New-York tribune., 1901-01-06
ELOPED WITH A Welded NAN
LAWYER AND SCHOOL TEACHER SAY
THEY CANNOT LIVE APART.
DISAPPEARANCE OF GEORGE r. WENT
WORTH AND MISS MARIE L. ACKER-
MAN-ExPLANAToRY LETTER
FROM THE LATTER.

Miss Marie L. Ackerman. daughter OF the late
George Ackernan, president OF the Tenth National
Bank OF this city. and niece OF William X Acker-
man. who was for many years president OF the Hill
nois Central Railroad. left her home. at NO ~
West Fifteenth-st a week ago last Friday. She
has not yet returned and her aunt Mrs Fay
widow Of Colonel John c.. Fay. with whom she
lived does not know where she Is or II she VIII
return On the day before she left her home George
f. wentworth. who is the son OF Methodist min
lister and who has been practising lawyer IN this
city for some years. with an office at No. 81 Mas
sau-st told his wife that he going to Phiiadel-
pha and since then he has not been 10 MS mousse
The friends of Mr.. wentworth and Miss Acker-
man say that the couple thought that they were
destined for each other and eloped week ago last
Friday None of their friends would say yesterday
where the couple had gone II is thought that they
went 10 Boston few days ago. several letters
have been received by persons living in this CITY
from Miss Ackerman since she disappeared. In
one of them Miss Ackerman said she was with
..reorre" This letter was received by Mrs. Fay
and follows:
Dear Aunt Kate: 1t is no secret TO you by this
time that have left New-York and all my a fanny
and shall build up life for ourselves IN ;a some
other country shall write you dp from uo 'id and all
the can feel less hardly toward war hiding e tn pace
There viii be no scandal. nothing Open -,,,
Do not blame me- dear Aunt Kate nave ave Sba- ba-
leve grateful for all you ana all di. she res b
have done 6 for Me- % vo pease ' give my things to
Mr. Peoli Of Georges Office when he calls for b1
Mr.. putnam Georges friend). Take out of it all
7 shall write you often. shall think Of you all
always, and perhaps by and by you Will & wrl'e aV sv
i do / have hated to do what I have done; but but
neither George could help IT, and e every
Enreius no huay me 81 oh forgive me LULU.
Miss Alderman had been for some tme-a substi-
tute teacher in Public School No. So at No AS East
Twentieth-st. and would soon have been appointed
a regular teacher OF the school, as there was a
vacancy there and she on the eligible list she
was to have appeared before the Nominating Board
of the Department of Education some days ago to
receive the appointment 10 the vacancy. The prin-
cipal of the school is Miss Caroline Emanuel. who
lives at No. 172 West seventy-ninth-st on Friday
last Miss Emanuel received the following letter
from Miss Ackerman which was dated January g.
and was mailed In this city on January 8:
Sircums stances have arisen which make It impos-
sss bis for and hope that you viii find
Some satisfactorily MI MI my my PassS and AL
low me to wish you happy new year.
Miss Emanuel was seen yesterday afternoon, and
in speaking about Miss Ackerman said;
Miss Ackerman was handsome young tI woman, m n.
and had a lovabe character. ! was as devoted 70 Q
though she had ID been my sss M the feaehsrs
liked her. Her going away in the manner @ she IS :
reported 10 have done WAS a great shoch W
feel as though had suffered a loss. had
talk with her about the prospect OF her being ap
pointed a regular place in the school on pecetn
ber ~ the day school was closed Tor the hoii-
DAYS She had received a notice from the Npin,-
| mating Committee appear before IL, and thlnk
/ said her, You are going to receive peasah,s.
Christmas surprise In the form or an appointment
| Her face was all aglow when spoke TO her, ana
| she seemed TO rejoice over the good news ! thlnk
that she really intended to make teaching her iife
| work. -, $50. -. -, 80, IT,;
| daS = sen, word TO the Nominating Committee OF
tbs Denartment of Education that Miss Ackerman
| had withdrawn a candidate Tor the VACANCY
and suggested another suitable teacher.
Miss Fay, an aunt or MISS acRerman' saia yes
terday TO a Tribune reporter that she Thought X.
NJ 8 Putnam, Of the law firm of Gasquet, Ruther-
| ford q Putnam, OF No. 81 Nassau-st, knew the
wherea bouts OF Miss Ackerman and Mr.. Went