The evening world. Newspaper, June 10, 1901, Page 5

‘VONBERGEN,MANOF)EPE MANY NAMES, HELD Austrian Who Gharms| Women and Finds It! Easy to Get Money, Is in Jail Charged with Stealing a Draft. Dr. Franz von Bergen, reputed nobie- | man, graduate of that classic Institu-, tion, Heldelberg University, said one of the cleverest swindlers on sides of the Atlantic, wax taken from| Ludlow Street Jall to-day by Deputy | United States Marshal Bernhardt and! arraigned before Commisstoner ‘Alex: | ander, Von Bergen, the former gueat at the Waldorf, whose elegant ars sol- dlerly bearing and distin > oe | | Is under arres: of the Lritish Foraign | upon complaint Office, Draft Stolen. He is charged with purloining a draft for $2,500 and cashing {t at the Deutsches Bank in London. Sir Percy Anderson the British Consnl-General of this cit: ts responsible for the debonatr doctor's ested yesterday afternoon he Was accompanied by a young wot na twenty-six sold. She was becom- Ingly attired In a black gown of the finest texture. When Marshal Bernhardt took Von Bergen into custody she wept bitterly and Von Bergen grew very angry. The prisoner's temper was due more to his ‘¢ his companion, howe: r of his liberty. from him. Go heene,” sald the Marshal when the young woman grew pale with fright and wanted to cling to her escort. Woman Ww Y shocked. “I was afraid sus would faint,” sald Bernhardt later, She was stylish In ap- pearance and cultured. She was shocked at the doctor's urrest and in a fever of anxiety walked unsteadily to a cab.” Dr. Von Bergen’s numerous conquests make {t reasonable that this was his latest. The young woman is well con- nected, but her identity will not be dis- closed, She han only known the doc- Vor a week and was fascinated with Jo.) Manners and claim to nobility. life tover%en was cool and unperturbed ken before Commissioner honest.ae.. He was accompanied by his was heel, Otto Munk. Attorney Charles bow! appeared for the British Consul's the Ce Von Bergen demanded examina- 2, and to give him time to prepare Pf “case the hearing was adjourned to -hen‘resday afternoon, cess, bi dvertised for a Wife. Toarepu of Von Bergen's great coup ‘e related eve. It entitles the awin- lly. His vo, MOMS the world’s great- « 4 01 y= otion, ‘The, OUsH he has been prey 2n for years, his last ad- /€C'ure was the best planned and most Ait itable, f }.2 Dec. 2 last the doctor appeared in sterdam, Holland, and by his engag- TS} manners earned a welcome at the ““t homes. He represented himself as ne, arvard professor and it was taken as her feat Joke among the elite of Amster- pes When they read an advertisement that the professor was looking for a wife who would share his palatial home in America, Helen Croydt, a young woman of ex- cellent family and poaseesing more than the average charm of face and firure, in a spirit of Jest replied to the advertixe- ment. It resulted ina meeting. Dr. Von Bergen was gallantry ttrelf. He pleaded hin caso nobly. His blue eyes penetrated her heart and hin smile fascinated her. Amrterdam woke up one day to find the pair gone, No trace could be found of them. In a few weeks the scandal ded out, On Dec, 22 Dr. von Bergen and Miss Creydt registered at a hotel in Lo} They had adjoining rooms, ‘The woman was timid and guarded with great caro $3,000 he had with her. Man and ck Minaing. The doctor pleaded bia sult. At one time she thought she would return to Holland, but Von Bergen pressed her to beccene his wife, She finally consented. ‘The sweet little Holland girl was take by Von Rergen to the register's office where application for the marriage Il- cense wan supposed to be made. “oo urs ———— Rumor Says that the Senator Is About to Wed a Widow i Now in Europe. Senator Chauncey M. Depew entered his office tn the Grand Central Station this morning with the air of a man su- premely happy. In his hand he carried A newspaper, open at the page contain- ing the announcement of his approach- Ipe marriage to @ widow who Is now In Surope. “Lo wish T knew