New Britain herald., 1921-12-13

riage secret because of the advanced age of Mir. Berg's mother and fear that the disclosure might be too much of a shock for her.
 This morning Mrs. Berg, as she must now be known, stated 10 news papermen that she and MT. Berg were married in New York in 1905.
 Mother Very Jealous.
 They made a promise between themselves to keep the matter a secret until such time as Mr. Berg had an opportunity to break the news to his people. Time went by, however, and still the silence was kept The con dition of Mrs. Berg, the mother, was not any too good, and they were afraid that any such excitement as the news of the marriage might be in- furious to her. So year by year slipped by without the news leaking out and the mother was happy in the thought that her son was for her and for no one else. In fact the elder Mir. Berg was very eccentric in the attitude which she adopted towards the son. Any suspicion that he had showed at tention at all to any woman other than herself, was greeted with a jeal- ousy that was forcibly expressed.
 Nc Loved His Mother.
 Mrs. Berg, junior, when inter viewed by @ Herald" representative this morning, told of the wonderful love which her husband showered upon his mother and of the relations which the husband and wife kept. Both he and she held a bond of un- derstanding between them that as long as Mr. Berg's mother was alive, their secret would be kept and the life of the mother left undisturbed. Up to the time of the death of MT. Berg's father, "Al'' visited his wife three and four times a week at her home in Plainvile. They talked of the time when they could both live together as man and wife and Al" often told of his parents and their love of the son. They planned to go housekeeping upon the death of the parents
 Cares For Mother
 When his father died, "Al' found | t necessary to do all the work about | he house and the attention which his | mother, who was now becoming aged | md infirm, required was left for him o do. He visited his wife regularly, | however, until he fell sick.
 Secret is Disclosed
 A week ago last "Wednesday, as he | vas sitting in the Plainville home he | ook a chill which was the beginning | ,f the short illness which took him | way. He seemed to be all right the ! lext day however, as he met his wife | n Southington. The next Sunday he | elephoned that he was not feeling | we'll, and his condition became so bad | hat a nurse was caled. He died last ! Friday. Unaware that he was so scri- usly i'll, his wife was shocked to read | he notice of his death in the paper nd when Martin, who had been her husbands employer for a number of | ears, came to her home to tell her hat he was dead, she was almost rostrate with grief. She immediately anne to New Britain to Mr. Martins ome.
 On Saturday. she went to the Berg ome to see the body, and when asked 'ho she was she said, "A particular 'iend of AIS" Even then, out of love nd respect for her husbands wishes, he did not tell that she was his wife. he was allowed to see the body but as so overcome that she had to leave lr. Martin went to the mother and )ld her in the presence of her rcla- yes from New Haven and the nurse ho had attended her son, that he had cen married and Miss Donahue was is wife The elder Mrs Berg said nat she believed him and asked why icy had deceived her.
 Opens Casl,et For Wife
 When it came time for the funeral, was found that the elder woman was of able to go to the cemetery and the ounger woman followed the hearse in ' r.. Martins car from the house to the ave. When the coffin was being re owed from the hearsc Mr. Martin re ' rested that it he opened to allow the fife 10 view the remains for the last - me. This was done and the body as lowered into the grave.