Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-10-19
A CANADIAN ROMANCE
In Three Very Interesting Chap
ters
CONTAINING FOUR PEOPLE.
A Pretty Wife and a Star Boarder
Cause a Deal of Scandal
and Trouble.
FOUR PEOPLE.
THE WIFE is PENITENT,
The Husband Forgiving, The Others
in Jail.

DETROIT, October lS.-A young woman,
with pretty face and dressed in black, sat
in the police court this forenoon bathed in
tears. Bending over her was man some
years older. His face was deeply lined, as
if by care. His words were slowly and
tenderly spoken. At the end Of each SEN
tence the sobs of the woman would break
out afresh, and she would cover her face
with her hands.
In the prisoners dock, on either side Of
him prisoners with hardened countenances,
sat young man of about -. He was
ordinarily dressed, and the contour Of his
face bespoke him a foreigner. he SEEM
ingly maintained stolid indifference to his
surroundings.
In close converse with a member OF the
dett ctive force was a short man with tiorid
countenance. His words were quickly
spoken. and his piercing black eyes twinkled
with knowing all This man was Capt,
Cinq Mars, OF the Montreal Police Depart
ment. The women was Sarah Gravel Her
ouet; the man in conversation with her was
Florent, her husband The prisoner was
Ernest Dupont, the leading factor in no.
mantle episode Of which the scene was
result.
He Ran Hotel.
Until three months ago Florent Heroaet
conducted the Hotel Anvers in Montreal.
Dupont became bosrder He was treated
ov Herouet in the most friendly manner,
and by Mrs. Herouet in still warmer terms.
August l6 hast Florent returned from a
short trip to find his wife missing. Dupont
was also gone The latter had given him
check for $40 in payment for board some
days previous. 1t proved to be worthless.
deposit in q savings bank OF 800 in his
wifes name had been withdrawn. The
hotel till had been lessened by 1886. House
hold goods consisting OF table and other
linen, three trunks. knives and forks, gold
watch, and an overcoat were missing.
At His Wits End.
Herouet was at his wits end. A friend
came to the rescue. This was George Tenn
ple, a mcnder Of umbrellas. 81 know !
can find your wife, give me $50 and ] will
start out at once, said George. The money
was given him. Later George wrote him
from Cornwall, Kings'o on, Hamilton and
other points in Canada, and in each case
claimed To he on the track OF the tugitives
He solicited more funds and got them. On
reaching Detroit Temple wrote that he was
closing in on them and wanted more money
l. L., ., n,,,p No
The whole police force are at my disposal
here he wrote. Herouet became tired Of
seLding money and two weeks ago revealed
bis predcament to Capt. Cinq Mars. The
officer saw through the game and forbade
sending more funds.
Astonished.
The next day on picking up a copy Of
The New York Courier des Etats Cnis, ne
wa, astonisled to find among the list OF
rut, cribers to the fund for the exclusion 0.
cho', 70 from France the name Of Ernest
Dur ont This was the clue
He at once communicated with SIpt.
Corely The latter placed the matter in
the t5rds of Officer Hogan. He prose
Gu the search with vigor and was re,
VII led last night By discovering not alone
Dui,nnt and the runaway, Sarah Gravel
bu, he unreliable Temple, all living at
respectable house, IL Macomb street. Du-
pcr, was engaged as cook at Remauds
Hotel, and Temple spent his time gather,
ing aims among his fellow countrymen in
Detroit, ostensibly for charitable purposes.
Forgiven.
The wife is penitent, the husband forgiv-
ting, Dupont and Temple are in Jail. The
examination of the three viii b. held TO
morrow. In the meantime Mr. HerOuet is
disrosed to receive his wife back to his home
and the old place in his affections.