St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-07
BOSWORTH'S PERFIDY.
How the News was Received by His
Young Wife.
A Charming Woman Frustrated by a Hus-
bands Faithlesslness.
Especial Telegram to the GLOBE

CHICAGO. March 6.-Charles II. Bosworth,
who has Just disting uished himself by clipping
with hotel waitress at ST. Paul, was for long
time employed in the railway mail depart
ment in this city. He was head clerk for
time, afterwards being promoted to
chief clerk, and on May
20, 1882, he resigned to accept an appoint
ment as superintendent of mails at St. Paul.
He is well remembered by the older en-
or Whereabouts, whose wife had obtained d.
vorce from him, and who was not considered
morally sound.
Several charges were preferred against him
while in the railway mail service here, one OF
which was for drunkenness, and another for
Partially, but none of them were
sustained by investigation. The
woman, Belle Easterbrook, with
whom he is said to have run away from st.
Paul, was formerly dining room girl at the
Briggs house, where Bosworth first met her.
On January IA, he married Miss Lottie
Starles, 1855 Walnut street. this city, but
sent her home prior to his disappearance.
WHAT MRS. BoswoRTH SAYS.
II can't believe Charley left with another
woman, although / think he went away from
st. Paul, because he was embarrassed in a
financial way,'' softly whispered a pale
beautiful girl, who reclned in the
crimsoned shadows of an invalid's chair at
No. 665 Walnut street. The tinted light from
a shaded argand burner threw her delicate
features in strong relief as she turned
her face toward the GLOBE correspondent,
and her thin wasted hands, when unclasped,
war dered convulsively to middle-aged lady
who sat at her left. 1t was Mrs. Charles b.
Bosworth, whose husband so mysteriously
disappeared from st. Paul. Her maiden
name was Letta Starles, and this was the
home of her parents, who are well-to-do citi-
zens Of Chicago. The daughter, prior to her
marriage, was a belle, and was gifted with
both charming manners and hand
some face. She was married only
few short weeks ago to Bosworth, and her
life is now blighted for a time. She married
him here, and after the marriage accom-
panied her husband to st. Paul, where
he was superintendent Of mails,
and she knew that he had a
first wife, from whom he was divorced, but
any other features of his life were blank to
her. Last Friday Bosworth put her on the
train, with many loving words OF farewell,
and started her for Chicago,
to pay her mother a visit. She expected a
letter containing money on Monday, but in
stead came box containing her clothing
and other personal articles. This alarmed her,
but she wrote to him and awaited an answer
to her appeal for an explanation. Then she
saw some dispatches in the papers, saying
that he had ran away with girl called Belle
Esterbrook, a hotel waitress, who formerly
worked in this city at the Briggs house.
When she read the news she tainted, and
was picked up unconscious on the parlor
floor by her anxious parents since then she
has been sick and Frustrated. Her faith in
her husbands allegiance continues,
however She could not tell anything
about the Esterbrook woman, but had heard
some stories about the first wife's reasons for
leaving Bosworth. Her husband was
badly in debt in st. Paul, and
that may have caused his &C
ton. It was stated that Bosworth's first
vile learning Oh MS 1ntlmacy Win Belle
Esterbrook, then employed at the Briggs
House, obtained divorce and alimony on
that account, about two weeks ago
the divorced wife came to
the inspector Office in this city, and stated
that her husband now refused to pay over to
the courts the alimony specified in the decree
granting her divorce and that he was
married again. She wanted to know what
could be done about this and was told to
seek satisfaction through the courts
and that legal means might
see the matter straight. This
is believed by the present wife to be the
cause of Bosworth's flight. She thinks that
the Esterbrook woman was not living in st.
Paul at the time.