Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-12
ANAMA RESIDENTS CLAIM GIRLS
TREAcHERY RESPONSIBLE
FOR LAW VIOLATION.
CHARGED WITH USING
MAILS TO DEFRAUD
Sign Girls Name to Letter to Recover
Money Advanced For Ticket to
Ansriea-Yeuns Woman Finds New
Love and Proves Unfaithful to Sweet.
heart For Whom She "crisd."

OSNNA ANoFauo, AhokSA lava esAASs
Theodore Tschop, two hard working
Swiss who are members of the Amana
society and reside at South Amana, are
in rather deep trouble with the gov
eminent as q result Of succession Of
peculiar circumstances in which Theo-
dore was disappointed in securing a
bride. They were arrested at Amana
by Deputy United States Marshal
Healy, Fritz on q charge of using the
mails TO defraud and Theodore on a
charge of opening mail addressed to
another person. They will be ar
raigned before Commissioner Harwood,
both having furnished bond for their
appearance.
Fritz has been in America eleven
years, is married, and is a highly re-
spected farmer at Amana. Theodore
arrived in the United States two years
ago from Switzerland, and has been
working on a farm near the home Of
his brother. He is 23 years old. while
Fritz is considerably older.
In far away Switzerland Theodore
and Envy Durrenberger had been
sweethearts, altho they had never
spoken Of marriage and Theodore left
without mentioning the subject to
Envy. Some time ago he received a
letter from Emy's mother stating that
his old sweetheart was very anxious to
come to America, that she had been
crying her eyes out ior love OF Tneo-
dore. The letter went on to state that
If Theodore would send her the money
she would come to Amana and be his
wife.
Brings Old Love to America.
Theodore was lonely in the little
village, and having worked indus
triously and saved some money he de-
cided that he would send for Envy. So
he sent 500 to the girl, who is 18
years of age, and eagerly awaited her
coming.
A short time afterward, however,
Theodore received telegram from
the government officials at Ellis Island
stating that Envy had arrived, but that
she would not be allowed to land be-
cause of the fact that she was to be-
come mother. The message stated
that if Theodore would marry her
Notwithstanding her condition she
would be allowed to land and come on
to Amana. Theodore Immediately sent
telegram to the officials to send Envy
back to Switzerland.
Envy Gets Another Offer.
According to the information the
government officials have received,
Envy, on the trip over on the boat, be-
came acquainted with young man
named John Stohr, a waiter in New
York cafe. John had been in Swift
zerland in search of wife. but was
unsuccessful. During the boat trip he
fell in love with Envy and asked her
to marry him. but she refused, stating
that she promised to marry Theodore
in far away Amana.
She told Stohrs, however, that If
upon arriving in Amana she did not
find things to her liking, she would re-
fuse to marry Theodore, and would re-
turn to New York and marry Stohr If
he would send her the money for the
ticket. Stohr also gave Envy his New
York address,.
When Stohr landed he wrote a let
Amana, telling her Of the brilliant life
in store for her in a great city if she
would marry him, in contrast with the
wearisome life on farm with Theo-
dore. Theodore received this letter,
after he received the telegram from the
immigration officials. and opened it.
Made Good on Offer.
When the government officials told
Envy that Theodore would not marry
her and that she would have to go
back to Switzerland, she told them
there was a man in New York who
would marry. her, and gave them
Stohr's name and address. The Off
Gals sent for Stotr explained the cir
cumstances to him and asked him If