Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-21
AN ADVENTURE
Story Of a Beautiful Woman Who Is See
ing the World

Story Of a Beautiful Woman Who Is See
ing the HOrld
New York Special, Nov. 81
AT late hour last night coach drove uI
to police headquarters containing police
official, who hastily alighted and assisted q
young lady out. They both entered the
building together, and, in a few minutes,
were closeted with Inspector Thorn. The
lady then for the first time raised her vail
and revealed young, fresh, and lovely face.
She could not have been more than II years
of age, and was dressed in the extreme of
fashion. Her large black eyes flashed out q
naughty defiance, while her white and pretty
teeth were exhibited during the voluble
speech in which she INDUCED. The confer
ence did not last long, and in a few minutes
she assembled to her apartments, where
she remained for the night. The young
lady in question was Mrs. Eliza Bergman.
of Philadelphia, who was arrested at the
Desbrosses street ferry, when she was taken
before Acting Superintendent of Police
| Dilks and charged with having absconded
| from her home. She was in high spirits and
very inquisitive, evincing lively interest in
everything about her. She had, she informed
the matron at the police station, become
tired of her husband, and had fled from
Pr ilsdelphia to seek a dashing young Span
lard, whose acquaintance, made at sea on
the Translautic company's steamer France,
which arrived on the I'd inst, had turned
her head.
President French, of the police board, to-
day had remarkable interview with Mrs.
Bergman. In reply to his request that she
would consider her position fully and give
him her confidence. she appeared to be
delighted, and said that he might ask her
any questions he chose, and that she would
reply frankly. With exquisit frankness she
told her story. 1t is fully corroborated by
the story told by her friends. She was ed
ucated abroad, and for the past nine years
had seen little of America. She has 81, 900
year, and will soon have an income of
more than $4,000 a year in her own right.
Nineteen months ago, she then being but
fifteen years old, married Mr.. Bergman in
Europe, and lived in England, France, Italy
and Spain. They were very happy until
last summer, when they were living in Bar
celona. Here Mrs. Bergman was sur
prissd, when she Intercepted her conscience
at finding that her domestic life was insin-
cere. she became aware that humdrum
marital existence had no charms for
her, and that she yearned for
something more romantic and exciting. Her
husband believed that change of scene
would do her good, and they embarked at
the end of October on the steamship France
Of the Transatlantic line, for this port. On
| the vessel was handsome young Spainiard,
20 years old. Mrs. Bergmann was intro
duced to him, and she was so impressed
with his address and appearance that she was
completely fascinated. Her husband dis
covered what was taking place, and upbraid-
ed her. She was lmpetuous and frank, and
they had stormy interview. She at last
promised not to speak to the Spainiard
| again, but she admits that, on several oc-
casions, the Irritation was re-
newed, and that her infatuation
for the man increased. She babe him
au revoir on the I'd inst, when the France
was in the lower bay, and has not since seen
him. The husband come on to-day and
tried to dissuade his wife from carrying out
her determination to elope with the Span
lard, alleging that he was an adventurer, etc.
but all to no purpose. Mr.. Bergman in
sists that his wife is insane. She, for the
first time in her life, went to bed on We'd
nesday night without maid to help her to
disrobe. He argues that no sans woman
pure as his wife is would consent to quit a
life of luxury and honor for one of poverty
and disgrace. Mrs. Bergmann's maiden
name was Swain, she being the daughter of
a well known and very wealthy Philadelphia
family