The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-07-02
A WOMAN'S SINS.

n WO~A ~ = SANS-
A New York Wife Wrongs Her
Husband and ATTEMPTS 10 Muir
der her Lover.
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\ woman brought to account for
an act Of frenzy which hal well nigh
ended tIagically. siood in the Jefferson
market cnurt Yesterday morning the
very picture Of despair. The face.
pleasing in expression and regular IN
features. was flushed by drink AMI
distorted by evil passions, and the
black silk dress she wore was drawn
about her in slovenly way rs though
she were needless of how she appeared.
When called to the stand she told.
and between her sobs, u
story which. when explained BY the
other evidence. opens to view another
If those dreadful secrets which lie
hidden in :, many families, and which
almost invariably come 10 Tight in all
their hidden ASPECTS.
HAPPY DAYS.
Nine wears ago. she said. she mar
ried William .Iennin, u Young man Of
her own station in life. lie was a
sober, hard working man. kind
husband, and one of domestic tastes.
Her early days Of wiiehood were full
Of happiness. AMI when heaven sent
the pair a beautitu: child the bpnd
between them was further strengthen
ed. Like m"st people Ut moderate
means they hal MANY troubles to con-
tend with. hut only lately did there
grow up between them any cause for
n,istrust. Jennin, during the hard
times, was sorelv pressed. hut succeed
ed in securing employ men' in paint
shop. where h. received $50 a month.
On this sum he supported his family
in modest apartments ut No liz
South Filth avenue, and for a while he
found such money rs he gave his wife
we'll accounted f.r.
CLOUDS LOWER.
4 short time since he missed her
from the house by fits and starts. and
on questionin. her uoticed that she
seemed Disconnected. He was un-
suspicious, and only when he one dav
realized that she had been drinking
did he fancy that something WAS
aniss. His queries then overwhelmed
her with confusion, bu: she dill not
give any inkling Of guilty secret.
Time passed. and Jennin began to
notice that his wife was expendinc
more money than before, and with bu,
little return. He did not complain al
first, but few weeks ago, when he
discovered what he supposed to he q
piece of gross extravaganza. he called
her tn account for it. She tried to
evade him ut first, but, bent OH hi.
purpose. he forced her IN an open
confession.
A TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
This woman, the mother of his
child, whom he believed above nil
suspicion. admitted that for SINE time
she had been unfaiihful to him. While
out of doors one day she became &C
quainted with a man whom she had
since met repeatedly. She considered
the affair Of no importance Mt first.
but before long had gone too far to
draw lack. The man was waiter in
the st. Nicholas hotel. He Was only
q subordinate. receiving Sl7 q month.
and to him had gone the money which
her husband had toiled to earn. Jennin
was astOunded. He could not believe
his wife capable of such duplicity. and
fancied her insane. To the st. Nicholas
hotel he went. confronted the waiter.
questioning him and wrung from his
cuwardly lips q confession Of every
thing that had occurred. Overwhelm-
ed by the blow, Jennin returned to his
home to find his wife suffering and re-
pentant. She confessed everything,
and pleaded for her cbilds sake, not
to be disgraced. The husband was
affected: he believed her regret
genuine and agreed to condone her
fault providing she would have no
thing more t. do with the waiter.
BROKEN PROMISES.
She promised, but from that day
she has been acting badly. Whether
driven by q sense Of her shame VI by
more unworthy motives she took to
drink. and forgetful Of her word. went
to the st. Nicholas in quest Of the
waiter. He. however, would have
nothing to do With her. Fear of the
husband or pity for the wife caused
him to refuse to zee her or to have
to do with her. Caroline
Jennin was now fairly carried away
by her frenzy. She left home, mad
dened herself with drink and procured
. pistol to murder the waiter.
ALMOST A TRAGEDY.
1t was halfpast 6 o'clock on We'd
nesday evening that she attempted to
execute her design. Officer Schultz
Of the Eighth precinct was then on
post In Mercer street. He noticed
The woman walk up and down in the
rear Of the hotel, glance into the base
ment and stop to single out some one
there. Another minute and he saw
the revolver come flashing up from
her pocket and dashed across the way
10 her side. Her eyes we're fixed and
he pistol was levelled when the officer