Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-28
ELoPEMENT.
Dr.. B. F. Pendsry seeks New Location
and Takes Along Woman to
Help Find II.

For several days past there have been WIS
perings and surmisings that DIR. b. \. zen
derry, whose Office and residence was on tn
southwest corner of and Fifth streets, hat
left the city under very questionable circun
stances. which savored strongly of dessrtiol
of his wife and flight with another woman
AS it developed, however, by inquiry, that hi
leaving the city was known to his wife
at the time, and that according to hi
arrangements he had gone to Oregon to f,
upon new location for settlement, when ht
would return and move there, it seemed tt
answer adverse remarks and settle all oppor
| tunity for reasonably modest reportorial in
vestigation. But the case proved too full
and fresh with facts warranting the worst
surrnises TO long remain shrouded with such
innocent repose, and yesterday the full ex
posure was completed by Mrs. Pendery
receiving, in answer to one sent, s
dispatch from the Chief of Police
at Seattle, w. T., stating that DIR, b. e,
Pendery and wife were registered at the New
England Hotel in that city. Inquiry now
shows that his pretense of going to Oregon to
find new location for settlement was but
ruse TO prevent the suspicion of his wife ana
others of the plans he has now carried out.
His previous relations with other women,
which have been the subject OF previous
scandal and his general bearing towards MS
wife for years past, prepared her to receive
the information now disclosed without much
surprise. Last summer he appeared III deep
trouble, and explained it to his wife by say
ing
IT WAS WOMAN CASE,
And he was going to get rid of it, but it
20 4aI1 how
about it. for her health would not admit of
it, and 1t would do no good. Mrs. Fendery
is young woman, good-lookiug, and of pre-
possessing appearance, but OF delicate con-
stitution, and tending to decline from pull
monary affection.
When the doctor made the above state
ment about his trouble he expressed strong
fidelity and attachment for his wife, and said
that they would have to leave here to get
clearof the matter, and proposed she should go
East and he would remain and sell their
property, settle up and then follow her. She
objected to going in advance, for she knew
that during the past year some woman was
receiving his attentions, but at times his
statement and conduct would dispel her dis
trust. Her declining to go made him appear
frantic, and he threatened suicide because of
the desperate condition it left him in, unless
she would go, so he could settle up and go
also himself. She finally went to Omaha,
and remained between two and three months,
and then, believing he was taking this meas
ure to get rid of her, she returned, against his
will, and found that he had taken no steps
towards closing out his business matters here,
His first salutation to her upon arrival was,
"What in the devil did you come back here
for?" and added that he would leave her before
shutdown. He afterwards confessed to her that
xxyolI l-r1Ox
in this city, was the woman his trouble was
about, and that she had occupied Mrs. Pen
dery's place at their residence during her abb
sence. He claimed he did not wish any
thing to do with the woman, and
wanted to go where she would not trouble
him, etc., and with such remarks and good
promises he again won the con idence of his
wife. Soon after he wanted his wife to visit
some Of his relatives in San Francisco. She
objected, as she was not much acquainted,
but he insisted, and to comply with his wishes
she went, and remained at the Palace Hotel
while there. The doctor went down and
stayed two or three days while she was there,
but was so
FULL OF BUSINESS
About town while there that he only saw his
wife a few times. He afterwards confessed
to her that Edith went to San Francisco at
that same time, and occupied room in an
other part of the Palace Hotel during the
tiue he was down there, and that he gave
her his attentions while there. Soon after
the doctor was called to see a pa
tient at Newcastle, and went to that
place upon the cara. After prescribing
for lis patient he was invited to remain to
tea, but declined, stating that his wife was
over at the hotel. He remained up there
day and night The patient afterwards Wis
tied the doctors Office in this city, when he
met Mrs. Pendery and the doctor. TIE pa
tient asked Mrs. Pendery why she did not
come over to their house while she was up to
Newcastle with the doctor the other day, to
which she replied that she had not been to
Newcastle. This turned fresh leaf in the
voluminous events of the case, and these are
but samples, or hy.leaves, of what make up
a dark record too prolific for report.
Among the circumstances which led to the
doctors confession that Mrs. Pendery had a
substitute, who presided over her domestic
affairs while she was absent at the East was
an
UNFINISHED LETTER
She found in her room soon after returning.
and which was written to Dr. Odell, of Wal
nut Grove, which read as follows Dear
Doctor We received your card, and the
fruit, also. We are both well and happy.
We are both pleased to think you like your
location, and we both wish you success.
No wife could wish more cordial substitute
than that during her absence, but for some
reason the whiting of the letter was inter
rupted, and the missive never sent. Mrs.
Pendery has also received letters from the
East recently. answering correspondence
from Mrs. Dr. Pendery," which are sup
posed to be in reply to similar letters written
by the same person while she was at the
East, as she had no knowledge Of letters
being written to these parties.
AS previously stated, the tobject Of the
doctors present trip was represented to his
wife to be fer the purpose OF finding place
in Oregon where he could settle in practice,
and get away from being troubled with the
woman that he was mixed up with or who
was trying to mix up with him. During the
last week prior TO his leaving he was unusu-
ally attentive and pleasant to his wife, and
made to her fresh promises of his intended
careful future when they should be quietly
settled far away by themselves, and
from the scenes of his present troubles.
He told her he had not money enough
TO make the trip, hut thought DIR.
Oiell, with whom he proposed to go in part
nership, and who was going to help locate,
would lend it to him. He received dispatch
from him sent from San Franeisco, to the Ell
feet that he had raised the money, and that
the boat sailed at Q A. u, Wednesday. Dr.
Pendery bid good-by and left on Tuesday,
October 18th.
To connect events it is necessary to remark
here that, from present developments, it is
ascertained that the doctor has for long
time had Miss Dickson for a patient. and
very constantly attended her. Two or three
months since he procured room and board for
her at a private residence on | street, where
they were not acquainted with her er the doc
tor lie stated that she was patient of his,
and he wanted her where he could see her FIRE.
auently. She did not look aiiiug, but he was
treating her for
HEART DISEASE
lie called every day, and for the past two
months he spent nearly all his evenings with
her. which was understood in the family as
preparatory to an early marriage, as they had
no knowledge that he already had wife.
Recently Edith got better, and on October
1Ith she left so TO take school at Davisville,
which the doctor had procured for her." On
the 18th the doctor left for Oregon, going
through Davisville. That day the lady with
whom Miss Dickson had been boarding in
this city received telegram from her, direct
ing that she send the rest of her clothing
(which was out for washing when she went
from here) to her at San Francisco, which
was accordingly done.
That evening Dr. Pendery sent to his wife
from San Francisco a parting dispatch, as
follows
All X He had the money, so we set sail II
the morning: so | will 20 10 bed and get som,