The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-07
A RUNAWAY WIFE.
She Leaves Wicked, Ungodly Peoria
and Flees to this Very Moral
City.

The sequel to little domestic ruction
created temporary excitement in the
Union depot yesterday afternoon. Shortly
before the 425 train left for Rock Island,
a couple of impatient looking females
presented themselves at the ticket office
termination of the Rock Island & Peoria
road. They appeared TO be somewhat
excited, and their anxiety to board the
train aroused the suspicious of the gate
keeper who admitted them to the platform.
A few minutes later, j. FL. Williams,
stage manager of the Adelphi theatre, ap
peared on the scene, in quest of his wife
and sister-in-law, who he SAID had alb
seconded, taking with them money and
goods belonging to him. When the
women saw Williams approach they hid
| themselves in the ladies toilet room in
the car, and seemed disposed to resent
possible intrusion by the husband or any
one else Williams pleaded with the
railroad officials for liberty to board the
train, and on promising to raise no dis
turbance his request was finally granted.
Together with the depotmaster, conductor
and gate keeper he proceeded to demand
money then in their possession, although
they denied him the trunk or its contents,
which they said belonged to themselves.
The affair was of brief duration aud ended
in a compromisoly announcement
Williams kept the money, his wife the
trunk, and after this little unpleasantness
the train moved out with the woman on
board leaving Williams lonely grass
widower. Peoria Journal
The above mentioned parties arrived on
board the Rock Island s. Peoria train last
evening, and at once wendell their way to
Twentythird street boarding house,
where they were interviewed by the ARGUS
scribe. On knocking on the door of the
boarding house, a small girl came TO the
door and asked the reporter what was
wanted. Il want to see Mrs. Williams
and her lady friend, both from wicked
Peoria, said the scribe. The scribe was
conducted to the parlor where he re-
manned all alone viewing the ceiling and
the pictures on the wall for about ten
minutes, when his acute ear heard the
trou .trou of rustling dress approaching.
Pulling down his vest and justing his
necktie in proper shape, he awaited the
arrival of the wearer of the dress. She
soon popped in the room. She was a
| most radiant creature to behold. Her
eyes were a dark blue, her hair of golden
hue, an6 her features regular, with very
light complexion--!n fact she was a
blonde.
did you wish to see me2' said the lady
in pleasant voice.
Yes man, we did; that is to say, l
have been sent to see. Your name is
Williams, amt it, and you live in Peoria,
don't your
Yes, my name is Williams, but l
havnt the honor of your acquaintance,
sir Vino are you, and what do Won
want?"
"Who am II Well I'll give it up ask
me. something easier. But laying all
Jokes aside madam, l am a newspaper
man, and at present connected with the
| Rock Island ARGUS, and | came to see
you about this little article in the Peoria
Journal" (Where she was shown the
extract given above from the journal.
"You want me to make a statement,
suppose, you newspaper men are contin-
ually sticking your nose into other peo-
Piles business"
Softly softly, madam, we are the
public benefactors. We enlighten the
world. But really nov, wont you talk
just little?" replied the reporter.
Il don't see what good it will do to
talk left that brute in Peoria because
l couldn't live with him in peace. He
was Jealous of me. Ny sister is with me
here, and be was foolish enough to fall in
love with her She gave the whole thing
away to me, and | upbraided my husband
for his short comings. He got very angry
at me, and told me 10 leave, and came
to the conclusion to go. So my sister
and l packed our trunks and bought
tickets for this city, and here we are, you
see, and here We intend to remain"
How about youtaking your husbands
money, as the Journal says you did,"
''Oh, that is all lie. The reporter
for that paper is one OF the most notorl-
Gus liars in the whole town. When he il
sober, which is seldom the case, he make:
his living by lying. My husband did no
take any money from me. He did come
down to the depot and tried to persuade
my sister and l to 60 back home, but W.
refused to listen to him
Now that YOU are here, what do you
intend to do?"
That is none of your business. Ny
sister and are plenty able to take care o
ourselves, and we intend to do do it.
| Seeing that the lady did not wish t.
? prolong the interview, the scribe grabbet
, his hat and retired. What these womel
mean to do here Is a mystery. 1t may b
possible that Mrs Williams will think owe
the matter and then return to her LEG
lord down in the city where they manufac
1 ture more whisky than in all the rest O
the world