New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-12
DISSENTING MS WIFE For 4 GIRL
THE HEARTLESS CONDUCT OF A CLERK.
HIS CHILDREN Observation-Disclosures CASE OF
BIGAMY-A WEAKNESS FOR THE STAGE.

TIE HEARTLESS CONDUCT OF A CLERK.
HIS CHILDREN Observation-Disclosures CASE OF
BIGAMY-A WEAKNESS FOR TIE STAGE.
william Percy Laidman, a clerk employed
BY A n. Young In the Railroad Arbitration Onicc At
No. $40 Broadway has lived IN Brooklyn since he came
from Jamaica Wo-t Indies ub,us two years ago, aud In
that time has succeeded IN making for himself
an exceedingly unsayOry reputation. Wucn
be arrived In Brooklyn he had with
him young wife and three children.
Tie took lodging, with Mrs, winfield at NO. I'll Baltic
st. but u'.,gward D. rented Fat az No. 10 jefferson.
st. lie oucu I,it his family without fool for several
days aud bis chIrau -u1s-tcI To great rxtel. the
charity or bis uclgIbJrs.
on JulyJ De- took one Of hI, many trips to C0ncy
Island aud while there he Mi-s Kate Euus OF No.
sos Fut0uJ sLo pretty, about cI-htaou years old
and had been attending thc Brooklyn Polytechnic u,t
tute lie told Mis-. Ennis that hc unmarried and n the
receipt OF good income and ho asked tn privilege 10
c,.I upon her. This she granted readily, aud FOR tmc
Lr was a welcome visitor at her fathers house. But
MI Ennis WAS informed by friend wuo knew Lpllman
tuaj he had family, aud the father promptly
forbade him his house. About the latter part
oi July Miss Eluis lcu her home and
wrote 10 her parents from No. ls4 BaItic-
It. that she would return home until they had con-
fcntc 10 allow LIIdmuu to call on her They did so and
their daughter returned Two weeks ago Miss Ennis
dlsaupyur-d again and LJImlu also ubscnfcd himself
from his usual HauntA. On September % Mrs. Ennis
WAS walking along Broadway thi, city when she
Ladrnan walking iu front Of her. She stopped
him and asked hin for some word Of Ler daughter lie
cursed nj her struck her and finally cnokel her until
yts obi ged to cry for help Yesterday Mc Ennis re-
ceiycd note from his daughter telling him that she was
married aad signed It Kate La.dman." The mother
went Immediately 10 n police ma giStrate and made
complaint charging Lildmau win Uigany. Detectives
wore put us track aud the man IN all pIoolOulty
will be- arrested IN "A Snort tlme H. iS ms WIG Thinks he
mas not gone back 10 Jamaica
Tr l., nj, iu describing his daughter said last night
that until the 0ay when rho met Laidmin slo was
uuct virtuOus girl who was continually uulor the eye
f her mother She had been taking lessons Ia drawing
nj the POLYTECHNIC and was the pup ~ Professor Hertz
b-rg Who regarded Her with much affection Mr. Ennis
terms The statements made Ia The brOOFiy hHJie last
iu tuat wife hal ChIg geu her sl0ruciur
win having ur,t led her ast'sy, and thny
T n'J ever attempted TO corrupt any young
,rs o. that one u MS victims committed suicide by
Iluplug from ferry-hUat rather than brar h- Disgrace
hoods aud that Professor HeuLDrrs was man Of
I'm bis cndrayur to gain some knowledge Of his
ia ghtcr MI Ennis called no Ludmau7 present address,
mic condition aud wtnOut TODD enc uad Ds.u deserted
Inv her husband uud had not heard from
aim bIuCe september 20, when ne iolu h"r thai lao
hut maid one weeks rent, ami badc Her EuOu.Dy.
Jailrpau IA SAID by Mrs. Poole, OF No. 1856 Atlantic
w. 10 have been truck Eui To nave been IN the
habit OF writing letters To actors ana acre5Ses lcilng
ihen of his ability actor. SIX months ago girl
arrived In Brooklyn from Jamaica, whose name was
Emma McnaCht. Laidman mot her, uhd, aIlet ONoi-
coming her scrupcs about marriage hFed Win her as
her nm band until ne met KATE Ennis.
Mr.. Ennis b. In moderate CrcumstanceS ana Is en-"
ga,,J ia lhe carpet business. lie much disturbed
that ms family troubles should be made public