Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-10
HUMMeLL's MARTIAL FlAsco.

J. S. Hunnell, married in this city three
or four weeks since by Rev. Harper, turns
up, In the light Of subsequent events, a.
rather promiscuous. He married widow
lady by the name of Mrs. NJ. C. McLaurey.
When applying for the license be informed
Judge Jewett that he had formerly been
married, but that his wife dying be was
then about to marry his first and only love
with whom he had lovers quarrel many
years since. 1t was touching romance
The woman who writes us the letter below,
wrote us shortly after the marriage asking
for particulars and saying, among other
things, that Hunnell had a wife and four
children in Rockville, Indiana. Learning
that the gentleman had suddenly left the
side OF his new bride for parts unkno wn in
gentle manner as possible we broke the
truth to her. There was no scene, but with
4 merry twinkle OF the eye she said che was
naturally little got as he owed considers
BILE OF hoarG bill. She had half mistrust-
ed something. As she was rather bright,
buxom aud not unprepossessing and had
evidently been taken in, nothing would
have been said of the matter had not the
truant husband, few days after, sent
money on to pay up his and her bills, and she
told Ed. Jewett that he had been lawyer
but his health failing be had turned his at
tention Of late to teaching roller-skatipg,
He is about fifty years of age, and the fol.
lowing letter from his old home, to the
editor Of the EAGLE, tells the rest:
ROCKVILLE, INDIANA, May 2, 1883.
DEAR SfR:-I have just received your
note and thank you very much for your in.
formation. Now will give you little Of
the history Of Hunnell: told you he had
q wife and four children he has wife and
Eve children-four by his wife aud one BY
another lady In this town. He has beaten
me out of $3.50. l had some business in
court three years ago, and gave Hunuell
the money to pay all the costs and charges
due from me. lie informed me that every.
thing was squared up. Now the accounts
are brought In and l am informed Hunnell
never paid over any Of the money, although
he was acting as my attorney. l am poor.
woman and can't let him 70 any longer.
He is bad man. He could not run his Of.
fee beeaiise he was dishonest. took him
and took care of him when he had no friends
and now how has he treated me. He has
drank all his life. You can have all the
proof you want. He boarded with me
eight weeks and never paid cent. He
will do any thing that IL mean. He Dor
rowed money from me when be was rum
ming on freight train and said he would
psy me when got bis money, but be didn't
do 1t. He always wrote to me and wanted
me to come out there to him. Only tho
weeks before he was married he wrote to
me TO come at once, but be wanted more
money. pity the woman he married. II
she has any money she had better mot let
him have II. ! could tell more on that man
than any man ever knew. He has been
in jail here, and BY riguts hsould be there
now. I am keeping his child, only Eve
old, and wrote to him and told
him II be would send money to buy II milk
could keep Il. He never sent any, but
always said all the money he could make he
would send to us. I want you 10 inform
her folks, II she has any. You can pub
lish him II you wish. am going 70 put
him through 1t once. JULIA GLAss.
A little more about Mr. Hunnell: Beware
Of him, II he can get the better Of any one
he will. He was running on the height
train making plenty Of money. He went
In debt for suit OF clothes and never paid
for them. One man took his overcast and
the other men got nothing. he also took .
pair Of gold specs nom me and never 81
them back. When be got drunk and n
most got killed, be had no place 70 g =. I
tsok hin % his word, and now how hes -
treated ~. Ny giris let hin hsvs Ne aass
cent Of money tobacco, and be never paid
back one csat Ny letter vim sAew Whist
he 10. I hsve mere than ~ letter. frUo
hin. win punish hin - fhr - ~ law
win reach hin. Beware u Inst 80. Tea
ear p0bIlsh hin u yea HE, Slew Mn
this lesssr u yss wish.
Nns. JUllA a. 9EAss.