Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-02
A FALSE WIFE.
She is Trace d to st. Paul by Her Husband
and Her Paramour Arrested.

and Her ParamOur Arreeted.
Charles E. Nelson foreman of Sootts car
riage factory, No. 119 East Fourth street, was
arrested yesterday. He was arrested on COM
plant of Chauncey Mccoy, of Elkader Iowa.
The latter accused the former of having run
away with his wife Elizabeth, and two children.
From subsequent developments Mccoy was
mighty right in his supposition.
The story of this domestic tragedy, it can be
SO called from the careworn look of the aban-
doned husband, and his hapless talk, dates
back SO far as two years ago. Up to that time
husband and wife we're living quietly and hap
PLY together, surrounded by the husbands
family and the wife's folks. the Ashleys.
About this time the husband lost his sight, and
was compelled to 60 to st. Louis to put himself
under the care of an oculist. Partially recov-
ering his eyesight, he sought and obtained
suitable work in that neighborhood and in
close proximity to his physician. Thus and
for such purpose, he remained away from
home for two years. During this time he
sent to his wife and two children
frequent sums of money. The receipt of these
remitances were acknowledged by his wife in
letters filled with gratitude and words of COM
fort. For some reason, not long ag" the hns-
band suspected all was not well at home. BE
wrote, to be sure, and received the usual as.
surance. Still not assured, he came home two
weeks ago. He found his hearthstone
deserted; his wife and children had
abandoned him in the company of Charles E.
Nelson. Nine months before his return she
had been tempted and fell into the embraces
of the temprer; yet she had kept up wifey
correspondence with her husband, all letters
being postmarked from Elkader. The half
blind and utterly miserable husband learned
that Nelson, the woman and his, McCoy's,
children had gone to McGregor, Iowa.
He followed them there and learned of their
departure for St. Paul, and even more. their
The forsaken husband reached here Wednes-
day night. He CROPPED his way through the
falling. shadows of night up to the house in
which his wife and her paramore lived. He
heard and recognized the prattle
of his own babes. Turning away in
headquarters and told his most pltiful story.
Mccoy was directed to hotel and told to
come around in the morning.
He came around in the morning.
After warrant was obtained it was placed
| in Officer Kenealy's hands. He repaired to the
neat frame two-story building on Minnesota
| street Just above Seventh street figured in
| gilt with No. l26. Knocking, he was answer
| ed by Mrs. McCoy-Neson. She was asked for
| Nelson's whereabouts and replied that her
husband at Scott's carriage factory.
Officer Kenealy went there, collared the
gent, and conducted the alarmed, for scared he
was, individual up to the station.
| When brought into the station Mccoy
| bounded towards him, with the one word "Vil.
lain," concentrating in it svenomous hatred
| The seducer trembled, we'll aware who the
outraged husband was. though they had never
met before. Capt. Clark interfered, and con.
Quoted Nelson to cell and locked him up.
Mccoy, in company with Officer Kenealy and
a GLOBE reporter, went to No. 126 Minnesota
street.
Husband and wife met. She was evidently
greatly surprised but controlled herself so we'll
as to utter only an Indifferent Hello, is that
you?"
Husbapd and wife en- gagged in conversation.
| The husband mild and persuasive; the wife re-
plying in hlgh-pitched voice, not infrequently
laden with words of foul profanity.
"Hew long have you lived With Nelson?"
asked the husband.
At this some sense of shame seemed to be
aroused il the woman. She burst into tears,
which were speedily gulphed or weighted down
with an oath.
The womanIis thirty years of age. and though
slovenly attired, looks younger. She was dis
| figured with bruised and blackened eye. The
husband pityingly inquired how she got it.
She made no reply. Is it the sign manual of
Nelson's love for the wife, whom he has Sc
duced from home, husband and friends during
the husbands absence?
The miserable husband and miserable wife
were left alone.
In the afternoon Nelson was arraigned before
Judge Flint, and the case continued until to-
day. In default of $500, Mr.. Nelson had to
seek the comfort of nights lodging in Jail.
Mccoy, even under the circumstances. ex-
presses willingness to rescue his obdurate
wife. Anyway, he will reclaim his children
from the evil tutelage they will receive from
the mother, and Nelson he will prosecute until
the clang of the penitentiary doors is sounded
at his back.