Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-06
ANGELENO DRIVEN
BY HOPELESS LOVE
TO ATTEMPT LIFE
Married Man, Infatuated with
Fair italian, Makes Four
Attempts at Suicide
GIRL IN CASE TELLS STORY
Bitter Sweet Romance Grew
While Wife in Poland Re-
fused to Join Simonoff

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break the legal fetters which bound
him to another are believed to be the
causes of four attempts at suicide
made by Peter Simonoff, a Los Angeles
tailor, at Lama, Colo, where he was
taken into custody by the sheriff yes
terday. Simonoff who seems to be suf-
fering from brain storm, had more than
5000 when arrested and number of
diamonds.
Simonoff was seeking divorce from
a wife, who steadily In the last six
years has refused to leave her native
Poland to live with him in the new
world, In order that he might marry
Maddalina Daniele, an italian girl who
worked as a finisher In his establish
ment at 254 South Broadway and to
whom he has been engaged for more
than two years.
Others may condemn Simonoff for en-
gaglng himself to one woman while still
legally tied to /another, but Miss
Daniele, the daughter Of a cooper who
lives at 1927 ST. John street, has moth
ing but good words of love and praise
for him, while she passes the time in
weeping because of his absence and
hoping for his speedy return to her.
Simonoff, who is 35 years old, was
married in Poland. near Warsaw, about
ten years ago, and after four years of
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prove his fortune, leaving his wife and
their two sons with her people until he
could prepare a home for them here.
For while he worked in New York,
then drifted to Chicago, and four years
ago moved to Los Angeles, where he
has been specializing in trouser max
ing and employing a small force of
men and women as his custom grew.
WINS LOVE OF GIRL
In course of time he advertised for
more help, and Miss Daniele, who five
years ago had come with her family
from Turin, italy, to Los Angeles, ans.
swered the advertisement and obtained
employment. She was only IS years old
then and had just completed the fourth
grade in the public school, where she
received instruction for two years in
this city.
1t was soon apparent, as Miss
Danele, who now is 21 years old, ad-
mits, that Simonoff took more interest
in her than was his custom with his
employees in general, and she also con-
fesses that her interest in him was un-
usual.
Simonoff began teaching her few
words of Polish each day, and when
she became fairly proficient in speak
ing that language he taught her how to
write it and then read 1t.
Then came the day when he told her
of his love for her, and she blushingly
permitted him to know that his af-
fection was returned. 1t was a simple
proposal and acceptance, as she de-
scribed them yesterday.
'I am married" said Simonofr, "and
my wife is in Poland. She will not
come to live with me here. How would
you like to wait two or three years
and then have me?"
"All right" said Miss Daniele.
Then Simonoff told her of his trying
to obtain a divorce, as his wife abso-
lutely refused to leave her native land
to join him here. She has written to
him, he said, that she liked her mother
better than all the men in the world
and therefore would not leave her for
one The mother also wrote to him,
asking how he dared to try to take
her daughter from her-her daughter,
whom she wanted to see and have near
her always! And to add to that his
wife's father also sent him a bitter
message along the same lines.
BLIGHTED ROMANCE PREYS
"Ah," sighed Miss Daniele, "he was
the saddest man-the saddest. He cried
every day because his wife would not
come and he could not get q divorce,
so he could marry me. He said again
and again that If he could not marry
me he would kill himself He wanted
the words Maddalina Simonoff in it.
He had it made, but I would not take
it-I was afraid his wife might come,
but / love him! I love him! Once he
gave me his picture, and then when l
asked about his wife he took the pic
ture away and tore 1t into little pieces.
But he came to my house and told
my father about his wanting to marry
me, and my father said 1t was well.
Then Simonoff told me to tell my
mother and brothers and sisters. did
so, and they said all right"
So time went on, Miss Daniele daily
leaving the hovel she calls home for
her work in Simonoff's shop, and he
constantly whispering words of love to
her and begging her to walt until he
was free And she waited, because
she loves him, despite the fact that
''other boys asked her-boys who have
good jobs. too"
Then, about ten days ago, Simonoff
confided to his sweetheart that his wife
had consented to divorce and would
meet him soon at Reno New, to make
the arrangements. So a week ago last
night, at "five minutes after eight
it is Miss Daniele who remembers the
exact time-he boarded train for the
city in the silver state, promising that
he would not be gone any longer than
was necessary.
GETS DESPERATE TELEGRAM
Miss Daniele missed him so after he
departed that she cried every day,
could not eat and walked to the shop,
although She was not to work in his
absence. Then, last Saturday night
late, she received a telegram from him
in Polish 1t was sent from Lamar,
Colo, and was as follows:
'Bardzo prze nowi co ty cheese ia
zzobie ty wies q ia ide do ryno
tylko C. N. Crasu answer p"
Miss Daniele translates it into:
'Please tell me if you want me yet"
which she said Is not name. and is
unable to determine the meaning of it.
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