The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-07-08
AN OHIO ENocH ARDEN.
After Five Years Absence a Husband Turns Up
and Visits His Remarked Wife.
From Tie Cterelald Lender.

The prevention Of a suicide yesterday
morning, 10y some wofkmen engaged IN q
ship-yard along the old river-bed, developed
story that resembles that Of Enoch Arden,
ONLY In this ease the latest Enoeh did not
display the self-sacrificiug disposition of the
hero in the famous fiction, but acted much
like a selfish, sclf-willed mortal, devoid oi
The gentleness that speaks the man.
Something more than five years ago a
young lady married a sailor named James
1875, or lhereabouts Dyer embarked for q
cruise in the steamer Harvest Home, but
soon after the sad news came that the vessel
was wrecked and many lives lost. Mrs.
Dyer waited in vain for any iidings of her
husbands safety, aud she came TO the belief
that lac hai been drowned. Gradually the
comforter, Time, healed the wound, and ALI
other sutor came seeking her hand, and
promising to make her future life as happy
as he knew how. His name is given as Wal
lace Andrews, and, fiom all accounts, lie Is
a man among men, worthy 10 take unto
himself women and cherish her as his help
meet. The widow looked with favor upon
Andrews suit, and after short coutship
they were married. The two lived very hap
pity together, no reason ever being given the
former Mrs. Dyer TO make the regret that she
again changed her name.
Andrews is also sailor aud is at present
m y, T,uy t,,
the house where Mrs. Andrews is living and
told her he was her husband and had come
back to claim a husbands share In her alice
tions. There was no doubt about the mat
ter, the newcomer proving himself clearly
TO lie the long-missing Dyer. lie said he
had escaped watery gave and had Wander
ed about the country ever since, but, grow
ing tired, desire To return To his wife and
home seized him, and he lad come. The
poor woman vas thunder-stricken at the
sight of her former lord and master, and
told him be must 60 away. Whether the
two had lived happily or otherwise before,
the woman did not say, but it is fair TO say
that his long aud willfil absence was not in
dicatIye Of overpoweriug affection. She
wished him TO 20 away and not disturb and
break up her domestic happiness. She could
never again be his wife, and she would rather
he should leave. This he refused to do, aud
attempted Ia argue the point with her. by
threats and intimidation she says he remain
ed with her several days In the relation of
husband. Growing disguised aud tired Of
the annoyance, she packed up Der things and
had them shipped to Chicago, intending to
follow them. Dyer learned Of this, and,
she says, he followed the goods aud had
them shipped TO Milwaukee In his own
name. Then he came to her again and told
away with him Ia where the goods were
shipped. She refused to do this and was
very angry for what had been done. AS re-
suit Of her state Of mind, and being sick Of
life, she proceeded early yesterday morning.
about 7:30 o'clock, TO the river-bed near the
water-wOlks, and deliberately jumped I'm,
fully intending to find relief from her COM
plIcati0n Of difficulties in a watery grave
Some workmen ia the shipyaid near by
banked her in this, however, and she was
taken ont and conveyed to the residence Of
Mrs. Atkins, No. 3S Herman street, where
she was revived, being almost drowned. A
few minutes more would have flushed her
earthly carver. When sufficiently recovered
to talk, Officer Ruckman, of the Fourth Pre-
cnct, talked to her, and To him she related
the story AS given above. She will probably
recover, though. If her latest experience is
any indication Of the future, IL Is question
with her friends whether success would not
have been preferable.