Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-02
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE

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| to Poverty, from Innocence to Crime
| Six Years Search for a Truant Wife
Meeting, Reconciliation and Forgive
| ness-What it costs to ..Run, n CITY,
| Eight Millions a Year and the Worst
| Government in the Country-Paee Bro,
| Co.
| The strange denoueDaefat of still
| stranger domestic drama, occurred
In this city yesterday. Worked up
and elaborated by skillful romano
er, it would furnish the groundwork
of a sensation novel. Ten years ago,
IN the little village of Herkimer, New
York, William G. Bradley, a gentle
man of wealth and education, was
married to beautiful and accom-
plished young lady, Miss Sarah ID.
Carver, the daughter of prominent
citizen, who is now member of the
New York Legislature. For four
years the couple lived together hap
PLY. when a person bearing the eu-
phonIous cOgnomen Brinkerhoof
Tharrott appeared upon the scene.
lie paid assiduous court at the shrine
OF the married beauty, and finally
succeeded in SO estranging her affec-
tions from the husband and centering
them upon himself, that she secretly
went to Indiana, obtained fraudu-
lent divorce, and then fled with her
paramour, taking her beautiful little
daughter, about three years of age.
The runaways went first to Indian
apolls, Then To Cincinnati, and final
~ To Memphis, where, but year
after their Hight, the woman was
abandoned by the man who had be-
come lired OF her, and left penniless
IN a strange city. Then she strue-
gled hard for time to lead a yirtu-
Gus life, and travelled from place to
place IN her endeavor to obtain hon
est employment. At lastehe reached
Chicago, and walked the broad ave
hues OF the city, striving to procure
SITUATION as goVerness, for which
ief me education and many accom-
pllshmentS peculiarly fitted. But
she was encumbered with a child and
without tions, so the
doors of our merchant princes were
closed against her. Like too MANY
daughters of wealthy parents, her
education was ornamental rather
than practical. She could not sew
or do housework, so there was but
one way to avoid suffering, want
perhaps starvation--fOr herself and
Nttle one. She entered a house of
| assignation, aristocratic and eXclus-
I'VE In IT'S management, and situated
near Wabash avenue, in the very
heart of the region whence She had
been excluded for want of recon-
mendations. Here she lived and
thrived, after the fashion of her class.
| until yesterday.
Nearly distracted at the loss of his
child, and resolved to recover her at
any expense, the husband started in
pursuit OF the guilty pair when Jhe
wlfe,s Perfidy was made known. And
Tor SIX long, weary years he has trav-
eled north, east, west and south
spending large fortune in the search
for his little darling. For the wife
he always expressed the utmost aver
sion, wishing never to see her but TO
get his child. Recently he heard
that both We're in Chicago, and COM
ing here finally succeeded in finding
them in the place above mentioned
When he entered, the child was alone
In the elegant parlOr, and was imme-
uiately recognized by the father,
L..
mother was in her room counting the
caresses OF stranger. Hearing the
familiar voice of the husband, and
comprehendIng the situation i'm a
moment, the wife, though en- disLn-
bile, rushed to the parlor, and throw
ing herself at the husbands feet,
plead for mercy and her child. Both
were granted the past was forgiven
ana forgotten and in a few moments
The husband, wife and child left the
house of sin together. A few hours
later, the cars were carrying q re-uni-
ted and happy family to their east
ern home.
Without this denOuenaeat. the his
tory of Mrs. Bradley is that of humid
reds of women in Chicago, but think
there are very few husbands here
such as hers. The man who can
take TO his heart again the wife who
mas been cyprian for years, even
While the impress of another is vet
moist upon her lips, is very great
hero-or u very great fool. Which,
let each reader decide for him or her
self.
The Comptroller has made hia es-
Inmates Tor the ensuing year, and
shows that nearly eight million dol
ernment. This is exclusive of expen-
ditures for Parks. The land for these
VIII cost about four millions and the
adornments as much more, before
they are finished. But large por-
tioh ef tins taxation is levied upon
the property benefited. The follow
ing are few of the items i'm the
Comptroller's estimate: Board of
Public Works, 81 l43 900; Health De-
paftnent, SS4 900; interest on debts.
500, 200; printing SIS, 600 police and
lre departments, II 900, 900; schools.
sl ,34o, ,uOo salaries of officials, S75.-
600.
In my rambles about the city this,
week, L dropped into the establish
ment OF Page, Bro. & CO, wholesale
dealers III all kipds OF leather and
hndings, No. 50 Lake street, and
was astonished at the extent and
completeness OF their present stock.
When located at 23I Lake street and
the firm was Hardeahurg d Page.
they had one Of the largest and best
assoftnients in the city, but since
the change OF partners aud location,
this house is really without an equal
In the West. 1t IL composed of prac-
teal men, VINO have spent lifetime
IN the business, and understand if
from beginning tn end. The senior
partner Is OF the firm of Cragin Page
y Co., one Of the heaviest houses in
Hoston- These advantages, togeth-
er with their ample capital, and the
tact that they do more business than
any other house in the city, enable
them To purchase in large Quantities