The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-09
TRAILED BY HIS WIFE.
MRS. CARPENTER DISCUSSES AND
FOLLOWS HER HUSBAND.
She Sees Him Meet Woman Whom She
Hates on Hudson River Boat Goes
With Them, Returns With Them,
and Then Unmasks Herself.

anu linen Inmasks HERSELF
NEW York, Sept. IA young man a
delicate build, with long, dropping mn !.
tache, and a rather stout woman who STOOD
I conhiingly By his side were arraigneI in the
I Iorkville court. They were DR.. Frank r
4 Carpenter. aged 2S, of No. 1.Iu7 De Kalh
I avenue, Brooklyn, and Mrs Mary Driar
/ aged So, Of No. 4s5 Washington avenue
\ Brooklyn, E. ID. The had been arrested at
the request of the mans wife, Mrs. Annie <.
/ Carpenter, who, clad in deep mourning.
/ confronted them before Judge White and
/ charged the man with abandonment and
/ elopsment. The doctor was cut short in his
attempted explanation and both prisoners
were remsnded until O'Clock The iustice
then handed TO Mrs. Carpenter a letter TO
Judge Walsh, of Brooklyn, in which he ex-
planned the nature of the charge and sug-
gested that a warrant for abandonment be
issued in Brooklyn and an officer be sent to
the Yorkville court to remove the prisoners
to that city for trial
Mrs Carpenter, whose maiden mama was
Annie L. Dupel, is a progressing, light
haired, blue-eyed lady OF twsnty-six. and
married Carpenter seven years ago. He
was ambitious TO become a physician and
according to her statement, she embarked
IN the millinery and dress making business
working night and day 10 make the ruoue-y
necessary TO support him during his course
at the Long Island College hospital, and TO
pay for his diploma when he was graduated.
nearly three years ago, as physician and
surgeon When he commenced practicing
she spared no efforts to make their home
as pleasant as possible. No cloud obscured
the sun of domestic happiness until early
last month, when Mrs. Drier, who had been
patient of the doctors, took up her abode
In the house, ostensibly for the purpose of
giving music lessons to Mrs. Carpenter and
teaching the doctor German. The wife soon
grew jealous of her, but smotherei
her anger until discovering the
woman and her husband one evening ex-
changing kisses and embraces. She left the
house and visited her mother for advice, go
ing also to the house of Mrs Drier's parents.
where her story was diScredited and she was
roughly elected.
In consequence Of the general UNPLEASANT
ness Mrs. Drier left the Carpenters' house
and returned TO her fathers home. DR.
Carpenter visited her at her home. and re-
turning TO his own house in the afternoon
Informed his wife that he was going out of
town and would return late in the evening.
She went to her mothers and laid the case
and borrowed a complete mourning garb in
which she dressed her daughter. the thick
black crepe veil falling over her face to her
feet and completely concealing her features.
In this disguise she hurried ba = to her
home, reaching it in time to see her husband
hurrying away equipped for a journey and
with his diploma under his arm She fol-
lowed him closely to the ferry and crossed
with him to Grand street. He entered a
crosstown car, she still following and made
his way to the steamer J. w. Baldwin.
Mrs. Drier was already aboard, and the
shadowlng wife witnessed an aifectionate
greeting between that lady and her hus-
band. The couple took tickets for Rondout.
and were assigned to state room No. IS, the
black-robed watcher disappearing into room
No. %
The couple, followed by the wife, left the
boat at Poughkeepsie and repaired to the
Poughkeepsie house, where they registered
as +. w. Ray and lady and were assigned to
separate rooms Mrs. Carpenter told her
story to the Poughkeepsie police, but they
refused to take any steps in the matter. She
then returned to the hotel, and refused to go
to bed lest she might miss the pair. She sat
In the hotel Office for some time and then
went up to the parior with the proprietor's
coat over her shoulders. AT O'Clock in the
morning the trio We're again afoot, and when
the Poughkeepsie special, the early train
for this city, was made up, 'Mr Ray and
lady" took seats in the ladies' car, Mrs Car
penter stationing herself three seats behind
them AT Tarrytown W. r. H. Ely, of the
Westchester News Association, boarded the
train and took a seat Immediately behind
Mrs. Carpenter, who, oysrpowered with a
desire to impart the story OF her wanderings
to some one, abruptly laid the case before
him That gentleman at Workers tele-
graphed the particulars to Capt Schultz, of
the Nineteenth sub-precinct, and when the
train arrived at the Grand Central depot,
Detectives McManon ami MulIin confronted
the guilty pair and placed them under ar
rest. Mrs. Drier was very much overcome
and fell upon the doctors shoulder. He APP
peared quite cool and collected and asked
why they were arrested.
''They want you for me, you wretchp'
cried Mrs. Carpenter, throwing up her veil
and standing revealed
''Do you want to disgrace me-" whispered
her husband eagerly.
Disgrace you, you loafer2 After the way
you have treated me; after my working
hard to furnish you with money to COM
plete your education. Disgrace youp'
Il intended to leave my wife, " said he,
'and settle in Chicago. told her so. Mrs.
DT1eF was gong 10 1SOnUOuC, on her way TO
the Catskills, for her health, and | went to
the boat to say goodbye to her. We bad
been good friends, and she knew of my I'M
happy relations with my wife, whose jeal-
ousy made me very miserable, so 1 informed
her Of my intention of separating from my
WIFE, She urged me not to dose, and during
our conversation the boat started / then
decided to go ON to some point on the line of
the railroad and take train back to the
city. Mrs. Drier finally persuaded me to
abandon my intention of leaving my wife
and consented to return to Brooklyn with
me to assist in effecting a reconciliation.
consented AMI we left the boat at Pough-
keepsie and went to the hotel You know
the rest.n
The father of Mrs. Drier, when informed
of the turn affairs had taken, was complete
ly overcome. st is impossible said he;
''there is certainly some mistake. My
daughter left the city, saying that she would
spend a few days in the country with one of
her friends, as she thought it would do her
good She was only acquainted with the
do tor and his wife in professional way,
and wanted to stay with them upon their in
vitation while her mother was absent, and
much against my wishes. Mrs. Carpenter
did come here, but she created such dis
turbance that had to lead her to the gate.
I know nothing Of my daughters alleged
misconduct