New-York tribune., 1886-02-16
FIRM BELIEF IN A LAWYER.
LAUGHED ATFOR HER CONFIDENCE.
vrarr. . CLv,TD BY 4 DHFrRINCE lN RELIGION
SPECIMEN LOVE LETTERS.

yRarr. : CLV,ED BY 4 nFERI nee IN RELIGION
SPECIMEN LOVE LETTERS.
The trial of the suit III which Mrs. Annie
Kober as she calls herself seeks TO establish that she Is
,ho u,f. OF Joseph KOhler lawyer and asks for a
,m,trd diyorce Oh the ground of abandonment with the
nsuol corconirants OF counsel fee and amOny, was
begun yesterday In the Court of Common Pleas before
1ndce DAILY IL will he continued O-day. The plaintiff
attrod in silks and furs, looked 10 be about forty
years of age and her husband plainly dressed seemed
ten years younger. Tue maiden name OF the complain
ant was OBrien and when che first met the defendant
she was known as Mrs. Uthrick. Leopold Turk, John
OByrne and william L. Cook appeared for the plaintiff
and Richard :. Newcombe and Frank r. Lawrence for
the defendant The complaint sets forth that the couple
were married October g. 1873 and have two children
The little girl age four sat near her mother WINE sue
testified that she became acquainted with kOh'er III
lawyers Office and after calling on her several tles
he proposed marriage. He said" she continued
q" that as was a Roman Catholic and he Hebrew no
form OF marriage was necessary
And you believed hint"
"Idid because he was a lawyer laughter and | sup
posod he knew all about it, He put ring on my finger
and here the ring now" she pulled off her glove ana
showed plain gold ring She said that he
1old her he wanted keep the marriage secret from
his father because II he knew 1t he would GlSihherIt h
He equally anxious to keep 1t f1on MS motA9r ana
sisters From other persons II was not concealed lie
introduced her as his wife IN the houses they ved IN
and notably at hotel at Pachogue, L. l.. In 1883 where
they registered by him as man ana WIFE she was
nearly drowned while bathing there and was rescued ny
n man Mr. KOhler was OverOyed and cried: 1hdnk
God nv wife is saved He so Thankful that lie
invited everybody present into the paTIl)h 10
take a drink laughterl son Of hers. nineteen years
old had visited her PatchOgue by her busbSuds nV
tation The defendant here called upon to stand up
and she was asked if that young her husband
She declared that he She acknowedGei lilct re-
lations with John Delany who stood up 10 ne dchueu
by her She said she born III Limerick ana that her
first husband, Charles Frederick otto Uthrlck, was q
music teacher.and made money In tue mines In Ahsra
ia BY him she had five children. She ana the deehN
ant became esranged account OF difference III ther
religious faith After this the following letters hau
passed between them:
MY DEAR ANNE: l crn harly describe Low feel this
morning II would be ncst II We weF' 10 forget eicn
other II oId again each ttlCr PAIN lDdt
would be hard indeed harder for ne than Tor You;
With the hope that your future may be hap lu you
hearty farewell -
and hasten answer IT, NO1 have not been 0ul OF my
mind Do not feel so sBd for lad sinner IKE
me-only pray that may be forgiven. II paYd III
dUOnlsday shOdld cvide Us, or should De
shut prison all IN days live ca not Orset yOu 10
as viii YOU are always before me Oh That ne'or was
born to suffer all this This Is orue Word 10 teAt IpS
Won and are committed watch and all our thoueIs
deeds until Ou o. TINS sinful world INTO
better land whele be happy forever. cannot
get YOU but vain the Won come IN
my mind and of know that Is only e temptation
the devil TO try and damn soul Dear Joe, my hdnu
rembies write this nOte for an IN deep sorrow.
earnestly the God OF angels 10 protect You from
all and when lie down at night on your plO" OF
remember YOU last end aud your promise TO me
/ ask - write u me often, as nave no more
happiness left in this world Yours. ANNlR.