Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 215, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1911 — CHASED HUSBAND FROM RUSSIA TO JASPER COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

CHASED HUSBAND FROM RUSSIA TO JASPER COUNTY.

Did Not Care for Him So Much As For Return of SBO6 She Had Sent Him From Foreign Land. A story of a woman's love turned to hatred and a determination to secure retribution for the injuries done to her, has just come to light here, where a woman’s six-year pursuit of her husband had its termination. A few days ago Lena Macherinski came to Rensselaer. She was a Russian Jewess about 40 years of age. She inquired about the Russian Jews in the Gifford region and learned that one of the men residing there was Jacob Kronfeld. She alleged that his name was not Jacob Kronfeld but Jacob Macherinski and that he was her husband. She told the following story: About seven years ago her husband left the little Russian village where they made their home and came to America. He wrote back fond letters and promised to send for her. Finally he wrote to her for money, stating that he saw a fine opportunity for investment. She sent him SBOO and he wrote to her, putting off her coming. Another year elapsed and then Tena Balrowski, a younger and much more attractive woman, suddenly left the little village, and Lena learned that she had gone to America and also that her husband had written and pursuaded Tena to come. Lena wrote to her husband but received no letters from him and finally her own letters were returned. She was convinced of his perfidy and determined to come to America and search for him. She arrived York three years ago and has been hunting for him ever since. She learned that he was going by the name of Jacob Kronfeld and that he had married Tena, but she could get no trace of him. Finally she came to Chicago and there she learned that Jacob was living at Lewiston, in Jasper county, Ind. Then she came to Rensselaer. She met Alex. Blitstein, who is a partner with Kronfeld. He heard her story and was convinced that his partner was her husband. But Jacob was not at home, so Lena returned to Chicago, first making arrangements here to be notified when Jacob Kronfeld returned. He came back Saturday and that night she called over long distance telephone and wanted to gei into communication with Jacob. She arranged to have him come to Chicago and this morning Squire S. C. Irwin received the following letter:

“This is to certify that I did accuse Mr. Jacob Kronfeld of being my husband, he being of the same name as my husband, but I have made a mistake and make this statement that he is not my husband. LENA MACHERINSKI.” David Blitstein and M. Stein signed the paper as witnesses. The statement was written on Blitstein s stationery in Stein’s hanwriting. The impression exists here by those who have been interested in the outcome of the affair that Lena received her SBOO with the condition that she exonerate Kronfeld, but, of course, this idea may be wrong. Lena, however, when here seemed much more anxious to recover her money than she did to recover her husband. Another theory is that Kronfeld did not appear before Lena for identification but had some other Russian taken before her, to keep up the deceit Kronfeld is a thrifty trader and does not spend very much time at his home at Lewistown, where his wife and two little children live. He sells cheap jewelry, mostly watches, and has good success. According to Alex. Blitstein he is a smooth salesman and Alex, said a few days ago, “Py Chimminy, Jake is a smood article; he vill sell you a vatch if you alreaty has two hanging on the vail.” Unless new' developments occur, thq romance is probably closed with Lena’s letter, which was sent to Irwin &- Irwin, who were acting as her attorneys.