The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-15
Won Koppin Makes Mrs. Wat
son His Wife at Jersey City
WOMAN HAD BEEN DIVORCED.
The Couple by Their Infatuailon for Each
Other Caused Much Gossip and Figured
In Some Sensational Incidents.

New York, Oct. 15.-Mrs. Madge Ken
dali wickham Watson, who is well
known in New York, and Baron George
Heinrich william Lathrer Won koppin OF
Weisted. Germany. whose mutual infatu-
alton has been frequently brought to the
attention OF the public by their sensa-
uonal escapades. have been married In
Jersey City in the dingy little ONCE OF
Justice OF the -Peaca- Milton llama, NO.
bSS Newark avenue.
The couple were accompanied by Mrs.
Watsons mother. Mrs. IL. Nickham, who
with John Mitchell, constable, Wit
messed the marriage. The ceremony was
performed by Justice Hanna.
Mrs. Watson gave her age as ~ years
and her residence the Octagon hotel, Sea-
bright. N j. The bridegroom said he
was 81 years old and had not been mar
ried before
Justice Bishop OF the supreme court
handed down a decision on Friday last,
granting Il. III. Watson, head OF depart
ment in wholesale dry goods store in
Broadway a divorce from his wife. They
had been married for IL years and for
merly lived In a handsome home at No.
25S West Ninety-third street.
Mr. Watson declares that IL was dur
ing his absence I'm Europe last spring
that his wife's infatuation for the baron
began. They agreed TO live apart, Mr..
Watson retaining the custody OF their
Children.
SURPRISED BY DETECTIVES.
Events In the domestic career of Mrs.
Watson moved rapidly from this time.
A band of detectives, headed by her hus-
band, surprised her m Bluffs hotel, at
Bayhead, n. j., in the company OF
man, who was termed "the German
count The count" weighed $50 pounds.
and before the detectives gained access
10 the room considerable hotel furniture
had been demolished. and one of the de-
tectives was suffering from crushed
foot
Patrons of the hotel were reused by
this midnight battle. They thronged the
halls. and when the "count" was finally
overcome there were no less than 30 wit
nesses to his.surrender. He was arrest
ed, but on the following day was cleared
of the charge which had been brought
against him.
AS he was being led away TO Jail Mrs.
Watson, who had violently protested
against his arrest, slipped 500 into his
hand and told him that 5000 more which
was I'm the hotel safe should be at his dis
posal.
RAN orr WITH HER CHILDREN.
Mrs Watson two days later made q
daring effort to gain possession OF her
children Margherita, 10 years old, and
Thomas. years old-who were kept by
their father, closely guarded, at High
land Beach.
AS the children were bathing in the
surf, being watched by n private detec-
tive lest they should be seized, Mrs. Wat
son suddenly appeared upon the beach.
The children's guard was not on the
alert The mother seized "A hand of each
and ran with them TO a closed carriage
which was I'm waiting.
There was then wild chase over the
New Jersey sands toward Seabright The
drivers piled the lash TO the horses and
IL is said that Mrs. Watson threatened
one person with a pistol
When the flight led the party across
the Shrewsbury river. into the confines OF
Atlantic Highland the carriage was
stopped by constables. and Mrs. Watson
was arrested. The suit brought against
her by Mr.. Watson, for taking the chill
dren, was settled out OF court.