Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-04-22
NO. Is.
A LASTING LOVE.
The Misery OF Woman Who Married
Not Her Own But Her Fathers
Choice.
Reading, Pa, Letter.

| Reading, Pa, Letter.
Kate Boas is bankers daughter.
Nature gave her good looks, and her
fathers million enabled her to add such
accomplishments and adornments as
made her one ofthe foremost young wo.
men in the mining districts of Penn
sylvania. Sne was modest and quiet.
did not make a display of fine dress,
and In no way seemed to be spoiled by
wealth and hattery. 1t was thought
that she mistrusted the sincerity of her
admirers, and was fearful of fortune
hunters, for she avoided associations
with gentlemen as far as she could DO
lltely. The fact is now public that She
never gave up the love of the sweet
heart of her school days, when she was
a comparatively poor girl, and he was
too heedlessly boyish to couple love
and money In his calculations. Her
choice, however, was not that of her
fathers, and she obedien.ly married a
man whom she did not love. That was
seven years ago. Now she is in an asy
lum for the insane, and her husband
sued for divorce, and obtained it YES
terday. 1t is In the testimony of this
suit that the extraordinary story is told.
Kate Boas went home from school
with her heart pledged to her lover:
but she soon found that her father was
of a different mind. A. F. Boas had
grown enormously i'll wealth, while the
young mans father. contractor. had
been unfortunate. Mr.. Boas forbade
her to countenance the suit OF poor
mans son, and she was obedient, though
she was revepgefully repellant to other
sultors. She spent her winters here In
Reading at her home, and her sum-
mers at her fathers country house at
Wormelsdorf, twenty miles distant
The young heiress became almost re-
cluse, but she did not let anybody 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 liking.
but finally chose one for her. This was
DIR. Beaver, who lived close by the
B0as residence at Wormelsdorf, and be-
longed to wealthy family. Kate mar
ried DIR. Beaver. He was in all respects
worthy OF her. There was grand
wedding and an extended bridal tour.
The husband was successful in his pro-
fession, the wife became a leader in
fashionable society, and daughter was
born.
DIR. Beaver excitedly entered the office
OF the prosecuting attorney of this
county, William M. Goodman, one day,
and asked for help to expose and pun
ish faithless wife. He believed that
Kate had lover other than himself,
and wanted the means of learning the
truth. Detectives were placed at his
service, and it was pot long before he
was prepared to plainly accuse his wife.
The professional spies swore that Kate
and her lover met frequently, but her
own servants described his visit to the
house in her husbands absence. A
rear gate had been fixed so that he
could open it from the outside, certain
signals had been agreed on to indicate
danger and safety, notes had been sent
to and fro frequently, and he had all
but lived In the house while the doctor
was away on a fishing excursion. One
witness described his wife as slipping
out of the presence of her husband in
the parlor, lifting her silk train as she
tripped over the dew of the garden grass,
and meeting her lover for a sentimental
exchange of words in the shadow of a
back fence. Another told of her jeal-
ousy on hearing a rumor that he was
paying court to girl; and it seems that
it was the dread of his marrying any
body else, rather than any purpose or
idea of being untrue to her own vows,
that made her cling to him. She al
ways spoke most respectfully of her
husband, and praised him for his kind
ness and generosity.
She once tod the story of her school.
day romance to frit nj as an occur
renee long past, but added, impulsively,
81 love him to this day" A passage in
one of her letters to him, however, in
dicates that she had rejected proposal
to elope. MAY God bless and reward
you for your DEVOTION" she wrote, "for
1 never can," and the last four words
were underscored.
The lawsuit ended yesterday in DIR.
Beaver securing the divorce, made the
matter known to everybody. Kate
kept herself out of sight, as though
crushed by shame. But she could not
hide from herself, and, to deaden her
feelings she took to diugging herself.
I with opium. Her reason was soon de-
stroyed, and she was taken to the Dan