which m to marry,” nald the ning World reporter. even dozen widow friends in Europ, wapaper friends will ne they want me to n marry her—it she'll have me. “Whinper,”’ continued the something Mke his features, “3: riage microbe, Sui got It and got tt bad “EL belleve it Is Justice crobe, You know there Is marriage microbe, and It got into: my friend and ate, Brewer, some time The microbe is Irresistth ad inde- structible, An noon as it accomplished {te purpose with Brewer it Je over ant camped with me. And I'm not fnorry, It's about the beat microbe there is, it Is that yan one Senator Senator, a blush spreading over Iv an you live, got the mare ve —_» DR, FRANZ VON BERGER. At least Von Bergen sald It was the regirter's oltl hin friends Il confide to you that I've deen talked matrimoi « entries in| looking them over, as the boye say big boo! the girl she | since this microbe came along. I love was or. They Uved THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1901. W CONFESSES HE HAS THE MARRIAGE MICROBE. them all, them ail and 1 But iu but of course it) thad the hy * wan the 5. at night Pb v1 That's the kind of a wi js going to lead me 1 can't marry has got me to fight nelination with your ite?” Aske eons take my 1 feel ———— two hundred yesterday. as man and wt In a month she began to ask ques- re 201 Veare and tions. When were they going to Amert- ca and when would the professor begin at Harvard? He put her vr another and suc- in getting what xe harged, pos i the girl received a check for $2.50 and she put it under lock and key before going for a d The doctor excused hi y- The girl returned and found her hua- band gone. The check had also disap- peared. Wife Parsued 5 Von Rergen had tt cashed and fled to this country, leaving hin wife without funds. Ss! appealed to her Consul. The po- lce looked at the picture of her husband and told the wife was one of the worst rogues in mpe. She fainted when she learned that there had been no marrlage. The examination on Wednesday will deal with the effort of the British Con- sul's office to extradite Von Bergen, His arrival in London will be the cause of considerable rejolcing and he will be rece by a number of people from all parts of Europe, who have been trying to locate the “nobleman” for several years. After spending some time at the Wal- dorf, von Bergen, upon his last journey to America, broke hearts and moved to the Grand Union. The state of hls exchequer compelled him to change his lodgings to No. 115 Madison avenue. The detectives have little feeling for him. They openly denounce him as a swindler of the meanest methods. His eaeapades date back to 183 and the officers say his allares are too nu- merous to remember. Dr. mil Blum, Dr, Egon Emanuel Borges, Dr, Franz Von. Berger, Baron Von Nelderndorf and the Marquis de Sannicola are some lof the names he has masqueraded under. Fooled the BR. ain, Von Bergen made ©. E. Lambert, of the West Shore Railroad, look Ike 3) . Other high rallroad officers were He told Mr. Lam- Kazaks, average size 3.4x5 original prices $10.50 to $16. with nds, trian soldfers to ¢ Lambert w full of chicken sandwiches and t coffee to feed the starved Austrians, did not come. ‘The New York Central and Southern Pacific roads got a taste of his ingenu- ' tty. Chieago and the Word's Fair saw B.Altmang@o. RUGS and FURNISHINGS For Summer Homes. Oriental Rugs, comprising Daghestans, Shirvans and $8.00, 12.00 Japanese Rugs (All Cotton), superior quality, at greatly reduced prices. ranging from $4.25 to $16.50 feet, 50, at India Moodj Rugs, variety of colorings, ranging in sizes from 2.6XS5 to 8,6X10.6 Japanese Rugs in Blue, Green and Red, combined White. ond A ite wnnivers try dune frat For TUESDAY, JUNE ilth, will be offered: | 75 Rolls Chinese Matting (40 yards to the roll), . original prices $12.00 to $16.50, at $7.80, (2.50 India Dhurries and Ingrain Art Squares. Domestic Wilton, Smyrna, Brussels and Axminster Rugs, Hammocks, Cottage Screens, Wicker Stools, Verandah Cushions, Utility