Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-11-24
NO. Is.
A CHICAGO CAMILLE.
The Sensational Outcome OF n Mar
riaxe Between Michigan Merchant
and \ Cyprian.
THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

1 The sensational Outcome of a Mar
| riaxe Between n Michigan lIerchan
and Cyprian.
THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
CHICAGO. Nov. 21.-The Times SAYS
Asa NJ. Allen, The Muskegon mill. own
er, q chapter of whose domestic histo,
ry was given in the Times, yesterday,
swore out warrant yesterday after
noon for his wife's arrest, before Jus
hce Prindiville, charging her with
burning his house at Lisbon, Dakota
Allen in company with Detective
Shackelford, of st. Paul, and a city
policeman, boarded the Michigan Cen.
trail train at the Twenty-second street
depot at $50 o'clock last night. Mrs.
Laura Allen was on board and was ar
rested. She was taken from the train
at Hyde Park, brought back to this city
and lodged in the county Jail. Mr.
Allen turned up at the Palmer house
at O'Clock this morning, and gave his
version of what promises to be very
Interesting case. According to his own
story he first met the woman in a
nlaison de joie on State street, about four
years ago. She was known then as
plain Laura Smith. Allen was
SMTTTEN WITH HER CHARMS
and determined to remove her from
her surroundings to the more congo
Mol atmosphere of Muskegon, where
his lumber interests are located. The
frail Laura had become sased with her
life and, when Mr.. Allen pointed tn g
luxuries that awaited her, very readily
consented to abandon State street. To
show that he was in earnest, Mr.. Allen
took out marriage license, and the
ceremony which gave Laura n legal
claim to his protection was celebrated
by the pastor of the Peoples church.
The wedding trip was made direct to
the Muskegon lumberman's luxurious
house. They mad scarcely settled down
to enjoy the honeymoon, Mr.. Allen
AYERS, and his wife had had but a brief
glimpse of life in the best society of
Muskegon, when she began to pine for
the freedom of her former occupation.
Being a woman of spirit and of some
experience in the world, she did not
pine long, but carried her head aloft in
manner that excited the envy of a
goodly number of Muskegon'a male
population. Mrs. Allen had. however,
taken a dislike to Muskegon, and the
youthful and aged rakes of that village
were for time neglected. George w.
Reddle, of Mishawaka, Ind, Mr.. Allen
claims, and refers to his divorce bill
for proof. so ingratiated himself into
her goodwill that she
DIVIDED THE CoNJUGAL FAvoRs
which social law assigns to her legal
protector with the handsome Hoosier.
Reddig soon grew tired of the woman
or fearful of shot gun in the hands of
her husband, aud ceased to haunt the
place. Then Mrs. Allen, late of State
street, began career which Mr.. Allen
says filled his home with disgrace and
scandalizsd the beet circles of Muske-
gon. She made promises of reforma.
ton, and was as often forgiven by her
husband, who still cherished some af-
fection for her. At last. however, Mr..
Allen began 10 realize that fieeting
Joys which have made State street
famous among visitors from the coun-
try were not to be depended on in
choosing a partner for life in rural
home. Last December his domestic
unhappiness eliminated in one of Mrs.
Aliens escapades. and he went to
board at the Occidental hotel, leaving
her in charge of his home and pro-
viding her with a retinue of servants.
She became afraid. Mr.. Allen says, that
he would not continue the provision
made, and in last February
FILED BILL FOR DIVORCE,
alleging extreme cruelty, drunkenness,
and other unconjugal habits, all of
which Mr.. Allen declares to be false.
The court granted her temporary
alimony of $50 per month and attor-
ney's fees. Mr.. Allen claims that he
paid the alimony regularly and has re-
ceipts to show for it. When she found
her suit would not be granted she had
it dismissed. Mr.. Allen then filed a
bill alleging adultery and other sins
which he now believes to be ipgrained
in fthe woman. She filed cross bill,
and at the June term of court got the
case put off and another allowance Of
aiimony. Mr.. Allen had sold out his
Muskegon property and gone to Lis
bon, Dakota, where he owned farming
property, in the spring, returning to
Michigan in June. When the case
was put off he went to Dakota again.
About five weeks ago, Mr.. Allen says,
the woman came to Lisbon and
SOUGHT TO BE TAKEN BACK
into his affections. He refused, and
she threatened to burn a new house he
was building. He left Lisbon Nov. Z,
and the following day his house was
burned down. Mr.. Allen claims to
have evidence to show that the woman
carried out her threat and has applied
to Gov. Ordway for a requisition to
take her back to the territory. He
states that her charges concerning Mrs.
Robinson are utterly false. He says
that Mrs. Robinson's presence in Fargo
Dakota, was necessity for the purpose
of taking up land claims, ard that she
met him there with the full knowledge
OF her brothers. The statement is en-
tirely false, Mr.. Allen says, which states
that they registered at the Continental
hotel as A. ]. Brown and lady. So fal
from that, he took special care to pro
tect the lady from any insinuation, anc
vas at no time at the same hotel with
her. Mr.. Allen also exhibited tele
gram from his lawyer at Mdskegor
stating tina. q divorce had been granted