The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 24, 1896, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCIS CO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1396. MORE LIGHT ON BLANTHER'S LIFE Miss Beatrice Weill Be- lieves He Stole Her Diamonds. POSITIVELY IDENTIFIES HIS PORTRAIT. Was Quite Well Known to Her Under the Name of Louis Weisser. HE LEFT BEFORE MRS. LANG- FELDT DIED. Hungarians Who Also Think That the Fugitive Murderer Robbed Them. A new and startling light is thrown on the career of Josef Blanther, the suspected murderer of Mrs. Langfeldt, by the story of Miss Beatrice Weill, a young woman who firmly believes that she escaped by a hairsbreadth the fate of Blanther’s aged victim. The police evidently place much ore- dence in the story, for a number of detec- tives were at work on it yesterday separat- ing truth from conjecture and striving to find some ciew that will lead to the arrest of the missing assassin. Miss Weill's statement is plain and to the point in most particulars, and while some of the circumstances she relates do not seem to fit into the character of the man as represented by those who have already been interviewed by the police the shady life he undoubtedly led only makes these particulars seem stronger. Miss Weill absolutely identifies Louis ‘Weisser, the ‘‘Hungarian Count,” who she claims robbed her of her jewels on the 6th inst., as Blanther. Her statements and those of others who knew Weisser are strongly corroborative of this belief and if true place Blanther in the lLight of a cunning, daring, persistent criminal, who robbed friends and acquaintances right and left and covered hi$ many trails by living in as many places and under as many names. The strongest point in Miss Weill’s story is her absolute identification of Blanther through his portrait, as printed in THE CaLL and by the published descriptions. “Every line of that face is familiar to me,” she said yesterday, “and I know further that Weisser and Blanther are identical by his medals, for I have had those same trinkets in my hands and know them well. “I first met the man about a month ago while rooming at 37 O'Farrell street. “He accosted me one day while I was buying a pair of shoes and, though I at first refused to have anything to do with him, I afterward permitted him to call on me. We became very friendly after a short time and I thought him very much of a gentleman, but I can now see that he was playing a purt and preparing to rob, if not to kill, me. “He was evidently needy and lived in & cheap room though he dressed well and apparently tried to keep up appearances. Out of pity I paid his room rent and when be left with my jewels I came into possession of many of his belongings which I still have. ‘‘His medals—those that are now in the possession of the police—were generally kept witn a number of letters and papers that he seemed to value very highly, in a travelers’ valise, and on more than one oc- casion he took them out and told me with pride how he had won them fighting for his country. No matter how short of money he was, or even hungry, he would not part with them, though he pawned everything else he had. *On the evening of the 5th of this month be was in my rooms for several hours, and acted so queerly that I became afraid of him. He talked wildly at times, and seemed to be very much interested in the contents of my jewel case, that was on the bureaun. 4 “Something told me that he meant me some harm, and to insure that he should not attempt to strangle me as 1 am now certain he did other women, I left the door partially open in order to be able to call for help should I need it. “The next day he came into my room Jooking very plae and with his shirtsleeves covered with blood. He said that he had been in a ficht during the night and that hisnose'had pled. He appeared ill, and lay down. Iputhot towels on his head and gave him bot drinks to make him feel better, though all the time the remem- brance of the previous night wason my mind. “Toward evening I left the room fora few moments, and when I returned he was gene. “I thought nothing of this until I noticed that my bureau looked disturbed, and then I discovered that my two diamond rings (one a solitaire and the other a cluster of five stones) and a silver watch and fob were missing. At first I bs- lieved that he would return them, but when the next day came and the jewelry was still missing I consulted an attorney, and a couple of days later swore out a war- rant for his arrest on a charge of grand larceny. “I supposed, of course, that he would be arrested at once, and when a few days later I saw him on the street one evening and demanded my jewelry, which he re- fused to return, I notified the police that he was in town, and asked them to try and arrest