The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-24
THE wREon OF A LIFE.
The Beautiful Wife OF Burglar Ruins the
Reputation of q Business Man.

The Beautiful Wife OF Burglar Ruins the
Reputation of q Business Man.
Chicago Letter to Nashville American.
A beautiful woman now awaiting trial here
for shop-lifting, and going under the name OF
Mary Dryer, is remembered by some people
who have seen her. as the heroine OF a romance
almost without a parallel in real life. She is
Mrs. d. r. Hale, though she was once the
wife of a desperate house breaker named
Weaver. About ten years ago Mr.. Hale, then
manager of the Chicago Clearing House, and
one of the most highly respected business men
In this cily, lived in an elegant house IN the most
fashionable portion OF Dearborn avenue. lie
had several interesting children and but for the
illhealth of bis wife would have been considered
a very fortunate man. One night his house was
entered by very skillful cracksmen and many
articles of value taken. AS there was no clew
to the perpetrators of the robbery, Mr.. Hale
offered large reward for the recovery of GER
tain heirlooms which he priced highly,
Presently he received letter from a
woman saying that she knew all about the burg
larry; that she had seen his advertisement, aud
that she would negotiate with him for the return
OF the articles which he desired In the course
of further corresponce an appointment was made
at Hale's house, and on the evening Ia question
| that gentleman was amazed to receive a call
from woman of charming manners, elegant
dress and great beauty, who said she was Mrs.
Mike Weaver, wife Of the burglar who had en-
tered the house
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale were greatly interested in
her. She declared that she was ignorant of her
husbands true character until she saw the ad-
vertisement and recognized the description OF
some articles that he had given her,
saying that ne took them in payment of an
old debt. She asked no reward. and wished
only to make restitution. As she said that
appeared to be thoroughly reputable Mr..
and Mrs Hale took her in and gave her
home making Der in t ne the governess of
their children During her stay in the Hale
mansion she was in every way model OF pro-
priety. She readily consented to expose her
husband and through her efforts he was arrest
cd, convicted and sentenced to Joliet prison for
a long term of years. After his incarceration
she obtained divorce and, Mrs Hale dying
about that time, Mr. Hale married the burglars
beautiful wife.
From that time dated the downfall of the
clearing house manager. They kept up appear
anees for awhile, but one day Mrs. Hale was ar
rested for shop lifting and had some difficulty IN
standing and engaged in several losing ventures,
which were followed by his complete collapse.
The woman remained true to him, how
ever, and they Travelled together in
many directions. Two years ago, after
having been lost sight of for long
time, they were arrested in Milwaukee for dia
mond robbery. Hale managed to clear himself,
and the woman escaped with light sentence.
This winter they reappeared in Chicago, the
woman as radiant as ever. Entering down
town jewelry store, the other day, she asked to
see some costly watches, and when she thought
she was unobserved she slipped one of them into
the pocket of her sealskin dolman. A clerk
saw the performance, and notifying the po-
lice by telegraph, she was promptly appre-
hended The woman in seal and silks and dia-
monds, with face like baby's and the carriage
of queen whom many shoppers saw hustled off
by two stalwart blue coats. was none other than
Mike Viewers former wife, and the person who
ruined one OF the bestknown of Chicago business
men. It is thought that she will not escape very
easily this time, though powerful influences are
already at work to save her from joining her
first husband at Joliet.