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Minneapolis Man, Who Planned Diamond Intrigues in Chicago, Was Sentenced as a Bigamist,Governor Pardons Him; He Plans to Return to His Family and Job in Minnesota City.Edmund E. C. von Klein, son of the late Dr. Carl von Klein of Evanston, was last night pardoned from the Oregon penitentiary, where he had served a year of his sentence for polygamy. The former dashing, reckless, defiant young diamond collector had become a model prisoner in the year of his discipline.Many of von Klein’s escapades were planned in Chicago, and this cityalways played a part in his execution of them.CONVICTED OF BIGAMY.There were many accusations of theft against him, but the state chose to make its prosecution on the bigamy charge, and succeeded in convicting him. The charges were that he made a specialty of becoming engaged to young women and stealing their jewelry. In one case he had to carry the case so far that he actually married the girl—which was his undoing.Von Klein’s real wife was Mrs. Louise Illstrup von Klein of Minneapolis, with whom he lived when he was not seeking other girls with diamonds.HE WANTED HER DIAMONDS.In San Francisco Von Klein met and wooed Miss Ethel Newcomb, formerly an Indiana girl. He wanted her diamonds, but he could not get them until he had been to the altar with her. Then he took them—53,500 worth—and deserted her. He was traveling just then under the nameof Jack Lewis, a neighbor of his inMinneapolis.In 1913 Miss Newcomb was in Chicago, and in the Blackstone Hotel recognized her quasi husband, and had him arrested.Mrs. G. A. Temple of Little Rock also recognized him as the man who under the name of Weaver lured her to Chicago on a promise of marriage, took her to Milwaukee, and escaped with $5,000 worth of jewelry.SENSATION IN COURT.Von Klein caused a scene in court one day while his extradition casewas being heard. It was reported that he was armed, and that he meant to kill himself at the judge’s feet if he were ordered turned over to the Oregon officers to be taken to Portland and tried for bigamy. He was searched, but no weapon was found.When he was taken to Portland, a feature of his trial was the devotion showm him by Mrs. Rene Mororw of Chicago, who only a year before had been acquitted of murdering her husband. She sat beside Von Klein and smiled at him and cheered him until he was convicted.The dispatches say that a job has been found for Von Klein in Minneapolis and that he will go back there and support his family.
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Chicago Examiner
Chicago, Illinois, US
Wed, Sep 08, 1915
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Sullivan C.
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