The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-04

she IfAs been quite an invalid for some time.
walter Davis / have known for years IN the
kfndliest way He was one of the gfoomsiaei
when married, and his wife, then Miss Her
ring, was one of my attendants; SO you see !
what relation / stood to them | uHderstooe
Waiter Davis left the hotel in Cincinnati after
his treachery 30 Mrs Thompson before break.
fast I did not see him, however"
THE BowMAN-FoamINsoN SCANDAL.
Miss Jessie Buelxner relates for the first time
her history of the scandal that stirred Louis
vile few years ago and separated her and
her husband At least this is the first time 4
statement from her has ever reached type.
She says she was not permitted to utter a
word at the time She spoke freely and with
ont hesitation, saying that only her former
husbands version OF the case had been heard.
In brief this is her realistic romance: Il wal
married when not seventeen years oil tl
William H. Tomlinson, of this place He was
not twenty one. My N other protested and re
monstrated with me, but to avail. l WA
educated at Nazareth academy, in this state
and had spent gooiportian of my short single
life in a convent Twas mere child in ago
and not more so in experience. We were mar
RED in 1876, and removed to Louis
vile, where my husband engage
with his father and first cousin, Stanley Bow
man NV husband soon became dissatisfied
and neglected me for other women. One of his
escapades was TO go up to Bardstown, and
passing himself of for a single man, engaged
himself to a beautiful and innocent girl, who,
when she learned that he was a married man,
tainted, and came near dying. Her father
searched for Tomlinson, but the hotel keeper
hurried him out of town. My husband kept
aiafpsa and m
turning home one day, found him III my OWL
bed with my nurse, mnlatto girl bore az
this His mother made me as miserable IL
possible and [ want to say that she Is tho
ineanest woman in America to-day In
April 1919 / took drtse over 60
Corydon, Ind, with Stanley Bowman, with
my husbands knowledge. We left IN ting
morning at O'Clock, and returned at that
evening. We had some champagne at tho hotel
at Corydon, but did nothing worse. As to nay
husband having me Swallowed TO an designation
father heard of my trip to Corydon, they per
stIaded him to leave me. He came and cried,
and whined hike an idiot and on the night OF
May 5, 1879, he said we must part, and left
time after took the trip to Corydon The pa
pers did not print the scandal until about two
weeks after the separation My husband kept
my child and in a fewSweeks wrote to me to
come back and see my baby. He met me at
Memphis and occupied the same room with me.
My mother was along. The Memphis Avalanche
by the hotel people that he met me as my hus-
band. He brought last woman to Memphis
with him then was told. Afterward he Wis
tied me in Cleveland. O. for two months in the
relation of husband. He wanted TO have
complete reconciliation, but his parents for
babe it lived quiet and secluded life
portion of the time in Drumm oadsville, Can
ada When first separated the TomlinsoDs
took half of my own jewelry and some of my
clothing NV husband took the notes that had
been given me as my income from my southern
home and had them discounted and pocketed
the money They treated me outrageously
Finally we were divorced. the court giving my
late husband the custody of our child.
Illinois Legislature.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May SIN the
senate, the tax levy bill was changed from
tenth of per cent to as cents on the thou
sand dollars
The high license bill was postponed one
week.
An effort to confirm the Cook county Justices
failed.
The switch bill was recommtted to the rail
road committee
The appropriation bills for the several state
were advanced
In he Lonse MI. Emerson moved to recall the
Litter state house paving bill for the purpose
of reconsidering it. Lost by yeas 20, nays a
The rest of the session was occupied in warmly
discussing the motion to cut down the appro
priation for the state house janitors from So,
900 to 81, 900.