Chests, | Swiss and Net Rufiled Curtains and Bobbinet Bed Sets. | Cretonnes, Denims. Art Tickings, Crepes, Silkolines and Curtain Materials. him tn 183 ‘There he posed as the - herald of the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and was feted. Cortiinly von Bergen’s has been an Interesting ca In 18 Harper & Itros. gave him a large sum of money to inspire his literary genius. He kept the money and threw away his penelis. Carl Schurz was responsible for Von Bergen’s Introduction to the Harper rouse. These are a few of the gallant doctor's Httle affairs which have made many people uneasy. PANIC. CAUSED BY EXPLOSION, Building Damaged by; ,™. Shock from Rapid Transit Tunnel. in the apartment- Weat One Hundred et were shaken up this morning by a terrific explosion In the rapid transit tunnel that fs cutting across the northwest corner of Central Park, from Lenox avenue southwest my One Hundred and Fourth street, ‘The excavation at that point is eighty feet deep. Huge blocks of dynamite} were placed In the drill-holes, and the Vibration from the explosion was 40 Violent that the big cornice stone over | the front door of the building was split | in two and fell on the steps with a/ ‘The tenants house, No. § and Fourth st Places, The {ron railings were torn out and twisted, Crockery, dishes, pictures, | élansware and mirrors in the house | © broken, Men and women halt} came running out of the house, believing that an earthquake had over- taken them. An alarm was turned In by the police edth street stn: ating the matter. ut no arrests have been made. ‘The contractors are Farrell & ohave an office at No. 12 W Hopper. loud crash, cracking them in several | jn GEN. MILES’S STAFF. aware of it. Names Son-in-Law as Military Sec- retary. WASHINGTON, June 10.—The vacan- cles on the staff of Lteut.-Gen. Miles, commanding the Army, caused by the déath of Lieut.-Col. Francis Michler and the transfer to, the Inapector-General’s | department of Lieut.-Co:, H. K. Bailey, Sit OES If there be anywhere in this country alow shoe and slipper depart- ment which for variety and beauty of style, completeness of assort- ment of sizes and range of prices is the equal of ours we are not Prices from $1.: SIXTH AVE. & NINETEENTH ST., N.Y. LEXANDE 80 to $10.00. huve been fled, = anment ts made of Lleut.-Col. cher to duty as military #ec J the assignment of Lieut. Maus to duty an ald Reber Is Gen, Miles’ ‘amp. ‘Col, In-law, Tuesday, Fune rsrth,| | Sale of Corsets. Straight Front Corsets, fine batiste; sizes 18 to 26, BI.65, ° value $2.50. Lord & Taylor, Broadway & 20th St PARASOLS. TUESDAY, trimmed, B. Altman & €o. TUESDAY, June Ith. TAFFETA SILK PARASOLS, White, Black, and Blue, with embroidered polka dots; Persian elfects and White with Black stripes; Natural wood sticks, WOMEN’S SUMMER UNDERWEAR. June tith. 53.00 Swiss Ribbed Cotton Vests, crochet front, 28c. | Flannel and Albatross Underskirts, (lightweight), White and colors, embroidered o¢ lace $1.85 | KentuckianSheoteTwol Pointed “Unio loaded"' Re. THREE KILLED BROTHER KILLE “IN DEADLY FHT SISTER AT PLAY Officers; Meets Death Himself. volver and Wounded Her Fatally. CORBIN, Ky. dune 20.—In an at z Wert) y wounded W Laces, A are now offered beautiful patterns in Persian Laces. Point Venise Insertions— Se, worth 10c 15:, worth 39 25c, worth 50c to | 10c, worth 20c 2Ce, worth 40c $2, worth $4.50 | Point Venise Edgings— | 15¢, worth 30¢ 25c, worth 50c ta! Sc, worth It 10c, worth 20c 20c, worth 40 $1, worth $2.25 Appliques— PR a worth 10c 15¢, worth 30c 25c, worth SOc to 10c, worth 20c 20c, worth 402 $1.50, worth $3 | Net Top Laces— Se, worth 15c 15c, worth 35c 25c¢, worth 60c to 10c, worth 25¢ 20c, worth 5Cc $1.50, worth $4. | HURT BY RACERS: Groves and Daughter | Two AN UNPRECEDENTED PURCHASE is European markets of Almost Two Hundred Thousand Yards of all sorts of Beautiful At Half Price and Less Every woman knows—and dressmakers baucularlynownicarce many laces have been, even at full prices; and nothing desirable has been obtainable