, 1875-07-28
1'IJf; DENVER SCANDAL.


TILE DENVER Sian DAA'
necstux ur aho wife nnd Ensthlcs]
1su.bsluti-A Itnr with Ghats"s
f,rnver {tut.} Tribune.
Wo hnro another chapter /" chronicle III tl1o
prugreBs of the unhappy d9Hore1e dtAnh "lir'tl
10 wers otiilcd TO record lan, week, NH ahs!l
cat,scd ~ mich gossip and con'Tti'' throughput
/. viii ho rctl,smhorcd that ths discovery was
mado tlnt = man natpet Mcleod. 1Lo has ior
tyor noyen yeAtn oceupfel high rocinl position
in pcnyos. mid who ~ ieo hescfal positions of
,rnt aatisfactlon Ut LtB einI>|oyeTs-"ho
wan beloved and respected by al wI'o
knoy hl.n--who Mas LIVING III cotnfurt-
abp homo with ~or''an whom ho had
married, and who since Their marriage
lad lad q chl-uaB . b,satlist aud Ind d
v,fo aid two children lii Chicago. 1t will bu
remembered, a!so, TINT tic wosllan will
whom he waH living, having learned through \
Of her that tho whom nllo had married md
VII, whom she had beet. living ~ hin wife tur
over fvn years. bad another rif0 living. clan-
dostinely marricil Mr.. BeIehsr. aud that hnr
chIld belonged to Delcher, unl not to Mcleod.
Vito No. !, dropping down nnc1pcetcIly uron
her faithlcHs l,Itshand brought all tlnts matters
to light. 1t will 10 remembered that Mrs. Me-
i.eod M. WAS spirited away by thu friends Ut
her faithicss husband. kept aIuot f1olu her IT.
tor,lcy. takcn 10 tho lunctnil, and ntcret1y rent
back ngaiu TO Chicago. It nar supposed hv this
means thnt tho scandal would 10 buried and suou
forgotten.
William Dclcher, who, becoming possessed IN
somo mysterious manner Ut tllu Ilfr eerset III
lin friend Mcleod, used 1t to accomplish lis
purpono of tecnrinE for himao'f tho woman with
whom le fla1 become enAulnroa, and With wlIotil
Mcleod wAs living u his n.lo, sure thu
oxp0so las snd1euly disappeared. Nl,aro !ae
has gone no QUO sce;na to know, aud very fsw
saum 10 euro, tos, whhloscr may 10 thought Of
McIcod'A conduct, there il 1o 0a0 wiIliuH to
do9oud uls action Of Ecicler in tho 1uattor.
It appears to bs generally concodul TINT lIo
played = mean Galno throughout tue "huic
transaction.
AZ suon ~ the oxpoae came, Ira, De1cher. neo
Mcleod, beter k own 10 tho public as wfo No.
Z, ut once ca.t ,uut tu sayo for herself alI thu
property which she ha1 secured FROM Mcleod.
aud It wna conveyed by q deeu Of trnBt to her
sister "l.hoda" 'DoyilA, . prominent cllar'
actcr nllionE tho den,i-monue Of thu,
city. alcl.eod himself remained In tn
city, and scsms to linvo fet assufed TINT
lis unfortunate trouble was at ~ onI. H1!d that
The whole matter would Boon blow over aud 10
forgotsen. hit III this he scetnH 10 have been
mistaken, n.ltl now It would seen, ~ though IL
Ind inst begun, ant tint lla lad tatcn the
counsel OF unwiao advisors IN d4rnl.H ing lin
]Awfn wife and sending her EaEt III the tnanust
ie did, without mailing such rc.azasluu M le
could fos the great wrong lo lad dosie hor anu
Lust evenings train from tho East brought to
L1G Eltt 1lgH. JACASOA AAA AE& tho lAltAiClAs
1ivinn and honaas. and Tug nscd mother ut Joit'
Mcleod Ltrstlf. Tho Children alo bright itllo
girls, aged respectively about aud 10 years.
:snebos tho t,o e'iy S,,o, lucy rouse a. onsf onS
milking msii - iuq,si5ies, found found tist: Mcleod Luz"
WAS stopping Ut tbs T!cnlunt lE"aso In Nuat
Denver. A{tc1 partalsng of supper they wonl
to tho Tsc1nuhs to 1iud tho laith!"as ttHhand an
| loug-nbsont gon. Not finding lil ill., th:r tool
an apar,m mcnt, aud waited his return. To M,
TiHrI when In ira
bis tnaLLer, wife. aud cAiid.en we,c Mt tho hotel
| wAc1o lo MAJ stopping, would faintIy CA19rchf
his feelings OF atDnzetuent. Illcr1 III ITO reasuu
however. TO bollose Tint ho was grataiIod. ie
| tho meeting bctween him aid his mutIler WI.
| cordial and touching III tho extreme. His asoJ
| mother kll1ew her nrIis aroui tue neck Ut her
| aon, whom n!le ha,l nut acon for nearly nne
| years, aud wept bitterly. alcLeod Lisueelf VA
| visiby ailectod lie did u0t greet hiH children
| however, With any groat desros Vt parental tcn
desncs5.
| lle declined to spcak to bis wife In tho pics.
| enuo Of lIs nuthnr. hut said he would seo ll:r
alone iii tue par'or Of tho hotel. What there
trannpired, wo hayo only tho statement Ut Airs
Mcleod, Sho says that as sooli az they wcrt
aloue in the pnr1or ho took hold Of llor forcibiy
mud demanded why ehe bad returned. She re-
piled tint sle Ind como hare tu live, and to tr,
and got some Of the property lie had given isis
para,no,,r, for tho benefit Of her children,
| SIlo a1Ho ncclleed hisn Of slanlerinH ller goot
nnnlo, At any rate, words OF cEluIIlatlon aIt
recT1nnatlon appear 10 layc passed botWoei
them, and ho nttemptel ylolonco npon her. Al
| this stage Of tho interview Mrs. Mcleod, by hel
| own statement. Boc,ns to have lost her temper
| and sbo picked IN a chair and hurled 1t At tht
l,oad Of her upfaithfnI aud offending spouHe
She followed this with another 0ue, and The
disturbance brought tho isndlord to ths
scene. Tie result was TINT alrs. MeLeoe
in company with her nlothor.,n-law and twe
children, WearicdIy sought rooms ut tho poltel
Iouso, OIL blake street. Mcleod bnaough
hn motber to remain will, him, but rue pro
ferred to accompany tho children with tLeil
| mother.
What will he tho sequel OF this caao Of lomos.
tic infeIieity ca1,uot toll. Mrs. Mcleod atIt
her tnotles-iu-law are evidently in idIt:cnt cir
clmatauccs, aud both scen utterly I,run:ratut
and overcome at their unhappy situation. Sht
Expressed herself last night ~ determined t
seok a,lcl redress Is tho INV would aflorI, ant
sought her uoupsol. tin Hon. J. I. Wriburut
for Consultation. Her little children blc Lnscntlt
10 placo in tire convent tn this city, a1,d nlo vii
tlen seek some means OF earning livelihood fol
herself and the aged mother Of her husband.
The caso Is, indeed, 4 sal one. anu tbs con
duct Of john Mcleod, who. II not altogether
10 blame in thus basaly de4erting hia Wis ALL
children and aQed widowed mother to tho rudt
charities OF strangers. is illoxcusable iu TIT
H!ighteBt degree,