him at once. “I learned later that he tried to sell the rings to Louis Meyer, a jeweler at 21 Mason street, for §110, at which they had been appraised. He was accompanied at that time by another man, who did the talking. “‘Since the murder of that poor old lady I have not seen him, and from the pictures that have been published and the descrip- tions given of his personal peculiarities and his medals I am sure that Blanther is the man that took my diamonds. He had the military carriage and the mustache, wore glasses and carried a cane. His accent was decidedly German and he always claimed to be of good family in his native country, which I understood to be Austria-Huogary. In fact, he said that he was of Hungarian parentage but born in Austria. *I nave learried since from different peovle that he had rooms on Geary street, same time that he was rooming at 37 O’Farrell street. “He went by the name of Hornberg as well 28 Weisser, and now that I think of it I am quite sure that I saw such a name as Blanther in letters that he left lying around where I counld see them. “He has robbed many poor Hungarians by his smooth talk and by getting into their confidence, and it would go hard with him should they catch him.” Miss Weill's story is borne out by that of Jeweler Myers, who unhesitatingly states that the Blanther of the newspaper portraits is the man who wanted to sell her diamonds. ‘‘tle came in here a week or ten days ag0,” he said, *‘with a couple of diamond rings that he wanted to sell. I told him one was worth $75 and the other about $35, but would not buy them, as I did not like the looks of the transaction and did not know but that, being ladies’ rings, they might be stolen. “From my remembrance 1 must say that I believe the man Blanther 1s the one who had the diamonds. He was very erect, wore a brown derby hat, glasses, gloves, and I think carried & cane. I have since been told that the diamonds were stolen from Miss Weill and have given a description of the man to the police.” One of the most startling stories told in connection with the matter is that of 8. Szegedy, a Hungarian shoemaker, whose store is at 114 Ellis street, and who firmly believes that Weisser and Blanther are one and the same. He mourns the loss of $20 that the wily man of many zliases obtained from him as | a loan, and would be more than glad to see his countryman, if countryman he is, behind the bars. “About five or six weeks ago,” he said vesterday, “‘a man having every appear- ance of being a gentleman called at my place and introduced himself as Louis Weisser, a Hungarian just from New York. As it is the custom of people of my coun- try to aid those who come from Hungary and show them every courtesy I intro- duced him around among my friends, and he was shown all hospitality. He repaid the kindness by beating everybody he could get an introduction to. “I loaned him $20; another friend let him have $10, and many are losers of amounts ranging from $3 to $6. “Lawrence Biedel, a Hungarian black- smith, whose place is at 755 Harrison street, took him to his room to sleep one night, and he stole a couple of hatsand a dollar that Biedel had in his pocket. ““Another friend of mine, who was for- merly in the Austrian army, became in- terested when the man talked of his doings in the Austrian army and the decorations he had received, and the two held many conversations on the subject, it happening that both had been in the same campaigns. To this friend he told of having been given a title and of being of fine family. He said that he expected money from home and would repay what he had borrowed. ““Why do I think Weisser and Blanther identical? For many reasons. In the first place, the pictures of Blanther that have been published are very good lik nesses of Weisser in almost every par- ticular. Then comes the significant fact that he has not been seen by any of us since the Langfeldt murder. Directly we saw the pictures that were published we began to suspect that our guest might be the man who had committed the crime. “A simple comparison of dates showed that the last time Weisser appeared at my place or was seen by any of those who | make their headquarters here was on the day previous to that on which the old lady’s body was found. He has not been seen, to our knowledge, since, and we believe him to be the man who is now fleeing throu h Mexico.” Other Hungarians who were in the shoe- store while inquiries were being made agreed that the pictures of Blanther would pass anywhere for portraits of Weisser. The clothes left behind by Weisser, or Blanther, when he made his hurried de- parture from 37 O'Farrell street, were of fine quality, consisting of underclothing, linen shirts, a brocaded vest, a cane, silk and linen handkerchiefs and other apparel. One