Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-08
ASer en- Years.


the TrojAns from $4,000 to $4,000.
ASer en Years.
Salt Lake correspondence: The old
story that romances in real life are often
times stranger than the fictions which
writer's weave for books was recently ex-
emplifieA in this city. Itwas no less than
the meeting of husband and wife after
ten years of separation. The circum-
stances of the case, as learned by areport-
er from the husband. as follows: Twelve
years ago Henry l.. Wallace was married
In New York city, and, being man Of
liberal means, took bis wife to Europe.
They made two years. tour
on the continent, and then returned to-
Liverpool, whence they expected to sail
for America. Wallace and his wife took
staterooms in the steamer. and after going
on board Wallace recalled the fact that the
servant girl at the hotel who had acted as
nurse girl for his child had not, In the
hurry of leaving, been paid.
As there were still two hours before
the steamer sailed, he concluded to go
back and pay the nurse. lest she might
mention the matter to other guests
and bad impression of his financial in.
tegrity be created. He started for the ho-
tel, and on his way was roughly jOstled bya
stranger. Turning upon him he demand
ed to know why he was insulted, when
some hot words passed, and he knocked
the man down. The police rushed in and
arrested both men. At the sation-house
the man whom he knocked down charged
him with attempting to pick his pocket.
He tried to explain that his wife and child
were on the steamer, and finally offered
81 900 to let him 60, but it was Of no
avail, and the story Of the steamer was
only looked upon as a fabrication to
deceive the police. When he was searched
no money was found on his person
except a few shillings in silver,
he having left It with his
wife. This fact, taken in connection
with his offer of 200 for his release,
made 1t all the more Suspicious. While
he was being examined in tie Office Of
the chief OF police, dispatch came from
London directing the detectives to arrest
counterfeiter who was about to sail on
the steamer The description answered
almost exactly for Wallace, and he was
locked up. He sent word to the hotel,
and the keeper of the hotel called upon
him. Wallace begged the man to iden-
tlfy him, but the reply was: 81 only
know that you stopped few days at my
house, and when you left you didn't pay
nurse girl whom you hired. What do [
know of your antecedentsi"
That the bill due the nurse girl, which
was the cause of all the trouble, should
he used against HIM was crushing blow,
and when his trial came Off the London
detective swore that he was the counter
felter wanted, but that there was not suf-
ficient proof to convict. The man whom
he knocked down swOre that he had at
tempted to pick his pocket, and he was
sentenced for two years. In the mean
time the steamer sailed, bearing his wife
and child. Mrs. Wallace, remembering
the excuses that he had made to leave the
steamer, presently began to imagine, as
many women might do under the circum-
stances, that he took this way to desert her,
and after reaching New York gave up all
hopes Of ever seeing him again. She had
considerable money, however, and finally
went west She lived in San Francisco
for several years and lost nearly oil she
had in stocks She came to Salt Lake
with her child, and took in sewing and
fancy needle.work, barely making a
living.
After Wallack lad served his term In
Liverpool he spent two years trying to
get something to do, and finally had to
work in q rope makers establishment to
earn money enough to reach America,
coming in an emigrant ship. After
reaching New York he got some of his
old friends. Explaining his misfortunes,
he got start in the world again, and,
making a good deal of money, he tried
to find his wife, but was unable to do so.
He went to Colorado two years ago, in
vested luckily in mines, and made con-
siderable money. Last week he came to
Salt Lake, and while at the Walker House
with a friend, the conversation turned
upon the prosy subject of good fitting
shirts. Said the friend: There's wild
ow woman up street who makes my
shirts. I give her my measure and they
fit to a charm and last longer than any
store shirts I ever wore. If you want
some good shirts come with me-" Wal
lace agreed and the two went up
to the widow woman's. "Same name as
you, by the way" said the man as he ap-
preached the house. He introduced Wal
lace as friend who wanted some shirts
made. The two looked a. each other.
The woman gave big long scream and
there was the usual tableau, which would
require considerable work properly to de-
scribe. Wallace found his wife and also
his little baby, the latter grown to girl
hood Theseare the simple facts of re-
inarkable case, but the full history of the
wanderings of the separated couple
would make book. The two left for
New York ON Tuesday last
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