New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-19
COUNTS LATEST
"WIFE" MISSING
Woman with Whom He
Lived When Arrested Il
nores Promise to Stay.
BAIL UP TO $4,000
ON NOT GUILTY PLEA
Loudon Denies Bigamy Charge
as u. S. Agent Tells of Old
Court Appearances.

Much Of the mystery which cloaks
romantically the career Of Count Max
p. Lynar-Loudon. who pleaded not
guilty to bigamy before Judge Grain
in General Sessions yesterday, may
Hnger around h.m indefinitely because
of the sudden disappearance on Friday
of one Of his alleged wives.
This woman, who was Miss Florence
Liela Jensen, second of the three who
are said 70 have faced the altar with
him, was living with the count when
he was arrested at his home, at 1913
Convent Avenue, on Wednesday night.
On Friday morning she went to the Of
fees Of the Department of Justic
where the case against Loudon was
built up in the Park Row Building,
and assured joseph F. Baker, assistant
superintendent of the Bureau Of In
vestigation, that she would remain
within call.
A detective from Mr.. Bakers Office
went up to SEQ her yesterday. He was
told she was not at home. A question
developed the surprising information
that on her return from the Park Row
Building Friday morning she packed a
suitcase and went away with 1t. And
she hasn't been back since.
Miss Jensen, who Is about thtrty-nye
years old, took her place in the counts
life at what the authorities regard as
a critical and important period. She
was married TO him in the City Hall
here on September 8, 1911, believing,
so the story runs, that he was what he
said he was, Count de Passy.
The matrimonial table that tho De
partment of Justice and the District
Attorney have drawn up records that
Loudon was married in Poughkeepsie ,
y. Y, on September %, 1898, 10 Miss
Minnie Wendt, and that on November
II. 1912. he was married TO Mrs Rose
O'Brien, a policemans widow, In Al
bion, y. Y.
Counts Bail Now $4,000.
Adventure Of various kinds, by the
way, has kept up Miss Jensen's in
terest in life. Twelve years ago she
fell in love with Il young man who had
gone 70 Mexico in search Of fortune.
lie was poor when they met down
there. A few years later he struck
gold and amassed close 10 sl0OO,OOO.
His love for her cooled not long after.
A boy in whom they took an interest
was sent 10 Germany 70 be educated.
This lad, who Is about eleven years
old. has become blind. He is still
abroad.
When Loudon was indicted last Fri
day his bail was get at $1,000. iester-
day when he was arraigned before
Judge Grain for pleading his attor-
ney, Philip Berg, sought 10 have this
figure shaved, but Assistant District
Attorney Bostwick asked that the
amount be increased to $4,000.
Mr.. Berg began to aviate when THIS
request was made, but the court lent
ear to Mr.. Bostwick and announced
that he regarded $4,000 as not too
high. =,
Agents Of the Department Of Jus,
tice." Judge Grain said, have placed
in the hands of the District Attorney
ir formation which prompted him to ask
that a higher bail be fixed. ! shall give
your client ten days in which TO d-clde
whether he will change his plea from
that of not guilty"
Mr.. Berg again protested, saying ShaI
false reports that Loudon was a ger
man spy had been circulated. Mention
Of this provoked hearty laugh from
the count.
Had Trouble in Germany.
Finding that further argument was
useless. the attorney stepped away
from Loudon, who was taken back 10
the Tombs. and announced that an IN
duential friend" would soon put UP the
$4,000 for the count.
The information Of which Judge
Grain spoke did not refer TO the story
that Loudon had been an agent LOT the
German government. According 70
MIR. Baker, Loudon, on November "a
1899. WAS convicted of forgery IN Ger
many and sentenced TO serve three
wears in prison and pay a hne OF oVV
marks. Subsequently he was arrested
arain in Gerrnany--on what charge Mr.
Raker has been unable to learn-and
while awaiting trial he escaped.
Mr.. Baker also told the District At
tornev that in April, ls96-the same
month in which Loudon deserted from
Battery c. First Field Artillery. at ort
Wadsworth the count was twice IN
dicted in the United states Dlstrlc.
Court in Brooklyn. One indictment
charged perjury and the other Forgery
on postofiice money orders. Loss OF the
money orders made it impossible to
prosecute Loudon. While the Brook
iyn Federal District Attorney was de-
Gliding what 10 do with the other charge
Loudon went to Germany. In the pc
Rod in which efforts were under way
TO have Loudon extradited he got into
trouble with the German courts.
Shortly after Loudon was restored 10
the Tombs yesterday morning ne was
visited By Miss Louise Winterer,
lawyer. Of l49 Broadway. Miss Win
terer said she has been Loudon's az
torney for three years and that all this
stuff about her client being bigamist
was nothing but cruel foolishness.
Following her departure the count is
sued statement that he was not guilty
OF the charge and that he is victim OF
circumstances and mistaken Identity.