The evening world., 1913-04-03
YOUNG RUNAWAY
HELD FOR THEFTOF
AGED W|FE'S AUTO
More Trouble for Husband
Who Says Iousemaid's
Knee Is Marriage Reward.
BAIL QUICKLY -, GIVEN.
Aunt of the Girl He Came
to Visit Signs Bond
for $1,000.
BAIL QUICKLY , GIVEN.

August q. Bernhard. thlrty-hve years
old who ran away from his slxty-nine-
year.oId vito because sho made him
wash tho dishes and do other chores
around tho house. was arrested to-day
on complaint Of his elderly wife. charged
with bringing a stolen automobile into
the State. The homo Of the Bsrnhards
In In Easton. Nd. bernhard Nod to
brooklyn. Ills vito followed and found
him at tho homo of Mrs. Mary Rsder.
No. ~ Sumptsr street. He had made
the trip In an automobile. The wife
said she owned the car.
The husband was arraisnsd before
MAGISTRATE voorhees, In the Adams
Street Police Court and pleaded not
guilty. lie was held for examination
on Saturday. with bail hxsd at $1,000.
This was promptly furnished by Nrs.
Reier.
Mrs. bernhard says that her husband
In IN love with Mlss Rcder. netcs Of the
woman who furnished bail This the
husband denies. He didn't run away
from home. he says. because he 10 In
love with Mss Rsdsr. lie ran away
because he was tired Of doing house,
work and now. with spring opening up.
| new duties are about TO he asaig to
HIM. And no didn't steal the ,automo-
bile. either. he maintains. lie just
took Il osesuss his wife owed him
money.
shE PRoPosEp MARNiAoG IN
LEAP YEAR.
Il went 10 work for my wtfA when I
was twsnty-thrss years Ola" he said.
and was 70 GET 500 . year. didn't
gst H. In leap year In iS0 shs pro.
posed marriage 10 me. and although I
kicked and said dsdn't want 10 sst
married ahs married ne. she oWas Q
llo-acrs ranch and has . bank account
Of $4,000. she made her Will In my
favor. Now. I suppose she'll tear Il w.
] don't care II shs does. I doa't want
to 70 bach. She asked me 70 gtvs her
back the automobile ana saA l
wouldn't. because I had earned Il.
"AN ! got out OF mstrimony Was Q
mild attack OF houssmaid's knee and
. deadly fear Of . dishoioth. And my
wife 10 thirty.four years older than I
am. She kept me busy all the time
doing chores around the house. made
me cook and wash the dishss But I
might have stuck II out at that. only
. week ago last Monday Dora spoke OF
some now work.
Now. August she said. Il 10 time
TO start In with tho spring cleaning.
Take tho automobile and 20 and get Q
carpet beatsr. and ws'll begin work
right away
HE GOT THE AUTO AND KEPT ON
0oiNo.
| ! got tho automobile, but w didn't
start work right away. kept on going
and didn't slow down much either until
] got into Brooklyn. Ny wifs's nieces
Mrs. Metz. Mrs. wolcupp and Mrs.
Prots. were all the time Fostering me.
too. Il was they who told Dora thaN
was In love with Miss Helen Reder.
"a fortune taller. they said. told them
all about me. She told them that I was
In love with q blonde woman. They im.
mediateiy said II was Miss Rsdsr.
don't say don't like Miss Reder. she's
nice gid and she's only forty. And
10 get q divorce from Dora I might
marry her.
Misc Reder's aunt. who gave bail for
Bernhard. also likes the runaway hus-
band, and says he can live at her home
as long az he likes. Miss Reder does
| not disguise the fact that she Ia par
| tiai to the runaway. She says that Ahe
| likes him because he Is such u good
cook