The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27

heart ! know that he hated me all the time
ne IVe Cd with me and only married me IQr
what money he thought he would get. He
time.
AN UMBRELLA IN THE CASEs
Miss Mitchell lives with her mother, and
Is able to support herself from an allowance
left her by a relative. She says Rosen-
berg was under the impression that she had
considerable money. She net Rosenberg al
the Hopkins Theater in Chicago about
Nov. 10. 1896. She was married to him three
days later, according to her statement, and
the ceremony was over before she was
aware of what was happening. She declares
1t was unldcky November morning that
brought her down town without an umbre-
Ia Had she carried one on this particular
occasion, she would have been spared much
trouble. II was Introduced to Rosenberg
she continued. by Mr.. Hopkins, to whom
l had applied for q place in his theater.
knew nothing about the stage, but thought
! should like to take it up Rosenberg was
pputtlng on version OF the Clemenceau
case, and in few minutes talk l had
with him arranged for me to take small
speaking part. ] think | had a short talk
with him once after that before the day we
We're married. On the third fourth day
after met him, received notice to appear
at the Atlantic Hotel one morning for re-
hearsal. ] went there about II o'clock, but
the rehearsal did not take place. The lead
go home 1t was raining, and had no UNI,
brella. Rosenberg started out of the hotel
and asked me to share his umbrella /
scarcely knew the man, but decided ii would
be best to walk with him rather than spoil
my clothes. We started out under his UNI
brea, and for several blocks discussed
commonplace matters / think 1t was on
Clark street, between Monroe and Adams,
that Rosenberg stopped at a stairway, and
remarked that he had some business TO at
tend to above stairs. He asked me to step
up and wait for him, and as there was no
shelter | followed him. We went into an
apartment that looked like an ordinary bus
mess office There was a door leading into
another room, and through the door ! saw
two or three men. Rosenberg called one
Of them aside and addressed him as Mr..
Martin. have since learned that this was
Justice of the Peace Martin / don't know
what was said between the men. / re-
manned standing and l remember that Ros-
enberg came and stood beside me. He took
emony was being performed. | had never
witnessed a marriage, but when the JUS
tee turned to me with the question, VIII
ded husband | understood | made no re-
ply to the question. l was too dazed to say
anything and the next / heard were the
words: Do you take this woman to be your
lawfulywedded wife
II remember the men in the office taking
my hand and their words of cOngratula-
ton. Rosenberg did not speak to me until
we got down to the sidewalk, when he said:
Now we are married. 1 don't know why
didn't break away from hiln then. lived
at my mothers home for three days and
told her had married Rosenberg. When !
saw Rosenberg again, at the theater, he had
informed the people that were married
/ went to him at the Atlantic Hotel on the
Sunday night after the marriage, and lived
with him his wife until our separation
After staying at the Atlantic two or three
weeks we went to my mothers to live.
did not care for Rosenberg, but made up my
mind to make the best of the matter, since
| had got into it. The man was beastly in
his treatment of me-. He hated me and
showed it on all occasions. He would come
home at night and go to bed with his pipe
and a bottle of whisky. He had habit of
pinching my. arms and kept them black and
l was glad when he left me-"
MARRIED MISS CRAWFORD HERE.
Miss Mitchell says that Rosenberg met
Miss Crawford at the Royal Music Hail. in
Chicago. Rosenberg himself says his second
wife the handsomest woman he ever
saw Miss Crawford was a milliner by oc-
cupation but had drifted into the vaudeville
business According to Miss Mitchelrs
statement the Crawford girl and another
young woman were doing a small variety
sketch when Rosenberg saw her and was
attracted by her pretty face. He was after
ward introduced to her by mutual friend.
Last March, when Sherman & MorrIsy
came to the Empire Theater with the Jay
CIRCUS, they had with them three or four
crawford and Max Rosenberg. Rosenberg
had pantomimic act, and was billed as
~ u6dQDUST. MISS MlICneil SAYS the mar
riage here was similar to her own in Chi
cago. Wife No. told her that she and
rosenberg were married abruptly. Zone
tiilng that makes me bitter in this matter"
said Miss Mitchell, lis the fact that / was
engaged to a young New York business man
1T the time L was married to Rosenberg I
mad known him since 1 was twelve years
old, and intended to marry him. He had
heard l was going on the stage and adj
gular marriage he arrived in Chicago to pre-
vent me, II possible, going into the theatre
cal business did not see him. l am done
with the stage now, and / have had all the
mat1imony L want, My experience with
Rosenberg has been sufficient. The man
used to taunt me cruelty. He would come
in at night and tell me about the women
marked to me:
have chance to marry blonde on the
South Side with money Such remarks as
that you know do not add to the happiness
of a young bride"
Miss Mitchell denies she offered to COM
promise with Rosenberg for 500. She says
she could have had $500 as easily as not
She tells of having gone to see Ben Harris,
proprietor of Chicago theatrical booking
agency, about securing place in Sam T.
Jacks theater. Harris is a friend of Ro-
senberg. Miss Mitchell declares Harris told
her It would be worth $500 to her to let up
on Rosenberg. Miss Mitchell tells of her
meeting Rosenberg at the Great Northern
Hotel. II sent him a note to meet me there
because | wanted to ask him question.
! had heard he had wife and children
living on the South Side, and L wanted to
know if it were true. We met at the hotel
and, of course, he denied it. MY brother
told me Rosenberg had said to him that he
loved me, but l was too young for him.
Miss Mitchell says she did not meet Rosen-
berg at the Great Northern in February
when he claims she told him she had pro-
cured divorce in Dakota.
Rosenberg claims to have had a busy the
atrical career. He was stage manager for
Edwin Booth in 1888 and once PLAYED a
leading part with Wilton Lackaye He was
also stage manager for Sadie Martinot while
she played the piece called "Pompadour'
Rosenberg says he was in the Zulu war and
carries a war medal He was born in Ger
many he says. He chafes greatly under
confinement, and has written one or two
poems since his incarceration. He, too de-
clares he is had enough of matrimony.
Miss Sherman's Recital.
Miss Blanche Sherman, a young Chicago
pianist, will give concert this evening at
the Propylaeum assisted by Nine Regina