Cotopaxi Shtetlinks Site - E H Saltiel and E S Hart.html

"It was essential that the stops on their journeys be recorded, for miracles are convincing only to those who witness them; it is possible that later generations, knowing them only from hearsay, may deny that they happened." - written by Rambam

It is apparent that there are those who would rewrite the history of Cotopaxi, denying what happened, or adding to it. Documents that were recorded between 1882 and 1900, newspaper stories, and stories written during that time period have more value than anything written since. Always apply the heaviest weight to the oldest documents when verifying oral history.

Emanuel Harris (EH) Saltiel 1844 - 1900, a sephardic Jew born in England.
1841	England Census
1851	England Census
1861	England Census
1866	court marshaled GUILTY!	1866 Saltiel was court marshaled by the Union Army - guilty (he used an alias, Joseph Isaacs)
1870	Marriage	to Elizabeth Wolfe, daughter of James Monroe Wolfe, a brother to Joel, Udolpho, Nathaniel, Benjamin F and Samuel Wolfe (prominent, wealthy New Yorkers), she died in 1922
1871	son born	John Tamen Saltiel, later changed his name to John Taman to escape the mob/mafia, 1900 census
1874	son born	Henry Saltiel
1874	dtr born	Lucy Saltiel - she does not appear after the 1880 census
1879	dtr born	Adelaid Rachel Saltiel
1880	census	US Federal Census, Colorado
1881	ltr to HEAS	Sent letters to HEAS offering land at Cotopaxi to Jewish Immigrants - connection to HEAS via his wife's family
1881	divorce	Elizabeth returned to NYC with Adelaid and Henry
1882	Cotopaxi	1882 Colorado Business Directory - Saltiel owned Cotopaxi
1883	failed to pay miners	1883 (Apr 19) The Colonists worked in his mine and he failed to pay them for as much as 36 days wages. A miner's lien was filed. Proof they worked in the mines. Proof Saltiel did not pay them in a timely manner.
1883	marriage	Emanuel married Fanny Shelvelson
1884	divorce	from Fanny
1887	marriage	to Annie Phelan, date not certain
1897	WANTED for Mail fraud	Saltiel wanted in Montana in June for mail fraud scheme
1897	CRIME	partners in crime with Fegenbush
1897	partner blacklisted	Fegenbush was blacklisted from the Grafters Club in 1898
1897	another partner	Fegenbush and DuBois were partners
1897	ARRESTED	1897 (June) Saltiel arrested for complicity in a land swindle, connected with fraudulent operations in Union Pacific lands near Larimer in 1896 (scroll to lower left hand corner of the newspaper)
1900	obituary	1900 Saltiel died
1900	Fegenbush trial	1900 Fegenbush trial Because Saltiel had died, he was never tried
1900	census	1900 census showing Annie and Henry (son)
1910	census	1910 census showing Annie and Henry (son)
1920	census	1920 census showing Annie and Henry (son)
With all this evidence (and more to come) there are those who want to rewrite history and "prove" that Emanuel Harris Saltiel was a good man, or that he "turned" good in the end. These links are here in order for you to make your own decision about his character. Much more to come as we scan in and publish other documents and newspaper articles from the late 1800s.
Eleazer Samuel Hart 1832 - 1914, a sephardic Jew born in England, a cousin to EH Saltiel. Saltiel's maternal grandmother was Rachel Hart.
1854	immigrated to US	per 1900 census record
1862	marriage	Annie
1864	son born	Meyer
1866	dtr born	Adelaide
1868	son born	Harry
1873	dtr born	Carrie
1875	son born	Joseph
1879	dtr born	Phoebe
1880	US Census	Kings, New York City
1882	Cotopaxi	Deed showing Saltiel gave Hart the store for $5.00
1884	Cotopaxi	deed showing store was sold
1900	US Census	Chicago, Ward 32, Cook IL