The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-11
THE BERLIN AND GRAND RAPIDS
SCANDAL.
The Innocent Correspondence Be-
tween Rev. DIR. Thompson and the
Eair SAnI IRnA.

FAR soprano
This morning reporterof The Graphic
called on Mr.. lockwood, the photogra-
pher, to ascertain what he knew in re-
gard to the late sensational announce
ment concerning the Rev. DIR. Joseph 2.
Thompson and Mrs. Sara De Land. Mr..
lockwood, who conducts the music at
the Church of the Holy Trinity, where
Mrs. De Land is leading soprano, said he
knew call about it," Hnd that 'it'' simply
amounted to Gan infamous attack upon
woman whom the congregation of the
Holy Trinity regards as being like
Caesars wife should have been, above
suspicion.
"Then there is no truth in all these
statementsY' asked the reporter.
eyes; they are founded on facts That
is to saw" continued Mr.. lockwood, get
ting little confused, "the letters are, |
mean. 1t is true there were letters, but
when they were published the reporters
put in such interpretations that the mean
ing was entirely changed"
"The interpolations included such
terms as Darling Goosie' and Your low
ing old maid presume?" said the re-
porter.
"No,' said the musical photographer,
chats what makes it so hard to refute
these letters. They are half lies and
half truth. You see, when Mrs. De
Land made the acquaintance of DR..
Thompson and his family. she became
one of a pleasant circle, including other
young ladies from this country who were
studying in Berlin. OF course, as young
people will, they gave each other various
nicknames, and Mrs. De Lands was
'Goosie, given to her in reference to an
amusing incident in which the lady over
hearing some remarks in regard to a pet
goose, thought her companions were
talking Of her. Of course, DR.. Thomp-
son might playfully address her as
'Goosie, but never prefaced that appella-
ton bv terms of endearment."
The reporter sighed at this addition to
the "chops and tomato sauce" vocabu-
larry so liable to misconstruction, and in
quired as to the orr in of cold maid"
"That," said Mr.. lockwood, as he
posed a subject and bid him "look
pleasant" "that arose from Mrs. Thomp-
so Is one day wrapping up book for
her husband, and doing it so careles,ly
that he undid it, smoothed out the paper
and proceeded to tie it up into neat
package, whereupon Mrs. De Land, who
was present, cried out, Or. Thompson,
that's just like an old maid The rest
took it up, and from that day the sobri-
quet clung to him. Surely, that was quite
natural
"Quite natural" echoed the reporter;
"but how was it these letters were pub
iished at all?'
"WelI," said Mr.. lockwood, "it was
owing to De Lands being stupendous
fool, a colossal ass, and to the d vilish
ingenuity of some reporters who draggr d
the thing out of him. That is to say,
they bullied him into believing there
was something and then into saying 50.
You see they were married some ten
years ago. Mrs. De Land was of the
same station in life as her husband, but
naturally his superior. Her voice soon
attracted attention and she was urged
to 90 abroad to cultivate it. After some
two years Of talk, he told her if her
mother would come and take care of her
baby she could 60 and stay as long as
she pleased. She went, and the first few
years accomplished little, through having
dishonest teachers, but finally an Italian
master took hold of her, recognizing her
great talent. DR.. and Mrs. Thompson
soon after became acquainted with her,
and they helped her. When she returned
here, nearly year ago, her voice was
finely cultivated. and she spoke German
and Italian huently. In manners she is
a perfect lady, and in character spotless
angel. She brought me some letters of
introduction, sang at my request and
engaged her as soprano for my Church,
position which she is well qualified
for"
"And her husband?
Gle came on several months ago and
tried to get position here in order to be
with her, but failed TO, and returned to
Grand Rapids to his old place as prin
Ter. He is rather fine looking man, but
will tell everything he knows in three
minutes. He is very coarse. | remcm.
Der asking him if he was musical in hi
tastes, and he replied, No; one musical
person in the family is enough, and
suppose Sara will beat it into the baby
Two weeks after he went back these let.
ters came out"
GLOW did Mrs. De Land first hear Of
it"
"She received a telegram from her hus-
band saying: 'Dr. Smith has given the
whole thing away To which she re-
piled: 'Who is DR.. Smith, and what has
he given away? Answer: 'Dr. Thomp.
sons letters; what shall do? To this
Mrs. DE Land responded: Serve an in.
Junction upon them But it was too
late, the matter came out in the Times
the next morning, and soon letters on the
subject began to arrive from De Land.
have Just received one myself. He said
that the men in the Office were always
plaguing him about his fine wife, and
limiting, that as she staid away so long
and all that, there must be something
wrong. He had read all these letters long
ago and was to forward them to his wife