Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
q an AGO ! ~
Former Trusted EmplOye
Now in Jail
DR.. JEKYLL AND Mr.. HYDE
LIFE REVEALED
ALLEGED THAT NJ. J. oCKSRElDER
DESERTED DYING WIFE
Accused of Taking $24oo from Pease
Brothers, Man Is Captured in
Salt Lake-Woman Also
Locked Up

A CASE similar to that of DIR. Jekyll
II and Mr.. Hyde is believed by the
"A police to have been revealed yes
terday in the arrest of N. j. Ocks-
reider in Salt Lake City, charged with
felony embezzlement of $2400 from the
firm of Pease Bros, furniture dealers,
and in the exposition of his dual life.
In company with Ocksreider, who
for a long time was collector for the
furniture concern and a prominent Of
fetal of Roosevelt camp Sons of Vet
Grams, was Mrs. Bertha Sonnenberg,
also of Los Angeles, on whose account
it is alleged Ocksreider made his pee
ulations which caused him to be a
fugitive from justice since August IL.
AS a result of his infatuation for
Mrs. Sonnenberg Ocksreider is said to
have stolen money in order to carry
out his plans, and, Furthermore, TO
have deserted his wife, who is now
lying at the point of death at the
home of her parents in Ocean Park
and his child.
At the time of the embezzlement
friends came to the aid of Ocksreider,
stating that if given an opportunity
he would make good his defalcation,
but he suddenly left Lps Angeles, and
October a warrant was issued for the
arrest of the fugitive.
Woman Also Arrested
At the same time, it is stated, Mrs.
Sonnenberg left Los Angeles, and the
police have ascertained that she has
been seen in his company several
times since and was arrested with
him in Salt Lake yesterday.
1t was not until last night that the
facts became known, when detectives
told the story of Ocksreiders fight
across the country, visiting New York,
returning to Chicago and attending the
encampment of the Sons of Veterans
at Seattle, later going to New York
and then to Salt Lake.
Wine, women and desire to play
the races is said to have caused the
downfall of Ocksreider, and the af-
finity in the case is declared by the
police to be Mrs. Sonnenberg.
A strange feature of the story Is
that both Ocksreider and Mrs. Sonnen-
berg figure in divorce cases which are
now pending in the local courts. Mrs.
Ocksreider has brought action against
her erring husband and nearly year
ago Mrs. Sonnenberg brought action
against her husband in Judge James
court, alleging desertion.
Flees from Los Angeles
She was granted maintenance of $40
a week, pending the outcome of the
case, but last April Sonnenberg is al
legged to have fled from Los Angeles
to avoid paying the allowance. Son
nenberg was formerly treasurer of the
Orpheum theater circuit and is now
supposed to be general manager Of
the Salt Lake circuit.
The Sonnenbergs have one child, a
h
mother at the time of the arrest in
Salt Lake yesterday afternoon.
From information CLEANED by detec-
tives who have been at work on the
case, it is known that Ocksreider main :
tained two dwelling houses in Los An
geles, also offices in the Hellman
building, and that the greater part of
his time was passed In the company
of Mrs. Sonnenberg, rather than with
his invalid wife.
While in Los Angeles Ocksreider fig
ured in social circles, and it is mat
ter of record that while an officer in
the Roosevelt camp, Sons of Veterans,
he was connected with a financial
shortage, but friends came to his aid
and no prosecution resulted.
1t is also stated, although the police
have not been able to confirm the re-
port, that Lester Harris, brother Of
Lamar Harris, the Los Angeles attor-
ney, who robbed a Chicago bank few
days ago and then committed suicide,
was a companion of Ocksreider during
his travels since he left Los Angeles.
To Be Brought to Los Angeles
Mrs. Ocksreider formerly lived at
Custer avenue, but as she is said to
be i'll with a fatal disease she went to
the home of her parents in Ocean
Park. Her folks are said to be highly
respected and feel keenly the disgrace
that her husbands actions have
brought ON them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sonnenberg formerly
lived at 1744 Reid street, while Ocks-
reider is said to have maintained
apartments at 500 West Thirty fourth
street and also with his wife at Custer
avenue.
Ocksreider is said to have been di-
vorced from his first wife. When ar
rested he had in his pockets num-
Der of racing coupons, indicating that
ne had been playing the races at Salt
Lake.
A patrolman from Los Angeles will
leave to bring Ocksreider to Los An
geles, but there is no specific charge
against the woman, and she probably
will not be obliged to return.