The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-27
STARTLING AFFAIR is
REVEALED BY
ARREST
Josua Klein In County Jail On Complaint Of
Prominent Woman Who Alleges That lie
Prevents Return of Her Daughter from 81
Switzerland

| N Startllng story revealing Iuo
fact that Miss Dora Sauvageot. .
young Tacoma society girl, and >
proficient musician, Is held In
practical bondage In a small vilI-
age In the Alps, was brought to
light this morning when Joshua
Klein, a distinguished appearing
German, was arrested and locked
i'm the county jail on q warrant
charging assault with intent to
commit murder.
Attack Made Last Night.
The warrant was sworn to by
Mrs. Dora Culvertson, friend OF
Mrs. Sauvageot, mother of Dora,
and the alleged attack was made
in the latter's home, 3912 North
Thirty-second street, last night
when Klein had refused to aid the
distracted mother In her efforts to
Isecure the return of her daughter.
Girls Leave for Germany.
Several months ago Miss Sau-
vagoet, accompanied by Miss Rose
Karasek, also of Tacoma, went to
Vienna In order to study music.
Vienna. Klein became acquainted
with Mrs. Sauvagoet, who is q
widow and learned that her daugh-
ter was in Germany.
He left soon afterward for Eu-.
rope and made himself known to
the girls as an old friend of their
parents. He told them that he
owned several houses in a remote
village of Switzerland, and offered
one of the houses, rent free.
Girls Tried to Return.
Klein, 1t is claimed, has q hyp-
motto eye, and soon had the young
women under HIS influence. They
compiled with his request, and
moved to one of his cottages. In
short, time, however, Klein de-
parted for American, and soon
afterwards the girls started for
home, at their mothers requests,
but were. met at the dock in New
York by Klein.
| Sent Back to Europe.
The man with the baleful eye
took Miss Sauvagoet's railroad
fare, away from her, and sent her
back to her Swiss home. Miss
Karasek was allowed to return to
Tacoma.
Refused to Aid Mother.
Last night, after many pitiful
beseachings from broken-heart-
ed mother, Klein visited Mrs. Sau-
vagoet at the home of Mrs. Cul-
vertson, few doors away. Both
women begged Klein to send word
to Dora for her to return, but the
German firmly refused. Ffn0l1y
he began talking loudly of tAn
"spiritual atmosphere which hoj Z
miss Sauvagoet and himself fd.
gether. As the women begoMchG(J
him he grew more and more boiGt-l
erous and even screamed that ~
would kill both women 20 ~ -
have them out of the way.
| Officer Appears.
When the man had worked him-
lself into a frency of anger OHicet
A. Z. Brown, walking his beat.
heard the noise and approached
the house. The officer stood OUT
side the door for a few moments
listening to the conversation, ana
finally deciding that the man In
side was insane, opened the door.
Klein had the moment before
seized Mrs. Culvertson BY tho
throat, and an ugly knife gleam-
ed from his right hand. When he
saw the officer, however, he sank
Imply to the floor, exclaiming 3,
THANK God, here is an OFFICER
of the law"
| Brown took the man to the
county jail and locked him up a.
an insane person. This morning
the two women appeared at the
prosecuting attorneys office and
swore out the complaint Of assault
with intent to kill. = :
When seen In jail today Klein
admitted that Miss Sauvagoet a
Occupying his house In Switzer-
Hand, but denied the sympathetic
bond. He said impressively: r
have given my word to the young
lady that she may live II the cot
tage, and the plea Of her nno{6ef
that I drive her out Of the ho11o
In the mountains Is impossfblq '
Both Miss Sauvagoet and MIMI
Karasek are well known ID Ts4
coma and have many friends. Th9
former is graduate Of the high;
school.