The San Francisco call., 1910-10-15
CONSPIRACY Barred
IN DIVORCE CASE.
Annie Lowenberg and husband
Sent to Jail for Fleeing
a Rancher
Daughter OF Matrimonial Agent
Denounced as Blackmailer
and Locked Up

OAKLAND, Oct. 14.-Evdence OF
bigamy and strong indications of what
Judge Ogden termed blackmail and
conspiracy was discovered today in the
conduct of Annie Lowenberg. known
also as Kohler, Wallace and Beck, who
was locked up in the county jail at
the close of an afternoon of startling
and incriminating testimony Louis
Kohler, one of her husbands, who is
under suspicion of helping her in a ca
reer of f1eecing susceptible men, also Is
in the county jail
The woman is the daughter of Amelia
Lowenberg who conducts a matri-
monial agency in San Francisco. John
Beck, wealthy Pleasanton rancher,
was the cause of the proceedings in
Judge Ogdens court today by asking
to have his marriage to her annulled
on the ground that she had another
husband living. He married her in De-
cember of last year, since which time
she has obtained $4,000 from him. That
she married Beck with the deliberate
intention of fieecing him was the con-
clusion of Judge Ogden before he or
dered the woman into custody.
PLANNED TO ENTRAP MEN
From what 1 have heard here" said
the judge Il think it is evident that this
woman and her mother deliberately
| planned to entrap men; that they
planned to and did lure men to her
for the purpose of fleeing them; and
that, in fact they conducted what might
| in the vernacular be termed bunko
game"
The woman admitted on witness stand
that she had married Kohler and was
not divorced from him when she mar
ried Beck. She was trying to excause
herself on the ground of ignorance of
the fact that Kohler had not secured a
divorce against her. when Attorney A.
L. F'rick, representing Beck, caused her
to collapse by asking her if she had
not married a man named Wallace in
Los Angeles three years ago, also while
Kohler was still living.
II have heard enough said Judge
Ogden, and ordered her to be locked up.
District Attorney Donahue via confer
with District Attorney Fiekert of San
Francisco as to the course to be taken
| in Furnishing the woman, She was mar
ried to Beck in San Francisco and her
| trial on a bigamy charge would have
to take place there. A charge of con-
spiracy to defraud would also probably
lie against her, according to Donahue.
and on this charge Kohler probably will
be prosecuted. He is accused of know
ing of his wife's actions, and to have
lacquiesced and aided her in marrying
other men to fleece them.
RANCHER Is SUSPICIOUS
The revelations today came out in
consequence of a divorce suit brought
against Beck by the woman. They were
married as a result of Mrs. Kohler's
activities in conducting the matrimonial
agency in San Francisco, but did not
live long together. Beck was sued. on
the ground of extreme cruelty and his
wife asked for alimouy.
The rancher became suspicious Of
the woman he had married soon after
the wedding. He found that she had
a way of going to San Francisco and
staying there for days at a time. He
told District Attorney Donahue OF his
troubles, and an investigation was
made. It led to the discovery that she
lived with Beck as his wife part of
| the time, and part of the time with
KoIller Other discoveries of her mat
rirnoniaI experiences were made, and a
short time ago Beck filed a cross COM
plant, in which he denied his wife's
charges of cruelty and told the story
Of her double life.
The proceedings began today with
| the hearing of a motion for alimony
and counsel fees made by Mrs. Kohler
| or Beck. Frick put Kohler on the
| stand to show that Beck was not
| legally married to her, and therefore
| unQer no lid W suppOEI ntI
Kohler was taken into court on a war
rant and he was locked up for con-
| tempt in failing to obey subpoena to
be present Judge Ogden gave him
/, five days in jail for contempt, with the
| purpose of holding him there until a
! formal charge of more serious na
ture can be laid at his door,
Kohler admitted that he had mar
ried the woman II years ago in San
Francisco and had never been divorced
from her. He is a jewelr. living at ia
Cole street, San Francisco. He denied
knowing anything about his wifes
marriage to Beck.
Mother in Trouble
The difficulties Of Mrs. Annie Lowen-
berg in Oakland recall those of her
mother. Mrs Amelia Lowenberg, in this
CITY last December. At that time Mrs.
Amelia Lowenberg was accused of
conducting a fake matrimonial agency
under the name of Mrs. Solomon Low
enbers at 1853 Geary street by Bernard
Deppe. an aged German Deppe claimed
that Mrs Lowenberg heeced him out
of SITS. aided by Mrs. George p. Mar
tin the wife 1t developed in the
case that the two women inveigled
Deppe to withdraw the money from the
German savings bank and invest 1t in
a lodging house. On April l Mrs. Low
enberg was acquitted by jury in
Judge Cabaniss' court. At that time
Deppe was an inmate Of the city aims
house.
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