The Washington times., 1915-10-14
COSTS HER S2,4OO
TOLOVE APHOTO
Widows Mythical Fiance Van.
ishes In Furry Of Tears and
Arrests. '..

NEW YORK. Oct. lit cost Mrs.
Lizzie schmid. widow Of fifty-fcur.
somewhat more than S2.400 and n bar
rel OF tears" to learn that Cupid is a
winged rascal who can become regu-
lar Houdini when he wants to escape
from a net. Incidentally. Charles Hcff-
man and his wife were arrcEthd yes
terday and held In 5000 bail each for
examination tomorrow by Magistrate
Corrigan. The charge against them is
the larceny OF &2.400 from Mrs. S,hnid.
which that lady is said to have suiil-
ingly, surrendered in instruments on
promises Of matrimonial match with
an alleged uncle Of Mrs. Iioffnnns.
But this story. like Mrs Schmid's
woes. has q beginning; 1t win dates
bach to n dreary evening Of last No
vcmber when Mrs schmid was doxing
over German newspaper in the
kitchen on the second floor Of her en-
ployEient agency at 1901 Third avenue.
pnlc young woman opened the door
which Mrs. Schmid replied:
"Mein liebehen. even for q week you
can stay with me.
She Stayed a Week.
The young lady. who proved later to
be Getschen Hoffman. needed no Sec
schmid's bounty for the week. and
when she left she took Mrs. Schmid s
cook with her. She also recruited a
apartment at the Sormand.e e. at 401 West
l21th street.
Getschcn Hoffman came back and
came back some more Every time she
came back sne left, II IL claimed, with
something she hadn't come with: II
S-ks
man. who Is pretty and about thirty
three years old. had relatives who did
the right thing by her when they died,
she related. They left her much money,
she added, was In the hands OF the sur
roshte OF New York county. Also-there
was the uncle. and he was single. Mrs.
schmid. We have said. Is a widow.
Gussle Meldt, was the uncle's name
is distance when couple are In love:
Mr.. Meldt and Mrs. Schmid were intro
duced BY telephone: at any rate. Mrs
sSsmid sSsr s9i many Ts le'teIs-ths darinsest
never could ind the time to come to
New York Mrs. Schm!d didn't know
whether II was Aristotle or Socrates
who said that absence makes the heart
grow fonder." but she admitted tear
iGlly last night that II was so.
He Posed Beside Bread.
Pretty soon. however when Mrs.
Schmid got tired OF giving Mrs. Horr-
man money without any Identification
OF "Gussie" Meldt other than a photo
graph OF him standing by some ioavcs
OF bread, the letters from Cincinnati
stopped and the method OF attack on
Mrs. Schm!d's heart was radically
changed. Hereafter she received teIe-
grams only. She got one on Septem-
ber :. which read:
Mrs. E. Schmid: Meet me Friday at
with Getschen and Charlie. Couldn't
come before on account Of business
Mr.. Meldt never showed up. though
Mrs. schmid did-in her Sunday best.
look at the origin OF the telegram. 1t
had been sent from station In New
York.
The second telegram reached the
widow September a. and was supposed
to be from Washington. 1t read:
"Will be- back Monday and well get
married Wednesday. Make everything
ready: sold the patent Tell Charlie
and Getschen viii help you at once"
tember Il: viz ~ y" '''
Cant come on account of d,lay In
business and Illness"
Wanted Her In Washington.
Later this was followed Up with:
"wi,l send you $3.50 on tho Hh q
next month. | expect you with Charlie
and wife In Washington on The 18th
Of October. A letter will he sent you
as quick MS possible
Mrs. ~Schmid did not go to Washing
ton on the 18th. Instead she received
thi, letter from Mrs. Hoffman:
Please come to me will tell YOU
everything. I want TO he honest and
admit that ] urged my husband on. ]
can't sleep. and my conscience bothers