Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-03

A SAD 6cANDAL.-QAr community s;has
been aGtated this week with the develop
ment ofss case of scandal and maritslinfi-
deity in or midsts which has Been Tor
'some time suspected, but has bce1shercto-
fore confined to surmise and suspicion
merely. 1t has not been the practice of
the BULLETIN to give prominence 10 the
disgusting details Of cases of scandal ut
home or abroad, and we do not intend to
depart from this rule IN this instance. We
would be glad TO pass il by without q word
but some allusion to a subject that has oc-
>cupicd so large share of the attention Of
our readers WILDE expected Of US. The
parties to the intrigue are CO. Whine,
well knownas 4 builder, prominent iii
connection with the erection of the Will
cox block, and married man, and wo-
man who shall be nameless for the pres
ent, but whose relatives are among our
most respectable and worthy people, and
whose husband has been for two years an
invalid, gradually failing in mind and
body; now helpless imbecile. Under
the cover of attention to the sick man,
Winnie has been enabled to cultivate an
intimacy with the sick mans wife, to
which, as it now appears, she was not at
all aversc. This attracted attention, as
well of the neighbprs, as of Winne's wife,
who became jealous, and the consequence
was that for time his visits to the other
mans wife were less frequent and Open
About two months since Whine went to
Minnesota, and short time after sent for
his wife. Within day or two Of her arrival
however, Whine started off, leaving her
comparatively helpless in a strange place.
The deserted wife mustered all-her means
and came back to Independence, arri-
wing a few weeks since. About two
weeks ago Winnie came back also, and
stealthily resumed his visits and at
tentions to the wife of the sick man, in
fact, as is stated, was sccreted a large
portion of the time in her house. Insti-
gated by Mrs. Winnie the neighbors kept
a watch upon her husbands movements.
He was seen to visit the residence of his
Delilah at unreasonable hours of the
night, on which occasions it was noticed
that she admitted him in person. Con-
WINGED by these demonstrations, of the
criminal nature of his connection with the
woman, disguised that such scandal
should transpire in the neighborhood, and
withal stirred to anger at Winne's heartless
treatment Of his wife, the residents in the
vicinity determined to break up the liason
and compel Winnie to leave town. Accor-
dinghy on Tuesday evening the house of the
woman was surrounded by the party, and
developments were awaited. Whine was
in the house, and alarmed at the threaten
ing movements outside, attempted to es-
cape in disguise; first, however, sending
the woman to see that the coast was clear.
He was caught short distance from the
house, and the Marshal and other officers
being near he was taken in charge by
them. He was given to understand by
the crowd, that his further presence in
town was not consistent with his safety,
and, still under the protection of the Off
GERS, he went to the depot where he took
the western train for Waterloo, from
whence he took the train next morning
for Dubuque.