The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-02
A SAD STORY.
4 Happy Home broken up by . Mother.
P--ady.
The Sensational Scene Enacted In
Police Siaiien.
fYou Shall Never See Yonr Daughter



Npw IoRI Dee. 20 ---On Saturday night
last tall. dark grnti.msn weArinsa long
black beard, walked into the police ne nd
quarters ~ Jeftsy Guy and sskel 10 SEQ
tho chief HE spok. with strong GERMAN
accent, aud from hrs downoast man or tue
sergeant concluded mat I'll. man was soreiy
troubled
II, was shown to the little private oflie
Of Chief Murphy, and 10 him he told this
sal story II dis marital difficulties. There
N,s something 40 earnest Ia the strangers
sony,r,atiou that the ohiei became inter
st,rd aud listened atieniisely 10 the tslt.
He gave his name ss Victor klesser, ma
tiyoof Austria, from which place he immi.
grated 20 this country about Two years
Bsin, po,se sed OF but tmsll means he
va. Obliged 10 leave hrs family, consisting
OF his wiia and grown-up daughter, behind,
pruai,ing to send for them AS s1on as he
hal saved up sufficient 10 pay Tor thelr
passage HHd pruyiue cOmiorlsble home,
On ais arrival he vent 10 Lan-iord, Penn
s,lyrnia, where he secured u good altnaiion
and soon accumulated g little property.
He sent mess.g 70 his vile ASKING her 10
arrange her uffairs tnd prepare TO join
him.
when again he would be united with those
40 d,artn him But tne following mail
brousnt him letter Stating tina; during
his absence the daughter had engaged hof-
selft 10 very worthy young man TO whom
she was much attached, but he was very
poor.
such a loving couple, hi, wife advised him
10 send sufficient money TO defrny the er'
peuses OF Emefioh Ltckleys, who was the
lovers name. BY hard ssying kloss6s was
enabled TO send the required amount. IN
due time the family arrived Ia Lansford,
and for several days they lived In perfect
eoutsntment
Ieckle,s was nice young man with
LIQUID blue eyer, blonde hair, and com
manding figure. Kltsses soon learned 70
like HIM aud congrstult ted him upon the
choice of their oau Rhter. But day bv day
the attentions OF Lecsleys 10 Mrs. Klesssi
became more marked, aud bnally ht
cess d altogether to psy any attention te
his bride. -. 4,
Tn. father resolved to speak about the
matter, but his heart failed euct time h,
attempted 1t, One night about q week ~
ter his wiie's arrival, no returned 10 MI
home only TO find his daughter IN tears a'
her molher'n perhdy.
Kirsscs was crashed with the news thsl
his vic had eloped with Lsckleys. Tns
.air had taken VITA tham all the jswelry
yaluableB and clothins that could be car
ried and left tor part unknown, hftsr
diligsnt tsarch 10 learned that the couple
had fed 10 GtsenvillO, where tney ware NV
ing rs man and wife in a little cottage OF
Rose avenue.
Here the mao broSs down and was un a
bile 20 finish his story. Chief Murphy saw
what wa. REQUIRED to be done, and At onc'
dispatched Inspector Lange 10 Visit TN
place where the guilty perso ns we're ssi' e
res de. The officer raped for admittance
and the door was opened by l'etkley
himself. In answer to the question wner'
his wife was he said she WAS out but woui'
soon return. -
After half an hours wait the woman re
Turned aud both were arrested and tagsn u
haadouArlers where she WAS confronted
with her husband. Leckltyr remained
eutside and us the woman entered tn
room ne ssked tho sergeant whether ~
aould not he allowed TO accompany hi
vile. As the word wife was uttered klca
ses Jumped out AMI, grabbing the youpl
man by tho throat, would have Throttle
him lad not Inspector LAnge interferre'
and separated the pair.
Mrs. Klessss stood by as her husband I'm
braided Lecklsys for bis inxratitude,sI a'
he uttered the woros, you shall never "a
the face of your daughter or daIEsn m.
doors ugiin," she swoonsd and fell to III
floor, When she recovered she found ne
husbsns gone aud her lover Ia = cell oelow
0he was allowed tc go home, while Leok
ieys was hold until the requislton paper
for his return to PenDsylvAnia could
procured, when he will be sent to Lansforo
10 bs held on charge OF grand larceny.
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