The evening world., 1909-02-06
SEERESS TOLD
Him TRUTH, GIRL
\. X HAD HIS MONEY
On Fortune ellers lnforma-
/, tion Schmidt Had Edna
Il Clark Arrested.
AND GOT WEALTH BACK.
But Relations Between Roch-
ester Man and His "Lieb-
chen" Are Strained.
AND GOT WEALTH BACK.

A discerning Harlem fortune teller
was responsible for all the trouble that
Gustav Schmidt and Edna Clark made
for the Harlem Detective Bureau last,
night and to-day. Gustav is an elderly
bewhlskered, retired ice dealer OF Ro-
chester and Edna Clark Is a handsome,
richly dressed. bejeweled young woman
who says her husband Is a Rochester
electrician. and that she has two chill.
dren.
Gustav, who talks with strong Ger
man accent and pulls nevously at his
whiskers. landed In the Harlem Detec-
tive Bureau yesterday afternoon and
announced that he had been robbed by
q woman Of $50 and certified check
for $3.50. The woman, he said, had
been stopping with him since Tuesday at
a hotel In Third avenue near One Hun
.dred and Twenty-th!rd street.
A detective went to the hotel and ar
rested the woman, who proved 70 be
Edna Clark. She gave the name OF
Edna Ash and said she lived In Yonkers.
She had the bankrol and the check and
did not hesitate about handing them
over to the police,
Then He Baked.
When Gustav saw his money was safe
he baked on making complaint, but
the police insisted. Finally he consented
to file information charging the woman
with grand larceny and she was locked
up. But when she was arTsgned In Har-
lem Police Court to-day Gustav posi-
lively refused to further the prosecu-
ton.
II was fooled" he told the Magistrate.
II gave her my money ard check to
keep when We came down from Roches-
ter, Yesterday she vent away from the
hotel for a while While she was gone
went out and saw fortune.teller's
Sign. asked the fortune.teller to tell
ME something about a certain woman.
Have you given that woman any
money the fortune-teler asked me. /
told me that the woman had run away
with the money. give the fortune
teller a dollar and called the police"
Gustav went on to say that he was
quite certain his "kleines lebchen" had
no intention OF stealing his money, He
patted the young woman on the arm.
muttered endearing words through his
whIskers and generally acted In a man
ner meant TO be coltish.
There was nothing left for the Mag
istrate to do but discharge the prisoner,
who was about as mad as she could be-.
She turned upon Gustav and treated
him to some conversation that made
him back up until he was stopped BY
wall
Never Will Be Banker Again.
The idea Of having me locked up in
. cell all night" said she to the court
attendants. I'm tell YOU his right
name. His name is Donnellson and he
comes from Rochester. 1 have been
taking care OF his money FOR eight years
and he knew ! wouldn't steal 1t. He
has 10 have some one take care of his
money for HIN. But III never do II
again. III never have anything to do
with him again.
While she was talking Gustav had
been restored to his money and check
In signing the receipt he used the name
OF Schmidt, and the spectators. from his
appearance and accent, figured that
Schmidt was more likely 10 be his right
name than Donnellson.
The couple left the courtroom to-
gether. As they were going out Gustav
said, holding out the bankrOll:
DO you want this money, sweet
heart?"
yes, III take IT," she replied quickly.
Gustav, with sly wink, put 1t in his
pocket.