Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-21
A Married Woman Deserts Her
Home and Enters a BrOthel.

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La One of the most strange and unaccount-
able revelations which are sometimes
made in the domestic relations of families,
was brought to light in this city last even
ing by the voluntary flight from home and
friends of young and beautiful woman,
the wife of a grocer in Albany, and her at
tempted entrance upon a life of shame and
degradation in a notorious house ON North
Second street, in this city. The prominent
characters in this sad drama of life, are re-
spectacle and wealthy residents of the
capital. The wife is not more than eighteen
years of age, and is described as very hand
some. She has been married nearly two
years. The father is master builder in
ALBANY. and man of wealth. The hus-
ban1q some time since accompanied his
mother-in-law on visit to her relatives in
Europe, and the two are expected home
about the eighth of the present month";
During his ABSENCE or perhaps pre-
viously, the wife conceived violent dis
like towards her husband, and often
remarked TO her father that upon his return
she would not live with him. The father
supplicated and entreated her to abandon
this idea; but as the wife appeared deter
mined in her purpose, he offered her the
enjoyment of his own home and the pro-
lection of the parental roof against all
annoyance from the man she appeared so
thoroughly to dislike. She protessed acqui-
appears, the young and foolish wife, bent
on self-destruction, packed trunk of VAL
liable clothing, and leaving her home
superstitiously, came to this city, and took
rooms at the house referred to above.
Shortly afterwards her. father discovered
her absence, and by some means became
possessed of clue to her where
aboats. He followed her, and upon
arriving here sought the services
| of Detective Kirk. The officer last
evening accompanied the father, who was
much distracted by the conduct of his
daughter, to the house where she was stop
ping, and without difficulty the pair sue
ceeded in gaining an entrance by the front
door. AS they did so, the daughter made a
rapid flight from the rear of the house, and
! has not since been seen. The officer search
ed the house and found the woman's trunk
| in her room, locked and packed as when it
arrived, and removed it to the station
house. At sight of the trunk the father
became deeply affected, and burst into
tears, presenting picture of utter despair
and misery, in striking contrast with the
surroundings of the scene, the paint
ed bawds who looked on smiling
lily, the gauze, the glare and glitter of that
miniature hell on earth. Satisfied that his
daughter had fled, the father left the house
to renew his search for his lost daughter,
but up to the present hour did not succeed
in discovering her whereabouts. The case
altogether is very sad one. A young
wife, with means to crafty almost every
extraYagance, deserving not only her hus-
band but. her parents-her conduct is
among the anomalies sometimes presented
by the race of humanity, to account fol
which is an impossibility, and to prevent
which all laws, the experience of all others
lost beyond redemption, the prayers and
fender entreaties of friends, are not of the
Slightest avail.