The Washington times., 1921-11-03
BLISS WAS
bEATENU Up
FOR DEBT
Customers" in Doctors" o.
flee Declared to Have Been
Bill Collectors.

That the second wife of DR.. Lewis
Bliss, former Washington chiro-
practor and now recovering from
attempted suicide in Rochester, N
Y, after being faced by wife No.
had been informed of her prospective
husbands previous marriage. was,
revealed today by Nathan Yager,
grocer, of &c Pierce street north
west.
Told Of Marriage.
Yager's wife made repeated visits
to the home Of Miss Annie Dworkin,
1921 Eighth street northwest, he said,
| in an effort to persuade the girl to
| refuse the attentions of DR.. Bliss, in
| asmuch as il was known he had not
been divorced from his first wife.
This information appeared to sup
port the charge made by the iirs,
Mrs. Bliss, who faced her husband and
| the former Miss Dworkin in Roches
| ter on Tuesday and in a precinct
police station publicly denounced the
girl who she claimed robbed her of
| her husbands affections.
Bliss, according to Wager, had en-.
deavored to shower his attentions o..
Yager's sister. Bertha Wager, Of 1240
Eleventh street southeast, and later
on Miss Molly Weingard, of New
York city. David Wager and BenJ>
| min Weingard. brothers of the two
girls, compared notes on Bliss's NOV.
ments, and, urged by the fact that
Bliss owed both families considerable
pney on loans, went to his office
one day and before leaving are saiu
TO come to blows with Bliss.
Owed Family $500.
Bliss, explained Nathan Wager this
morning, owed the family nearly ST.
| 500, which he had borrowed to help
get his business started" They did
not believe he was using the funds
wisely and endeavored to collect.
When they faced Bliss in his office
and discussed the loans, Bliss de-
clared he had never received money
| from them. This precipitated an
argument, which ended in a battle Of
fists. Bliss, Wager said, subsequently
brought a charge of assault against
| David wager but the case never went
| to court.
Wager said he learned of Bliss
| first wife and child through Bliss
cousin, Louise Blisstein, when the
the threat that they would beat
Bliss up" unless they learned his real
status. Bliss had been attempting
to pay attention to Miss Wager.
Blocked Courtship Of Sister.
According to Wager, Bliss had
spent much time and money in New
York counting Miss Molly Weingard.
As soon as Wager heard of Bliss
| ha tpf ai
CARDS brother and blocked Bliss
courtship with the Weingard girl
Bliss himself. according 10 wager,
never informed Miss wager or Miss
| Weingard Of his marital status.
Additional indications Of the broad
financial swath Bliss is said to have
cut while in Washington were con.
tained in revelations made this morn.
ing by those with whom he had done
business.
| DR.. Charles Willard, of the physio-
| therapy division of the Soldiers Home
Hospital, said he had been deceived
by Bliss into purchasing partner.
ship in n chiropractic office located
at 1901 q street. Bliss had shown
him bills OF sale on furniture and
equipment IN the office when the deal
was made.
Says BILLS II Sale Faxed.
willard paid he afterwards was
| informed that the equipment did not
belong TO Bliss and that the bills Of
sale had been faxed by Bliss. He
said Rliss purchased some small ar
ticlcs Of furniture at q second hand
store for few dollars got re.
ceiptcd hill nnd hon added several
.ioms y h" rc ,ipted oill.
In order to get the deal straight.
ened out. Willard said h, was forced
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