Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-23
MISSING HUSBAND
AND A WOMAN
SOUGHT BY WIFE
A. II. Valentine, Belleville Con-
traitor, and Mrs. Minnie OPP
pei, of Newark, Disappear.

Search is today being made for Albert
H. Valentine, Al years old, a Belleville
contractor. who left his home at SO
Joralemon street, Belleville. last Fri
day morning after he is said to have
informed his wife that he was going to
Nutley to collect a bill.
Mrs. Valentine. the missing mans
wife. is interested in the disappearance
of Mrs. Minnie Opel. Of this city. who.
until recently. was employed In a Belle
Vile saloon as a servant.
She declared hat she came to the
residence OF Henry Opel, Mrs. Oppel's
husband, yesterday, at 10 Meeker ave.
nue.. this city. and that she discovered
that Mrs. Opel is also m~ysteriously
missing. Mrs. Opel, up to the ninth
Of last month, was engaged as a serv-
ant in the cafe of Mrs. Anna Coelln.
at 1922 Cortlandt street, Belleville. Mrs.
Coelln said today that on that date
she discharged the woman because she
was Unsatisfactory"
Asked why she entertained a strong
suspicion that her husband should have
fed with. Mrs. Opel she produced q
letter which she received last week
which was signed by John Rutan.'
The communication was addressed to
Mrs. Valentine and called attention to
Mr.. Valentines alleged friendship for
Mrs. Opel.
Mrs. Valentine said that she does not
know who John Rutan" is and has
not the slightest conception Of him. She
stated that la at ENridp u r1orpIn3 ahn,,t
Q o'clock Valentine told her that he
was going to Nutley to have a check
cashed. She added that she watched
him board a trolley car at Washington
avenue and Joralamen street in the
direction of Nutley.
II nave not seen nor heard anything
about him SINCE" she declared. She
then added that Mr.. Valentine had
been acting queerly of late.
Mrs. Opel has a daughter. Irene Op-
pei. 10 years old, who had been with
her mother during her employment at
Mrs. Coellns. The latter told today
that when she supplanted the missing
woman Irene was taken along. She
added that she understood that Mrs.
Opel had gone to Union street, this
city.
Va kHO AAktAo 6bAA LlAos oil
entine. said that she had learned that
after Mrs. Opel had left Belleville
Henry Opel. the girls father. had
gained custody of her and was sending
her to the Hawthorne Avenue School,
this city. She heard. she continued,
that Mrs. Opel later kidnapped Irene
on the street and took her away with
her,
Valentine is In partnership In the
contracting business with Robert f.
Edwards, Of 1877 Cortlandt street, Belle
Vile.
Mrs. Oppels daughter Irene, 10 years
old, has also been missing since Friday
night and 1t Is supposed that she was
taken by her mother in the flight.
Henry Opel, the girls father, seen
today at the Meeker avenue address,
said hat last Friday Irene, following
her custom, walked with him to Eliza
beth avenue, where he was going to
board a car to go to work. He Is a
railroad man and works on a night
shift. He said that his girl asked him
for ten cents to buy some ice cream
in a nearby store. He then left her
and has not seen her since. Mr.. Opel
explained that when he returned from
work the following day he learned that
Irene had mysteriously disappeared.
He was told later by residents near
Weequahic Park hat Mrs. Opel was
seer to meet Irene and take her with
her. 1t was not sal whether there
was a man with Mrs. Opel at the
time. Opel further stated that he un-
doubtedly believes that his wife ran
q uox With Valentine