The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-17
MARTIH,s MISERY.
a Man ReIaFas 70 ais HOms 10 Rind Hia
Place Occupied b. an InieFlOpeF, Who
Proved 10 be . Rich Real Estate Agent
EFOm PttisbuFgh,

4 Man RsluFna 70 AIS Rome 70 Find hia
Place Oeeupied By an InieFlOpeF, who
Proved 10 be . Rich Real Estate AEenI
ErOm PtiIsbuEEh.
Early yesterday morning the nightWAtch' |
man who patrols Market street from
Twelfth to Fourteenth, saw a ghostliks
figure emerge from the darkness Of the
hallway Of the building 1901 Market
street, and 60 up that street As II pursued
by Q demon OF darkness. A moment al.
forwards more substantial looking figure
appeared and followed in the wake Of the
ghost, and both soon disappeared in the
darkness OF the early morning, The
"tllght of the 6gures" Rtill continued,
but the white robed one soon distanced
his pGrsusr, who was thus compelled to
abandon the chase and return to his place
OF starting. What all this meant was 0
mystery to the few persons who had OBJ
served it, and they eagerly awaited an ex.
PLANTATION Of the matter, and 1t soon came,
for about half.pa9t five, Just as Cadl Phil.
Ups had concluded conversation with his
neighbor in Washington Hall, 0 young
and comsly female put In an appearance
and demanded warrant for her husband,
who she said, had maltreRted her in q
shameful manner, and as q proof Of said
treatment, she exhibited oountenanCe
that bore evidence Of a recent decoration
by master hand.
Both eyes were bungsd, her cheek was
scratched, her clothing torn, and she was
much distressed in manner. A warrant
was speedily placed In the hand Of Con.
stable Love for the arrest oil the husband,
Charles Martin by name, and In q few
minutes he was 10 the office OF the Jus.
tice. Martin said that he was Q cook ON
the towboat B. D, Wood, Of Pittsburgh;
that he had removed his vile and child TO
this city some two or three weeks ago,
after which he had gone of with the boat,
The water, however, went down uuex.
pectedly and the boat was laid up at
Pittsburgh, when he took passage on the
Hudson for this city on Sunday. The
boat came In about three o'clock and he
hastened to his rooms expecting to find no
one there but his vile and child, Opening
the door he was surprised to find another
man occupying that portion Of the couch
which rightfully belonged to himsslf The
intsrlopsr at once seized his clothing and
broke for the door, holly pursued by
himself, but the vile had thrown herself
upon him and impeded bis movements TO
such an extent that It gave his man q
start. II then made dart for the mantel
piece" said Martin, "where had a
revolver, but found that 1t had been taken
away. / then went TO the bureau to get II
but the man had got 80 far ahead Of me
that l could not catch him, During the
first struggle with the man and my wife l
struck her several times and this is why
she has me here"
The Squire allowed the matter To be
settled upon payment Of costs, amounting
to s. 90.
Martin then began hunt Tor hia man,
whose name he said was Edward Kelly, q
real estate agent, whose Office Is on Grant
street and Fifth avenue, Pittsburgh. lie
(Martin) went to the Mcclure House and
Coaxed the clerk to tell him whether
Kelley was there or not, but got no salts
faction. He then went down TO the
"Pwiky" depot and mounted guard until
the train went out, and even went q piece
OF the way on the train, but did not tind
him. Kelley, when he escaped from the
enraged husband went TO Q secure place
and put on his clothes, after which he
loaied around, keeping out OF sight until
the $50 O. m. train lett Tor Steubenville
when he left also. The affair caused much
excitement yesterday morning and great
deal Of talk was the result,
During the afternoon our reporter called
upon Mr.. Martin at his rooms aud asked
him for statement. He is o tall, slender,
and rather good looking and prepossessinR
young fellow, about 28 to 80 years OF age,
He very readily consented to toll us all
the facts, and gave them substantially 90
given above. He said he had lived with
the woman for the last five years. He had
lived most Of the timein Allegheny. Kelley
had became acquainted with his wife soma
years ago, and for some time be Martin
had been suspicious that all was not right,
but he had no means OF verifying his Bus.
piCions until now: "My vile 10 o rather
good.looking woman, and / suppose at.
tracted his attention. don't care
much for the affair, II It was
not for the child. l will take her
and go to Pittsburgh aid institute sub Tor
damages. There Ia no use to kill hin or
her either. The only way to get at him Ia
through his pocketbook, the red headed
son Of dog. Kelley Is rich, and does a
big business"
Mrs. Martin came In about this time,
and began getting dinner and setting the
table In q most unconcerned manner. She
is very attractive and rather handsome
looking woman, twenty-five or twenty.six
years OF age. She and her husband kept
up a continuous run Of talk, be sometimes
upbraiding, and at other times Cajoling
her, saying, "she don't care, any more
for this disgrace than this little child"
Martin also showed us q letter from
Kelley to his wife, every line Of which
was couChed In the most endearing terms.
The letter enclosed q Remittance" Of four
dollars, and closed with an impreCation
upon the luck that forced q separation.
It 10 likely that Martin will go to Pitts.
burgh to day.
Mrs. Martin is sister oil Mrs. Wilson,
who was the heroine Of a shooting scrape
few SUNDAYS ago on Fourteenth etreet,