The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-05
DESERTED AFTER
FALSE PROMISES
HENRY BERGERMAN DISAPPEARS
AFTER PROMISING TO MARRY
MINNESOTA GIRL

Lost again, found again, gone again,
Bergerman," is the case of Miss Ber-
tina Klapporth of Sank Center, Mimi.
who came to this city some three
weeks ago to join John Henry Berger
man. who was to marry her
| Miss Klapporth knew Bergerman IT,
the east and when he came out here
lcorresponded with her regularly telling
her she should come out some day and
be his wife. This summer, they decided
to get married and the girl, who is
about 25 years of age. came out to join
Bergerman, arriving in the city about
Sunday, Oct. 20.
! On her arrival she was unable to
find Bergerman and at once began.
vigorous search for him, asking any,
one who knew him to tell him she was
| staying in the city at the State hotel.
In a few days Bergerman was found
apparently glad to meet his sweetheart
who had come so far to find him. His
explanations were cheerrully received
and Monday. Oct. %, was the day set
for the wedding.
| Bergerman stayed with the girl some
two days and one night, then skipped
the country and he has not been heard
! from since And the young woman is
sill in the city without immediate
means of getting back home. nearly all
her savings having been used up in
buying clothes and ticket to get here
In the meanwhile, she is still at the
State hotel waiting for Bergerman.
who has been gone some 10 days now
and all efforts of he police and sheriff
to locate him have proven futile up to
this time
"A Handsome Man,
The young woman is of course. ex-
tremely indignant over the way il.
which she has been treated, still she
says she wants just a few words with
him before ne is locked up in case the
officers catch him, which from present
indica tons, seems unlikely
! Since Bergerman has gone. Miss
KlappOrth has received a letter from
PascO. signed by man representing
himself TO be a we'll do citizen of
that city, better looking thar Berger
man and much better able to take
care of her than is the man whom she
came out to marry This letter tells
her she is too good for Bergerman,
! that the writer has seen her and is
willing, nay more, anxious to make her
, his wife This is thought by the girls
friends at the hotel to be merely
ruse of Bergerman to get her ensnared
by some letter in answer, showing her
to be faithlesS to Bergerman. III which
case the latter could show up with the
set the charge which the girl says she
can and will bring against the mis-
creant.
Il don't think 1 want to marry him
, now" said the young lady. 81 would
like to talk to him just a little while,
though. / guess l will go back home
as soon as my money comes. l couldn't
get a draft cashed here and I had to
! send it home. The people in the hotel
have been good to me though and have
certainly been frieLds to me. too. But
I will go back to Minnesota"
The savings of several years have
been consumed by the girl in her
fruitless chase for her false lover and
she goes home, sadder, wiser and
poorer than when she came out. lured
by the promises of Bergerman to mar
ry her and furnish her with a home.
Bergerman was blacksmith of this
city. about 25 years of age and bore
good reputation previous to this
trouble. 1t is the opinion of those who
know about the case that Bergerman.
dissatisfied with the girls appearance
when he saw her, made his promises
to allay her suspicious and then
skipped out and got clear of the coun-
try. The girl has draft which will
enable her to reach her home as soon
as it is cashed and the money sent her.
In the meantime, she still waits the
ca pture of her faithless lover.