The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-05
DOTTIE GROUSE WILSON.
"A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE AND a
DIVORCE DECREE BACK OF HER.

30 Says Ser Mother-The Divorce Said to
Have Been Obtained in This Country,
and tho Defendant, u. y. Wilson. to Have
Been tile Millionaire ID. Edgar Grouse.
Mrs. Siegbert Kosterlltz. whose lawyers. 1t
is believed. arc about to present her child.
curly haired girl OF 3 years. ne claimant Tor
the $50 600 900 which David Edgar Grouse OF
Syracuse left to his next OF Kin. has nara
road to travel. She has no friends In this
country. md she fears that should she openly
claim tho es,nte OF tho deceased millionaire
all her friends abroad will desert her.
She says sho has II marriage certificate
which shows that she once married ID. Edgar
wilson She says that this j. Edgar wilson
was David Edgar Grouse and that her daugh-
ter Is the child OF tho millionaire. or this there
hive been presented no proofs that would
stand the attack o! rival claimants.
There had been great deal OF mystery
about her identity. her whereabouts and
the nature OF hor case until THE Sun
made thera public yesterday Some fur
ther interesting circumstances have now
been learned. When Segbert Kosterlitz,
wealthy Austrian Jcw. married her in
England, she represented herself to DO
tho divorced wife OF d. Edgar Wilson, This
became kn own In tho socnl circ!ein which they
moved, and all those people whom Mrs. KOS
te,lit.. since her husbands death. hns known
as her friends. believe her to have boon n Mrs.
Wilson She is wretched In the thought that
when they learn that this was only an assumed
nume and suspect that even MIR. Kosterlitz did
otknow the history other first mnrriase.they
will desert her.
A sun reporter called mt her apartment
house In this city yesterday and asked the Gle.
yator boy whether Mrs. Kosterltz was In.
mo, SIR" was the prompt answer She
sellcd for England yesterday"
lust then two little children came In from
the street with u maid. who was talking to
them in German. One was girl. lovely.
rosy.faced little child. with q mass OF brown
curls Tho boy. who WIS younger. was
dressed like little Lord Fnuntleroy. He too.
had long. brown cu'!s. out his olive
akin and his nose and eyes indicated
Jewish blood. The little girl smiled at the ro-
porter aud said. IIcl.o!"i in y very friendly
Voice. Now. sieGhsrt." she added to tho boy.
Please take my card to Mrs. kosterlitz."
the reporter sad 70 the eeva'o5 o9y AGAIN ern
Mrs. Kosterlitz said she, was disrleased
that anything had been puoiisheu ABOUT her
T don't care for, Mr.. Crouscs money. and / !
money Of my own to tako care of my daughter.
Ididn't come here TO MAKE h. aE ;I claim;
" We're you married To Mr lrOuSc!
Z" have nothing moro % say.
The elevator boy said you haa gone 10
Didn't wnnt to be bothered to-day. | am
going, any way. Now that this story has been
9 o cS to- get t some pnps ea he m
They're very Important ,.-
before he LiedE'
Although Mrs. kostcrliz would not admit
It. tits said she saw David EnGar oromso sey.
death There are several people in Syracuse
who know her but they do not know whether
she Tas eyer mnlrS1 to rr1"sT nd MnS
about i her claim She feared that il any Of the
other claimants learned 81 It they would take
the proof Of her marriage and divorce.
IT Q marriage taking Mrs. kosterlitz's story
70 DO true. is an easy thing 70 understand:
Tho marriage under assumed names OF men
who fear TO los" their pNtrimony is as oih as
account Tor. Mr.. Crous" was in America. and
Mrs, u; Ed gar Wilson. rs iar IN. is known. was
IN England One lay MrS Wilson announced nnp need
band She met knstcrl:tz. and when he de-
clnred his love and she promised to marry
c conn is iI ihs names Edgar wilson and
'Euia Henrietta, wilson. Nnl then she had
her daughter and he christening paper. which
thea EdGarita Grouse wilson"
and that proof o OF that marriage has been made
IN court, But where this decree was obtained.
and how ami when. mono OF Mrs. hoSterltzS
friends knows. They say 1t came from u court
in tho United States. but TINT IS very vague.
Il there was divorce it wou!c: .e the easiest
thing in tho world to prove 1t ny tho records OF
the court. Then would come the task Of prov
ing that D. Edgar rouse and D. Edgar Wilson
were ono and the same.
As was told in yesterdays Sun. tho letters
Mrs. wson Ts d. W I to r
OF Mr.. richards with d. Edgar Grouse. ESQ.
Syracuse. New York"
by this time the cousins OF tho deceased
millionaire have probably inauircd whether
there was any man name,nD. L. Wilson whose
letters were received BY Mr.. Crousc.,,
There are E.any strong points IN Mrs. Kos
he not SO strong. IT Is claimed that the cler-
Eymnn who performed the marriage, ccre-
inony knew her husband Why. then. did no
sign q marriage certificate that contained
false nhmeI
Mrs Kosterltz's story is that when Grouse
married her no begged her to take the name
not lose his Inheritance. His father. he said.
was opposed to his marriage.
AS to the pnrcntaGa Of the little girl. Nine.
Knows more More thai than size has told. This woman
had IL strOnl. attachment for little Dottte. Mr..
kosterlitZ after his marriage, legally adopted
thc ,ch!9 and brought it w In the e. JewIsh
took this much to heart and one day. with
tears in her eyes. she approached u friend OF
Mrs, kosterltz and said:
Syracuse and tell him that Dottic is being
brought IN 4 JewessY
This friend refused to interfere in Mrs. Kos
all that Nine. Leon ever snid about Grouse.
Mrs. Kosterlitzs LAWYERS. Steele Il Dickson.
refuse to give any Information in the case.
am very sorry the story WAS published.
shall not make matters worse by talking
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