The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-18
DECEIVED AND DESERTED.

TALE OF GERMANY AND AMERICA-DAvrD
HoLzwoRTH's TREATMENT OF HIS YOUNG
wIFE--FINDING AND LOSING A FORTUNE.
Twenty years ago among the passengers on board
of Bremen packet ship bound for New York
were a man and a woman, supposed to be man
and vile. Tho man David Holzworth, a
native of place In Wurtemberg, neai
Stuttgart. The par though they passed as
man and wife, were not such they were parties TO
eopemcnt. David, It seems. was horse dealer, and
one day left his wife aud hve children to buy
horses lie said he would return IN fourteen days
The time passed, aud no sign Of ms return. Months
passed, and still there were no tdings Of him. At
last day, alter no had been- gone year, o
letter arrived IRON America II was from David 10
his wife Christena, VINO had recently given birth to
her sixtn child. In the lettcr David that he had
money TO send to his WHO, but II she could manage
1t she could Come TO America also Alter gr' at
struggle she did taking four OF ner children with
ner.
HARD EXPERIENCE.
In due time she arrived IN Baltimore, but could
hnd no trace oil her husband Meanwhile she had as
certaiued that he accompanied 70 America by u
MISS Mcider and had ilved with her Tor year
earlbrokeu ut her betray ai Mrs Hozwortn thence
forward abandoned al, desire 10 nud her nus
band. Her sons meanwhile traced up their father,
found BIN IN Newark, n. d. prospecting as
IA brewer aud having another wife and family. One
oil them even obiancd emp ioynent from his father.
The latter hat got Of Miss Meder loug ago aud had
married the widow OIL brewer, named Kuechtel, VINO
used to do business 10 Prospect street, Newark BY
the widow HoIzworth had four children. II was
Newark Meanwhile David had left Newark and had
gone TO reside ut Piedmont, New YORK State IL
seems that whiie III Newark he became posses ed Of
large property, but becoming involved IN financial
trouble u dozsn years ago was obliged TO sell out.
Sill nc had lcit q snug fortune vi $50, OOO. lie
started u brewery IN PIEDMONT hut his luck mad
turncJ. He gradually lost all he owned, and Is uuw
barely making living keeping saloon IN PIEDMONT.
An uNExrEcrRD visIr
One morning IN March, 1877, his first WIFE, accom-
panied by her sou Jonn, great, strnppng fellow,
turned up III Piedmont and gave David a
genuine surprise parry Mem Cot! Mem G0W ise
das Christina? cried David an he sci eyes VITO
OF his youth and The mother ol his nrst
SIX children. IL was Sue, ami mistake.
David was terribly excited anJ quite overcome. He
tou Christina that she might have MN put In State
Ptson VI she wished; Uut IL would do no good,
as he hud lost everything in the world. Ho
then left the house and Mrs. Hoizwortn
ana her son remained ali night Mrs
hvZworth No. treating them Kindly. David keps
away. Tho Women came 10 the Understanding that
wife No nad been US bidly betrayed ns had vile No.
1, but IL would 40 no good now 10 cause further
trouble. Mrs. Holzworth No. returned 10 Newark.
Now sue bua brought sun 10 the New Jersey
Court oil UnaDcery TO Try and OBTAIN hef
rgnt OF dover Ia tue property holz~orth sold, which
Is now occupied oy kstpcr ANA o,ner brewers, and
said 10 DC worth nearly quarter million dollars.
Her plea Is tbat uvzworth had no rigbt 10 cell without
ner consent as HIS lawful vile. Tue dcous signed
by w,lu No. 2 Tue paiutin and her sons are OF tho
poorest type p Germans, anu when 'ound last Lght
Uy HERALD reporter occupied the noor Tor o bed.
slezd u t,,cir hvyeI-lIke hofne ON B0yd street