The San Francisco call., 1910-09-22
MILLIONAIRE Son
BECOMES MANIAC
H. Rheinstorm, Who Eloped
With Actress and Was Cast
Off by Family, Now Lunatic
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

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OAKLAND, Sept, 21-Harry Rhein
strom, &c years old, the son of late
millionaire distiller of Cincinnati, whose
marriage a year or more ago with
Edna Lotus, an English music hall
singer, estranged him from his mother,
Mrs. Emma Rheinstrom, became vio-
lent maniac today, and was arrested at
Sixteenth street and San Pablo avenue
by Policeman Ahern. Fighting with his
captor, the madman was dragged to the
police station, where he continued his
frenzied attempts to free himself. He
was transferred to the receiving hos
pital.
Rheinstrom and his bride have been
living in this city and Berkeley for
about a month. After their wedding,
which was an elopement following a
struggle against the mothers opposi-
ton, they had come to California and
bought a small ranch at Boyle Heights.
near Los Angeles. They lived on an
allowance of 500 month, which was
provided for Rheinstrom from his
to return to his parental home to make
peace with his mother.
They sold their ranch and got as far
as Oakland. Living for short time
in Berkeley they removed to the Metro
pole hotel, then to an apartment house
at 1907 Grove street. Since coming here
the couple cast aside their plan of 60
ing to Ohio and in meantime spent their
money. Rheinstrom has for two weeks
been reduced to borrowing money from
chance acquaintances, and his clothes
have become shabbier each day Rhein-
strom appeared at the Fifteenth street
firehouse this afternoon unkept and
raving about an explosion. Seeing that
the visitor was a dangerous madman.
the firemen called the police and Police
man Ahern and Patrol Driver Hughes
caught the youth few blocks away
Rheinstrom has been unbalanced in
mind before. it appears. Such was his
wealthy mothers allegation when the
son came back from New York to Gin
cinnati bringing with him the stage
beauty. He had written to his mother
concerning his fiancee, and had been
asked to visit his family. He did so,
only to be arrested and detained in a
sanatorium at hsi mothers request. It
took fight in court to reunite the
young people. Then they fed into Ken
lucky by auto and were married.
Recently the millionaire's son and his
wife told of their courtship Miss Loft
tus was singing with the Rain Dears"
company in New York when Rhein-
strom met her. He had plentiful al
lowance of money from his mother
then, and is said to have spent s., 900 a
night one week, lavishing wine suppers,
furs. silks and jewels on the actress.
Miss LOTUS went on the stage early
in her life. She is reputed to have been
engaged once to Norman Dumbarton.
son of Lord Dumbarton of Manchester.
Eng. Why this alliance did not come
about, IL It was indeed expected. is not
explained.
Rheinstrom. before the eventful trip
to New York. was associated with the
distillery business his family owns in
Cincinnati. 1t was established by the
father, A. Rheinstrom, who was re-
puted to be one of Cincinnati's richest
businessmen. The youths infatua ton
for the actress broke his business con-
nections, as 1t did his family ties.
Young Rheinstrom was sued by num-
Der of tradesmen here.