The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-30
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE
A Husband Resorts to Heroic Measures
in Order to Get His Wife.
George KHhne Wins Oyer Pair of Guard
ians and Gets Possession Of His Re-
cently-DiyOrced Spouse.

court to procure a divorce from her husband
George ". Koehne, travelling salesman for the
Chicago Hamilton Rubber Company, living in
TINS city. The complaint alleged failure to pro
vide, and abuse Of marital privileges on the part
of the husband, who, failing to answer to the
charges the divorce was allowed by Judge Tay-
Tor. The matter was kept as secret as possible,
as Koehne is a sensitive man, ard desired his
friends, as we'll as the court authorities to say
nothing about the affair in public.
1t is now known that some time previous to
the divorce, Lille Rogers was rendered tempo
rariy insane by Childbirth, and at the time of
the divorce was mentally deranged After the
separation from her husband, the mother Of
Lille, Mrs Rogers who keeps restaurant at
the market, placed the girl under the charge of
Mrs Tomlinson, on North Alabama street, and
gave orders that she should not go abroad with
out an attendant, and particularly that she
should be allowed no conversation with
Kohne. For three months Lille was under
strict surveillance. Her correspondence was
always inspected by Mrs. Tomlinson, and she
was treated as one having no mental capacity
Meantime it was discovered that Lille was fast
recovering the full possession of her mental
powers, and the neighbours as we'll Mrs
store the girl to her rights and privileges,
But Mrs. Rogers still insisted that she be
fully guarded for few days longer when she
would send her to a school where she could be
properly cared for. Lille, however, did not
murmur under the treatment, but kept sharp
lookout for her interests. By some means it IS
not known how, she artfully cOntrived to COM
1nunicate to k0hne the message that she loved
him STILL and desired to come back to him Furth-
ermOre, she declared that she had been
forced TO state
ments by which the divorce was procured
kehne Immediately sought an interview with
Lille and was rejolced to find her true to her
word. Like lovers who have quarreled, they
reavowed the pledges of love, and agreed to live
again together in lawful marriage But the
point was to escape the vigilance OF Mrs. Ro-
gers, who, Lille claimed, held k0ehne III
aversion, and desired her daughter to be matched
to another man.
Last week K9hne, aided by sympathetic
friends, managed to see Lille several times and
arrangements were made to elope. BY some
means, however, Mrs. Rogers became aware that
she declared war to the kufe against k0hne,
said, VII that a. she he Would Would teal tear Lille
away from him immediately, and send her
Peter Wilkins, an old man living on North
Alabama street, was accordingly hired by Mrs.
Rogers to aid in guarding Lille and to use every
endeavor to prevent her escape.
But the lovers, not to be outwitted by an
ragged mother made successful counterpart
Peter was conveniently won over by kRhne,
and the sympathy of the Tomiinsons was also
enlisted
Yesterday afternoon about o'clock Lille
was missed from home A hasty search by her
nurse and friends was instituted, and she was
found to be in company with k0hne at the Office
of DR.. Maxwell, where the couple had gone to
secure the evidence of Lilies condition of mind.
The Doctor instantly and unhestatirgly pro-
nounced the girl to be of sound and healthy
mind, and in fit state to be married.
She was forced to return to ner mothers house.
ed from the company of her friends and fed to the
house of neighbor, where she hid in wood
shed. This time the search for her was unavail-
ing. Lille did not remain long in her hiding
place, till a carriage bearing k9hne came
alongside the shed, and few moments later
they were being whirled away out of sight of
friends and foes, closely followed by Mrs Rogers,
who had discovered K9hne's approach, but she
was soon distanced The couple drove
Immediately to the residence of Rev. John
BaltZly, on East Walnut street. where they We're
married, the only witnesses being a stranger sup
posed to be friend of Kehne, and Mrs Baltzly.
After the service they drove to the Union Depot
and left train for the East.
The friends of Lille, as we'll as the girl her
self, claim that Mrs. Rogers coerced her daughter
to sue for divorce.
Mrs Rogers said last light to the reporter that
1t was clear case of steal on the part of koehne,
and that her daughter is not yet right in her
mind. The elopement has set the whole neigh
borhood to rejoicing, as Lille and her husband
considered to be exactly suited to each other,
and the Imprisonment Of the girl looked
upon as unjust.