The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-06
GRACE KOCA'S STORY.
MARRIED IN GERNAxY- nE<ESTFD
ny HER HUSBAND IN NEW YORK.
Back TO Her Home After q Sad
Experience With . Man Whom
She Trusted-In Distress and HUI
nih.tfan She Tells cf Her De-
serficn.

G-acs Koch oae - ssasGe's most az
c11r2ss1e1 xcca1S-S. was married s.
Cuo-e1tx, Germany. Dscsaser - 1875. 20
a Brilliant v0aES v.oI51iS- named Barthoii
b2e-. n 4--cez opposition % the wishes o.
1e- wealthy Ef1c3e. Ia y ur.->. who t-z-as-
1lasesy dLsiaaer11ssa her Young Basr's
r2re1ts locked w4fn favor On tEae match
21tH they realized that their sen was
taxing .nso tie family a bride without a
1ox-y. Tgaey <Fls1 % persuade the young
nan 10 break ne engagement but were
unsuccessful TIE young coapse Lett Ger
many n tire early part % this year and
went - New York cry. Mr. Raer ex-
E@@se1 10 receive money there Troa his
relatives n Pennsylvania. but II the mean
tine as parents cza.sa them not 20 give
him cent II hs sEiIl chung 10 the woman
OF MS chosce. Whsn Sne young fellow
found himself without an abundance %
nonsy. AID yEo courses % action left.
he went 20 their rooms az the Imperial
szo-Eny scene folio1ei. with the result
thai he forgot his VIEWS and deserted his
Young bTads- Left with only - cents IN
ne- possession. sas appealed - friends
Fo- assistance. They responded generous
II. and she was enabled 10 90 Ia relatives
Ia Philadelphia The same kind friends
gave @s- ms monty necessary 10 return 20
Seattle.
2<s1hSa&-S&S&E&G2 ana INUNDATED GF
Perfs1y Q. bar husband. she suffered II
secret. hoping. as only trusting woman
ran aopes that he would come 10 her.
Some u her intimate friends. who had
leafnssi OF her SAT experience. wanted her
% MAKE the story public. BUT size heS4-
tased and held back Until yesterday after
noon. when a Ppss-infsliigencer reporter
Who had heard netting o. tue mater.
asked asr sor an interview. Although still
h
told her story. II gas tod In a simple.
straig atfcrward manner. There was 10
attempt 20 upbraid the nan vino had .irst
won her love. then led her 10 the altar
a2d finally deserted her because his allow
arlce had been stopped she appeared like
woman who, after worShipsng an Idol.
had been forced 70 believe the object Of her
affections unworthy
SIZE tod OF her trip 10 Germany In 0cso-
Der. 1855. with her father They first went
20 Wess phalsa on visit 10 relatives, and
tasn proceeded 10 Cologne. where Miss
Koch vas 10 take up her studies In music.
1 commenced 70 study at the Cologne
conservatory fo- grand opera January /,
lstf. under Prof. Stoizenherg." she said
Ny tuition Was paid by my uncle L.
WaTzn. a wealthy merchant He introduce
ed me as his heir. / VAS .esi received and
attended many social events. One evening
Turing me sommer OF iS45 met
bef1Aold Baer at party. given by
one Of my friends. Ee vas a brilliant
young rnaa, the correspondent for several
newspapers on the continent. an accom-
piisned li1suast and also q fine vlo.ialst
We became friends aud enjoyed music TO-
gether. In September xe became engaged
AID me announcement was made TO a few
OF or friends. He introduced me 10 his
married sisters as his prospective BRIDE
ia@y seemed pleased at the match. My
Uncle learned OF the engagement in De-
ceusber. and he became angry and threat
ered 70 dIsinherit ne il ssla not give gaer
up. l refused 10 aecede 20 his wishes and
this made him more angry With ne Then
ne went 20 my afsianced's parents ara tod
them that II they did not make their son
give ne up he would cut me of vi tssst a
cert Nnen the matter was placed before
Berihold he refused 20 break the engage
Nent- 4 few days after this Decs mner -
Be-tholf and myself went 20 Cohlentx
two hours ride from Cologne, and we're
married By an Official similar 10 a fissixe in
This country We returned 10 Cologne
and after a few days went TO r1,-,sfon.
where ne stayed at Dekeyser's hotel. near
London bridge We lived there until Feb
rGary =. when we took a frasr, FOR south
Hampton. and that very evening sailed for
New York ON the steamship Lain We
arrived February - and vent 10 the Hotel
Imperial Ny husband waited to hear f~oyy.
"eaitay relatives in Pennsylvania "a he
expected money from them. They came 70
New York and refused 10 give him any as-
ssstance as his parents had cah1ed from
GermanT 10 cut him OF without a cent Il
he s1lil ciang 20 me. He cafYse back 10 the
hatea ard told me what had happened
one WORD brought on another and NJ. had
quarrel. AZ the end OF IL he ieft me. and
! have never sean or heard from him since.
| bad very small SIM OF motley in nv
possession, but the next day appeased 20
friends for assistance. They gave M
transportation 70 PHILADELPHIA whore 7
remained some time with relatives When
/ got ready 10 come 20 Seattle my New
YORK friends furnished me with money
with which 20 make the Journey When 7
reached Seattle my hEsTailia Ton and shame
Tor my position. added 20 the fail reaf.xa-
ton o. What the deatn- OF my father
meant. kept me from telling my friends
as | should have done, Of my marriage ard
subsequent trouhles. | realize now. as 7
did not than. my mistake and regret
more than words can express that di1
ns@ announce nay marriage when I f~ss
N-~es-