The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-06-26
A WRONGED WIFE
Relates the Story Of Her Sor-
row and Misfortunes to a
Bazoo Reporter.
A Heartless Husband Deserts
His Wife and Four Lit
tie Children.

building lmmed lately east of the Fifth
street depot. there has resided for some
months past man by the name of j. M.
Knapp, with his family, consisting of a
wife and four children. Knapp has for
some time been employed in the black
smiihing department at the X. IL T. shops.
Monday evening Inc gave up his position in
the shops, and iaileu TO come home at his
usual hour. Late that night he entered
the house and went to bed in an unoccu-
pied room. taking his departure early i'm
the morning. Yesterday Mrs. Knapp.
who keeps boarding house, was informed
I by one of the boarders that her husband
had taken his time at the shops, purchas ed
new suit OF clothes, and proposei leav.
ing the country. Before leaving
the city Knapp, who has
not been hitherto addicted to habits of
iniOxication, got gloriously drunk, and is
reported as saying that he never intended
to return to his family.
BAZoO reporter, yesterday, visited the
deserted wife, and from her received the
usual story of cruel and unworthy hus-
band, and patient, long suffering wife,
She saws that her husband has endeavored
to drag her about from place to place, be-
ing great part of the time unable TO pro-
vide for her and the children; that he lost
his situation in August, and loafed around
waiting for employment until October,
when he went to the Indian Territory and
remained until last February, and that
during all OF this long absence he only
sent her SIS for the support Of herself and
children. compelling her to work out in
order TO keep herself and little ones from
starving.
In February, Knapp returned,
and through the influence of
friends, again obtained employ
ment IL the railroad snop-, but he was
never contented and attempted to raise
trouble among her boarders, some of whom
annoyed him intensely by going to the
kitchen door and talking to the cook.
In response to the query of the reporter
if her husband had ever shown any par
TALLY to the cook himself, Mrs. Knapp said
that she would prefer not to express her
self, but that it seemed rather strange to
her that her husband should order her to
throw scalding water on the boar}ers and
burn their eyes out if they persisted in
speaking TO he cock.
After talking of this peculiar phase of
the matter for lew moments, Mrs. Knapp,
Woman like, revealed the true cause of her
trouble, viz. her husbands in6delity and
his prOneness to MIKE himself altogether
too agreeable to every woman who was en-
ployed in the house. With tears in her
eyes, the distressed woman remarked: II
think that is where he has gone now"
"Gone where % queried the reporter.
"Way, to Moberly to meet a
replied the disconsolate wife.
Who is this woman you re er to-"
81 would rather not mention her name.
She is the wife of a nice man"
ais she living with her husband now?"
swell, that canno: say would rather
you would not mention this part of it in
the paper"
Did your husband ever treat you
cruelty -
"Well, no-ves-he threw cups and
;aucers at me once in while. / have had
\ great deal 10 endure since / have been
living with him. married him against
he wishes of my parents. He was not
wicked, but had a bad temper
was cross and irritable and ] believe was,
.razy when he got mad. / think he would
ike to return home now, but is ashamed to
come back"
"You are aware, madam that this whole
natter will be published in the BAzOO.
md if correctly understand you, you de-
ire such publication made !"
"Yes, sir, / want him shown up. /
hi nix il will do him good"
A postal card hearing date of the 18th,
md post marked at Moberly, was received
It this Office yesterd W and is a. follows:
EDITOR IAZoo.-Please 60 light on me.
will write to you in the course OF two or
hree days. You will find that the deg is
}. K, by sitting the matter thoroughly.
j. NJ. KNAPP.
This card was shown to Mrs. Knapp, and
he merely remarked that of course he
new he had done wrong, and was afraid
he BAzoO would show him up.
The deserted wife then showed the re-
'or,er a postal card also bearing date of
he 18th, and written from Moberly, ad-
lressed to her fa,her-in.law, Mr.. n. p.
Edwards. The card reads as follows:
PAP.-Blame not me, but Ellen, for this
rouble. She had warning heretofore.
!ill give , all details k s0On' you kq0 y My
III The % '" warning n; referred to to- ~ in
he foregoing, Mr.. Knapp says.
he boarders being permitted to talk to the
Mrs. Knapp states thst she was married
D her present husband about Eve years ago,
I Clarence, Shelby county, Missouri, she
eng widow at the time, with three chill
rem. Two children, a boy and q girl,
1ere born of this union. The boy is good
.zed lad, and Mrs. Knapp says his father
rOuld have taken him with him only for
Ear that the youngster would give him
way. The little girl died some years ago.
Although deserted wife, Mrs. Knapp
axes Philosophical view of the situation
nd 4hinks that with half a show she will
e able to take care of herself and chill
rem She does not seem to be yearning to
ny great extent with that deep, irresisti-
lie longing" for the return of her recreant
husband, which we are wont to read of in
with cases of this nature.