New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
DESERTED A DAY AFTER HER MARRIAGE

INSERTED A DAY AT LIN HIN
The FIRST LOVE or AN IOWA ADMINISTRATIONS s
1vc As SOON As HE BECAME SOBER.
.,,,,,,,, of common appearance, thirty years old
N, 'oV,c hcr name rs Mrs. May SHIRLEY, went TO
Srice lea Iouarters yesterday and made inquiries
sor her husband. Henry Frederick Smbley. one
Id rbat she was married to him OH Friday evening
Lost and that be disappeared on saturday. lie hau
bcen ACQUAINTED with her only TWO daNs previous
20 tbeir marriage In reply 10 questions, she SAID
that her husband was a farmer of Newer, Iowa,
and that he was native of England and was ihlrty
wears old. She herself was born in Jackson. MISS
Eut she had lived in this city several years support
inr herself by making wax flowers Her name pc
fore her marriage was May Evans. she , Doarueu
with French family in Cottage-piace: On Wtic
dav evening she met SHIRLEY III the Atlahuo
Garden IN the Bowery. He had arrived lrohl 1VM"
only few hours previous to the meeting anu ,o NO
was much under the influence OF liquor. ~ i h,
who appea red to he acQualntences were Win n an
He introduced himself to her III the GaI1en 1la n
treated her 10 lager-beer. When they hau 'alNcu
together some time, he SAID that ne n%u Who
70 Would Nc" arrive from Europe on a
steamship OF the White StaT bco" T they were so
srgrce lie had a large farm at Newell and was
well of financially. 49,, ~ l.. ..id Z" lint
reolIv do love YOU. / will give you $40 month ana
pay your travcln expenses IL You Will 10 " INV"
and be my hOusekeeper." A $500,
The WOMAN said that she accepted his otier ana
they went TO the rooms Of Mrs Nj. ~ wilson, Oh
The top floor of the enement-house at No. % James
s. shirley knew Mrs. Wilson, ana she pIoVlue1
and was drunk on Thursday when he proposed mat
the Evans women should be Ills we lhSlea4 ~ H'S
bousekceper They went 10 the National luV''o
In Inc BOwery III tho evening ana SAT IN q DON
Shirley scatteied silver cons among the boys III
tie gallery and purchased schoODeIs OF peer lor o
orchesi IA. He was still very drunk on truaN' "us
he went with the woman 10 the mission chapyi oI
the Five Points House OF Industry at p NJ Nnete
they were married 10y the Rev ;. j. Furguson, MIS-
Wilson aud her husband beng witnesses 81 the
ceremony Shirley said that an uncle In EhSIdnu
had died leaving him about t2OO.OOO. lie gave 10
ms bride for safe keeping, a large roll OF BANK
notrs of which four were of the denomination OF
. 900 each. -. -
" hen embley aw0ke from profound sleep on
Saturday morning, be appeared u DC more sooJl
Than al any ume IN their acquaintance. lie look
ms roll of bank not 5 saying that he wished TO get
one of the 81 900 oils changed. Their marriage
certificate aud a weddingrlng, winch lie had gwen
10 his bride he took also. The certificate lacked
date and the ring had no inscription. Ii PROMISED
10 return both to her together with money enough
10 buy a wedding outfit. His wife dld not see nun
again. 1t was her belief yesterday mat thieves
had murdered him. Mrs. Wilson ana
the police Thought that SHIRLEY had repented
OF his marriage aud had fed from the CITY, lhere
was no information about HIM on the ponce IecoIts
When SHIRLEY reached the city ON Wednesday, nc
registered at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. IL was sSIu
az The hotel yesterday that he was not there INC
two men vino were his companions az tne ho'ol'
had gone away. The record OF ShlDley's marriage
was fled III the Bureau OF Vital Statistics yesterday
His wife said thai she wouid remain at No. 90
James-sG Tor the present IN the hope OF his return
II was possible sue thought, tUat he might DC
wandering about the Guy intoxicated. Inc rev
Mir turgts-,u stated that he noticed that Smiley
was uuQur the influence of liquor on rday evening"
alter tbe marriage ceremony had been performed