bandkerchief has the appearance of having been used as a mask, three holes having been cut to correspond with the eyes and mouth. e THE TELLTALE TICKET. It Seals the Identity of the South- bound Fugitive With That of Blanther. If any doubt existed that the man who traveled on the train from the Oakland mole on Saturday evening, May 16, en route to El Paso, was the murderer Blan- ther it has been dispelled. The sccond-class ticket which he pur- chased from the agent at Martinez was re- ceived back at the auditor’s office of the Southern Pacific yesterday morning and was at once sent to Captain Lees. It showed that Blanther had traveled right throuch to El Paso, reaching there at 8 o’clock Monday night, so that he has been five clear days on Mexican soil, as it is presumed he lost no time in crossing the border. The ticket bears the signature “H. M. Forbes.” "He had commenced to write “Jones” instead of *“Korbes,” but after writing “Jo” he changed his mind and added “rbes’ and drew a line across the J,”" making it an “F.” A comparison with the signature and some of Blanther’s manuscript leads irre- sistibly to the conclusion that he was “H. M. Forbes.” This is apparent even to a novice in bandwriting, more particularly from the formation of the “‘b’s” and the capital letter ““H,” which is characteristic in all his writings. Captain Lees has communicated with the authorities in Mexico as to the arrest of the murderer and is having circulars printed in the Spanish language contain- ing the particulars of the murder, a full description of Blanther, his photograph, and the fact that tbe Governor has offered a reward of $1000 for his capture. The cir- culars will be ready to-morrow and will at once be posted. Every point has been cov- ered by telegraph, so that if Blanther should attempt to leave Mcxican soil he will be at once arrested. Captain Lees said last night that there was no truth in the sensational report in an evening paper that a Miss Estelle Thomas of Oakland was Blanther's companion in his flight and that Chief Crowley had been wiring to Iowa to get a statement from her if she went there. A Mrs, Estelle Thomas and a boy were passengers on the same train and Blan- ther spoke once to her, but according to Pullman Conductor Bell it was evident they were strangers, and besides the lady and the boy left the train at Mojave, The captain yesterday examined the jewelry founa by the Deputy Coroner in a jewel case in Mrs. Langfeldt's room, and which the murderer overlooked. The cap- tain was anxious to examine it, although the Deputy Coroner had characterized it as “snide.”” He found that the stones, both diamonds and pearls, were very valu- able, the only “‘snide” piece of jewelry being an old bracelet, which had paste jewels in it. “I think,” said the Captain, “that a#723 Turk street and at Oakland at the | Blanther must have known of ihe ex- istence of this jewel case and had been after it, but the heavy fall of Mrs. Lang- feldt's body, combined with hearing the footsteps of the man in the room over- head, scared him and he contented him- self with hastily pulling off the rings from her fingers before he fled.” There is one point that will have to be definitely settied, and that is whether the Coroner or his deputies have the right to remove a body and articles from the place before the police have an opportunity of reaching there. It occurred in the case of Nellie Harrington and also in the case of Mrs. Langfeldt. Asarule the police take entire charge | until they have finished their investigation and gathersd together anything that might be of service in tracing the mur- derer or giving a clew to the motive for the | deed. Here it is different. The Coroner takes the body away at once and all the papers or articles he thinks proper. By this means there is always a possibility of something important being ov erlooked by the police. Captain Lees said last night that after the Harrington case he had spoken to the Coroner and he did not expect that it would happen again, but it had. The Coroner had only control over the body and anything found upon it with the addi- tion of, in the case of a suicide, the instru- ment the deed was committed with, such as a pistol or knife, when found near the body. e T BLANTHER IN CHICAGO. Devious Record of the Cold~Blooded Murderer In the Windy City. CHICAGO, IrL., may 23.