New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-29
WAS KNowY-CAsT OFF
BY HER FATHER.

~ HER FATHER.
To be married to man. and shortly after
worI become engaged to another. is freak which
,ov, Girls care 70 indulge IN. Yet this is the expert
ence which Miss Josephine Etiinger. the daughter
Of Rabbi Ettiuger % the Nineteenth-si Synagogue
underwent a few weeks ago. As result. the
young wife has been cas-, on by her father and for
blll,. 80 enter his door again.
-, weeks ago. unknown 70 her parents Miss
Eitlng.r married oscar \. Brennan. who lives with
his mother ar 30 81 Flry-seven,h-st.. South
Brooklyn Brennan Is a wilower. about thirty five
years o'l and has two children. Ills wife Is
w Give years hts junior. lie Is a Roman Catholic.
aud ~ Dr.. solicitation the ceremony was per
formed H. Father crosby, II the kedemp'or!s;
Church n Flf,y-ninth-st. Tho couple separated.
both returning u their respective homes and agree
lax 10 keen tl. matter secret. shortly after the
wedding Mrs brennan whose parents live at No.
rs Thirl-ave. met Isaac T. Rosow. jeweller
whose place u business is at No. 2sl Flatbush-ave
Rosow fell IA love at once ana shortly aftcrward
the couple became engaged The girl told her
parents of o.. engagement. and rs Kosow OF
their faith The Ola people were pleased In honor
OF it they gave party al their home on February .
and 30 ciAtcI was the prospective groom with his
arrangement thnt he inserted an advertisement In
the papers announcing the fact. lie gave Miss
Josephine a diamond ring and other ornaments to
the value OF about 500. The following week
other party was given for the couple. Rosow
wanted an Immediate marriage. but Miss Ettinger
put him of with vague and unsatisfactory excuses.
Then came an Anonymous letter, the writer stating
that while he did not consider It strictly his busi
ness to tell Rosow that his ilanctc vas already mar
ri,d. be regarded IL Christian duty 20 save
future SORROW and unhappncs5. RosOw became dis
trustful lie showed Josephine the letter on the
evening OF the party. but few loving phrases
from the young woman convinced him that some
rejected lover had I'D fo IA Thorn
evening Kosow's suspicious grew, and he felt
tain that something was going 10 happen. Then.
again not liking Miss Ettingers ovasions upon the
marriage question. he thought something must sure
ly be- wrong, and decided that he would break the
engagement. II he could do gracefully.
ON Tuesday night Mrs Brennans sister. who had
in the mean time earned by accident that Josephine
had been married. called upon Rosow at his jewe!ry
store and told him Of her sisters marriage TO
Brennan. RosOw received the news with feelings
OF establishment not unmixed with JOY He was not
sorrowfu, because he had already tried to get out
Of his engagement. He tod the younger Miss
Etilnger that he considered himself Il lucky man.
When Rabbi Etfngcr heard Of the affair he de-
clarod that his daughter must have been insane.
He dld not see how child OF his could be 80 .ost
to all sense Of dccency az to marry man ont Of
her faith unknown to him. and afterwdrI become
engaged 10 another man. The following day his
daughter. who in the mean time had gone 70 her
husband wrote her father that she would call AMI
explain. In reply Rabbi Ettnger sent the following
letter:
Please take notice Of my final and decided answer
TO your letter 1t Is decidedly our wish not to see
You or your husband at our house any more You
are in different sphere of lilo. and you are IN
family circle. 1t IS your duty then TO gam inc
affection Of your new companions, but not To- look
back upon us whom you discarded God VIII con-
sole rs. and viii give you new heart TO repent one
OF these days. These are the last words that VIII
ever write to You Your betrayed father,
ADOI.PU ErTINGER.
Mrs. Brennan received the letter with composure.
She said that she living happily with her hus-
band and that her parents forced her into the en-
gagement with Rosow.
Rosow said last night that he was glad TO know
that Mrs Brennan happily married. lie said
that he had gotten back his jewelry, and was
willing TO let the matter drop.