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Show VALCTWOOESAS RICH MAN'S SON Weds Actress and Is: Then Arrested. Parallel to Case of Abeel, Who Posed as J. Ogden Goelet, Jr. i Stole Jewelry of His Employer, and Pawned It to Keep Up Ap7 pearances. N'EW YORK. May 1. The arrest of Edward Theodore . Chalmers 'on 'the .charge of having- robbed his employer of $3000 worth of Jewelry lias revealed a parallel to tho case of James Abeel, recently convicted of palming himself oft as J. Ogden Goe- let; Jr., upon MI&s Eleanor Anderson. Ander-son. ' Chalmers, a professional valet, masqueraded mas-queraded as the yon . of a millionaire, and married Miss Hazel Hall Hughes, actress, and one week later was exposed ex-posed and arrested for theft, pleaded guilty and is now hold for trial In $2500 bail. Tho attention of the crowded court was directed at the pretty girl who had been wooed and won. The black 'ostrich plumes on her pearl-gray hat shook with her agitation, her black eye lashes become wet with tears; she was a striking strik-ing picture of a brunette beauty In distress. dis-tress. Miss Hughes is a Handsome woman. Four monthfl ago she met Chalmers ln this city, and a mutual affection sprang up. Chalmers seemed to be plentifully supplied with cash. He and Miss Hughes dined at the best hotels dnd Broadway restaurants, and in general the young;, nian. exhaled the air of one to whom the expenditure of money way a trifle. Soon young Chalmers announced an-nounced that he was the son of a certain cer-tain Mr. Chalmers, a millionaire residing resid-ing at the Holland House. The valet's constant presence at that hostelry seemed to bear out his assertion, although al-though he always evaded Miss Hughes's request to see his parents. She, 'however, 'how-ever, took what he said for granted. Miss Hughes'9 mother lives at No, 151 "West One Hundred and Eighth street. Her brother is Interested ln mines out West, The mother, seeing the attentions atten-tions that were being paid her daughter. daugh-ter. Induced tho young woman to get married and leave the stage. On April 18. at the Little Church Around the Corner, Miss Hughes became Mrs. Chalmers. Then they went to live with the bride's mother. He had previously teslded at No. 127 East Forty-seventh street. After going with his wife to her mother's home, the bridegroom showed no desire to furnish funds. Once he did give the bride $15. and .'.'mailer amounts at other times Miss Hughes said that she had always known her husband as "Mr. Cnambers" until the wedding took place, when he signed his real name Chalmers. Chalmers was once a valet to P. A. B. Wldener, the Philadelphia millionaire HIh parents are in England. Pie had been In Mr. Kohl's employ tlnce last November long before he met the actress. ac-tress. Last Monday Mr. Kohl informed the police of the disappearance of his money. Detectivo Gargan arrested the youth and took him to Jefferson Market court, where he had a preliminary hearing hear-ing as related. |