—Joseph E. Blanther, who is wanted in i for the murder of Mrs. Philinina Lang- feldt, is known to many people in Chicago, and a detective remarked this evening toa United Press reporter: “It would not surprise me in the least to find that Joseph E. Blanther, the alleged Austrian Count, whose career of swind- | ling operations in both Europe and Amer- | ica had been brought to a climax by the murder of Mrs. Langfeldt, is in Chicago.” | This statement and the grewscme mur- | der in San Francisco recall to tne minds | of many people who occupy places in the foremost ranks of Chicago’s social world the startling chapters which were inter- spersed in the history of the beau monde by the lightning bhand ef the eccentric Count von Blanther, during the latter’s sojourn here some four years ago. The suave Austrian of alleged title, the expose of whose swindling operations caused him to leave the city abruptly in the fall of 1891, is no other than the mur | derer of Mrs. Langfeldt, the wealthy widow of the Western coastcity. Blanther | entered the lists of Chicago’s society with | the eclat of an unexpected comet. He left the ranks as suddenly, with a crowd of detectives trailing at his heels, and fled to Canada to escave the sleuths who had been | | sent after him by his dupes. When about to take their man into cus- | tody the detectives wers persuaded to let him escape. The officers were well paid for their efforts, however, by several lead- ing families of this city. It is now known that the allezed Count was far too well acquainted with several skeletonsof the dark-closet variety, the rattling of which would have caused unprecedented erup- tions in social circles of the elite. Count Blanther cracked champagne | with his boon companions from one end | of Chicago to the other, his bills being | footed by friends to whom he granted the | bonor of loaning him large sums. His | swindling excursions continued unin- | terruptedly until jealousy on the part of | his wife caused her to expose his opuu-i tions. | | The Austrian was compelled to leave his | own country because the authorities were | making things too warm for him, and | | causing his path to assume a uirectiun: | prisonward. He carried papers which were intended to set forth his connection with the noble families, and these served as the “open sesame” to all circles of society. | His few years residence in this city was | also marked, it is said, by his robbing the house of Mrs. T. J. Rendell, 647 West Mon- roe street, where he lived for some time. Several conflicting stories are told con- cerning the man. The police charge that several fashionable residents of Lasalle avenue and of the South Side can tell many stories regarding the maun’s career in Chicago. Several of his former chums have em- barked on the sea of matrimony since his sudden fall from the horizon, and they aré particularly chary in relating their experi- | ences with the “titled European. Paul Bessems, an accountant, who has an office in the Chamber of Commerce, remembers | the “Count”” vividly. They were together | | frequently and he seems to regard the | | | man as an eccentric though well-meaning fellow. | _“The San Francisco murderer and Joseph Blanther are the same man,’” said Mr. Bessems. *I think he will never be | captured, because he would commit sui- | cide before he would permit the officers to | take bim intocustody. When he wus here he borrowed money freely. He owes me | quite a sum. He neverrepresented himself to me as a Count. I think he has been knighted once by the Emperor of Austria | | and again by the King of Italy; in fact I | am certain of it, as a friend of mine who | went to Europe some time ago looked up | his record. No, I can’t tell why he left the army, or whether he secured an honorable discharge. *“He had a collection of medals which | had been conferrea upon him for bravery, so he said, and everything secmed to be genuine. I paid but little attention to these trinkets, which he showed me one day while 1 was in his room. When he had money he spent it freely. I think he came from a good fam- ily, as he was well educated and his manners were almost perfect. He had a military bearing and die ng his army career he held the position of lientenant, so I undersiand, and once ranked as major. That was when he was connected with a regiment at Bangkok, Siam, “‘He was very conservative, and I know nothing of his antecedents or why he left his mother country. The lady who pre- tended to be his wife was a handsome woman, several years his senior I believe. She had plenty of finery, ana he was always well although not extravagantly dressed. Blanther is a tall man, very nearsighted, so that he is compelled to wear glasses. He was always twirling his brown mustache. His face was pallid and_his high cheek- bones were very prominent. His eyes were singularly noticeable, as their glance seemed capable of penetrating a two- inch board. He never talked of bypnotism, although I sometimes think that he poscessed power in that direction. He never was a vicious man, and [ think he was driven to commit the San Francisco murder and rob the dead woman of her money and diamonds because of his lack of means. Where the woman who claimed to be