The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
Rev. Carroll Burcke, of Manhat-
tan, Welded in Brooklyn.
Compelled to Leave Hastily for
Fear of Violence.
THREATENS THE WIFE.
Young Woman Is HystericaI
When interviewed.
Letters Are Written to Bishop
Millspaugh.

New York, June Welded in secret
last Wednesday evening at the brides
nome, the Rev. Carroll Burcke. an
Episcopal minister and his wife, for
merly Miss Gertrude Willis of No So
Park Place, Brooklyn, fed to Manhat-
tan, kan, where the groom's parish is
located, to escape the threatened vio-
lence Of jealous Brooklyn suitor,
himself married man. The couple
are now living in dread OF vio-
lence at the hands Of this man who, the
families Of the couple say, swore to kill
them both and ruin the reputation of
their families.
Already, it is asserted. the mysterious
mans jealousy has prompted him to
Mflle ScurrllOus letters to the Rt Rev
rank K Nllllspaugh. bishop of east
erH Kansas. and TO the Vestrymen of
MI Hafche's church in an attempt to
lIhpu8n the characters of the couple. To
the mothers OF both he has both writ
zen ana spoken threats to kill the bride
"a sile married Mr. Burcke. Mrs Willis
IS pfestrated With fear, believing that
q tragedy Is Impending, and Mrs
Burcke IS sadly worried
Ihe man who the families of the cou-
PIE say IS responsible for the trouble is
Well known stock broker with offices
IN the New y ork produce exchange He
HNeS mere with his wife and TWO little
@rf- IL a NllALGn SllCGI 3DdlInHlT
mousse lie was seem at his office this
afternoon by "a reporter and denied an
Soldtely that he knew anything about
the matter.
1T IS rot and nonsense he declared.
ana / VIII make 40 statement whatever
concerning it; it is ridicuIousv
nave eNe1y confidence in nv hus-
pand, SAID the Wife of the broker this
afternoon. and / 90 not believe there is
the slightest truth in the tale NV hls-
band and have lived hq1 r.
teen years and ne has NOT caused me
one moment Of anxiety. We know the
Wilises and my husband knows the
Bufekes. But this story is mere non
sense My husband is q home man and
spends his evenings with me-
Mrs. Willis ard Mrs. Burcke were to-
gether when seen by the reporter q the
Park place address. Mrs. Willis was
hysterieal and declared that she believed
that the jealousy Of the man would lead
him to take the lives OF the bride and
groom
There was no secret marriage about
it,, she said. 50 far as everyone else
but this man was concerned. The we'd
ding was held here and quietly, for fear
Of violence from this man. He might
easily have shot them both. II e swore
he would never permit them to marry
He had l0Vedi my daughter secretly for
years [ have known il for two years
and always feared him. Ny daughter
finally told me abaut it. He had threat
ened her personally. as be did Mr..
Burcke and his mother. He sought me,
Is did Mrs Burcke to prevent their
marriage. but neither of Us would pre-
vent it. Since then ne has written let
ters to people in Mr.. Burcke's parish
and about town. trying to ruin our rep
utation with slurs upon the character
of my daughter and her husband.
''Firally. while Afr. BurCke was Out
there in Manhattan, and my daughter
here neither thinking to marry under
two years it became so unbeara Die thaI
they determined to wed at once. He
came here last Wednesday night anGs
was married to Gertrude Dv the Rev.
DR. Richard D. Pope of st Paul's Pro
testant Episcopal church. 1T was all
dore quietly and they got away for th-
west as soon as the ceremony was over.
I'd like to see him hanged, she
cried historically
so would l." echoed Mrs. BurcSe.
FOR he has published US far and Nil-