Show DIES IN SECLUSION woman of wealthy fa family mily lived lonely life for years deserted by husband and son as aa result of a family quarrel she finally hid herself in lit it tie cottage trenton N J after secluding tier her delf in a lan lonely ly cottage tor for 18 years during which time she preferred her loneliness to the luxuries of a man mall slon in germany mrs katherine Kather lne zila merman a member of a wealthy german kanj family la Is dead to in the mercer amercer hospital hero here A broken heart was responsible tor for the womans comans detre acs lre for seclusion tit the first trip she had made from her trim liekle cottage in 18 years was in ill the an ambulance lance which took here to the hospital mrs zimmerman who was 83 years old was surrounded by wealth Us in her childhood passed near berlin Herl lii with n poor lad named henry zimmerman lm merman as a playmate of the little fraulean Fraul eln van augur in time told of his love which was reciprocated marriage Mar ringe seemed impossible of his poverty ile ho sought bought the land of ll berty to win wealth ve h lle he was but moderately successful cess ut ful much I 1 it to his surprise he received a otter letter from his fiancee declaring tier her willingness to leave tier her he home me bacq tac separation from her parents and come to her sweetheart zimmerman accepted the sacrifice and the couple vre w pre married in this country they to located at Wilkes barre pa ila for 35 years the couple lived in ill peace one son was born ile he had grown to man mall hood when a family quarrel brought about seti separation between husband and wife mis airs zimmerman came to this city both her husband and son bad disappeared she he had then passed the half century mark and soon came into possession of a small fortune by the death of a relative after contin nor her search for seven years mrs airs zimmerman wear led of the world she purchased a cottage in the suburbs and began tier her life of seclusion she decided never neier to talk to a human being again she told tier her resolution to several friends here members of prominent german families and they consented to see that she was supplied with food with out leaving her home as she dez deziree de elred ired she arranged to pay the money necessary tor for this day after day during her entire period ot of isolation food had been left on the rear porch of tier her home in the morning at noon and in the evening 46 prevent oi or seeing others those who brought the supplies would be far away before the aged woman would tough touch the food the meals which were always left in a basket were procured by mrs ZI amerman by lowering from the upper room of atho tho house in which she lived almost entirely a ropo rope with a hook book atta attached hed by means of she would haul up the receptacle |