The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-30
MRS. BERGEN RETURNS HOME.
DENIES THAT SHE MADE AEY
 CONFESSION

Of Having Acted CriminalIy-wns Not
 Arraigned Before Judge BIair-FeeIs
 Distressed over Her Family Affairs
 -TeIIs of Her Actions in the Check
 Matter-Does Not Expect to Have to
 Appear Before Court.
 Exhausted after her trip to Jersey City. Mrs. Ivernia c. Bergin. of 4s1 Orange street, has arrived at her home, her release from the custody of the Jersey City police having been effected by the furnishing of bonds of s2,OOO by Michael Day. wealthy Jersey City barrel manufacturer, who knew Mrs. Bergin when she was a child. Mrs. Bergin left Jersey City immediately after the bond was secured and return ed to her home.
 Mrs Bergin yesterday morning grant, ed an interview. She plainly showed the severe mental strain under which she has been laboring for the past two days.
 T am to have" she said, a confer ence with my lawyer, Attorney Walsh, and the whole matter will be settled in two or three days. I think the whole matter can be adjusted from New Ha- ven. and do not expect to be compell- ed to have to go again to Jersey City. HxrofT1H HLra f0 sfoko 4es printed in the papers that confessed to Chief of Police Murphy, of Jersey City, that I passed worthless checks are false. did have a talk with him, but made no such confession and I do not believe he gave out that statement which purports to come from him.
 Furthermore. the papers say that I was arraigned before Judge Blair in the Hudson county court. That is not so. never saw Judge Blair and don't know what he looks like. The whole matter was arranged away from the police station and did not have to ap- pear in court.,'
 Mrs. Bergin seemed to feel badly over the failure of her husband to assist her during her present trouble. Mrs. Ber- gin further stated that she has in her possession a note given her by Cush- ing. the plaintiff in the civil suit against her, ordering his confidential clerk to pay her $1. 300, and that the note will be produced in court when the case comes to trial.
 Mrs. Bergin's reception in Jersey City seems to have been most friendly. Her Jersey City friends rallied to her sup port and secured her release shortly after o'clock.
 Mrs. Bergin was the only child of Thomas Goddard, who conducted a coppersmith shop in Jersey City for many years and did large and profit able business. He lived we'll, but at his death, about ten years ago, left an i estate that was sufficient to permit his daughter to live comfortably on the in- come. She was married. at the time of her fathers death, to a young Wall street broker named HanIey, and when he died 1t was said the estate left by her father had been increased. She left Jersey City about five years ago and married Dr. Bergirl about one and one half years ago.
 | Murphy was a former schoolmate of Mrs. Bergin, as was Detective Sergeant Bennett who came here to arrest her he having gone to the same school with her twenty-five years ago, when she was a girl of twelve.
 pr. Bergin remained at the home of his parents, 5s5 Howard avenue, all day | yesterday. His physical condition, which was so serious Wednesday that it was regarded as impossible to let him see anybody, was even more aggravat- ed yesterday.
 He is virtually in a state of collapse over his long troubles said a member of the family. land he has to be kept very quiet. He has been unable to see his own patients, although several have called at the house to see him. He has summoned a fellow practitioner, Dr. L.. s. DeForest, to prescribe for his condi- ton, and Dr. DeForest is treating him for his nervous breakdown. It will be long time before he is fully himself . again
 l At the home of Dr. Bergin on How ard avenue it was said that since her elopement with the doctor and her re- turn here as his wife Mrs. Bergin had never been received, and it was not, of course, expected that she would go there now In fact, it was definitely stated by members of the Bergin family that she would not.
 Friends are endeavoring to secure a reunion of wife and husband