The New York herald., 1871-09-16
A FOOLISH YOUNG WIFE.
She Elcpes, tho Second Day After Her Man
riagc, With Young New York Rascal--Hs
Kobs Her OF S1,JO0 aud Leavos Her 10 Her

She Elcpes, tho Second Day After Her Man
riagc, With n Young New York Rascal--Hs
Kobs Her OF 81, 900 aud Leaves Her 10 Her
Fate.
From The Kansas City (Mo.l Times, Sept. e.l
Soon after the arrival or the eleven O'Clock Hanni.
bal and st. Joseph train on Monday night the rail-
road bus" deposited at one OF our principal hotels
age. She had no baggage, and was apparently in
great distress. 1t was with trembling and choked
voice tnat she gave her to the night clerk and
desired to be shown to a room. In the morning
the landady OF the MOTEL waited upon her, and,
alter considerable difficulty, elected the following
history OF her troubes:-Her name she gave as Etha
Adams She mad left her parents home, near Lima,
sandusky county, Ono, one week ago, the restless,
given TO her as her husband. They had been school.
mates together in childhood, but of late years they
had been separated, she attending school az Ober.
ln he working on his fathers farm The marriage
was not Objectionable to her, neither was 1t her
the train al Norwalk for Cleveland, where they took
passage via tue lakes for Chicago, intending, as she
states, TO visit some friends OF her husband near
Elgin, H.
The steamer was crowded with a gay and festive
cosmopolitan crowd including preachers, gamblers,
farmers, traders. tourists and "schoolmarms."
The evenings were long and pleasant and the COM
pany socaDle. In the party on board were party
from Buffalo, among whom was good o'king,
well dressed youth, not more than twentY.
two years OF age, to whom the, the yonna9
Mrs. Adams soon became very friendly, and to
pass the evenings away Mrs. Adams. who had been
of "Planchette." The mysterious board was pro;
duced, and, she says. 'lt worked to charm"
Tney played with the trinket every evening upon.
the cabin table, and from 1t she learned that MT.
RANKIN was her true husband, and that noInina
should intervene 10 Keep them separate. Thr0ugN
the mschlevous "Planchettc' Rankin planned alk,
elopeinent at Milwaukee, and nlght 10 MS Iienusl
IN Colorado. The stoid young farmer, busy WHY
the fast youths on the forecaste and deck, noiyen
nothing unusual IN the close intimacy octwcci u.S
Ena and the young New Yorker, nor did ne susPect
anything when she asked aud obtaineu ironl nl.
hts well filed pQckctboOk. The New Yorker anu
Mrs, Adams TOOK d short walk whilc tne sUalner
touched at Milwaukee and OF course forgot TO re-
and then TO Quincy, where they 'arrled III conCea
ment TO watch for and elude pursuit. WINE tiero
Rankin obtained possession OF her money, amounting
| to nearly ST., ,O00 and exchanged a wOrtness glt
| ring for valuable diamond one-a gilt from her
| mother. They continued their journey on Monday
| aud all went well until they reached Cameron Whe'
her ''a0inlty,r Rankin, LEFT her, as he said lor
| lew minutes 10 take smoke In forward car" nG
did not return the train moved ON Dut ne came hot
Mrs. Adams became ANXIOUS; she called the COR duo.
| tor; he had note for her. written on one Vi Ran
| kip's own carls 1t read
| DEAR GIRL called suddenly away from {ou Ro-
turn 10 your hub0y" bgin until call Tor you Au reyor
| GEORGE.
| The train brought the shamestrlcFc en- wife tc
Kansas City without baggage or me- hs TO return
| home Her dream OF love was suddenly broken,
her eup of loy dashed aside, and $40 now realizes
| the lrst bitter lesson OF human 'lepravty and the
folly oil 'Panchette."
friends living IN the city, ant. yesterday by the aid
| OF the police found one OF siem In Mr. d. r. JAM.
| SON proprietor " a railroad boarding house In the
| Bottom. There she will remain uuIll her husoand
| calls or sends FOL ners