The evening world., 1908-03-19
Weinstein Says He Brought
About Wedding of Otto
Cohen and Gertrude Graf.
HER DOWRY WAS $4,000.
Violinist Sued for a Marriage
Fee, but Case Was
Thrown Out.

Louis "e!nstetn. q gad-eyed teacher
OF soul- throos on tho violin. found out
to-day In the Seventh Municipal Court
that the laws Of men cannot be twisted
to At tho wishes Of individuals. He
learned. too, that. although he secured
at . great personal trouble handsome
bride. rom In the honorable profe ssion
Of garter saieSman for the daughter of
Joseph Graf. the opulent head Of the
Human Hair Trust. ne 10 out his trouble
and $3.50. which, he says, 10 the residue
OF the $500 he was to get for causing
the marriage bells to chime.
weinstein walled out his woes 20 Judge
Prince. who was to decide the merits
Of the case the violin!st has brought for
breach OF contract against Graf His
voice trenbled Ike the G string Of his
beloved violin as he told OF his wrongs
Just Think Of I'll!
And to think" ne throobed. that
Otto Cohen, the handsome garter sales
man. got $4,000 on his wedding day
from Joseph Graf. the human hair mag
nate. while I, who had led him 10 the
s,aughter-1 mean the altar-was put
OF with a begsariy $3.50. paid in month
iy instalments.
Two lawyers managed to get out OF
weinstein between tremolos OF grief
tina; It was In the summer OF 1907 that
he met the capillary capitalist.
He introduced me TO his daughter
Gertrude said WeInsteiD. running his
hand through a head OF hair that the
man he was suing eyed curious!y. He
told ME TO teach her 20 play sad things
that would draw the heart out OF some
young man when the lights were low,
and bring him to the marriage feast in
due time"
Il taught her these tunes" went on
wsinstein, under urging By his attor-
ney-"exQuislie airs that breathed OF
love and springtime, and then when
the time came that she knew three Of
them by heart went out and wore the
soles OF my shoes to writing paper
thickness TO find some one sh. could
practise on.
Stacks OF photographs did I brin;
10 the house and stacks OF them did
Miss Gertrude suggest Then when the
autumn leaves were beginning TO drit
into little heaps and tie wind moaned
as sadly as one OF the tunes had
taught her ran across Otto Cohen.
Had Poetic Temperament
From the first Gertrude liked him
He had a post!c temperament and
would sit enraptured at her tunes. In
December OF last year they were mar
red
Five hundred dollars for you. sale
Papa Graf You have done nobly. Five
hundred dollars was. Your Honor the
sum agreed upon. but on the wedding g
day was received coldly. waite ed
In the hall and menial brought me a
check for $50. ! tried 10 see the bride.
/ was refused. Inside I could hear the
tunes had taught her being played TO
delight the wedding guests.
Later learned that Otto. the gar-
ter salesman Rad got $4,000 for do,
and now manufactures straight-fr9n,
subscribers as well. THIS man Graz
took up my time with his matrimonial
schemes. l delivered thu goods hand
somely wrapped In an irreproachable
Tuxedo and then got left"
Denies the Contract.
Mr.. Graf, who has handsome home
At No. q West Ninety-eighth street, de-
ned that there had been any such con-
tract.
~ gave him $50 for music lessons" ."
he said.
J,dge Prince decided that since the
Court OF Appeals had held all such con-
tract, against public policy. the musi-
clans case had no standing. and or.
dared the complaint be dismissed.
Wenstein. his truEty violin case un
der his arm. went out into cold world
Hts neighbors at No. II West one Hun
arcd and Thirteenth street notice
ipter that the airs he PLAYED had I
s,d, soulful tremoo quality in then
that they had lacked heretofore.
Thus through the tribulations OF the
municipal court are great maestro.