Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-16
woMAN's MADNESS.
A San Antonio Wife Filings Reputa
ton TO the Winds.
Infatuated With Stranger, She Fol
lows Him to the North.
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4 few days ago Mrs. DIR. sargent re-
eeived letter from her cousin, Mrs.
Matte Smith, the wife Of ID. y. smith,
wealthy livery stable keeper AZ san
Antonio, Texas, stating that she IN
tended making Mrs. Sargent long
visit and would probably stay la ST.
Lou}s till spring. On Wednesday
evening Mrs. smith arrived, and was
met by the Sargents at the depot.
She made her exit from the ears ac-
companied by a tall gentleman. who
seenicd to be paying her great atten-
ton. On finding That a carriage was
in attendance and no further services
were required, he took his leave. aud
the party proceeded 10 DIR. >argents
residence, 1893 Olive street. On the
way Mrs. Smith stated that she had
made the acquaintance Of her escort,
whom she called Mr.. Mudd, on the
train. and that among other delicate
little attentions he bad offered u take
her 10 the st. James Hotel. Although
this seemed rather breach Of gentle
manly decorum. nothing more was
thought of the matter by the Sargents
till Friday morning, when MIS-.
Smith mysteriously disappeared. feul
play being suspected, Information was
given the Four Courts with descrip-
ton OF the lady. The theory of kid
naming was advanced by the friends,
as Mrs. Smith was supposed 10 have
so. 900 In her possession, aud as she
could not have been abducted from the
home OF her relatives by violent means
without creating an alarm. 1t was
urged that her eapturer- had had re-
course to chloroform. The detectives
90 slow Oh abduction eases, and they
simply contented themselves with
kseping an eye on Mrs.
Smiths trunk, which was still
nj the depot. On Sunday the
check for the trunk was presented.
The claimant was the dark-eyed Mr..
Mudd, and he was taken TO the sta
ton, where he gave his name a.
Charles NJ. Harris He stated that he
had not used any violence IN regard 10
Mr.. Smith, but that she had followed
him through love, having become per
fectly infatuated with him. He of
fered to conduct an officer into the
presence of Mrs. Smith, that his state
ment might be confirmed by the Lady
herself Accordingly an officer nc
c@npnnied Mr. Harris To - North
Thirteenth street, where Mrs. Smith
y
rave the policeman q piece of her mind
into the bargain for daring To pTy into
her affairs. ON Sunday night Harri'
took the Chicago and Alton for Chi
cago, Mrs. Smith supplying him witt
funds from a large roll of bills, which
she showed at the clearinghouse OF
Thirteenth street. rhe people at tn,
latter place say she came there carl,
Friday morning, reporting that sli
wa the wife OF Harris, and asking L
be shown to his rcom. An attemp
was made To tletNin Mrs. smith at thu
detiot Yesterday morning when SIN
came there to take the Chicago train
On one pretext she was kept from tax
inythe Chicago and Alton, but climbe
on the Wabash just ms II was leaving
She failed to check her trunk. and
still remained in custody of the baggag
master last night Her infatuntio
with Harris Is such that she seem
utterly indifferent TO reputation q
consequences. Harris was employee
here several months ago by Moscon
the oyster dealer. He went sout
and OH his return told Of his flirtatio
with Mrs. smith, whose husband, h
says, tried to nave him run out OF town
He seemed to take the present escf
pnde very cooily, and according to hi
acquaintance had been in "woinn
scrapesp before. lie has q wife an
relatives In Cincinnati who are said I
he respectable and well-to-do, .
young man named Joe Vaughan WA
II friend of Harris and boarded at s.
North Seventh street, When Harr
left sunday night Vaughan undertoo
10 look after Mrs. Smiths baggage an
see that she got away yesterda NOR
ing When the woman missed IL
Chicago aud Alton train in the morI
ing she turned and handed the tick
10 Vaughan. lie was missing la
night aud the report WINS that he Ina
gone 90 Chicago too. Mrs. smith
husband was expected to arrive hel
last night and hence the anxiety
detnin her here as long rs possible.