The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-09
CLAIMED FEE FOR
AIDING MARRIAGE
Collector Is Arrested on Charge
Of Trying to Shoot the
Bridegroom.
BLAckMAIL IS ALLEGED
Butcher Says Agent Persuaded
Him to Be Married by
Court Officer.
BLACKMAIL. IS ALLEGED

shortly after Louis Iiornstein. a
butcher in the Second Market. had
complained to Sergeant kersc at the
Second Police Station last night that
he was being black mailed by<M. Brown.
manager OF the Southern Law and col
lection Company, Ills East Main
Street, Brown was arrested on a charge
OF threatening to shoot Ilornstcin and
also on a charge of carrying con
cealed weapon. lie declared that he
weapons. but in view of the fact that
he failed TO show the permit and be-
cause OF the alleged threat to kill
liornstcin. the second charge was pre-
Tered ,t against him BY The officer.
Brown. It seems. claims a fee for pro
m9ting lornsten,s marriage.
! ii t,rl,s dispiaylng letter signed
oN BroWn, appeared at the station in
great excitement and trcpida,ion. The
letter demanded payment Of SIS. tho
manded not being named In another
communication Brown stated chat no
n9d claim against Hornstein in favor
81 sam cantor for $3.50, and thnt IN
VIII be brought
Dcpir. I.iubiltty.
liornstein sieclarcd that he owes
n Wnrf ma. man cent; tina, Cantor
ccivcd his wages every week. ana tia,
the whole scheme is simply ono OF
cNtortion.
The strnnrcst part Of Hornste;n.s
story. Is that when he wanted TO be
married by Hebrew ceremony Brown,
IN order to cN'or, money. prevailed
on nm ina it was necessary to DO
indl!icd DE a court officer and that
he and Miss Sophia Fields Who is but
I'M years old. We're married by
larson Mike Macon in a private Of
nee OF inc iiustings Court on February
20 lie declares that Brown approach
Ca Mrs. sarah cds, mother OF the
hp!ne. saving that II was necessary for
nGr to be accompanied by a witness
whch marriage license was applied
,,9r, and that Brown did accompanv
~ rrs ~ flf li,,s the bride IN iicrns,eln
co. s,., TED them 10 the marriage, once.
wnere The manager OF The Collection
%Wn in ne says, collected So from
''ifs. f'eios Tor his services.
VIII Re Married Again.
Since then bride ana bridcrroo,n
naFc come to realization that such
nr9cesaurG was not required BY Law
Hnd ,meE naSe made arrangements TO be
inonE on sunday. Brown Was invited
pc guest al The festivities.
r,; sut Yesterday there anne to Mrs
Fields a letter from Brown expressing.
MS regrets that he would not be able
10 be present At the ceremony
Not Tor YOU or your daughters
sn a!ns ne writes; but only for your
done as promised to do in PROCURING.
MIN good. honorable. little girl whicI,
my contract with him was 10 nav mo
so. and have witness to the effect
ihen he whites that he didn't care for
me money that had been promised
MN. as ne wanted 1T that time only to
help MIN as he had been to much
'roupic IN behalf Of Hornstein.
lie mas ignored me-" continues
Brown IN the letter exhibited. land
spoke evil OF me. which thought was
Improper for gentleman to do
Would Donate Fec
= have written him about ten days
ago, and did not receive a reply. so
had TO warrant him to get paid for
my service, which money, IL | ever
recover any, ! shall donate to the He
brew Orphan Asylum" He concludes
py saying that he would be glad to
ielp Mrs. Fields without charge FOR
his services, and that he hopes she
may not be angry at the steps he had
During IIornstein's courtship he
sa'd ihst night, Brown approached him
nad Deen saying nee things about him
iiornstein. IIornstein is Wondering if
me money Brown demands Is for the
nice things he said.
Sergeant I<erse could take no action
IN the matter. and advised Athe yo,InS 2
man TO lay the matter before Com
monWcalth's Attorney M!nitree FolIlcs.
Within few minutes after he left
inc station. Hornsten rushed back in
Srcat excitement. declaring that Brow n
had threatened to shoot him Then he
was advised to swear out warrant.
and Brown was shortly afterwards
arrested ny Bicycle policema :, j2o1tor