Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-16
A CONTEMPTIBLE HUSBAND.
How His Plot to Ruin His Wife's Char
acter was Frustrated.

A Cleveland co. J special of Feb. 13 saws:
A sensation was developed in court to-day
when the suit brought by A. A. King, a
well-known business man of this CITY.
against his wife tor adultery was up for
trial. The charge against the lady was
that on the night of Feb. I she accom-
panied A. j. Jewell, a commercial drum
mer of Syracuse, n. Y, to the Empire
House, where Jewell registered as WI.
Moore and wife, of Detroit, and where
they took room and remained over
night. Mrs. King was arrested by detec-
tiyes at the house of her parents at War
rem, y. Jewell was arrested at the Ken
nard House, in this city. Mrs. King,
whose arrest created decided sensation
in social circles, is very handsome wo-
man, about 80 years of age, with large
dark eyes, pretty mouth, and fine form.
She wore in court to-day a black satin
dress, jaunty hat and fur-lined circular,
and pair OF diamond earrings.
After the hackman who had driven Mrs.
King and Jewell to the hotel had testified,
and the hotel clerk had told how he as
signed the TWO people to one room. and
how, at O'Clock in the morning, on being
called to the room, he had found Mrs.
King asleep in a chair and Jewell en-
gagged in writing a letter, Jewell an
nOunced to the court that he would tell all
about the affair. Then came the story of
most outrageous conspiracy to ruin Mrs.
Kings character.
Jewell swOre that he met King a few
weeks ago and entered into an agreement
to assist him in procuring a divorce, for
which services he was to receive 5000.
JewelPs task was to place Mrs. King in
such a compromising position as to rem
der the procurement of divorce an easy
matter. He accordingly assumed the
character of lawyer and offered to pro-
cure for her compromising dispositions
which he alleged King had obtained.
She agreed to consult friends about ac-
ceptIng his assistance. and few days
later had an interview with him at the
Hawley House, at which she declined his
services. On that day Jewell began his
dirty work in the conspiracy. He then
ordered hack, first informing the hack
man to be sure and miss the train which
Mrs. King desired TO take. The train
was missed, and there was no other that
would take her home that night, and,
after considerable manGuvrlng, Jewell
prevailed on Mrs. King to go
to the Empire House, where guests reg
lister, and no questions are asked. He
gave as an excuse that it would be much
better for her to wait there than any
where else. She went, and unknown to
cOncOcted by the husband, he registered
as man and wife. Mrs. Kings Indigna-
ton when she discovered what had been
done by her husband first revealed to him
her true character. her husband having
represented her to him as being an i'm
moral woman. The perfdous character
of Kings plot being thus revealed, he
told her the whole story of the conspiracy.
They both remained in the same room
that night. She sat in a chair with her
hat and cloak on, and he wrote a number
Of letters, and passed the remainder of the
time until morning in reading. She left
on the first train in the morning, and he
never saw her again until she was
brought into court.
Upon hearing the story Judge Coates
dismissed Mrs. King. A warrant was i'm
mediately served ON King, who was in the
court room, charging him with assault.
This charge was simply to hold him until
he can be arrested tomorrow for con-
spiracy, the penalty for which is term
in the penitentiary if the charge is sus-
tanned. Jewell will remain here as
witness in the pen al charge. The scene
in the court room when the decision was
rendered discharging Mrs. King was
rather remarkable. People crowded for
ward, shook hands with her, and offered
their congratulations at the overthrow of
her husbands nlOt