The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-10-31
A BOLD BUTCHER BOY.
He Abandons His Wife For a
Squint Eyed Beauty.
A STORY OF ABUrsr
How Louis Kipp Came to Come tn
Montana--What Followed
Wife's Trip to Germany.

BROOKLYN, New York, October 2s.-
Fourteen years ago there arrived in th
Eastern District, from Germany, a hand
some young lady of the brunette order
Her age was eighteen; but her beauty dir
not keep her from being industrious' Sh,
had many admirers. Louis Kim he
came the favorite suitor, and on the 29tl
OF May, 1872, he and the lovely Anna wer,
united in marriage by Parson Weisel, of ST
Johns Lutheran Church, this city. Tht
honeymoon was hardly over when Louis
began to ill-treat his wife, and finally de-
serted her, taking with him the two female
children, and young woman named Min
ME Gottspalk, who lived in the neighbor.
hood OF Myrtle and Grand avenues.
Your correspondent found Mrs. Anna
kipp at 134 Throop avenue last night, and
to him she told the following pitifui story
when we were first married my husband
worked for Alexander, the butcher, at 599
Myrtle avenue. While he was there we got
along after a fashion, but later on he
started business for himself at 52l MYRTLE
avenue, and, making money, my life became
wretched. We lived over the store when
my three children were born, and when he
commenced
STAYING OUT ALL NIGHT
the real trouble commenced. He never
took me out, although he got along we'll,
but he always played good before strangers.
Five years ago he sent me and the three
children to my father in Germany. He
and Mr.. Tome, Of Ridgewood, came to the
dock to see us off, and when aboard the
steamer he gave ME SO in money for ex-
penses. / said to him: MY God! this is
not enough and he answered that it was
all he could spare. Arriving at Darmstadt,
| telegraphed my father and he sent me
money to bring us to him. All the time
was over there my husband only wrote to
me once.
"At that time he was arrested on a
charge OF false pretenses, but got out OF it
in some WY and
SKIPPED To MONTANA,
with his FRIEND Mr.. Tome. My father gave
me money to come back to Brooklyn with
my two girls, but he kept my boy Louis. I
lived here one year before my husband
came back from the West, and he had not
been home week before suspected some-
thing, and on Washington's birthday, four
Mrs. Reitz on Ellery street, and caught him
lying on the sofa. made him come with
me, and then he treated me to more abuse
Minnie Gottspalk is 10 years old. She has
blue eyes and light hair, and used to visit
my husbands store every day to purchase
meat. The workingmen told me that he
gave Minnie gold watch and chain, ear
rings, dresses. hats and other presents,
which is more than he ever gave me. Then
all of a sudden he became very kind to me,
and asked me to
GO TO GERMANY AGAIN
and bring our boy home SO as he could be
educated in Brooklyn. l was too glad of
the chance to see my poor child, and think
ing that my husband was about to become
good for once in l,is lie went -ch4ferfnllr y Il
on my mission. This was five months ago,
and on October Sd l returned to find out
that my husband had in the meantime
sold the shop, and that he and squint-eyed
Minnie had gone off together. Louis
brother and his cousin went along, and to
add to the injury, they had already done
they kidnapped my two girls. Oh l. think
my heart will break" said Mrs. klpp,, as
she brought forth three portraits OF the
two girls. There were two of Annie kipp,
aged IL, and one OF the baby Mamle'
wears old last June. "My Annie was a
beautiful girl, and as good as she was
pretty, but am afraid she has fallen into
bad hands," and then Mrs. Kipp burst into
FLOOD OF TEARS.
Her eight-year-old boy tried to console his
mother, and the poor lad looked as II ne
needed sympathy, too. In answer TO
question, the grief-stricken woman said that
the wife of Louis Walters, who works IN tne
Fulton Avenue car stables and who lives
on Crow Hill, is a cousin OF Louis klpp,. ner
husband. and she received letter a lew
days ago from Butte City, Montana Terri
tory, sta ting that the whole party were there
seeking business. 81 will never live with my
husband again." said Mrs. Kipp, but l
would like to get my children back. Iney
belong to me. and ought not TO pe IN Une
comnany of the low Dutchman who went
off With Louis, She is heartily welcome to
him. and hope he will treat her better tnan
he did me; but there is no way to compei MIN
to send nv girls home? l am young yeC'
BEING ONLY THIRTY-TWo,
and with the help OF God and the assistance
OF friends will get to the front once more
because am not afraid to work" When
told to seek the advice OF some KIND,
hearted lawyer, Mrs. Kipp said: Il calico
at 444 Fulton street, which is a charl5y
concern, and they told me that wouio I,
have to 90 back to Germany or 60 10 "olh
| preferred doing the latter ana d a,. KanL
friend on Myrtle avenue gave me NJ SOME VIII vii
which will help my son ana sen a,bs Mbn snennle %
something better turns up. Inc ppio peopiie
living in the vicinity OF Grand and MyFole
avenues speak in the highest terms OF OF Mrs. =
Kipp. When the bookkeeper OF flggs a. q
Brother, pork-packers, was asked II ne ,,,J kngI
Kim he answered.: (Which one? wouio
like to know where they are, for our hrm arr
their victims to the tune OF seventy,on, On,
dollars and ninety cents" The repoaoe'
vouchsafed the information and N was t1a. GGa
daily thanked for SO doing, and the gen eem'e h,
manly man of figures said: Ihere Will ~
FOUR OF KIND IN BUTTE oli .+o,
ere long, for we will send some one GUESS asVoi o.
them'' On of the firm took tne nuu,o he
Mrs. Klpp for the purpose OF ,r,on ferr witt
others saw she is worthy object OF speed!