Morris tribune., 1883-11-07
HE, SHE, OR IT?
This Frank Dubois Business is Get.
ting Embarrassing.
The Wife in the Case Declares the
Husband to Ese Man. NOw---
The MOther-in- Law
Appears.

| MILwAUKEE, Nov GA dispatch from
Chiffon, this state, says that Frank Dubois
and wife" arrived there Wednesday night,
| footsore and weary. Gertie's toes We're bis
| tered and her ankles swollen, as if she
had walked a long distance. Some
of the neighbors the next day on
reading all account of the case and the
| flight of the couple from Waupun, showed
the article to Dubois. He read part of it and
said, 1T is a good story" but would not say
anything further. Then Dubois said they
were going to Waupun. Dubois told his wife
to get ready to go, but she objected Her
objections were overTuled by Dubois and they
got ready. The couple then left and went to
StockbridSe.
Gertie was found sitting near a 'viGdow.
Dubois was out in field and was called In
the meantime the girl was questioned as to
her strange action and the matter already
published She said it was the first she knew
| that there was anything i'll the papers about
her.
Are you positive that Dubois is mang'
was asked.
Il amt quite such big greenhorn that l
wouldn't know that after living with him
pretty near year. | am positive that he is
man." she answered
Gertie admitted that her husband could do
fancy needle work and has often knit for her.
When a dispatch from Fond du Lac was
read TO her she appeared greatly surprised,
and said that it was the first she heard that
her husband had been the wife of Hudson
and had borne two children.
She said she was born in Milford, jefferson
county, Wis, and will be Is next December.
She was brought up in the town of Chiffon.
Her father was named Hiram Fuller, and he
died about six years ago. Her mother mar
ried Mr.. Hewitt in Waupun. Gertie says
Dubois is 21 years old, born in Illinois, and is
the son of Nelson Dubois. To convince her
questiOner that Dubois is man, she said that
she is now soon to be a mother.
Dubois, on learning that reporter wished
to see him, said he didn't give d-n," and
said he was going to Fond du Lac Think
ing that Dubois hal said this merely to put
his purSuerS of the scent, the cor
respondent and his companion drove
to StOckbridse a2l waited until
s p. H. and then returned to
Dean house, but Du5o., had not come back
1t was learned that he was hid il the woods,
but when the boy went back to him to tell
him that the gentleman had gone and there
was no further danger Dubois could nowhere
be found. Mrs. Dubois sail she could not
imagine why he should be afraid to see any
one.
Upon being further questioned as to why
they left Waupun SO suddenly, Mrs Dubois
said that her sister, Alice Ryan, of Waupun,
had started these reports concerning her hus-
bands sex in order to part the couple, Mrs.
Ryan being jealous and wanting Dubois for
herself. When she told this she seemed
deeply affected and tears stole into her eyes,
Mrs. Dubois mother, Mrs. Hewitt, and her
sister, Alice Ryan, have arrived here, and
are taking steps to bring Dubois to justice
and induce the girl to return with them.
Dubois has disappeared, and it will probably
be hard matter for the officers to find him.
AL those who have seen Dubois think she"
is q woman.
The peopl2 are very indignant and are be
coming more and more excited over the mat
ter Mrs. Dubois did not tell straight story,
it being afterward learned that she had tried
to conceal as much as possible. There is no
doubt that Gertie is held under some power
full restraint, and many even believe that she
is afraid of her life Her conduct at Chiffon
as they were about to leave convinced those
people that this was the case, for not until
Dubois called her to their room would she
consent to leave. Reappearing she appeared
perfectly willing to 90