The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-14
WE'D TO HIS DAUGHTER.
THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE OF ISAAC
WALDORF AND CHILD.

nEx-German Officer, Married for Am
bition's Sake, Left His Wife, Married
Again, Came to New York, and,
Meeting His Daughter, Whom He
Had Never Known, Took Her in from
the Street, and Won Her Love and
Hand.
From the Neto York Star.
The widest, weirdest freaks of fancy and
FIGHTS of imagination and thought of any
of the great novelists of this or past decades
could never conceive a story stranger than
the one which has just come to light con-
corning one Of the wealthiest and most in
Auential Polish Hebrews of this city.
The story is to the effect that through a
series of terrible denouements a man has
met wooed and married his own daughter,
and when she was about to become a
mother was confronted with the truth of
their true relationship.
The case is kept very secret among the
Hebrews of this city and in Brooklyn, but
despite the guards which they have set up
fine secret has leaked out. The story, as
could be gathered from various sources last
night, is as follows:
l.,
dashing, handsome young man of so or
thereabouts, entered the German army as a
private. One evening, while talking with
several of his companions in arms, mention
of a certain young woman was made, and
the remark was passed that if any
man was lucky enough to marry her pro-
motion would be rapid, as she was a
relative of some one high in military
circles
Waldorf was ambitious To arrive at
the top he was willing to undergo any hard
ship and suffer any privation. He set about
and prepared plans to effect the CONQUEST of
the young woman. He managed to secure
an Introduction to her, and although but a
subaltern he won her good graces. 1t was
not long before he had won her heart and
hand.
He had served his time in the army. but
the promotion he had hoped for had not
come He had learned to hate his wife, and
when his time of service expired that hatred
had become a loathing. An opportunity
presented itself and he deserted her and
came to New York.
HIS NAME ABANDONED.
On being deserted the heartbroken wife
moved to Vienna, and changed her name to
Sterling Several months later she gave
birth to a baby girl, whom she christened
Nina. Waldorf knew nothing about this
n child.
When he arrived in this city he started
into business, and about five years later he
took second wife. Unlike the first mar
riage, this union was one of love, and the
fruits Of it were three children whom he
idolized.
Time went on, business prospered, the
past became but blot on his memory, and
1t finally vanished. The first and only legal
wife pining away in Vienna did not worry
him.
cloud settled on his home, however, and
death removed the woman who believed
bin her husband. leaving their three chill
dren in his care.
Little Nina had meanwhile grown to
young womauhood. She was educated and
4 reared in Vienna, and she was taught to
believe that her father was dead
NINA COMES TO NEW YORK.
The world did not prosper with Nina and
her mother and Nina formed the resolution
to come to this city and better her fortune.
She told her plans to her mother, and al
81 though the latter tried to deter her from
n going, the young woman insisted, and she
sailed for this country, arriving here eigh-
teen months ago, armed with letters for
a friends in this city.
Shortly after her arrival Waldorf, having
some business to transact in the lower part
Of the CITY, walked down Broadway
When near Bowling Green he met a young
woman crying bitterly, and seemingly
dazed and uncertain as to her whereabouts.
The girl was very good looking, and the
cast of her features indicated that she was
Of Hebrew origin.
Waldorf asked her what the matter was,
but his question was met with a look of
utter despair. Realizing that he was not
understood he addressed her in Hebrew.
FOR moment the girl did not answer, then
words welled uD from her heart and poured
through her lips in torrent OF gratitude at
having found some one in this great city 10
whom she could speak.
In very few words she told Waldorf of
OF her lonely condition, of her reasons for
leaving her far away home and coming to
THIS city she told him that she had stepped
out Of Castle Garden for short walk and
had become confused by the whirl of the
qty's din and had lost her way. She also
Told him that she hoped to meet her friends
and through their help secure employment
and make enough money to send to her
mother.
Her name, she said, was Nina Sterling.
one lnnocently told him what she believed
was tue and that was that her father, who
vas an officer in the German army, con
Hacted some disease in the service which
caused his death.
LOVE SPRINGS UP.
Mr.. Waldorf's sympathies were aroused
oy the girls story, and he told her that if
sAe was willing he would take her to his
nome and give her protection for the
light This the wandering girl accepted,
a1d she accompanied him to his residence,
~here she was given into the care of the
Aousekepeer.
Mr.. Waldorf did not see the young
woman until the following night, when he
FOUND that quite an attachment had formed
Del"een her and his three children. The
ue4t morning he took the necessary legal
cps with regard to the girl at Castle
Harden, and as she was willing. he Unstable d
Ne1 IN his home as companion to them
from that time began the fatal attach
NNieht which has terminated so fearfully.
ll' Waldorf began to spend more time at
u,1He IMAM he was In the habit of doing. he
,, yol began to be unhappy except in the
presence Of Nina.
oh her part, the young girl treated him
- Trend and benefactor. Her maidanly
Ctye only increased his regard tor her.
Dle gay he offered to make hcr his house
GGyper III place Of the woman he had. De
suled at the opportunity of being placed
position to help herself, she accepted
rW Two months she ruled the Waldorf
eous'nold. Sunshine seemed to follow her
eI{Where, and Waldorf now became
iL"pNy IN love with her. While seated With
er ana the children in his parlor one
s,SuI he confessed mis- love for her, and