearth the widow continued. with
bitter sarcasm. You know you asked
me for it once
When Seier had admitted the iden-
uhcaton Mrs. Arnold became furious.
You'll find you're not dealing with
a silly girl, but with a grown woman.
before l get through with YOU" she
cried. angrily. When the police
brought the next victim in Seller was
completely cowed by the gruelling to
winch the women he had duped sub
jected him.
But there is still more trouble In
store. Miss Dora Dorp. who lives at
No. 161 East One Hundred and Six
teenth street, announces that she will
go to Newark to identify Seller as none
other than DR.. George A Witzhoff,
who has married more women than
any other man in the world Miss
Dorp says she is one of them
POsitice She Can Identify Him.
Il am sure from the pictures print
ed in the American that Seier is the
man whom / married three years ago
only to find out that he had other
wives whom he had robbed, as he rob-
bed me, of large sums of money
The chief of police of Baltimore has
sent word that Seller formerly lived In
Baltimore. under the name of Frank
Baumann, and that he spent $4,000
of his wife's money before DESERVING
her Two other women in that town
were swindled by him out of sums
ranging from $500 to $4,000. In each
case he promised to marry his victim
The mans real name is said to be
Frederick Fiess. who came to this
country from Pottsheim, Germany
where his family is prominent and
wealthy. He formerly lived in Pat
erson, where a. brother still resides
His trial will be postponed until
other women he has duped bring in
their evidence against him.