The daily gazette., 1883-09-20
SECOND EDITION
AN EbOPENENf SPOILED
A Runaway Husband Stopped
G by His Wife.
A DROWNED BODY FOUND
OAToHINo RUNAwAE HUSBAND.

~ IN ,s74A
A Man Desert. ais wife and is on the
Point of Meeting Another Girl, whom
He Proposes Marrying, when ne h Over
taken ~ HAs Wtfss A~y E 9T&f
A lew minutes before the arrival OF the
noon train for the, DelaWaFe, railroad yester.
day, a man, apparent ly about 30 years old
and neatly dressed made his appearance at
the p, w, a B. Railroad station and Kept.
promenadine around as II anxiouely await
ing the coming OF some person orimPatientiy
waiting for train. When me Deiawarg
train came in be karted &uf, the shed ana
closely scanned the faces of-4l the lady pas
senaeIA who, alighted and Of those who re-
mAinedbp tne train. .Tl
The party he Vas looking Eas, not on the
train, and he again began his nervous walk
up and down the long shed, after being told
that the NJ xt train would not arrive for sew
eral hours. From the train that had at first
been so closely watched by him there
alighted wpmsn dressed in deep mourning
and closely yelled. She cast hasty glance
at the man who was dressed in the light
suit and then made her way TO
Special Officer Thomas, who was on
duty at tbst time aud after taking
70 him for a few moments the two started
n iort'sqnire VaAdegriftIs; office, where she
procured warrant for the arrest Of the man
III hhG 6hhE Nse~Nf
ton she stated that he was her husband
and that he had deserted her about two
weeks ago and that he was waiting at the
depct for girl, who was to come up from
Kent county on the next train, and that her
husband and the girl were then going tC
Philadelphia, where they proposed getting
married.. 2 Nt&AttA t3
The warrant was issued and placed in the
hands of constable Wier and the trio then
e.. - hat txad
there they found that their man was in the
United States Hotel and for the purpose D
surprising him it was arranged that th'
woman should enter the hote
after tie officers had been ther
for few minutes. She was Instructed Il
walk IN front of her husbSnd and suddeB
raise her veil. and then await develop
mcnts. The program was followed out i
every particular, but when the woman sud
denly raised her heavy veil and threw he
arms around bis neck, at the same tim
kissing him, ii created no more impressio
on him than it would have done ON Woode
man.
The runaway husband was theu taken
the 'SQuire's Office where he consented
sign an agreement to maintain the woms
hut swore that he would not go back to
old home. giving as his reason for leavir
his wife and two children, that he had
come Ufeu OF tne locality anu Wlsneu
change. This appears TO be very lame e
cuse from the fact that be is said to be
very good circumstances and is the rent
of very large and good farm.
His wife is considerably older than h
aud appears TO be careless about her pc
sonal appearance, while he dresses wit
considerable taste, and makes very goo
appearance.
The parties were married In Dover abol
13 years ago and have two children. tt
wife has relatives living on Spruce street
this city and appears to be devotedly 1
tached to her husband. Where they we
after leaving the 'Squre's office is n
known, but it is understood from inqui
around the depot that they left ON the eve
ing train for thejT old hone.
The girl who was to have come up to mt
the husband, did not put in an appearant
possibly having thought better OF her ra
promise and decided to live in single blesse
ness In preference to marrying man W
was already possessed OF wife.