under-price. Our buyer determined to find relief from this condition of the market, and made a trip abroad to round up the available stocks of foreign makers. He had marvellous success, as today’s offerings show. Here are immense quantities and superb varieties of Imitation Point Venise Edgings, Insertions and Allovers, Oriental and Arabian Laces, and Batiste Edgings, Insertions and Allovers. TWO MAY OI. Victims of Reckless | Drivers. who were 5 Mr young Allover Laces— 5 L Main aisle and other special counters cn Main floor, and additional selling Criental Batiste and Point Venise, Arabian and Persian; butter and whites also Arabian skades. 35c, worth 75c $1, worth $2.75" $6, worth $12 75c, worth $2 lack Venise Laces— Applique effects, at 5c to $4. ace Collars— fractured. hurt. His For Men, $2. For Wonten, to arrest no was reer | b FACTORY —0t Ing the 6, hte | ; Remincets | Three Thied Av Pottow W veri tran} Heitn tied ee Handy | S09 Ei Sunday s world. As well as some F Exactly what women, universally, want for trimming Summer dresses and hats in the way that fashion demands. There are probably ten thousand patterns in the collection— edgings, galons, allovers, flounces—tfor all sorts of cotton, linen, silk foulard or other Summer dresses, There is also a superb collection of black, and black-and-white laces. —the largest and best offering of laces that has occurred recently, and this is the psychological moment, when the world of women is waiting for such an opportunity to indulge their love of lac:s. : The list that follows hints at the variety, and tells as much as we dare print of the chiefest prices and values. All are aew, in this season’s patterns 50c, worth Point Venise, $1 and $2, worth $2 and $4, White, butter and Arabian Batiste Collars, $2.50, worth $5. space in Nasement. More of the FFORODORA Shirt Waist Suits Ready We thought we had prepared liberally for your demands for} these remarkable suits, last week; but our entire supply melted away | before you were halt through buying. Another large supply is ready this morning; women are waiting for this word. Hl Made up in a neat and practical style, but wonderfully smart in} its effect. Artistic and refined, yet made of comparatively inexpen- sive and serviceable materials, hence the remarkably low price— 36.50 a suit Made of tan linen suiting; the waist having a yoke made of a succession of fine plaits; the long-waist effect; buttoned down the back. Skirt is made with double flounce at bottom, and is exceed- ingly graceful in shape. Nothing like it has ever been sold before at the price. All mail orders will be filled. It is only necessary to give bust and waist! measure, and length of skirt. Linen Suits worth up to $45, at $30 Some very handsome linen suits in various colors; artistic in de- sign and beautifully trimmed—reduced in price from our regular stock. fect fo, Broadway. Fine Woven Cotton Goods Much Under-Price This offering includes about ten thousand yards of the present season's choicest woven cotton fabrics, taken from our regular stocks. There are about ninety different varieties in Silk Ginghams, Scotch | Mercerized and Mercerized Striped Ginghams; also Fancy Scotch} Madras and Fancy Cotton Grenadines. but dozens of 3,000 Yards of COTTON GRENADINES. Were 25c and 30c: now 20c,a yard in thirty-three different combinations all in attractive designs of blue, } pink, gray, heliotrope, primrose, black and white. } cool and beautiful dress fabric. 