Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-30
BROOKLYN GIRL WOOED;
NOW M0URNs FOR LOVER
ADVISED Of Death Of Rich l'iancc
on Eve OF Wed.
ding.
Numerous Inquiries Fail To De-
terminc Definitely That Smitor
Had Died and Efforts Are Now
Bcing Made 10 Get Evidcucc.

NEW YORK. Nov. % Miss SOPHIE
'.oderhouSc. plans for whose wedding
were complete. is a nervous wrccl, un-
der a physician's care al her nome
i:A5 Dean Street. Brooklyn
10 the shock OF news tina; hcr
t'nc" had met dos ;h IN an autnriobiIc
accident has been added mystery
concerning his identity ard q yGsricion
ny some Of her friends that her mil
lioica;rc bridegi oo.n was u myth
They met last winter. Miss T.odc"-
mouse informing HOY friends ma; ne
Introduction was mad. by tho sister
.! her liaHca al patty in Broohlvn
.h.- EounS man WAS Of GIslin.uiSind
lprear!nc". aud wor" always III. ami
form al on oih"cr in ;i" navy medical
CPS
lie WIS known - Dr \. william
Holman, Lt.. and allied lhr" times a.
Niss i.oderhors.'s hom". once Irins
,n2 man who. hc said. Mas his tsthcr,
:t". :, William Hoffman. ST.. . -tnriD@i
Hroolt ,yn ph?s!ci:.n whose home NOW
.rC& ia Pasadena cal Du: who min
i!h"d also AN estate At Millbroo., y y
The engagement w"H announced last
March. and sine" then Miss I.Odcrhousc
haH been wearing a iouric"n-rai-.t So.!-
iairc. ElnLorat" plans were made Tor
''hurch. Hrrol;lyn. Miss Lod":nou=.
argued with To" pastor. Rcv. John &
ii"ithausen. II. -. 10 have four project
! inG pcws shortened so :h3i tic passage
"p tn" 3is," would br unObstruct.d.
Her iianGr. she said. Had authorized
ne! 10 arrange ior the gift OF S,O."p0
organ 30 the church, and She Thought
lie Improvement on tnc p"ws might
20 made III tinc FOR h"r wedding.
lpr. fio!tiaudcn VAS not enthusiastic
:te soid he would scs wha, could be-
done.
Tho Wedding gown was ready. nc
,u-u,Lers of the bridal party hai been
selected, invitations Had been SCR out
aud presents had begun 10 arrive
when me tc'"phor" ben in Tho l.od.r-
hons" lone rang. Octohcr -. The
hridc-tn-be answered IT. When ~. .
tUn8 np III. receiver sh" tnid h"r SIG
, Coy Emily, in dun tou.s. tina. the mes
"as iclepGnniNc from French Lei,
springs. Ind uis son ana br. coch-
:"lic. OF Baltimore. who Was 10 nave
hcea an usher ~ the wedding. had
Just bcen killed in au automobile .scci
! dent ~ French Lick Strings the mes
sage r-n.
+ Miss LodcrhouSe donncd m0urniiI. y
+ d:Lth notice was inserted III The Eroci.-
/ Ign Daily Eagle. Then tclt grams III
conlo iencc. which no". only add 20 IN"
mystery. began 10 arrive. There w=.c
more than 200 o: them. and many wc"e
signed with names known far and
wide. One bore the name Of NiEc.I!;
Aston. another that o: William II. Taft
mortal service should be held. and Or
ilolthaUseN was approached on ,hr
subject. His response MAS much more
definite than i had been when tho mat
ter OF 1v'irG % the pcws was
preached. lie said ;her" would b M
memorial service IN has church Gn,i
lie was certain for whom 1t was held
and that the man was dead
Inquiries Tere started at once
Queries were sent by telegraph &c
French Lick Springs and 20 Ia sodena
In response 20 tic form, !. wa:
learned tha, there had been no fata
automobile accident al French L:ci
Springs October - or Whereabouts. aa'
that the nan9C OF Or. HOFFMAN. Junior
or senior, was unknown there. P.su
dcna declared itself to he in cqua
ignorance OF tho IIoImans. Nuilbroof
reported they did not live there
II was recollectcd that Miss i.oder'
houses fancc WAS believed 70 he tlt
son OF former Brooklyn physical!
who lad cluimcd once 20 h.>ve lived 4
31a Clinton AVcRU" Inquiry there
however, failed to show any sGcn Sam
iiy eyer lived in that house.