Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
A Deserted Wife.

Tears, PleHdings amd Mfsery-Asking
 to be Received Back-FWtfle Efforts
 ana n Resort to LaudAnum-Taking
 ahe Poison on Chapel Street.
 scene was created on Chapel street, at the corner of State street, last evening at about o'clock. A young woman was hur- ried along by male attendant across from the Yale Bank building to Whittlesey's drug store and hastily borne into the store. the parties evidently being greatly agitated. Throngs noticing the transaction collected ct the store entrance and were still more excited to see the woman borne hurriedly to the rear of the store, while at the same time mes senger was dispatched in haste. The mystery attending the case caused many to finger to await developments. The news was soon re- ceived that 1t was case of attempted suicide. Dr. Frank H. Whittemore, who had been sent for, was founda at supper tthe Fremont House, and soon arrived. The physician labored over the young woman. By her side stood her male friend. He was 8 tall, well appearing man of about 35, attired in brown ulster, and otherwise was well but not expensively dressed. He was very quiet and attentive but firm. The woman was suffering, and occa- sionally in distress leaned her head against her friend and spoke to him in German. The physicians efforts were at last successful and the danger was over. It appeared that she had taken dose of laudanum sufficient to have caused death. Upon being sufficiently recovered she was taken by her friend to German boarding house on Grown street, where she was cared for. It appears that the ;,, akko khn an'a hr1c band, MT. Louis Leissman, of Meriden, valued employe of the Britannia Works, and that the woman was his wife, whom he had rejected and from he has taken steps to pro- cure divorce. It also appears that the wo- man in the case is the Mrs. Leissman who figured in the public prints not long ago as having SO far forgotten her allegiance to her husband, with whom she had previously lived happily, as to become infatuated with particu- lar attentions received from Lieut.. Smith, of Meriden, and the story ran that she proved unfaithful to her husband, spending the night at New York hotel with her military friend, with whom she had become intimate at mas querades and other social occasions in Meri- den. Upon her return to Meriden the husband refused to live with her further, and some excitement was created on the streets of Meri- den by on attempt made by the woman there to end her life with the aid of laudanum. The bottle was wrested from her. She was found in an excited condition roaming the streets late at night, and her unfortunate condition excited pity, and she was taken by police officer to his home and placed under the care of his wife, She was for some time delirious The young woman's friends were much in- censed against her and upbraided her, and public sentiment appeared to be with the hus- band to great extent. MT. Smith was dis missed from his position at the Britannia Works in consequence, as understood, of the affair with Mrs Leissman. Mir. Leissman since that time has provided for his wife pending action for divorce, and has
 maintained her for some time past in New York with friends there. Yesterday she came to this city, learning that her husband was here to further his proceedings for divorce, and for two hours had pleaded with him in the attorneys office to change his purpose, but unsuccessfulIy. He announced that his pur- pose was unalterabIe despite tears, pleadings and all the arts and artifices which a woman of personal attractions and of some dramatic power could bring to bear, and with repent ance apparently most sincere. Failing to move him, and finding that he was about to she whisked the poison out of her pocket and took the draught, claiming that death was preferable to life