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Living the life of ease and with apparent contentment of mind is the Lot of Herman Bartels, Sr;, the! wealthy brewer who is a fugitive from justice. He is a guest at the Queen’s hotel at Toronto, Canada,., iml has been there practically all of j bhe time sinoe his escape in April last. Mrs. Bartels is a frequent visitor there lucl she has been known to spend a whole week at a time m the company 3f her husband. It is also known that Herman Bartels, Jr., has made weekly visits to his father on the Canadian soil.'The most remarkable thing is that, the senior Mr. Bartels has attempted to make no aeoret of his whereabouts. He knows that his offense is not extraditable and that he cannot be. brought back to the United States. A body of water, Lake Ontario, will probably keer him an exile for the rest of his life. Every day Mr. Bartels walks in the streets of Toronto, and be has expressed himself to friends that he is perfectly satisfied with his j lot**. The rich brewer occupies luxur-1 ions apartments at the Queen’s hotel.; fjjis hostelry is one of the most fashionable in the city, and is conducted on the plan of the Gregorian in New STork. It is mainly a family hotel.A short distance from che Queen’s is the King Edward hotel, probably one of the finest in the country. Mr. Bartels is said to frequently visit this, fashionable resort. Mr. Bartels was one of the most successful business men in Syracuse, and he is known to have amassed a fortune. It is now said that when he left Syracuse he had in the neighborhood of $275,000.; His business interests in Syracuse are j being taken care of by some mysterious hand. It is said that the $400,000 debts on the Lake Shore Malting oomjjany’s plant at Auburn have been compromised and practically wiped off the records in bankruptcy court.Mr. Bartels, after a long trial In Cayuga county, was oonvioted of attempt at arson, third degree. On April 28, the acoused brewer was in the Auburn court, when the jury’s decision was rendered. Judge A. J. Searing gave Mr. Bartels three days before sentence in which to straighten his accounts, and during this time the convict suddenly left for parts unknown, The sureties on the bonds for $15,000 were then sued. They were Mrs. Amelisa Bauer and Mrs. Abram Hoffman, sister and daughter respectively of the oonvioted brewer. An effort at oomoromise was made
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Cape Vincent Eagle
Cape Vincent, New York, US
Thu, Nov 22, 1906
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