The daily gazette., 1880-12-16
MRS. BERGMANN'S INFATUA
TON.

eTHANGE SCENE.
Mrs. Jane Swain, mother Of Mrs.
Eliza Bergman, who has attracted
such attention on account OF her in
fatualion of young Spanish gentle-
man, arrived in New York yesterday
from this city, accompanied by fe-
male attendant. Mrs. Swain had be-
come alarmed about her daughter on
account of the stories which had re-
Gently been published about her eccen-
trio behavior, and beia0 on the point
of embarking on visit to a sister in
Barcelona, Spain, concluded that she
would pay a hurried visit to her daugh-
ter and make a last appeal to her bet
ter judgment, in the hope Of inducing
her to abandon her wayward course
and return to her husbands home.
The Herald to-day has the following -
Mrs. Swaim's visit was the occasion
for interesting developments in this
much -talkedsOf case. Hitherto but
little vas authoritively known of "the
true inwardness'' of Mrs. Bergmann's
remarkable infatuation for a Spanish
youth eighteen years of age. When,
however, it is known that the lady her.
self is only seventeen summers, that
she is strikingly handsome and ex-
tremely romantic, people Of greater
experience and more mature years will
be inclined to pity rather than con-
denim her lamentable folly. Mrs.
Swain is an Italian by birth. She is
dignified looking matron and seemed
to be greatly distressed IN spirits. Not
until she arrived yesterday at Police
Headquarters was she made fully
aware of the extent of her daughters
hopeless infatuation and her settled
determination to remain constant to
the object of her attachment. 1t has
also transpired that MIR. Bergman has
taken legal steps 10 procure divorce,
on the plea Of abandonment. After
exhausting every possible stratagem
he has at last come to the conclusion
that it is impossible they should ever
again live together as man and wife.
Mrs. Bergman does not seem to be
particularly concerned at the prospect
of this permanent separation. She ap-
peared as radiant as ever yesterday
when she put in an appearance at Po-
lice Headquarters. A pronounced
OIuu0IIts buo COuCcdlOu AcE raven
tresses beneath q blonde wig. Her
cheeks glowed and her eyes sparkled
with health and pleasurable excitement
on beholding her mother. Her petite
figure was encased in flowing silk
sacque, while jaunty hat lent piquan-
cy to her coquettish features.
During her stay In this city she has
been chaperuneG by dicreet duenna, and
has also been under the friendly protec-
ton of Commissioner French, who has
taken a paTteIDal interest in her welfare
and has done all in his power to sur
round her with proper influences. AT one
time it was supposed that her infatuation
for the Spanish youth was cured. She had
consented to place herself under the care
Of Drs. Hammond and Sims, who had
promised to pursue such line of treat
ment as would cure her of her mental
physical ailments. She had given her
full consent to the programme, and with
that end in view she took up her quar-
ters at hotel In this city. When how
ever, the critical time had arrived, she
utterly refused to place herself in the
hands of her medical advisers. Then 1t
was that her temporarily suppressed pas
sion for her Spanish lover broke forth
again with redoubled force. She sought
for him everywhere. She had but one
object in view, one controlling and COM
manding passion, and that was to dis
cover the object of her affections and to
seek for return of her love. This
hallucination carried her iTresistibly
along and led her into unpleasant esca-
| pades. Her attendant received strict in
structions not to thwart her in any way
so long as she kept out of absolute dan
ger. Mrs. Bergman visited various
places of amusement, not 10 be amused,
but in the hope of meeting the idol OF
her affections. Everywhere she went,
however, she was accompanied by her
"nurse." Among the numerous places
that she frequented was ball at Tam
many Hall. Her beauty and eccentricity
az once attracted attention. Frequently
In the streets aud other places she has
been led into ludicreus mistakes by
believing she had at last beheld the un.
gallant youth who was evading her
romantic love.
For these reasons 1t was deemed ad-
yisable 10 take some radical steps 10
bring her 10 a realizing sense of her un-
dignified conduct. It was thereupon
decided that she and her Spanish lover
should be brought face to face, with the
expectation that the reality of his pres
ence and conversation would restore hrr
to reason and reflection. The youth was
readily found out. He is studying En-
glish In this city and is sojourning with
his guardian. When this scheme was
submitted 10 him he at once consented
TO play the part assigned him. He affec-
Led Indifference aud represented that he
was never particularly fascinated by her
charms; that he never "made love to
herr" that, on the contrary, she had
"thrown herself at his head" and that
he could not avoid her society ON the
steamship France en- route to this coun-
try. His guardian was delighted at any
scheme that would promise to get ride
Of Mrs. Bergmann. Therefore ii was
mutually agreed tina. the interview
should be brought about, the young mar
promising that he would "cut her dead"
Accordingly last Monday the young
Spaniard and his guardian, accompanied
by an in.erl reter, called on President
French. There was no nee1 to use any
stratage to have Mrs. Bergmann
present, as she was known to be in the
habit of calling on Matron Webb at
Police Headquarters every day.
1t was determined TO take her wholly
by surprise. Learning that she had
arrived the young Spanisrd, ibis guardian,
the Interpreter, President French and
Mrs. Webb went in a body to Mrs.
Webb's room where Mrs. Bergman
was talking to the children, altogether