The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
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them welcome was yeune lndy no
her beauty and her many winson,e MA
ners All accomplishment S5e is ~
daughter Of Leading buHness man and
very near neighbor of tho married c1uple.
From the very day that this gay young
girl set her foot in Ehe new home the hus-
band ceased to care for his wife, and, as If
by magic, all his love ami affection were
transferred to the little neighbor girl.
Euchre parties and social calls from the
latter served to make matters worse, until
finally the young wife forbade the neigh
Dor girl entering her household. The hus-
band, not to be thwarted, frequently met
her on the streets and In other places, un-
til the scandal became the town talk.
Six months ago the tickle hus-
band told his young wife in
plain words that he had ceased entirely
to love her, and added "that he had
now an easy plan to remove her from this
world, and would do it in way that she
would know nothing about" He endeav-
ored to comfort her by telling her that "by
Christmas-Day she would be sleeping
sweetly in her little white house under the
sod," and then che and his little dear
(as he called the little neighbor girl) would
come and place bouquets of flowers on her
grave" At night he would pace the floor
and talk of nothing but his love for his
"little dear" When his wife could not
sleep for his actions he would bring her
wine and various medicines, telling her
that they had been prescribed by a physi-
clan, and that they we're just the thing to
quiet her nerves. When she would remon-
strate with him for the manner in which he
conducted himself with the neighbor girl,
he would reply that she (his wiIe) was
sick and needed more medicine. One emorn-
ing he brought In a bottle of horse.medi.
cine, and, with threats, was determined to
make her take dose of it. He told her il
would quiet her nerves and restore her ap.
petite.
The wife, becoming alarmed, fed from
the house, having nothing on but the most
scanty apparel. She ran to the depot,
and, fortunately, train was just ready
to start, which she took for this place.
She had changed so much in appearance
| that her friends scarcely recognized her.
Her face, once so round and beautiful, wis
fabby and bloated, aud her friends coul I
scarcely believe that she was the san
happy girl who, such short time ago, ha .
left them under circumstances apparent I
80 favorable.
The family physician was called in, an /
IL was found that the system of the youn y
wife contained large quantities of arseni ,, ,
The wife now has no doubt that her hu d
band placed small quantities of the poiso
in the wine and other liquors that he CAV \
her, hoping to put her out of the way. u
has been proven beyond a doubt that sue ,
is the case. She has left him forever, al /
will apply at once for divorce.
The story Of the young wife is a mo
pitiful one, and the tortures she has e
dured at the hands of the one who be
vowed to love and cherish her seems I
most beyond belief. Any one seeing he
however, is convinced beyond doubt th
her story Is too true. She thinks th
had she stayed day longer the d
mon would have accomplished his pui
pose by killing her with slow po
son. She Is under skillful medic,
treatment, and there are now hopes of h
recovery. The monster who attemptej ]
the awful crime has gone West with sew.
eral hundred dollars of the company's
money. Should he return here he may be
summarily dealt with. By special and
urgent request OF the relatives of tho wife
names for the present are withheld.