The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-23
Marx Posed as Broker in River.
side Drive While Swindling
Hoboken Bankers.
DECEIVED HIS WIFE, TOO
Clerk at the Bank Aided Him
in Wrongfully Getting Its
Funds.

A visit to the Riverside Drive home
Of Fritz F. Marx. the young man Of
twenty-five. who found It simple as
pairing an apple to separate ;A,250 from
the bankroll OF John steneck & Sons,
steamship agents and bankers, Of Ho-
boken. disclosed to-day that the young
man was enjoying his irresuarly OBJ
talned wealth to the full. He and his
young wife. who With her two-day-old
baby is being attended by two trained
nurses, occupied luxurously furnished
apartment, for which young Marx paid
$500 a month rent.
A butler, two maids and cook have
been installed for several months In the
luxurlously appointed fat BY his neigh.
bors the young man was regarded as
prosperous broker.
The pathetic feature Of the case Is
that the young wife believed her hus-
band to be successful broker. She had
HipiNi idllll III MN.
Kept His Secret We'll.
She constantly asked for him to-day.
but none OF those who minlstered to
her and her infant had ,he heart to
tell the truth-that he Is fast behind
the bars in Hoboken jail. They feared
the shock would xiii her.
Or. +. o. Virgin. OF No l?s West one
Hundred and Twenty-hrst street, is at.
tending Mrs. Marx. He likewise was
absolutely ignorant OF the financial
methods OF the fastIdious young dandy
who ruled the household He declared
to-day that he was certain the young
mother was ignorant OF how her hus.
band obtained the riches he was dis
pensing with both hands. He had only
told her that lie was going to take her
abroad In May to spend the summer
motoring on the Continent.
Fritz Marx is nephew Of Frank
Josephs. a wealthy meat packer, and
president OF the Butchers Dressed Beef
Association, Mr.. Josephs has a beauti.
fM home at No. SIS Riverside Drive,
where he aid this afternoon that he
had engaged a lawyer to see what
could be done for his nephew
Mr., Josephs was very angry when his
nephew married Edettc Bruins. poor
young Swedish girl, whom he met at
the boarding house OF Mrs. Emma
Wayte, No 80 West one Hundred and
Fifth street, when lie came here from
his home in Frankfort, Germany two
years ago. The couple eoped year
ago, after which Mr.. Josephs refused
to support his nephew, and told him
that he would have TO SHIFT for himself.
Says SvensaIi Lured Him.
Mrs. Wayte is a sister of Leopold
Maren, the young clerk who was ar.
rested with Marx yesterday. and who
confessed that he had made the sio5O
swlndle possible.
According to statement made BY
NrH Wayte to-day, her brother had
been the victim Of Marks svengall
wiles,
Until Marten met Marx. his sister
said he was the most upright young Eel.
low imaginable He had young wife, to
imaginable. He had young wife, to
whom he was devoted, and was the sou!
OF honor. Until few years ago he was
employed as assistant secretary In the
German Consulate here. He comes OF
the best German stock, and his relatives
are prosperous and influential
1t was only two years ago, said the
sister when young Marten fell under
the baleful influence of that shrewd,
heavy-browed little chap, Marx. They