The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-26

desire to settle permanently in Ameri-
ca and take up business here, Berry
held out to him an inducement to be-
come a partner in the detective agen-
cy, and on his representations my
father finally decided to accept the Of
fer which included the payment of
$50, 10000 for a half interest in the
agency and $4,000 additional as
working capital.
Took Berry to Holland.
$50 taken up with Berry at this
time was my father that he induced
Berry to pay a visit to Holland with
him, where my father closed out all
his interests and served all his ties in
Holland, meaning to MAKE America
his permanent home.
"At this time father was greatly
concerned about me. He felt that |
had no permanent home and he want
ed to see me definitely located so
that / might be properly educated
and brought up in a manner betting
my station.
"a short time before father and
Berry went to Holland. Berry had
married Miss Hattie De White, Of
New Albany, o.. a very pretty girl,
belonging to a good family of that
place, and now my father suggested
to Berry that he adopt me, to which
the detective readily consented and my
father transferred to Berry $50, 600
for my education and support.
1--WE all returned to America, and
my father went to live with Mr.. and
Mrs. Berry, where~he met and shortly
after married Miss Olive May De
Witte a sister of Mrs. Berry.
Berry and De Bruyn uarrel
Berry now apparently believed
that he had things all his own way
for within a year he and my father
quarreled and when father demanded
an accounting Berry refused it, and
in 1897 a suit was instituted by faith
er to recover the money and to re-
secure control of me.
STU FOUR -.
I'm the intervening time, you must
understand" continued young De
ryn, Berry was doing all that was
possible to ALLEVIATE me from my faith
en- He told me that my father was
not a fit man for me to have anything
to do with, and he so worked upon
my feelings that when the case against
him came up in court in 1897, l testi-
fled against my own father, and father
lost the suit.
This loss reduced father to pow
erty, and he got into such bad shape
that he was finally compelled to ac-
cept a position as street car driver
in Chiacgo.
Having succeeded in shaking off
my father. Berry promptly cut loose
from me and left me to shift for my
self. | learned later that on leaving
Chicago he came direct to New York.
He had not been here long before he
was made he defendant in a sensa-
tional divorce suit, in which his wife
got a decree. Immediately after which
Berry married Belle Gertrude Croft,
with whom he is living now at No.
102 West Eighty-fifth street. She is
also a detective. and accompanies him
on his trips, assisting him when posi-
BILE.
Became Intensely Bitter.
I'm the meantime I was drifting
about the country, learning how l,
as we'll as my father, had been duped,
and feeling more hitter against Berry
every day At length | made my way
to New York, where | located Berry
and determined that I would get even
as far as possible with him as soon
as the opportunity presented.
1T was a long wait. He was sue
cessful and I was a stranger and help
less However, / obtained a position
and waited. At length my turn came.
Mrs. Duke called upon my services.
1t was the golden opportunity. We
planned the whole affair together and
When everything was in readiness, l
went to Berry and said:
1--WE haven't cot along very well
together lately, but | am in need OF
money. and, since l am very we'll ac-
quainted with Mrs. Duke. | think L
can be of some assistance to you in
the matter
He declared it was the very thing.
= 4 4 IN
touch with every move they made, L
have copies of every letter that passed
between them, and notes of every var
bal message that / carried from Berry
to Andrews.
Young de Bruyn said that his faith
er had succeeded in obtaining a better
position in Seattle and is getting ION
his feet again." Mrs. de Bruyn, how
ever the step-mother of the young
man, is still toiling in New York to
assist her husband to rise.
Mrs. de Bruyn Talks.
The American located her yester
day at a boarding house in West For
ty-fiftn street, which she is conduct
ing, while she cares for "a manicuring
parlor on the side. The story of the
young man was told to her, and she
said:
Il can't deny the truth of any of
it, but / prefer not to discuss it at ALL
Ny husband is slowly geI.1g up again
in the West and | am doing all that
can to help him. Probably one of
these days we shall be happy again.
Mrs. de Bruyn still retains her great
beauty, and it is altogether likely that
within a short time she and her step
son will leave New York and join
Count de Bruyn i'm the Far West.
At the Aston Hotel yesterday where
Berry until twenty-four hours before,
had his offices, it was said that he
had given up his apartments and lett
the hotel. 1t is not known there where
he has gone.
On the strength of the letters and
receipts which Mrs. Duke has in her
possession, she declared yesterday her
intention to pay an early call on DIS
trict Attorney Jerome and ask nm
to indict Brodie l.. Duke, Champe >.
Andrews and Berry on charge OF
conspiracy.
PECULIAR ACCIDENT.