Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-20
LANCASTER NOVEMBER 20 $780,
WHY SHE ELOPED.
Married at Fifteon-Th0 Union O1otHstol
A Filtration with . Young Sponlard.

| A Flirtation with = Young Sponiard.
| A young woman was arrested as she,
alighted from tho cars in New York on
Wednesday night on the charge OF elOping
from her husband. She was taken to
police headquarters, where she has
since remained. She is from Philadel
phia and her name is Mrs. Lizzie Berg
mann. A reporter found Mrs Bergmann
in tho room Of MatrOn Webb. She was in
tears and sobbed violently as she listened
to the arguments of President French, of
the police department., who asked her to-
return to her husband in Philadelphia.
While the young lady, who was only
seventeen years Of age, was affected,
she was also determined not to com
j ply with the request Of the official.
The arrest was made by order Of Captain
Eakins, who in turn received his orders
from Acting Superintendent Dilks. When
arrested tho lady was taken to the Central
Office and placed in charge Of Mrs. Webb,
and an officer was placed on guard over
the apartments, SO that she could have
no communication with the outside world.
When the news of her presence III the mar
bic building spread there was much excite
mcnt, and the secrecy of the higher cffi-
cials, who openly declared that her it'en-
tity should not be known, added to the
feeling Of curiosity.
When Mrs. Bergman arrived at the
Central Office she was most fashiOnably
dressed. She is extremely preposScssin%
and possesses large aud lustrOus black
eyes that fairly sparkle with girlish vi
vacity. She is about five feet four inches
in height, of medium build, of dark COM
plexiOn and has black hair and eyes. Dis
patches passed from the acting supcrin-
tentlent to her friends yesterday, and
during the day Inspector Dilks waited
upon Judge Smith at jefferson market
in regard to the matter. Her friends
telegraphed from Philadelphia that the
grl-wifc was undoubtedly insane, but
tho police authority were in some
what of a quandary about their
authority in the matter. 1t was final
~ resolved that the husband should be
sent for to come on at once. He was, how
ever, confined to the hOlse with a dislo-
Gated shoulder received in a riding school
by falling from his horse. Later i'll the day
he came on, sick as he was, and made his
way ut once to the central Office. Here he
was closeted with his wife for some time.
His efforts to induce her to return to Phil
adelphia were unavailing, and she more
over rcsOlutely refused to live with him in
|
went to one of the uptown hotels ami the
wife remained with Mrs. Webb.
The story of her life rs CLEANED from
herself, her aunt, and cousin who came
on from Philadelphia early in the day to
urge her to return to her home is interest
ing. She was married to Mr.. Bergman,
SO the story runs, about two years ago in
Philadelphia. She was then about ilfteon
years old. They went abroad at once and
have lived there most of the time since.
Both are wealthy, ssand Mrs. Bergmanr,
who now has S7,OOOa year in her own
right will shortly, it is said, become
the sole hciress of $4,000 per an
mum. Their married life was happy
until last summer, when in 4
city in Spain the first cloud made its
appearance. 1t is there that Mrs. Berg
mann began to he more or less discomfort
cd, and her actions were 30 strange that Il
watch was placed on her by her husband.
This she in time discovered and she be.
came more restless than ever. Mr.. Berg
mann at last determined to come home to
America and left France ON tho steamer
France of the Companie General Trans
atlantique. That steamer arrived
here on the I'd of Novcm-
Der, and Mr.. and Mrs. Bergmann left
At once for Philadelphia. There was on
board the France, so the story runs, I,
young Spaniard who paid most devoted
attention to the young wife. Day by day
they met on the promenade deck. and cv-
cry opportunity was afforded for Irritation
This, of course, was noticeable, and the
husband demonstrated with her and OBJ
tained her promise to stop the Irritation.
When leaving the ship, it is said, she made
| %y,nk l<,f<,
infatuation for the Spanish stranger, and
her parting with him was a scourcc of
great grief to her.
On their arrival in Philadelphia they
were surrounded hy friends and relatives,
and everything went happily until the ac-
cidcnt which bcfcl Mr.. Bergmann. His
wife, taking advantage Of this state .!
affairs, took 4 train for this city. Her
flight was discovered, however, and dc
spatch preceded her, with the result as rc--
lated above. Mrs. Bergman was III III
way atfrighted ut her arrest, and cx-
pressed herself as quite determined
not Ito rctrace her steps. She
makes no secret of the fact that her
married life is distastcful to her. Some
Of the officials are inclined to believe with
the family that the lady is insane. Two
physicians of Philadelphia are ready, it is
said, to come on and testify to the fact,
and dispatches were sent to that city re-
} questing their attendance. 1t was under
stood late last night that the physicians
had arrived and were closcted with In
spcctor Dilks and Mr.. Bergmann. The
latter, it is said, expressed himself as be-
ing determined to compel his wife to re-
turn home or else offer her the alternative
of medical examination with a view of
putting her in an asylum for the insane.
Efforts were made to change Mrs. Berg
mann's decision by representing to her
that the Spaniard whose acquaintance she
had made on the steamship, France, is al,
adycnturer. She refused to believe the
report, but is very anxious no know if it is
true. Mr.. Bers mann insists that his wife
is insane. She for the first time in her life
went to bed on Wednesday night without
a maid to help her to disrobe. He argues
that no sane woman, pure as hisswifc is.
would consent to quit a life of luxury and
honor for one of poverty and disgrace. The
young Spaniard with whom Mrs. Berg
mann became infatuated was last night in
hotel in West 18th street. It was in.pos.
sible to obtain an interview with him.
Furious Flames.