his wife is now I do not know. I think he will commit suicide, if he has not done so before now.” Other people teil a different story of the case. *‘That man Blanther has ended as I ex- pected,” said an officer who was ac- quainted with the wily Austrian. “He was compelled to leave his mother country on account of wholesale swindling opera- tions which he was conducting. “‘The woman who came with him and lived with him as his wife had been the wife of a baker in Austria. When they went to the Rendell boarding-house she had silk dresses by the score which were too large and too long for her. The tall Austrian on the other hand had suits by the tens which were too small for him. here did they get these garments? Why, he was as clever a thief as this country has seen for many day. *“When he came to Chicago he lived at the Rendell House for a time, then he and the woman with him moved to Madison - Park, from there o Indiana or Prairie avenue and then toahouse on Ogden ave- uue. He worked for scme time for the firm of Rand, MeNally & Co. and invented a process for printing raised mabs. signed a contract with a gentleman grant- ing the latter the privilege of using the atent. Then he talked with another man. he latter offered the first party $2000 for the fellow’s release from the first contract. This was accepted, the scheme failed, and Blanther was kicked out of the Palmer House by the swindled man. He is said to have robbed the Ren- dell House and we would bave Iastened the crime on him had not prominent peo- ple asked that the whole tbing be sup- pressed and dropped. J . “Blanther leit a scathing record in the inner circles of society behind him, and his name is now like the ghost of Banquo. The two gentlemen in the map swindle were prominent Chicagoans. “Mrs. T. J. Rendell is now i Detroit. Her daughter, who is acquainted with the | history of thealleged Count, is expected in the city shortly on a visit to her sister-n- law, Miss Chapman, of 669 West Monroe street.”” PHENIX WITHDRAWS. Another Insursnce Company Tires of Pacific Coast Business and Gives Way to the Pennsylvania. The Pheenix Insurance Company of Brooklyn has decided to withdraw from the Pacific Coast, as several other Eastern companies have done within the last two years, The first intimation of this was given when the Pheenix reinsured its commer- cial business in California, Oregon, Wash- ington, Idaho, British Columbia, Arizona and Nevada with the Pennsylvania com- pany of Philadelphia. Brown, Craig & Co., who had the agency of the Phanix, will dissolve on June i. Edward Brown, with his son, Arthur, will represent the Svea of Gottenburg, and it is understood the American, as well, Homer A. Craig of the firm will have a pleasant position in the Pennsylvania, of which Thomas E. Pope, formerly assistant general agent of the Etna, will be general manager. Russell W. Osborne, with Brown, Craig & Co., will be superintend- ent of ngencies. The company will oc- cupy offices at 438 Culifornia street in the offices of the old Hongkong Bank. OCEAN VIEW COURSING. iAn All-Age and a Puppy Stake to Be Run Off To-Day for Valu- able Prizes. Unusual interest centers in the puppy stake that is to be run at Cosserly & Ker- rigan’s Ocean View Coursing Park to-day from the fact that several of the progeny of Lord Clifton, a crack Eastern dog im- ported some time ago, will run against the et of several well-known local stud dogs. A silver cup goes to the winner, as an emblem of his first victory, in addition to the money prizes. An all-age stake will also be run and a good day’s sport is assured. Following is the resultof the drawing of the atl-age stake: J. Murphy’s Red Light vs. D. Toland’s Twi- light; C. Evan’s Dashaway vs. J.J. Edmunds’ Vida Shaw; Villa kennel’s Electric vs. J. S smith’s Mission Bo; {arguerite; W. I hman’s Nelly ¢ Mary K vi Vioiet & bye. The drawing for the Sapling stake re- sulted as follows: C. Pendergast’s Babe Murphy vs. W. D. Mur- s, Ulifette; T. Mahones's Neily Gray vs. villa kennel’s Clifton I1; E. Casserly Diana vs. G. Foley's Controlle rsfield vs. Shewman's Red Chi ‘oung Clifton vs. M. O’Connor’ y Clifton; Jamobell's Cockiail vs. M. Welsh's White Boy; Murphy Brothers’ Direct a bye. ————— Testimonial to Tolmie. An excellent programme has been prepared for the testimonial concert to Robert Tolmie, which takes place on the 26th inst. at the Association Auditorium. The following pro- gramme will be performed by Robert Tolmie and some of the cleverest members of the Pianists' Club: Sonata Op. 31 (Beethoven), pastorale (Scarlatti), gavotte (Bach, Saint Saens), three fantasia pieces (Schumann), etude (Chopin), polonaise A flat (Chopin), four reludes (Chopin), military march (Schubert ’A:-usng ..