The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-06-08
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a starry Of wife Deser.ion in which I'm,
po-ians are Interested.

a stery Of Wife Desertion in which Ersa
porians are Interested.
The following story of wife desertion
from the Las Vegas Daily Optic Of Jun,
Isl. will be OF interest 20 the people Of
Emporia, where the parties 10 the affair
formerly resided ana are well
known
1t seems that this custom 81 husbands
/ sloping away aud abandoning their
wives IS becoming Il contagion. IF it IS
not misconduct that is punishable by
law II should be, for the growing habit
certainly has a most detrimental effect
upon the matrimonial business, and Il
viii soon become a difficult matter for
worthy young man to make the maiden
| ~ heart believe IN his sincerity, no mat
ter how loyal it may be.
THE RE:sTZ CASE
claims our attention to-day, and Tor a
/ romance IN real life, il will do 10 set up
as an example OF mans perfdy and
Toman's loving confidence. Last Octo-
Der the heavy villain, J. S. ReutZ, a
printer by occupation, lived al Emporia,
Kansas, and in that month married il
apparently good faith Miss Cora MINER,
petite, pretty little lady of excellent
family and untarnished name The nup-
tials were celebrated at the girls home,
and the young couple started in life to-
gether under very favorable circum-
stances.
Some time during the winter RentZ
left his wife at Emporia and came fur
Their west to better his fortunes, promis-
ing To send for the girl after he had set
tied down. He struck Ration and soon
obtained the foremanship of the Guard
composing rooms. After a residence
there of several weeks he sent back to
Emporla and told his wife he was ready
to receive her al Ration. Supplied with
pass, Mrs. RenIz left her home and
arrived at Ration, which was seven weeks
ago last Friday. Her husband met her,
but did not seem TO manifest any partic-
ular pleasure at the meeting, which was
rather formal on his part.
- the pretense that houses were very
scarue in Ratcn, RentZ told his wife that
she better come 10 Las Vegas and secure
boarding place temporarily, or until
he could come also and get house.
This proposition was agreed to, the un-
suspecting young woman little dream
ing that it was ruSe to cast her off for
ever. She came the day after her arrival
in Ration and knowing no one in the
city, called at THE OPTIC for aid in
finding an abiding place. She was re-
commended TO private boarding house
on Douglas avenue and has been there
until to-day. For seven weeks the mis-
guided women has waited for "the CON-
ing of the groom" but suspicion only
resulted IN despair, for il has been learn
ed that Reniz has skipped the country
entirely, and WAS last heard from on his
way to Pueblo and the Gunnison coun-
try. When at last it became evident to
Mrs. Rentz that she had been deserted,
her sorrow WAS indeed pitiable, and her
case was made known to gentleman
friend of her family, who was found
yesterday. He took the case under favor
able consideration and assiIed the de-
serted wife in securing passage to Win
field, where her grand parents reside,
she feeling delicacy about returning to
her former home in Emporia.
As we have mentioned above, RentZ
is printer. He was brought up in
Chicago. is five feet ten, has auburn hair
and heavy auburn mustache. OF late
has been given to drink and is now sup
posed to be in the Gunnison or San
Juan country. Papers in that part of
Gods domain will please make note
of these facts and pass the odium along
the line.
The above story of trusting woman's
wrongs will be read with deep pain by
Mrs. Rentz's numerous friends in En-
poria, where she lived so long and was
so generally liked. Actuated by CON-
mendable desire 10 maintain herself by
her own efforts, she learned the printing
trade, and was employed IN different of
fees in this city, having worked for
quite while in THE News composing
room. When Ren;z first came to En-.
poria he worked at the Ledger Office, and
it was while he was employed there that
he first met Miss MINER, to whom he
speedily became devoted, and in due
time married. Afterward he secured
the position of foreman at
the Republican office and he and his
wife worked there together for sometime
previous to the departure of Rentz for
the west
The sorrow and modification suffered
by Mrs. Rentz, by reason of her husbands
perfidiiy will be shared not only by her
near relatives inthis vicinity who are
among the most respectable people of
the community, but by large circle |
of actIuaintanccs who sympatize with |
her in her misfortune, and will spare no |
effort to Tighten the burden which the |
villianous conduct of him whom she |
trusted has imposed upon her