The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-12
NOVEL CASE
A Married Woman abandons her Husband
and runs off with one Of DuprsE
Bensdict's MinstTels.

This evening, OF Darts Hall, Duprtl 4
Benedct's MINISTRIES give one Of their usual
popular performances, aud by way Of giving
them a first class advertisement without
charge, and at the same time cautioning the
"b'hoys" to be on the look out when taking
their dear ones there, We extract the follow.
ing from Mondays Issue of the Dubuque
Times:
Duprez 4 Benedict's Minstrels have come
and gone--gone in blaze Of glory, leaving
behind naught but the tenderest recolIections
aud the desire that they will come again
Gone with their boxes, their trunks and their
banioes. Gone with their burnt cork and
their cloggists; but this il not all that is
zone Close after them--supposed 4" oS
u;th theu a. eN events not great way oil
! follows al irrepressIble female, married
woman, whose husband resides in this city,
who has foresworn her marital obligations,
bid adeu to the happy home that once sur
| rounded heraud resolved TO take up her for
tunes with gay and jolly youth, who plays
the banjo and the fiddle, in the troupe atore
said. leaving devoted husband behind to
stamp his feet, tear his hair and foam, aud
rave over the duplcity Of woman, and the
trau5itory nature of all earthly happiness.
Below follows plain matter Of fact state.
mcnt Of the romantic affair:
On the first night that the minstrels open.
ed in this city, in one Of the seats Of the
dress circle might have been observed a stout,
ruddy faced gentleman, little past the
prime of life, while by his side was seated a
sparkling brunette of not more than twenty
two summers, who was an interested specta.
tor Of all the proceedings. She was the wife
Of the rudy faced gentleman. As the play
progressed, L was observed that the stteu.
ton of the lady in question seemed to be
centered upon one of the members of the
minstrel troupe, and at several times she
bestowed upon him mods, becks and wreath,
ed smiles. 1t was clearly q case of love at
first sight, and the guilty passion was recip.
rocated. This behavior, on the part Of the
wife, was not unnoticed by the husband, aud
after the concert, upon their arrival home,
lie asked for an explanation. At Hrst the
wife was reticent and treated the demand
with contempt but finally she broke out
with storm of reproaches, in which the
words "beast, "m0nster,' were plainly dis
tiuguishabIe, accused her husband Of neglect,
cruelty, etc, ard ended by declaring that
she did not love him and would not live with
him another week for all the greenbacks in
the United States Treasury. Of course the
husband WAS somewhat surprised on hearing
this unwiteIy language, but supposing it to
be the result of passion, he attached no
special significance TO the words. The next
day, how or by whom for the present remains
a mystery, a card was sent to the minstrel
requesting the pleasure of an interview, Sc
lecting the Tigoli Gardens as the trysting
place The parties met, and there, il seems,
an arrangement was entered into to the eff.
feet that the woman should desert her home
and husband and follow her new choice,
which, Il seems, has been faithfully carried
out
Last Friday the erring female got together
all her personal effects, packed them secret.
| y IN trunks and sent them down TO the river
with orders to be taken on the first boat
leaving for 81. Louis. In the afternoon she
appeared to be in the best Of spirits, and
.elhne her hunband that she was going out
iGf short time 10 call upon lady friend.
she took her departure, When the husband