20c a yard. Then here is the rest of the stirring story: ' At 50c, from 75c— At 25c, from 40c— Silk Ginghams in handsome designs of Denteile and Mercerized Siriped Cotto corded stripes, with nidine in attractive desijns of co charming combinations of li siwith'swhiie:sini thirteen 'lidifferent pink, cardinal, pray, heliotrope and | a flonas primrose combined with w At 374c, from 45c— Scotch Madras in attractive crclusive jacquard figures, with cored or fancy stripes in most wanted choke color- ight blues, dark blues, pinks, Hovunsa Plaid com: lottops, At 25c, from gray, reseda with Silk Ginghams in attractive {a in blue, pink and heliot e1 Mercerized Ginghams, in pretty white. nations light blue, pink and At 30c, from 45c— sine ractive Jacquard Mercerired Striped Ginghams, at designs in colored and white stripes on froun:ts of light blue, pink, cardinal and helio: -ope. Tenth street Formerly A.T. Stewart & Co., 60,000 TOWELS Offered Und Towels for everybody, and every service—huckaback, damask, | Turkish bath and crash roller-towels, in a wide variety of kinds and grades—all sharply reduced from prices already low. them: In The SHOE SALE Our first word shall be an apology that our facilities on Saturday With three large shoe stores and prodigal provision of salespeople, we were almost overwhelmed in the wi At 7c, were 9c—Bleached huckaback, fringed; all white or red borders; size 14x24 in. AtSc, were 12!3c—Bleached huckaback, fringed; all white, extra fine; 14x24 in 10c, were 12%¢—Bleacted bucka- back, hemmed; 17x35 in. 10c, were 1Sc—Beached momie, hemmed; red borders; 18x33 in. At 12%c, worth 15c—Bleached hucka- back; hemmed; white or red bord:rs; 17x35 in. 6 for 50c, worth 75c—Plain crash, hem- med; red side border; 16x36 in. the Under Pree Store, Hasement At l6:, worth 20:—Bleached buckaback; hemmed; white or colored borders; 18x | 37 ir. At 18c, worth 23c—Bleiched huckaback, | hemmed; white or colored borders; 20 x38 in, | At 19c, were 25¢—‘'Old Bleach" hucka- | back, fringed; white or colored borders; | 20x39 in. At 2c, were 25¢—Bleacked damask, au! white, hemstitched; 20x40 in, At 25c, were 35c—-Bleached huckaback, | all white, hemstitehed; tape borders; 21x43 in. At At Fou | Fo ere not equal to your enthusiasm. endeavor to serve you, Ss A sheer and dainty cotton fabric with figured stripes and plaids, ‘on Saturday. A delightfully; Men's Shoes—fo: ress and busi- Boys Shoes— Women Men Women's and We know it suits most of you best to come on Saturday, and we! try to prepare the service—did prepare for all who we dared hope would come; but our expectations were too small. Today the buying will be more tores and the regular Shoe Store. These brief hints: nets. $1—black satin calf shoes. $1.00 $1.90 shoes $1.90-—Box and wax calf lace shoos. Congress snd lace Kidskin shoes and Oxfcris, Patent leather and kid lace R $1. 10— Black Casco lace shoes; sizes Calf and black kid lace shoes; | sizrs 12 to $45 $1.70 —Shoes tor dress or $1 Black k S i $1.40—Block pate aod Moyet 3 J OHN WAN AMAKE $l--Heavy ler Price At 2c, were 25c—Bleached huckaback, all white, hemstitched; 21x39 In. At 35c, were SCc—-German huckaback, hemstitched; assorted borders; 23x40in. At 45c, were 60c--Extra fine hemstitched damask, all wi At 55c, worth 65c--Bleached huckaback and damask finish; kemstitched by hand; very choice designs: 23x44 in At 30c, were 35c: all ready for use At 38c, were towels; 18x90 i urth avenue, Bath Towels—all cotton— At Sc, worth 14x31 in. 4 for 25c, worth $1 dozen—Bleached, Turkish; 173 At 10c, worth 21246 i: nthe At l5c, worth 21x48 in At 18c, worth 25¢c—Bleached, Turkish; i23e5t in. comfortable i New lots have been brought | forward to take the place of the thousands of pairs yon swept away Varieties and bargains will be practically the same. Women's Boots— Black k kid boots, as and button. Splend soles. $1,25—-Slack an Broadway, 4th Av., 9th LYN & SONS, World Wants move the F-Price Store, Nasement. vig and Ninth street o& Children’s daughter Was badly 00 to $4.00. 31.50 (0 $3.50, if soltd leath- retul, compe- naking ; calmanage- i direct selling. © these we are dfor a busi- thas grown of, t < ‘Blyn shoes! $93,405, e., corner J ighth Ave, EAST g!8T STL d St. 39th & 40th St wwery, near Broome, $1.50 These hints of hite; 22x44 in. in combination, satim rash roller towels; +, 18x90 in. 45c- ~ Huckaback roller in, 8c—Bleached, Turkish) 5 in. 1Sc—Bleached, Turkishs| 20c—Bleached, Turkiahs in the Under-priced| wnt AES shoes, es of selected mac! © very choicest grades, Shoes spring heels; sizes kidski & 10th Sts