The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-09
Advlsei Her TO Forgive and Forget, and
Said He Would Be Dead 10 the World.
CAPTURED AFTER s YEARS ABSENCE,
Gosoh Had Returned 10 New York 10 Tssiify Tor
His UnoIs In $4,000 Sui Brought
BY Mrs. 6orsch.

New York, April 9.-Wilson Gorsch.
nephew and at one time the prospec-
tive heir Of a rich man, abandoned his
young wife five years ago, leaving a
note for her, in whicn he said he would
be dead to the world forever" But
-orsch was mistaken. for the forsaken
wife caused his arrest, and today the
supreme court will try he: suit for
$50 900 damages against the rich uncle,
Hugo Gorsch, whom she holds respons-
ible for the alienation of her husbands
affections.
IL was TO appear as a witness in the
damage suit that Wilson Gorsh had
ventured to return TO New York. He
was arrested at his boarding house. No.
205 East Eiehty-seventh street. on
warrant charging him with abandon
ment. In the Harlem police court he
admitted ne was the womans husband
and Magistrate Cornell set the case for
a hearing qoday, despite Gorsch's pro-
test that he would have to be in the
supreme court at that time.
NEPHEW rLACED IN LINE.
Hugo Gorsch, the uncle, is a man OF
influence and means on the upper east
side where he has built up a success
full storage and warehouse business in
East Eighty eighth street. Six years
ago Hugo Gorsch sent for his nephew,
Wilson, who had just attained his ma
jority, and was living in M~rgaretts-
Vile, N Y. not far from Kingston. He
gave Wilson a salary and took him in
:, the business. with the avowed inten-
tion of making the nephew his success
scr i'm it's management
In the immediate vicinity OF the
Gorsch warehouse lived Annie Theresa
,.orrigan. a bright and attractive Irish
girl only a year or two younger than
Wilson Gorsch. The nephew met her.
fell in love and they were married on
Dec. %. 1894. They lived together less
than two weeks Then Wilson Gorsch
disappeared His bride received the
following letter:
Kingston. n. Y, Jan. 4. 1895.
My Dear Annie when you get this
I suppose IL will break your heart and
by that time / will be in Cnicago. 1
have just time 10 get off the train and
get some lunch and write this letter.
Annie. forgive and forget everything.
l will be dead to the world forever.
Think of me sometimes. for | Will al
ways think of you / send picture. and
please look at IL when you think OF me.
Goodby, my dear Annie. WILSON.
WANTED A REPLY
On the back of the sheet was writ
ten:
Dear Annie-If you will answer this
send It TO this hotel and they will send
IL 10 me.
Instead of answering the letter. the
abandoned bride went to Kingston her
self. According to AN affidavit which
she has made, she had an interview
with her recreant husband at Roos'
hotel, Kingston. in which she learned
that Gorsch's abandonment OF her was
the result of the influence of his uncle.
Hugo.
Mrs. Gorsch thereupon consulted her
counsel. Louis j. Grant. and suit was
brought last December against the
uncle for damages in the sum OF s50,-
600. Mrs. Gorsch is now living at No.
167 East l1zth street.
When Wilson Gorsch admitted in the
police court Saturday that he was the
woman's husband, the magistrate said.
sharply: Then YOU must support her.
No man can neglect this obligation.