The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-30
FOREST, THE FRAUD.
he Deserts His Wife and Leaves
Her With Three Small Chill
dren to Take Care OF.

1t became whispered around day or
two ago that a lacy living on East Main
street, between Lamine and Massachusetts
streets, had been deserted by her husband,
and BAzoo reporter, seeming an item,
started out on a tour of investigation.
Ii was soon learned that no such female
lived in that quarter, bat after much quiz
lzing of different people the fact was CLEANED
that widow - lady, the one in question,
had removed 10 East Sedalia.
Taking this as pointer the BAzooITE
pursued the investiga lon and soon located
the LADY, Mrs. Bette Forest, on Marvin
street, two doors south of East Third.
Asking Mrs. Forest if there
had not been some trouble
between herself and husband, she related
the following story TO the scripe:
Several years ago | was married TO {.
Forest. ard afterwards We removed 10
Aurora Springs, tnis state. Fore was
there engaged in the tie business; ard also
kept eek Of general. merchandise.
rem aimed there with my husband ZAP 10
lone yesr ago, when he, without nv knowl-
edge sold everything and jeit the town.
leaving me only what little household fur
ni,ure We had, aud three children TO sup
pori, Two girls and one Toy. | capuot rs
sign any reason Tor his disappe arauc-. |
have ouly heard from him once stree he
left me, and at that tine he was n the
STATE of Arkansas"
Had there been no trouble beta-e woe
previous TO his leaving" queried he re
porter
No, none Up to the time OF his going
away he always Treated me very kindly,
and MS action astunished me, TO say The
least Of IT,"
You say the separation took place at
Aurora springs"
Yes sir )"
! ! Then how came yen in Sedalia?"
Simply from the fact that il Was neces-
Zsary to maintain myself and children, and
lowing to the scarcity of work In thai town.
had TO seek another field. However,, |
worked there long enough 10 get sufficient
means 10 move ON, when / took what fur.
niture had and removed TO Sedalia AZ
ter coming here started a snail restau
rant on last Main street, betseen l. mine
and Massachusetts,, at which place | lived
| up TO short time since, when | removed
TO where you now find me"
''Has any action BEEN taken by either
yourself or your absent husband in the di
rection of divorce"
Not by NE, nor by him either, so far as
know. Even If ! wanted divorce am
nst anle 10 90 into the courts for IT,"
And you Say Forrest makes no effort TO
assist you in the support Of yonr children
"None whatever. 1t all falls on my
shoulders, and you NAV well imagine how
kArdersome life is 10 me. However. sm
Eow keeping a few borders. and by that
means, connected with the work do |
manage TO live"
And thus another case is added 10 the
numerous occurrences of this nature. Here
)is woman who has undergone hardship
after hardship for the miscreant husband
and after bearing him three children the
bastard maliciously leaves her with this
great responsibility upon her shoulders.
INSTEAD of rendering her and his children
fthat protection which is due them, the cow
ardly scoundrel sneaks away and leaves
tn. M to the mercy of tie world.
Chss. Forest, the one who is believed TO
be the husband of Mrs. Bette Forest, was
lat Jefferson City last week. He has visited
there often recently, and sometimes regis
tiers from Arkansas and sometimes from
(other places.
Forest is still in the tie business and the
H(kobabili.ies are that he is tied to another
roman and is living at Chadwick, in South
west Missouri If he has any money or
shame he will assist in the support of his
Fchildren In Sedalia.