Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-27
A SAD STORY.
Annie Nelson Child of sixteen, betrayed
bya Friend.

Annie Nelson Child of sixteen, betrayed
by Friend.
New York, January 26.--Anothcr
instance where the innocence of girl
hood fell an easy prey to the crafty
designs of Il plausible schemer has
been unearthed in Brooklyn, The
principal actors in this little drama are
Louis Olson and Miss Annie &. Nelson,
who resides with her parents in VIII
liamsburg. Olson is about 30 years of
age, brawny, good-loolling fellow and
native of Denmark. Miss Nelson is
fourteen years his Junior and is just
"sweet siXtcen.n She is Il rarely
pretty girl, with fair hair, pure COM
pleXion, rose-tinted cheeks and will
Lowry form. In Justice Nacher's court
she appeared and obtained warrant
for the arrest of Olson, who she said
had been guilty of her betrayal under
promise of marriage. On the
strength of this document Olson
was at once arrested and arraigned
in court. When after II hear
ing, thee was adjourned, reporter
met Olson. He briefly relate his con-
nectiou with the affair in substance as
| follows: He came here in 1874 with
hagen. They had two children. In
September 1851, his wife ran away to
her native land, taking the children.
After waiting this long time for tidings
OF his wife, he had given up all hopes
of again seeing her, and he felt free to
remarry. He concluded by saving
that he had loved Annie Nelson from
the first, and that his
passion was reciprocated. They became
engaged to be married. Last Sunday
they We're to have been welded, and
but for an unfortunate occurrence
would now be living together happily.
The young lady's parents were M
terviewed. The mother said, with
many tears aud sobs, that Annie was a
good girl but knew nothing OF tho
ways Of the world. She never attended
parties, having but few ntimates.
Olson was employed in the same
house with her husband, sugar
refinery. His calls she thought
purely Of II social nature Months
ago he asked her consent to marry
Annie. This she had refused, and she
supposed that the wooing had termin-
attd here, b0, she was deceived. No
SUSPICION Of claudestne couriship
! ever crossed her mlnd. During all
| this time Olson managed TO secure
many secret interviews with the girl
at local gatherings On SUNDAY An.
ME secretly left the house aud Joined
( Olson by appointment FOR the PURPOSE
OF solemni2ing their nuptials. The
latter spoke ofa postpoueinent but 10
this the girl refused 10 listen. They
repaired TO the charch. At the doos
they were accostea by man who
I spoke to Olson abruptly ia the follow
/ Ing language;
Hello, Olson, you hcre?"
"Cettsinly, why nOt2n
Neli, your wife aud two boys have
! just arrived FROM Denmark and are
( waiting for you at Smiths Hoiel. No
q Battery Place. | thought Nouid like
/ 10 know The unknown man tlen
disappeared, while the too coniidinr
( girl swooned ~ q sense of her terrible
position dawned on her. She was AZ
terward assisted home by n sympathiz-
ing witness TO The scene. Annieis mar
ents think theman never contemplated
marriage and the friend who made The
above declaration in regard to Alson's
family, which, on inquiry, proved TO
be false, was in his employ