The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15
miscellaneous.
A DRAMA IN REAL LIFE,
THE MISERY OF A Bankers
DAUGHTER WHO MAX
RIED OBEDIENTLY'
An Extraordinary Divorce Case In Reading,
Pa-WWho Could Imagine That
Such Drama Was Being
Enacted In Real
Life"

Kate Boa5 is bankers daughter
Nature gave her good looks, and her
fathers million enabled her to add ac-
Complishmentsa and adornments to make
her one of the foremost young women
in the mining districts of Pennsylvania.
She was modest and quiet did not make
a display of fine Dress and in no way
seemed to be spoiled by wealth and fat
terry. 1t was thought that she mistrust-
ed the sincerity of her admirers, and was
fearful of fortune hunters, for she avoid
ed the association of gentlemen as far as
she could politely. The fact is now pub
lie that she never gave up the love Of the
sweetheart of her school days, when she
was a comparatively poor girl, and he
was too heedlessly boyish to Coeple love
and money in his calculations. Her
choice, however, was not that of her
fathers, and she obediently married a
man whom she did not love. That was
seven years ago. Now she is in an asy'
lam for the insane, and her husband
sued for divorce and obtained 1t. 1t is
in the testimony in this suit that the ex-
traordinary story is told.
Kate Boas went home from school with
her heart pledged to her lover; but she
soon found tat her father was of diff
ferent mind. A. F. Boas had grown
enormously in wealth, while the young
mans father, contractor, had been un-
fortunate. Mr.. Boas forbade her to
CounUenanCe the suit of a poor mans son
and she was obedient, though she was
revengefully repellant to other sultor5.
She spent her winters in Reading, Pa, lat
her home, and her summers at her faith
er's country house at Wormelsdorf,
twenty miles distant. Tue young heires5
became almost recl1se, but she did not
let any body know the reason. In every
thing else her father gave her The utmost
freedom; but in the matter of husband
he not only denied her the man of her
choice but finally chose one for her.
This was DR.. Beaver, who lives close by
the Boas residence at Wormelsdorf, and
belonged to a wealthy family. Kate
married DR.. Beaver. He was in all res
poets worthy OF her. There was grand
wedding and an extended bridal tour.
The husband was successful in his pro-
fession, the wife became aleader in fash
jonable society, and daughter was born.
DR.. Beaver exCitedly entered the office
of the Prosecuting Attorney of Berks
county one day, and asked for help TO
expose and punish faitlless wife. He |
believed that Kate had lover other |
than himself, and wanted the means of
learning the truth. Detectives were |
placed at his service, aud it was not long |
before he was prepared TO plainly accuse
his wife. He hid witness in his office, |
and then sent for her. She came with.
out knowing what she was to hear, and |
the blunt accusation of having held clan
destine meetings with her lover was like
a blow in the fact.
"Whoever says that lies" she indig'
nantly replied
"Did you never write to him ?" he
asked.
"Never since l left school,"
Have you not written to him within
three or four weeks?"
"No."
Then he put before her the proof of
her falsity-a letter which she had sent
by housemaid to the lover, but which
the detective had intercepted. In it she
said; who could imagine that such
drama was being enacted here in real
life" The doctor said that they would
have to separate. She wept, and begged
of him not to drive her out.
"Let me remain as your housekeeper,"
she cried, ''if not as you wife"
Her prayer for forgiveness was in vain. {
Her husband Covertly ascertalned that
the witness had heard all that she said,
and then dis snissed her. He permitted I
her to stay in his house, bur no longer as {
his wife. She would not go to her father {
for comfort, for he already had, through |
failure in business, as much trouble as be q
could bear, and she dared not see or 1
send to her lover. She was informed s
that her husband had begun proceed. /
ngs for a divorce. She made no defence, &
and said she would confess to her father. q
The aged and broken down man went to &
her, in response to a message, and heard
from her own lips how wretChedly the c
wedloCk of his planning had turned out. b
The testimony given before the ref v
cree, Simon P. O'Reilly, was convincing v
enough; but it hardly degraded the case Z.
to the level of ordinary divorce proceed a
ings. However, the professional spies r
3WCre that Kate and her lover met fire.
luently; but her own servants described
lis visits to the house in her husbands
absence. A rear gate had been fixed so
hat he could open it from the outside, "
Indicate danger and safety, notes had
,een sent to and fro frequently, and he
lad all but lived in the house while the Of
loCtor was away on fishing excursion -
)ne witness described the wife as slip. :,
ling out from the presence of her hus. " u
,and in the parlor, lifting her silk train l
Is she tripped over the dew of the gar .
len grass, and meeting her lover for the o.
entimental exchange of words in the Y
badow of back fence. Another told u
# her jealousy on hearing a rumOr that al
10 was paying court to a girl and it u
GEMS that it was her dread of him mar. ~
ying somebody else, rather than any ~
urpose or idea of being untrue to her 0.
lWu vOHbi LlldI mhue uSI ClluB W ulu. 4,
he always spoke most respectfully of y;
Ter husband, and praised him fjr his ~
indness and generosity. .. ~ y
She once told the story Of her school. a.
ay romance to friend as an occurrence %
ong past, but added impulsively, 81 love s s
i'm to this day" A passage in one of y
er letters to him, however, indicates W
hat she had rejected proposal to elope. ~ ~
May God bless am reward you for your !Lte Le
Ieyotion," she wrote, "for never cam ~ ~
nd the last four words we're underscored. ce
DR.. Beaver secured the divorce and the '.
natter was public to everybody. Kate o.
ept herselfout ofsight as though crushed o'
" shame. But she could not hide from 9sa
Ierself and, to deaden her feeling, she 0.
BOX to drugging herself with onium ss