The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-09-30
4" PLANCHETTE."
a Young Wife Deserts Her Husband
Her Affinity Deserts Her, Carrying
Away Her Pocket-Book Containing

Her Annuity Deserts Her, carrying
Away Her Pocket-Book Containing
$1,000.
From the Kansas City Times, Sept. g..
Soon after the arrival of the eleven
o'clock Hannibal and ST. Joe train on
Monday night, the railroad "bus -" de
posted at one of our principal hotels
young and beautiful girl about 19years
of age. She had no baggage, and was
apparently in great distress. 1t was
with trembling and choked voice that
she gave her name to the night clerk
and desired to be shown to room. In
the morning the landlady of the hotel
waited upon her, and after considerable
difficulty elected the following history
of her troubles: Her name she gave
as Etha Adams. She had left her pa
rents home, near Lima, 5andusky, o.,
one week ago, the restless, dissatlfied
bride of young farmer, who had been
given to her as a husband. They had
been schoolmates together in child
hood, but of late years they had been
separated, she attending school at OBJ
erin, he working on his fathers farm.
The marriage was not Objectionable
to her neither was it her choice. The
young couple were married and took
the train at Norfolk for Cleveland,
where they took passage via the lakes
for Chicago, intending, as she states, to
visit some friends Of her husband near
Elgin, Ill.
The steamer was crowded with a gay
and festive cosmopolitan crowd, includ-
ing preachers, gamblers, farmers, trad
ers, tourists, and school "marms. F"
The evenings were long and pleasant.
and the company soclable. In the
party on board was a party from Buf-
falo, among whom was a good locking,
well-dressed youth, not more than %
years of age, to whom the young wife
was introduced George ID. Rankin
and Mrs Adams soon became very
friendly, and to pass the evenings away
Mrs. Adams, who had been nurtured in
the lap OF freeloveism, proposed game
of "Pianchette. :" The mysterious board
was produced, and, as she says, cit
worked to a charm" They played with
the trinket every evening upon the cab
in table, and from it she learned that
Mr.. Rankin was her true husband and
that nothing should intervene to keep
them separate. Through the mischiey-
Gus Planchette," Rankin planned an
elopement at Milwaukee, and fight to
his friends in Colorado The stolid
young farmer, busy with the fast youths
on the forecastle and deck, noticed
nothing unusual in the close intimacy
between his Etha and the young New
| Yorker, nor did he suspect anything
when she asked and obtained from him
| his we'll filled pOcket-book. The New
Yorker and Mrs. Adams took a short
walk while the steamer touched at Mil
waukee, and of course forgot TO return.
A fast night train carried them to Chi
cago, and then on to Quincy, where
! they tarried in cOncealmeHt to watch
for and eiude pursuit
While there, Rankin obtained pos
session of her money, amounting to
nearly s., 900, and exchanged worth.
| less gilt ring for a valuable diamond
one, a gift from her mother. They
continued their journey on Monday,
ana all went well until they reached
Cameron, when her {" affinity" Rankin
left her, as he said, 'Eto take smoke
in the forward car" He did not re
turn, the train moved on, but he came
not Mrs. Adams grew anxious, she
Cdt1etl til6 dIIIi lie Aotti a 'iObt
for her written on one OF RankiD's Owl
cards. 1t read:
DEAR GIRL: [ am called suddenly
away from you. Return 70 YOU
" hubby at Elgin until call for you
Au revoir. GEORGE.
The train brought the shame -strie ker
wife to Kansas City without baggage
or means to return. Her dream of love
was suddenly broken-her cup of JOY
dashed aside, and she now realizes The
first bitter lessons of human depravity
and the folly of 1" Planchette'
Fortunately she remembered that hel
mother had friends living III the city
and yesterday, by the aid Of the police
found one of them in Mr.. ID. P. Jam
ison, proprietor of arailroad boarding
house in the Bottom. There she vii
remain until her husband sends OF
calls for her.