Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-19

was not in the compauy of Mills, ana
returned voluntarily and lepentant TO
her native place before the end of one
wear after She was found, she was 10 be
provided with II suitable home ana
paid SO q week out of the estaie;otiler-
wise all payments TO her were 10 cease
and she was prohibited from making
any claim upon the estate.
Mr.. Timer searched for his wife in
nil parts If of tie country until 1877
without success Then he procured "A
diverse from her and married again.
His second wife died in 1873, leaving
two CHILDREN, who were twins. Old
MIR. Gates had named as executors OF
his estate his cousin, NJ A. Pool, and
his son-in-law, Timer In the summer
of 1877 Mir. Pool, as one Of the eNecu'
tors, was given II letter ut the viiinge
postoflice, addressed in Il womhn,s
hand, and post-markeu at ilcilhelui
MINI. The letter was opened III WINS
from Gates runaway daughter 9he
begged to be permitted to return nome
to her father. 1T reclled louch,
Jug story Of wretchedness ana
suffering, and declared tnaI;
while she was aware that she had
committed great wrong, she was no'
the guilty person they doubtless oe,
lieved her To be. The elnpement had
been arranged the day btfrre she went
away. She was 10 proceed at once 10
Indiana and procure u divorce rom
her husband. when she and Mills
were TO marry. Az Wheeling he, be-
sought her to give up that IDEA ana 20
on with him to 81. Louis, ms she
REFUSE d to do, and she went 10 Lhiay-
cite. Ind. He went South. she pro-
cured /, divorce through lawyer
named Bowditch. She had $3.50 oi
which Mills had given her 500. she
injned him mt Central City, Col,
where they were married by the Rev.
Mr Whitehead For year they
lived happily. Mills made great deai
of money by supplying stores 10
miners. Then he fell into the habit OF
Gambling. He squandered his money
End began treating his wife with neg
Irct and cruelty. He lost his business,
and they moved 20 Utah. Tnere NILS
%nt ~ nosition as clerk in store. AlteT
. TOW mnnths lie left that position ana
they went to Salt Lake City. In part
uersbip with man nainei olhey,
Minis started n faro.bank, aud later, u
i,n , of ilI-fnue. These they conduct.
~ vear INT were finally compelled
to close them up. Then Mills and oi-
new opened small gambling e-ao'
lisbment in another part OF tbe chy..
Mill was now lost to all sense OF
ahame. Claiming to have joined the
Mormons he brought Il woman ne
called his wife to their house, anu IN
leaiiad her In the place of The woman
who had given up all Tor nm - ,har
DAYS later he brought sun aho'hei
wife TO his house, 40 latter
Then Ithe writer OF Inc ie ~,
fed from his house. This was ~ io.r'
She succeeded In reaching brhNeii
working her way us servant ~ va,
an. nlaces. In u nver she oDtaiheu
situation as diniDg-room EiIl III 'u
Civ hotel. She remained there nnti
Nh. 1879. when she read ~ u 7in
Tr'syn,cisco paper OF tue ki'iitlg ~
aaorge Mills by another gambler 1 1uIo
,na quarrel. In the summer VI ~
h.rauie waitipg-mai1 10 iluy'
snme was one of PARTY oil touIis.a'
NM NM ,rss with the party uniii ,ne
ohI NJ 1874. when they returned 10
piar From there she mads nsI
lIeilN. and al st. Louis fell III WIN
WY WY Which kept her confined 'psse
fever, WIN" a,d consumed all her
month"; month"; This compelled her 70
shN'n i"to service again, aha rne
20 .sas engaged by a young Mfs. ~
W. ~ Morrislown, n. j., 20 aeeo"''
h,aa ber 10 Minnesota, where sis "
pans -, ~ her husband. MIS-. Van AN