Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-17
THE DESERTED WIFE.
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We made mention yesterday Of the ar
rest at BrOwnstOwn, of Jacob WeiRand
and Kate Sipc, his mistress, to answer q
charge of adultery preferred against Wei.
gand by his wife, who had como on from
her home in Baltimore to SEQ what had
become OF her truant husband.
This morning the parties had hearing
before Alderman McCOnOmy. As soon ~
Weigand was brought in his wife rushed
up to him and threw her arms around his
neck, crying, "Oh, jacob, Jacob, how
could you desert me for . woman like
that Sick and worn out rs ] am, am
better looking woman than she Is, and l
have always been a true and faithful wife
to you. did not intend to send you to
to Jail do not want you to 60 to Jail
want you to leave that bad woman and
come along with me-" .rs
Jacob. who appears to bo IS or % years
old, is of medium height, rather stout,
with dark hair and mustache, and of rather
gross and sensual appearance, at first
tried to push his wife away from him, but
she clung to him all the more closely, aud
the awkward position in which he found
himself caused the blush of shame to
mantle his cheek ana big veins to stand
out prominently about his tenples.
The wife is pale, thin, blue eyed, light
haired woman, perhaps 35 years old, and
evidently suffering from long sickness.
She was plainly clad in calico, tidily ar
ranged. with ruche around the neck and
large white tie in front.
Kate Sipe, the mistress, is a very differ
ent looking women; she is of medium
height and dressed in black cashmere and
black hat. She is q brunette, not pretty,
rather coarse looking, but Of we'll devel-
Oped figure and has q luxuriant growth of
black hair.
After the alderman had quieted the
party down a little he called as witness
Frank Slough, proprietor Of the Sorrel
Horse hotel.
Mr.. Slough testified that he knew MIR.
Wiegand that no had boarded at the
SOrel Horse hotel for six Or seven weeks
that he had along with him the woman
known as Kate SiPe he said she was his
wife they occupied the same bedroom
at the hotel, and he (witness) had no sus-
picion that the woman was not his wife
until the true Mrs. Wiegand came On in
search of her husband.
Mr.. Carpenter, superintendent of Syl-
vester's cigar factory, testified that
Wiegand aud tho accused woman worked
for him he introduced her as his wife
and their names were on the payroll as
MIR. and Mrs. Wiegand. He knew that
they occupied the same bedroom.
MIR. Buch, a cigar manufacturer, of
BrOwnstOwn, testified that Wiegand and
the woman came to BrownstOwn and ab-
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themselves az man and wife and bOraded
a. a private boarding house.
Mr.. Wiegand was called and sworn. He
frankly acknowledged that the Baltimore
woman was his lawful wife, and denied
that he was married to Miss Sipe, with
whom he has been living for some time
past. He also acknowledged to his wife,
who asked the question, that she had al
ways been a true wife to him.
Mrs. Wicgand pleaded with her husband
to fOrsake Kate Sipe and return to his first
love, declaring that she did not wish to
prosecute him or to get him into any
trouble.
Tho alderman said he would send tho
accused to the station house for an hour
or two before deciding what he would do
in the casc. The wife cluDg to him and
wanted to 60 along, declaring that she
loved him, and if he had been false to her
he was no worse than other husbands
that they are all alike.
On his way to the station house Weigand
declared to the officers that he would stick
to Kate and never again live with his wife.
On reaching tho lookup both he and his
mistress asked to DO placed in the same
cell-but this OF course was not allowed.
Weigand was finally committed in de-
fault of bail to answer ut court for adul-
terry, and Kate Sipo was committed to
answer for fOrnicatiO,i.
1t was said that Weisand was arrested
some time ago ON complaint of Kate Sipe's
father, for scducing and abducting her,
and that the case was heard in Columbia
and finally settled by his marrying the
girl, If this he SO Mr.. Wiegand may have
to answer for the crime of blgamy as we'll
as anultery.