The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-04
HUNTING HER HUSBAND.
A Woman Follows Her Husband to this
City and Meets With Cruel
Reception.

On the train from the north this morns
ing there arrived in this city small
sized lady dressed in black with light
straw hat on her head Her extremely
light hair. deep blue eyes and sharp cut
features attracted some attention from the
people of whom she asked direc tons to
the lower part of the city She followed
the directions given her, and what fol-
lowed is best told by the lady herself as
she related it to a reporter in the police
station this morning. My name" said
the lady, lis Mrs Mary Carnelle, and |
left Belleaire, Ohio, Monday night l
came here to find my husband who left
me ten days ago in Belleaire. l knew
where he was going as money was sent
him to come to Rock Island. He is a
glass gatherer, and came here to work in
the glass factory. He promised to write
to me as soon as he got to Rock Island,
and | waited ten days and never got a
line from him. | then concluded to come
here this morning and see what was the
matter. had no money. but crowd of
men with whom my husband had worked,
kindly made up purse for me and | was
thus enabled to get here comfortably.
Well, got here this morning and was
directed to the glass works. There |
learned my husband was living, and |
went to De Gents boarding house on
Fourth street and asked lady who came
to the door, if Mr.. Carnelle was there
| She said he was, and | asked to see him.
| She went up stairs and soon came back
with the information that she had been
| directed to throw me out, and she then
violently pushed ne out of the house on
to the street. | then wandered up the
street until found policeman (Oflicer
Fecley) and told him how had been
| treated, and he brought me here. I do
not know why my husband acts as he
has. want to be with him so much, y
and the lady began to sob and cry. When
she had recovered somewhat she stated
that she was married to Louis Carnelle in
Belgium nine years ago and they came
to this country in 1881 They lived in
New Albany, Ind, before going to Belle
aire. The officers say that Cornelle said
this morning when speaking about his
wife, that she was a bad character and ht
did not want to live with her any more
She, on the other hand, vehemently de
MES the charge and claims she has Away,
been true to him.
The husband of the woman visited he
at the armory at noon today and offered
to pay her S. per week towards her sup
port, but refused longer to live with he
under any consideration. She refuse,
the offer, and her husband left the armory
They are both French, and MIS-. Cornell
is well educated. She says her father i
an architect IN Bulgium and she own
property in her own name, which ha
partially caused the trouble. as her hus
band has frequently wanted her to turl
the property over to him, which she re
fuses to do. She claims that one reason
that made her come to Rock Islam
sooner than she otherwise would, was tn
fact that she received an anonymous let
i Ter telling her that her husband ha
. picked up with a loose woman Of tn
; town here She furnished Justice Cook
4 with the addresses of three citizens c
i Belleaire to whom she requested him t
write and enquire as to her reputation fo
c chastity She promises now to max
i matters lively for Mr. COrnelle