The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-09-13
A ChlcAso SCANDAL
Wealthy Gcsiiemna Desrr,. Ills wife. Az
tempis 10 Rid Himself 80 Her by Admins
terinc Poison. and Gives Himself IP ia
the End.arm~nts 81 u courrcran.

prom the chicago lo~fi fout, ~
This morning caso came W before Justice D. SoN.
which affords shameful insight into the ,nmn ality snd
looseness which Is becoming ar too common 10 TINS city
scarcely week passes but dsssreful exposure Ia
made Of the private doncs OF % leading men
and one almost might doubt II there exBs really In ths
city such n virtue a. ndchty 10 ones domestic circle
A short time ago Mr. J. Bruner wealthy and
heretofore highly respectable gentleman oil this city,
married 70 Miss Fitch, ani for time al seemed
10 10 well With the newly married couple. Bot at last
her brother hogan 70 SUSPECT that al not ~ 4 should
lie. The young wife began 70 wear nd and anxi1us
look, aud her health was ysbly Affected sbo dd not
complain ior time but u Wa evident r. ltr Trends
that she not happy N Der domestic relations Finally
she could live 20 longer With bcr husband she was
afraid she said OF her nie and sue ayenei That he had
mor- then once aitcmpted % poison her she sito
limited that there another woman 10 whom h. raid
far more attention than he did To her Upon
her he iayishcd all bs fayoTr, aud between tho
two she felt corsan scheme Tor seug rid %
her altogether Mr. Fitch went u the bon " az his
brother.in law. but could never nnd htm ~ home He
however deemed 4 prudent % Keep n. -sscs careiuy
ing for hrr about the CITY, and that he carried with hin.
a long dagger knife, evidently with The intention OF
taking ensean0. her for some fancied wrong
a. he dscoyercd her Last week he concluded 70 nppy
10 Messrs WIN. Turtle n Co In the hope that through
them 10 might discover whore rruner wss sins, and
no had with him tbs rhO said n have taken
the place Of bis sife In hts household on Sunday last
OF Mc4r Turtles detectives detailed 10 iook
AFTER tho gert'eman, end " ~sth bis doings. After
looking around among the principal hotels and
other public plAres Tor f0nss tlmn, tie sotse
tive came across Tho object n hi, aenrch aud
from thai moment Mr. T,runer 70 wherever he
would, followed by .hndowwhch len him.
He ino several lager beer saloons he wslted anout
the srests he i0unged into hotels and chaied with &C
quainancss; he took his meals and az night retired %
rest Wbsrcyer ne wens, thsrv also TIE shadow.
Whenever he reftei, 10 samo 70 stop. When he vent
70 bed he vas cars,uiy watched. when ~ aud
walked DOT again he constantly ATTENDED, festef
day forenoon he was seen % meet the lad sbo wss also
object u ntrrest to tho attendant Es recognized
In her certain Bsruuse Gasghan whom no bad Tor.
merry knosn - A resdeut 10 cisrepaa9e h0uss 10 Tho
city They eat on Lake street. and walked along for
some dlAIAncA Oyetler Then they wMMt INTO Eufa A
Goszsges store, shero they Inspected quar- ny % sit
. Wat 10 the Frs, national BANK. and uars 1o
went his careful attendant 10 him fEw there
pile o. gold shat amount ha could not ssrtAin, bat
niIed good rlze shot beg and male ~ almost en-
nedicatei ! sudden d.sMppearanse' Is osnsd large
amount Of real estate 10 thu city, but thai might b.
managed az vol for him u he we're 70 r0ase hs abode
elsewherc n Tho Atlantic placed b. asn bin Af
bis wife he would b~ sbs - enjoy tie tcciety q
kis GallaghAn without any fear Of interrupted Here
she was ilabie Al any tins T. ~ made y eirr aPa
greeabls consequence The wstchfaI csective
doubled bis vigilance and sendilg - tNe thce, got
another oacer detailed % assist Nm y attendance
the unconscloga couple. rbay went tos stasr 20
o. the leading hotels "a 70 eiy, wssfs Brincf
entered their names - W. Brown asd lady,
from 81 foWs They then returned - thsir room,
and Tho detectives LEFT them alone Tiers Tor
. time Morning darned ani The i~o ameer gre
81 ths DOOR ready for tho couple 70 make her agrar
sHcn They Fied - opsu ts foor viii ps@ ksy, but
u Vas boied ihs inside sui sOald not open Oss y
We on.ctts then ounisd o. ths s1nadsf. y we o,bf
and passed thFoagt tle raHsrpt Here In hsi toT-1hf
before him isy M nrunsr last as~ep, and besifs hfa
Bernc4e CaiaKhRn They nosfcd ~ more. Ihs 80.
dence n their gult c1anpetei - NE two wtfsd
patiently ull tbs ooepis asaksasd when u-y kroetsd
at ths door. u opsned ~ Mr. hrnB*f Who H.
mAnted What they wan.ed Ha waN iniyrrned that hey
bal asArart fgr The alpretfn&vn ~ hAnut ani 80
woman. lie took Tho warrant AMI read vi %
enentsnnnce fAi, and 10 fe9~<,ealr @rsn0meigsa
that 10 had asl5vet hlhosef " - cAUsAt y
tap ne l~ld b. was sut~o, % 90 80
a9aans. ahd uat thls wes u ouly
person tbe vord Mhs knss bow " maniniees - Mn
che bad SAVED NJ NE tan once and bs khN~ ttAt
" he sere u ~ oyerAken ~ ~ Mfy Eci she hap
pened 70 bs neNr Ne uoad esrtariy ~. A. fcf 80
wosasan bs enfeased teen ngA ~ shock her teftsla
feeding BY arremslng her sha ali rwfrb'inr hs
sad, ADJ unable " sfamE wAk Nntwtths sn1ng
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