The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-20

| vould die rather than be separated from
the other. A strange unholy infatuation
this that preferred the confines Of the cell
together, rather than all the freedom of
all the world alone.
This wife. Of another found solace only
in fondling and caressing the man before
her, made stupid by the drug he had
taken. She bathed his hands, his rack
ing brain, his face, even his feet in cold
water. and called in pitiful tones: Hugo.
Oh, Hugo, please speak to me. wake
up Hugo. You would not die and leave
me. No, NO, you must not die and leave
poor me-"
1t is doubtful whether she even gave
a thought to the man she had wronged,
except when he was mentloned-not
thought, perhaps, to her surroundings.
Her guilty love had engulfed her. She
was enamored She was crazy. Crazy
with a Wild uncomfortable. untamable
infatuation. He was likewise mad-mad
with love, passion, fancy. He is not
brave or noble. He would not face foe
| or brave n tempest in court, or out OF 1t.
for the woman he loves, but he would
prefer to kill himself rather than be sep
arated from her. and leave her to face
the trying ordeals that are in store for
her i'm this cruel wicked world.
1t took the greatest skill and hardest
work of the city physician to bring the
man around. Antidotes were applied,
emetics given and two men hired to walk
him up and down the hall for hours to
prevent his going to sleep. At D O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon he was himself again
and talked very freely and sensibly about
the trouble into which he had gotten him.
self and the woman. She was, he SAID,
the only woman he had ever loved; he was
willing to undergo any punishment Tor
her sake, but he could not bear to see
her suffer on his account. He added
that he had rather die and be done with
it all.
He is apparently about 30 years Old.
perhaps So; slender, rather, of middle
height; with fair complexion and close
cropped dark hair. His eyes are bright
and black and his beard stubby. And
his hand was small and shapely; as he
held it out between the bars to say good
bye noticed that its touch was soft and
gentle. He speaks German and Italian
| fiuently, but not English, having been IN
!! this country only short while.
The husband, am told, is a Russian,
though he can speak English well. lie Is
fine looking man of 40 years. His dark,
grey whiskers and neat dress give him
somewhat of distinguished appearance.
Well to do, he is said to have satisfied
his pretty wife's every whim and she
was considered fortunate, if not hap
Ply, woman.
These are the two men-one handsome,
distinguished looking and wealthy; the
other penniless plain and comparative
stranger. She chose the latter-a choice
governed by senseless passion, certainly
not by reason. s&a
In Germany the Berber family is well
known. not because of its high station
but on account of the musical genluses
that it has produced This woman is a
member of that family. She is a sister of
Felise Berger, the great violinist. And
her story throughout life. has been Il sad
one.
For her. as for other women, love has
been her life. AS a school girl she loved,
loved devotedly one of her playmatas.
She had promised. to marry him Then
Politzsher came along, He had money.
influence, station. His sisters had mar
ried officials. He asked Elsa to become
his wife Her people plead with her to
accept. At first She would not hear to it.
but they continued to persuaGet and Po-
| litZsher to WOO Finally she consented.
stihed her lovefor her school mate and be-
came Publishers bride. Everybody said
she had done we'll This was only about
IA month ago.
Immediately after the ceremony they
set sail for America. On the steamer on
which they took passage was the yonng
German Hugo Bolinink. Naturally Politz-
sher and his wife were glad to meet some
one from their own country. An acqualnt-
ance was formed that soon ripened into
| intimacy. But Politzsher and his wife
liked the young man, for he was a man of
/ education and a pleasant companion. He
hay very little money. however, and Pol
| itzsher paid many of his bills. On land
| ing he decided TO come with them to
North Carolina. They came to Warren
| county, those three, and settled at the lit
| tie town of Vaughan, which is a German
| settlement, boarding while the husband
had home built This home is now about
| complete, but his family is wreck and
there is no one to occupy it. The wife
who went back there last night. went not
back as il wife, but as II thief. Hence
forth she is an outcast, if not a convict.
And her lover, he must share her fate
1 or a worse.
The guilty love was discovered by the
husband Monday. He ordered the man to
leave the place forever. He went, but
the woman went with him. They went to
Warrenton. While the papers were be-
ing made out they secured team and
drove to Ridgeway, but got Their etoo late
for the team. An officer there was in
structed to arrest them, and they fed to
the woods, where they remained till
Tuesday night, when they went to Man
son and took the train for Raleigh. Ga
thei rarrival here they were arrested.
And yet there is something to be said
in the woman's behalf. She told me her
story yesterday. Told it, for most part,
in pathetic voice, while scalding tears
filled her eyes. While she sat by the iron
bars and talked / could see the rapid
heart-beats in her bosom and neck. Elk
element and Imagination made the blood
run riotously through her veins. The rich