The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-06

With the arrest of Morris Friedman,
~ years old, of 224 Charlton street, on
charge of bigamy, Detective Ser
geants Long and Ryan, of headquar-
ters, brought to a close a chase which
has taken up eight years and has ex-
tended over two continents by the rela-
tives of Etha Nathan, of New York city,
who was united in marriage to Fried
man eight years ago in New York city.
Friedman had no sooner been taken
to police headquarters than he con-
fessed to two bigamous marriages. on
one of which he was indicted by
New York Grand Jury four years ago.
That Friedman was engaged in an ex-
tensive marriage game, which not only
netted him wives, but thousands of
dollars, the police believe to be a fact.
and that he will admit more marriages
is the opinion of Captain Carroll, of
the detective bureau
From coast to coast and over to
Europe relatives of the Nathan girl
have traced Friedman since he deserted
his bride of two months in Buffalo eight
years ago, and from whom he obtained
81 300 Four years ago Friedman was
indicted by grand jury, but all efforts
to apprehend the man were futile until
this morning, when Ryan and Long,
acting under request to Captain Car
roll from Inspector Mccartney, of New
York. that the man be arrested, went to
his home and took him out of bed.
His present wife, whom Friedman mar
ried in Los Angeles on December 26, al
though informed of the duplicity, cried
when they took him to police head
quarters.
According to his voluntary confession
made to Captain Carroll Friedman admits
marrying Rosa Frtch, Of New York city,
twenty years ago. He lived with her sew
eral years and four children were born 10
them one OF them being married now. H
disappeared and his family heard nothing
of him for years. About eight years age.
Friedman met pretty Etha Nathan, also
of New York city, and "A marriage was the
result. A dowry of 81 600 was given Fried
man when he married the Etha Nathan
girl. They moved to 6uffalo and took up
their residence there Friedman telling his
bride that he was n salesman. They hal
been living together a month when tele-
gram YVES received by Mrs Friedman No
, stating that there was sickness in the
family in New York and TO hurry home
Mt once. This she did, but when she got
to New York the telegram was found to
be fraud. Back to Buffalo went spouse
No. ., but Friedman had disappeared.
\ brother Of the deserted girl, employed
in District Attorney Jerome's office, made
some Inquiries into Frledmdu's past on1
learned that the man already had one wife
living A chase for Friedman was begun,
but though the police authorities were
several times on his trail and almost IN
top of him he eluded them. From cali
fornia the chase led to Boston and from
there to London, England. Later traces
of F.iedman we're obtained in continental
Europe.
The relatives Of the girl had spent over
p 600 pursuing Friedman and were ready to
spend as much more when they found that
he was living i'm Newark about three wssKs
ago. Upon investigation they found that
Friedman had taken unto himself wife
No. 9 in the person Of Miss Emma Stutz-
man, of Los Angeles, Cal, a Jewess. %
years old. This marriage, The police claim,
netted him $1,000
Wife No. 8 was communicated with by
the relatives of wife No. 2 and wife No l,
and a trap was set for Friedman. Cap
tain Carroll received a request from In
speetor McCaffrey of New York for the
police to arrest Friedman for whom a
warrant had been issued in that city for
bigamy. Long and Ryan went to the
house Saturday, but Friedman was not !
at home. He was not at home yesterday |
md had just gotten into bed today when
the police pounced upon him.
Friedman proved very talkative. volun- /
teering information about himself. al /
riages. The rauch-marricd man is short
stout and bald.