Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-03
HUNTING HER LOVER.
Pretty Mary Walch Crosses the Allan
tic to Be Married, But
FAILS TO FIND HER BETROTHED
A German Love Romance Turns to Tragedy
in This Country.
WANDERINGS OF A FAITHFUL MAIDEN

Tie pathetic tale of fruitless search for
loved one, bitter disappointments, stern
trials and finally poverty was disclosed
yesterday in an appeal for aid made to the
Department of Charities.
Mary Walch, pretty German girl of
1s years, appeared before Examiner Hof-
man in state of intense mental agitation,
and appealed to him for assistance in find
ing her two uncles, Jacob Schott and John
Michael Schott, of Butler county. She did
not ask for financial aid, and upon being
pressed for her history she brokedown and
sobbed. II am so lonesome, SO lonesome;
please find my uncles for me-"
Miss Waloh is stopping at the Central
Hotel, Carson street, kept by John Shaffer,
where she told her story. Until q year ago
she lived with her widowed mother and two
older brothers upon farm in Alsace-
Lorraine. Her mother owned considerable
property, and Mary was given good educa-
tion. In a neighboring village dwelt a
young. mechanic to whom Mary was de-
votedly attached.
To Build Nest in tho New World.
Affairs did not 60 very well with the
young man, and he finally decided to come
to America Both he and Mary were bent
upon marrying, and crossing the sea
together, but the counsel of Mrs.
Walch prevailed and the young man left
his loved one, promising to send for her as
soon as he could provide for her The cor
respondence between them was continued
and everything seemed propitious for a
happy future for both
A year ago the young man sent for his
fancee, and she started over alone. The
young man was not at the landing when the
vessel bearing Mary arrived in port. For
tunately she had considerable money and
the assistance of fellow countryman who
had been in America before. The medium
of the advertising columns in the New
York papers were used. and for weeks the
sorrowing girl, hoping almost against hope,
friend of the missing lover appeared
and informed Mary that her sweet
heart had been lying i'll in a hospital,
and upon his recovery vainly at
tempted to find his intended bride.
Her mother simply knew she had arrived
in New York and the young man searched
for her and upon failing to locate her. con-
cluded she had gone elsewhere and he went
to Chicago.
Wandering In Search of Her Lover.
To the latter city Mary Immediately re-
paired and spent her time and little remain
ing money in another vain search. Two
weeks ago she learned the missing one was
in this city and came on here. With no
money save a few dollars she had much
difficulty in getting along, but finally
drifted to the Central Hotel, where she
spent her last cent, and upon telling her
pathetic story to Mr.. and Mrs. Shafer, the
latter offered to give her work about the
hotel until she could accumulate enough to
pay her passage back home, she at last Civ
ing up the search.
Mr.. Shafer said: 'T am perfectly willing
to do all 1 can Tor the poor girl and willing
she should remain with US until she makes
sufficient money to get back home. She
wrote to her mother for money and is daily
expecting it. She has splendid wardrobe
and that tells the tale, to me at least, that
she does not come from the. poorer class of
people. She is an innocent little thing and
I don't believe she knows what evil is