The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-10
A WRONGED WIFE.
Robert ]. Coyne WEEDS Annie Supanc
mich, but Refuses to Acknowledge
Her as His Lawful Spouse.


/ ADnle CupancHica Is maiden Ialr.
Twenty winters and as many summers,
less one, has passed over her head. She
was born in Austria, where she budded
into full grown womanhood under the hot
blazing sun of that climate in the
sweet, glad spring time, and flourisheth
like an olive beach in the frosty winters.
Naught a care did she feel until she be
came ten years old, when she was bound
out to work for an Austrian noble. In.
brief, she was serf. Life for her then
was not bed of roses. but on the con-
tra:y, it was all thorns. She stood the
oppression of the tyrant as long as she
could, and then she embarked on great
big ship bound for America She kissed
her mother, her father and her sisters a
last good by and to the land of the free
and brave she came. She came to Maouo-
keta, Iowa, and there entered the house
of friend. She stayed there two or
three years, and then went to working
| out at private houses. Last October
she came to this city and went to work
for Mr.. ]. II. Beams family. 1t was
while in this household that she formed
the acquaintance of her husband, Mr.
Robert J. Coyne, who was time keeper at
Bufords pillow works. She does not say
how she came to form the gay and festive
Coyne's acquaintance, but in all probable
ity it was while preambulating the streets
on some lovely moonlight night. Be that
as it may, the ardent Coyne professed
great affection for her, - He told the sim
Pile minded foreigner that he was ''struck
on her shape" that she was the tree
upon which the fruit of his heart grew"
and that his heart beat pitepat when
she was near, like a churn dasher in a
churn. They kept company a little while,
and then the twain hied over TO Daven-
port, and were married on the sly. They
came back here, and Coyne continued to
be time keeper for the greatest pillow works
Homework at the Bean mansion. She did
not work here over week after their
marriage. when becoming satisfied that
Coyne had got tired of her, she went
over to Davenport and secured a
situation in a family there as a
domestic. She continued to work there
until last November, when she got
chance to 90 to Cedar Rapids. She wrote
letter to her hubby but he answered
not in gentle, endearing toHes, but gave
her to understand that familiarity breeds
contempt and distance lends enchantment
She went to Cedar Rapids but came back
here last month. She met the object of
her alteration number of times, but his
lordshlp would not speak to her. In this
emergency she wrote to her friend in Iowa,
who came and saw Coyne. AT first Coyne
denied the marriage, but had to TESS up
He limited something or other about giving
her $500 in hard cash to assuage her
wounded feelings, and this was agreed to.
But in the meantime Mrs. Coyne went to
Coyne's boarding house and told who she
was The folks at the house were much
surprised, as they supposed Coyne single
man The day came for Coyne to put in
an appearance and pay his $500, but he
came not. Enquiry was made at the pillow
| works as to his whereabouts, when it was
found that he had levanted. He had taken
a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific train
for Chicago in broad daylight, right under
the nose of his victim as it were, There
is nothing left for Annie to do now but
secure divorce from her recreant hubby
This would evidently suit him. 1t would
give Coyne chance to marry some other
poor foolish female who is dying to gel
married. 1t Is not probable that he will
ever come back to this city again, but will
hold up some other and more congcnial
cline.