——— Mlie. Yvette has, during five years of her professional life, earned £80,000. He | BE. W, L KPS CHURCH, Rapid Progress of the Mission of the Good Sama- ritan. The Building Will Ultimately Be Church, Hospital, Dispensary and Ciubhouse. For some months past the work of the Mission of the Good Samaritan on Second | street has far outgrown its present quar- ters and it has now been decided to build in the immediate vicinity of the present quarters, which are situated near Folsom street. It is only a couple of years since the mission was started by Rev. William In- graham Kip. To-day, Whit-Sunday, the second an- niversary of the Good Samaritan will be celebrated, and it has been deemed a fit- | ting opportunity for announcing that a considersbie sum of money has already been collected for a permanent building, or rather series of buildings, which will be church and mission house, reading-rooms and dispensary, hospital and parish club- rooms. Every one connected with the mission feels that it has a great future before it, and is consequently rejoicing at the new departure which to-day will inaugurate. Instead of going out to a fashionable neighborhood it will have its fine new building erectea just where Rev. W. I. Kip began his sphere of usefulness, in a part of Second street within a stone’s throw of a Eood deal of poverty and want; a neigh- orhood where the reading-room con- nected with- the mission is a real boon to the workn#;men; where the boys are gath- ered in off the highways and byways to the boys’ club, and where the Good Samaritan Dispensary is a real boon to such people who cannot always afford to pay a doctor. There are about fourteen organizations connected with the mission; they include an altar guild, a workmen’s society, a women's society, a bo; club, church so- ciety, etc., and the active church-workers, who number between fifty and sixty, are full of zeal for their labors. At first, when it was seen that the mis- sion wus ou;growing its present quarters, it was intended to erect a moderately sized church near at hand. An appeal for funds was made quietly among those interested in the work and so liberal was the response that the original idea grew and expanded till now it has been decided to defer having plans made out till the autumn, when it is hoped that an institutional church on a large scale can be designed. The special anniversary service will take place this morning. The mission has been beautifully decorated for the occa- Lsion and the Rev. W. L. Kip in his sermon will give a sketch of the history and growth of the mission since its inaugura- tion, two years ago. The sum collected toward the projected building will also be announced to-day. Itis believed to be a | considerable one, but its exact amount | has been reserved as a surprise for the anniversary. Bishop Nichols has been ordered to take a rest from active work by the standing committee of the diocese. Ever since the Episcopal_convention he has been ill at bis home in San Mateo, and it was fearad that he was suffering from a severe attack of pneumonia. He is now announced to be out of danger, however, though it will be some time before he can undertake his usnal share of active work. William M. Hancock has accepted a call irom the Second Christian Church (col- ored) of Woodland. He left for Missouri | asiort time ago and expects to return about June 1, accompanied by his family. He expects to begin a protracted meeting in Los Angeles as soon as he is perma- nently settled in Woodland. A. C. Smither of the First Christian Church, Los Angeles, visited Santa Monica last week with a view of establishing a new churci at that place. This evening a memorial service will be held in Plymouth Congregational Church with A commemorative sermon. Professor C. 8. 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KATCHINSKI, 10 Third Street, San Francisco. 1-inch Genuine Seal.. sETs S ONE BELT. 4 E[ Et SEATTLE, WaSK., uwu F 1 October 19, 1895. ine. Dr. Plerce—DrAR Stm: Some time ago I bought ST one of your Electric Belta - for Lame Back, caused by trouble with my kidneys, and in three days’ time the pain_disappeared and has not troubled me since. Your Belt almost performed a miracle in curing my complaint, for it was so bad before I wore the Belt that I was laid up in the hospital k. M Rrier sour Belt Curea me, T ten 1 o a triendy > and the same Belt that cured me cured * - S ~*1 have recommended your Belt to 748:-MarKet St B Pl could hear Of Who was slok, and shail continue to do_so he!:_n:(enlfur iv s certalnly a . Yours truly, groat invention, YOurt VICToR WILBER B F fce list and full particulars of DR. u U YU u WAN I EiFs Pwonaertal' Belts, call or wrise. for fres “ lot B iioasDit: PLERCE & ~ON, 704 Sac- ramento street (cor. Kearny), 2d, 3d and 4th THE PORTUGUESE TRADE? 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