Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-27
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 story of Her Husband,s Cruelty and
 Her Residence fin Southington.
 Bernard Oberkehr, the father of Margaret Brehm, who has been missing from her Orange home for three weeks, went, accom- panied by Grand Juror Peck and Gotthilf Rapp of West Haven, to Southington Sunday looking for his daughter. After making frequent inquiries they found Margaret at the Oriental Hotel There she was immedi- ately taken to her fathers house, where she has been subjected to frequent attacks of hysteria. The young lady tells g very sad tory of her treatment by her husband and his family. She states that when she went there last November she gladly took hold and did whatever lay in her power to help her husband along. She was told that she ought to earn money and that when each had earn ed $25 she and her husband could go to Ger many: She says her husband often slapped her in the face She went to Southington and got work in the hotel at $2 per week and her board She denies unqualifedly the charge of infdelity to her iege lord, and claims that it was he who was unfaithful. Di- vorce proceedings will be instituted. On the other hand those who know young Brehm speak of him well meaning and industri- ous and of harmless disposition.
 OBITUARY.
 Death of Samuel E. OImstead-The
 Leader i'm the Proposed Olmstead
 Parallel Road.
 BRIDGEPORT, May 26.-Samuel E. Olm- stead, president of the New York andConnec ticut Air Line railroad company, died yester day morning at his residence in Norwalk. While out riding May 9th he was thrown from his buggy. breaking blood vessel in his brain, which was the immediate cause of his death MT. Olmstead was born in Wilton, March %, 1894, and was son of Noah Olm- stead of that town. After finishing his edu- cation he located in Norwalk as a wholesale grocer, continuing therein until his fortune was assured.
 For nineteen years he has been the leader in the movement of parallel road from New York to New Haven. When the present title of the company was adopted Mr. Olmstead was elected president and held the position at the time of his death, Mr. Olmstead was director in the Norwalk Say ings society, treasurer of the Norwalk Fire Insurance company, and vestryman of St. Paul's Episcopal church. He leaves wife, daughter of the late Jonathan Camp, of Norwalk, and two children, one of whom is the wife of Dr. c. B. Coolidge, of Norwalk. The funeral will take place from his late res idence Friday at p. m.
 Death of Robert J. Fair Of Walling-
 ford.
 Robert J. Fair died at Wallingford yesterday morning at o'clock after an illness of three months. The deceased was native of Fair Hill, county Galway, Ireland. He came to this country about twenty five years ago and became associated with the early business career of MT. Edward Malley of this city, who is first cousin. He afterwards em- fearked in and carried on successfully the &me line of business in Northampton. Mass. }hortly after his marriage, which occurred in , s place, he became interested in the breed apf fine Jersey cattle, to which enterprise, l yshis location in Wallingford some five resuGo, he gave his whole attention, which l death in his owning at the time of his l countrpaps one of the finest herds in the ! all whoRegarding his personal character t hAr h1ln asnamed friend will long remem-
 ereng lIe~nShful in every trust, ever GOV
 enorts to conelce to himself in his constant ers M ana with He to the pleasure of oth-
 'ne most seIf-disiL always extended with
 funeral services wted generosity.
 EPlscopal church, Wale held at St. Paul's
 wednesday, after which ford, at 11:30 am.
 carried for interment to remains will be
 former form home of his wife, whsolk, Va, the
 deeP Bereavement, and whoshe leaves in
 cHnstant care for the weary lender and
 illness was his solace to the last m of his