Evening journal., 1913-08-16
FRAUD CHARGE
DROPS AFTER
HE MARRIES
Correspondence COurtShip Cul-
inmates in Ceremony
Despite Arrest
TO ELKT0N TO HAVE
TIE KNOT TIED

After two days OF ardent wooing,
Hugo Pohl, charged by his hancee,
Mrs. Sofia Novak, of Chicago, with
using the mails to defraud, succeeded
yesterday in persuadng her to with
draw the charges and marry him.
Pohl. instead of facing a possible in
idictment as a result of his previous
lcourtship by mail. is now ON a honey
moon with his happy bride.
Once Mrs NOvak relented in her at-
titude toward Pohl he set about with
celebrity to have the wedding ceremony
performed. With his prospective bride
he came to Wilmington on Thursday
levening but disappointment awaited
them. He was informed that hasty
marriages are no longer legal here,
and that a 96 hours residence must be
established before the ceremony can
take place. With Pohl every minute
counted, and neither he nor his bride
could wait the required time.
On their return to Philadelphia some
one informed them of Elkton. Md. the
new tiretna Green. Ththcr Poh and
his bride hastened early yesterday morn.
ing They left Philadelphia at 7.26
O'Clock. arrived in Elkton at s.27 O'Clock.
reaching the Court House just as the
marriage license clerk was unlocking the
doors OF li- office. At s4J O'Clock they
were being made man and wife by the
Rev. Samuel Perry. of Elkton. Two
hours later they were in Philadelphia
again. this time rs Mr. and Mrs. Hugo
pohn. Late Yesterday afternoon. ac-
companied by Mrs pchls llyear-old
son, they left the city on their honey
moon.
Advertising Aid TO Cupid.
Pohl was arrested in the Central
Post Office. Philadelphia. Wednesday,
by Postal Inspector Frank w. Smith
when he appeared at the box division.
He had inserted an advertisement
some months ago i'm the matrimonial
column Of a Chicago German paper.
Mrs Novack twice divorced, desired TO
find a third helpmate and answered
Pohl's advertisement Then followed
meeting between the two which
led to their engagement and resulted
i'm much more correspondence
In the meantime pohl had gone to
Philadelphia and obtained a position
as a waiter. AT his solicitation Mrs
NOvak sold her property IN Chicago for
$4,000 and with the proceeds OF the
she did so, however. she investigated
Pohls supposed purchase Of prop
erty IN Brooklyn. for which he had
written her that he still needed $3.50
to clear When she learned that no
purchase had been made by Pohl. she
came to Philadelphia and had a war
rant issued for his arrest.
She Withdraws Charges.
l'ohl was ucld in $500 by United
States Commissioner fdmunds He se-
cured bail and as soon as ne was re-
leased. he resumed in person the court
ship which previously had been carried
on through the mails When MIR. and
Mrs. Pohl presented themselves in the
Federal building yesterday. Commission
er Edmunds Assistant District Attorney
Graham and Postal Inspector Smith. at
the request of the bride. consented TO a
Withdrawal of the charge
Pohl says that the whole thing was
la misunderstanding He says he is
an inventor and says that as soon as
| he can speak English huently he will
/ try and market some of the inven-
tions which he recently had patented
in Germany
On the return to Philadelphia Of
! the newly-wedded couple yesterday
Pohl had to face further complica-
tions. New Jersey authorities had
learned of his arrest as an alleged
swindler and wired the Federal
authorities in Philadelphia to hold
him. as a man named Pohl was
wanted on an embezzlement charge
in Trenton. TWO detectives from
that city came 10 Philadelphia, but
when thew saw POhl they said he
was not the man.