The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-24
wEDDED HER FATHERS CoACmMAN.
The Quiet Ceremony In n German Meth
odbt Chnrch-1he Fathers Indignation
aud Unn,nilinE search.

Yonkers, N. Y, has had sensation. Us ,
meagre details OF the disappearance of Viz
toria Agnes Morosini, the daughter OF tho
well-knoNn broker and partner of Jay Gould,
with her fathers coachman which could be
gathered late on Tuesday night did not satisfy
the gosslps and they were hungry for more M
formation. Meanwhile, Chief of Police Man
gin, OF YOnkofs; Detective Deacon, Of Kings
Bridge, and Giovanni L. Morosni, Jr, elder
brother OF the misguided girl, were engaged
searching all the hotels and boarding houses OF
Yonkors, and Os many Of those IN New York
city ns the two latter men could reach. 1t was
settled beyond doubt however, that they lad
been married in New York city.
There il small brick German Methodist
Church In East Iitty-iiitlI street, few doors
from First avenue, New York. Rev. Gustav
Hausscr, Pastor Of the church, lives In the ad-
Joining house. While Mr.. Haussers children
were coming home from scho l. Tuesday after
noon, they observed young man call u young
woman's attention to the sign and then pull
the door bell OF the ministers house. Mrs.
Hausser admitted the couple and sent n child
out to find Mr.. Hausser, who came home in
half au hour. The young man said, in Cor
man, that he wished 20 be married to the lady
with him. There was nothing IN the young
-
suspicious. lie induced two German women
III the house to act AZ witnesses, and began to
read the Methodist form Of marriage service
In German.
The newy.madc husband said Ills name was
John Ernest liillskalnp, living at No l39 West
Thil lty-sccOnl street, New York city, Il native
OF Germany. aud 30 years old on hisuCat b rth.
day. The young wOmans name ran half way
across the narrow page Of the record book
Victoria Agn,s +. Morosini.
The coachman was originally pianumakcr,
but changed his occupation when advised by q
physician to seek outdoor work for his health,
and become coachman for the broker a, lOn-
kCrs. lie was al ont 3G years DID, although he
called him'e.f 2j. He was not the handsome
and attractive fellow that has been pictured.
The unaltlactile fellow began to court the
favor OF his employers daughter soon atlor
entering Mr.. Mori.lni's service.
Her father gave her the horse and told her to
be kind to the ahinlal and try to win his alice
ton He sugg stcd t. her that it would bc wise
to visit he horse frequently IN his sail and feed
him with humps Of sugar She followed her
fathers advice. When she visited the stable
the COuchman was always there, and he never
missed an opportunity Of holding conversation
with her. lie always entered the stall OF the
horse with her, evidently desiring to convey
the impr ssiOu that they were talking about
the horse. The elder brother, Giovanni, saw
these frequent conversations and noticed that
the coachman was placing himself upon foot
ing Of familiarity with the girl. Giovanni Kept
All eye ON the proceedings and always strollcd
down to the stable after hiI sister hal gone.
Whom he approached the cOachman always
moved silently away; but in vari .us ways he
cOntryud to show the young man that lie re-
scented the espionage. Giovanni told hls father
that the man was too familiar, but Mr.. Moro
SIM, who was not suspicious, laughed and
paid 10 attention to Ii : sons words.
The frequent horseback excursions Of Miss
AlorOsini were also favorable to the cuachman.
He mounted horse and rode forth AZ attend
ant groom. II IL now remembered t nj he was
constantly seen riding clote up 10 Miss Moro
SIM, pretending to arrange her riding habit.
When she rode out in the carriage she fire.
quontly dropped something. This gave the
coachman an opportunity to stop his horses and
exchange few words or expressive glance,
with her Once when her younger brother
A. +. MOrosiIi, was riding with her, she
begged him not to sit 70 close to her, at tht
came time watching the coaclman apprchon
siycly. The brother now believes that the cir
was afraid OF SChcling,
None of the family cyuld give any reason
why girl of Miss MolOsini's accomplishment
should be cal tiyatcd by Schellng. II was Hs
cortained, however, that Mr.. Morosini was II
the habit of keeping his dau5 5htars IN til,
strctest scclusiOn, lie allowed them no nal,
society Mt all. Signur C0ntoni, his banker
said: 1T may be that Nlctorla's having beol
kept 80 much aOOt from young men
society was one of the reasons for her beCOm
ing infatuated with the cuachman." III
| 4 H.. ga,., ,i,s tl,ui i,s. ~,
toria's mental condition was perfectly healthy
While Victoria MOrOsini was n student n
| Mount st. Vincent she was the star at III
| public exhibitions. She was an admirabl
: singer aud her skill as "A performer on musicl
, instruments was phenomenal. As a pianis
she ranked far above all the other pupil,
aud she played the harp aud violin
After leaving school, it il said sll
learned to play the cornet and, strange
of all, the trombone. Surprising all in mus,
Rho did not keep pace with her classmates /
other studies, and so, year after year, I'll
failed to graduate. Her father hal long bee
the business. adviser of the Sisters {
Charity at VI unt 81. Vincent but his II
tercst in their We fare began to wal
on the day she failed to graduate wit
the class with whose members she had ci
tered the school. lie iunclcd that an II
iustcc was done to her and to hn
that as he was wealthy and paid ",
for her advancement in music, ii
Sisters were intent on retinll
her as source of income. His e
postuaiion with them having no cllcl
he took his daughter away from thr
care, and hc has since been very bitter in Il
denu citation of the cupidity of "tho3e WON,
with the big hats" After leaving school Vi
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