Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-31
THE SAME OLD STORY.
a Married Woman of Fairfield
takes a Trip on Her
Own Account and II
Overhanled here by her hus'
band who. Like TT. Slob-
bers,Ar0und Awhile and
then takes her home
Again.
Nothing Like Forgiving Dis.
position.

Last night at eleven o'clock family
Of emigrants, put up for tho balance
of the night At the Planters House, and
with them was young and beautiful
woman with one child. 1t appears the
hotel was crowded for room. Mr..
Gossage assigned the whole party to
tho only room vacant, in the house,
but when they went to retire, the man
In charge Of the party, pointed this
woman out and said che did not be.
long with them, but wanted q room TO
herself. He was told that was the
only room, and that they must adapt
themselves to tho circumstances %
best they could, because he could do
no better for them.
1t appears, subsequently, that the
woman left her home in Fairfield YES.
terday, and started toward Burlington.
but stopped off at Mt. Pleasant, and
took a returning train to this city, and
fell In with the emigrsnts, a. above
| stated.
| About 5 o'clock this morning Mr..
Gossage was awakened by man, who
gave his name ~ Cunningham, who We
understand Is tho keeper Of . billiard
saloon In Fairfield, and was In red hot
haste to eco woman with Q child,
whom he described very minutely.
He offered $40 to the proprietor to
show him where she was, which he OF
course refused, but related to the man
the circumstances Of her coming to
his house and also told him ho could
not sec her until such time % the lady
saw fit to receive him.
Mr.. Goseage, to put tho woman on
her guard against the follow, who he
describes % being . coarse, clustering,
dirty customer, cent his housekeepeI
to warn her that man was looking
for her. She replied: "Why III bel
that 10 Dick, my husband" aud In.
quiringwhere he was,she was directed
70 the Office, and he greeted her with
why, Minnie, why did you run of
and leave me!" The reply was made
In low tone, and the i'll matched pail
started TO the room whore she had
passed tho night Once inside, and
during the conversation, he proceeded
to GO through her pocksebook, from
! which he extracted what little money
thcre was In it. He then called heI
into tho hall and demanded the bal.
ance OF the money she had carried off
throw her on tho door and made 4
dive for her pocket from which he az.
tracted roll Of bills amounting prob.
ably to several hundred dollars, and
in the scufile tore her clothes halt Of
her.
| He, We are informed, appeared Il
be insanely jealous, accuses her of do
Ing things sho ought not to do, and
some that are very unpretty. Pre-,
tending to visit tho sick at night, and
, never going noar, and leaving him q
home alone with the child. Staying
ont late at nights, without being able
to give an account of herself
and coming home and climbing in al
the window, aud In fact of loving the
wrong man too much, who he insisted
bad followed her to this city, and VA
then in town, She acknowledged she
had done wrong and plainly told him
he was no saint, al ofwhich he admit.
ted, finally slobbered over, sniffied
around awhile, and told her II che
would 60 home and live with hin
again he would never cay another
word about II, and Mr.. Gosssge from
whom We get our particulars, saya
they went of together, but times were
| lively around there for q while,