New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-21
THE MARRIAGE is ANNtLLED.
1T TOOK A LONG TIME FOR MRS. COLTS
BERGER TO FIND OUT THAT HER HuS-
pawn rS or I-NSOI'ND MIND


In the Supreme Court in Brooklyn Yesterday be
fore Justice Van Wyck. Mrs. Ida G Gotrprger
told the story OF her life for the last few years. ana
NJ how a husband who is Of unsound nina mas
made that nfe a term OF torment The story came
out on the trial OF her suit 10 anhuI hef Ha''i'Sc
on the ground Of her husbands insanity MIS-
Co,,sberger was a school teacher before her mar
rage she said and she first met Frank X. Colts
horcer In 1ss7 He IL the son OF Frank Cots
berger who Is a weknown Shepard Democrat
Mrs Gottsbcrger said that when the defendant
called on her he carried Bible ana prayer
hook with him. and told her that the Bible com
Do,dad every woman to marry a man. whether
she wanted to or not. When she started 10 as
cuss the subject with him. ne took out his prayer
hook and said a little prayer. He told her that
IN. Virgin Mary was listening to their converse
tions and that she wanted her TO marry i"''
came period OF year In which ther a'-
ouairtance was broken of Got,sbergcr renewed It
nv writing two letters asking the plaintin TO can
ON him When she failed to do 50 he went to
ber house one evening forced his way In. and sat
down in the parlo,. Then he said little prayer
He came often after that and finally tod the pam
tiff that he wanted to marry her lie threatened
q, In himself unless she married him. and then
she saw nothing of him for six or seven months
He called on her one Saturday night ana told her
,hev were TO be married the following day lie
also told her that he had engaged passage LOT
Europe on the Monday following, but for hinseli
alone She was not married to him on Sunday, and
he went to Europe the next day.
That was In June 1892 He came back IN Sep'em-
her and che finally consented to become his wife
The wedding day was set for January l. 1879 h'
r.s IN call for her at 10 o'clock and they were To
On 70 church and be married. He did not appear
until evening, but they were married just inc
same They agreed not to live together ifnme'
datelv and the fact of their marriage was not
made known 10 the family Of either until April
when Mr. Gottsberger told his people In June
,hev hogan TO live together. and then, Mrs. Colts
| berger says she learned that her husband was
not a rational man. He tied her to the top OF q
trunk with sashcord and he beat her almost every
| night and two or three times day. He threw
| hot milk over her and carried her around Tho
| room At night he would sit up with the gas
lighted and recite poetry. He sat on the side Of
| tho bed and sang urtI o'clock In the morning
| He often wanted the plaintiff TO get up at mid
night and go walking Win ac nm FOR S stro rroS
| what did he say as 10 his property rights II
you as his wife, asked ex.Judge Daley WHO ap
"IIc said he had perfect right to Kill ne when
ever he wanted to-" replied the witness. Il wa
| not be held responsible for what he did TO me
did you know any other member OF the famil,
1T Relieve his sister is still In an Institution"
Mrs Gottsberger said that she learned after he
marriage that her husband had been confined In al
| that ne was sent there for nervous prostraton.
Mrs Gottsbergcr left her husband in 1895 for thre
| months He tried TO see her about every week. o.
April he came to her house and rang the bell
| When she to the door he dragged her down tn
| mourning boiling water over 1t, and said that
| nice way put dog or any one else out OF misery
she believes he would have murdered her II sh
| sta we'd with him. Since che has been away she ha
had to keep her place OF residence a secret
| marriage.