, 1885-02-13
A TRuANI WIFE
Exploits of a Married Man From
Fort Collins.
Reckless Debauchers Who Will Ap-
pear In the Court.

A place on the alley west Of Eddy
street, between Sixteenth and Seven
tenth streets, was the scene of consider
able condensed excitement yesterday.
The events which occurred there were
rather unique, more or less oufre, if you
please, and will doubtless result in a num-
Der Of sensational criminal trials.
Yesterday morning a man who is en-
ployed in a leading mercantile %iastitn-
ton and whose identification with the
subsequent events was due to a misfor-
tune which he was powerless TO control,
appeared in Justice Lees court and made
a complaint that his wife had gone on a
spree and was lying drunk at a house in
the alley mentioned. He stated that he
had given her about SIS with which to
purchase needed articles, but instead of
devoting the money to a legitimate pur-
pose, she had gone on a debauch.
The place where the woman was laid
to be is a long. shed-like building called
the Row The rooms are all upon the
ground floor and are reached by passing
through a vacant lot. Officer Nolan ut
once went to the house. but was refused
admittance. While he was parleying
with the inmates, Prof. Robinson, who is
the landlord of the Row" came along
and consented to having the door forced
open. Just as the officer was about to
kick in the door it was opened, however,
and he entered.
Lying upon the floor in a drunken
stupor was a woman named Shuck, sitting
on a chair was another woman who had
reach the silly stage Of intoxication, and
sitting on the bed were two men,
named respectively Hilton and Shucks
but the Of whom the
officer vas in search was not visible. An
investigation was made and she was found
in thebed, concealed by n bundle Of clothes
and the two men who were reclining upon
it. Shuck, who claims to be the hus-
band Of the woman known as Mrs.
Shuck, showed fight. He is n large and
powerful fellow, but was twice knocked
down by the officer before he would per-
init the removal of the woman found in
the bed. Shuck and his wife were ar
rested at the same place during the raids
a number of weeks ago and both bear a
rather unsavory reputation.
The man escaped in the melee, but
Hilton, Mrs. Shuck and the runaway wife
were arrested. The Shuck woman re-
fused to put on her clothes, and was
taken to jail in an interesting dishabiHe
subsequently the man who had made the
complaint against his wife paid the fine
and she was released.
But these interesting Developments; Of
a rather novel domestic nature; we're only
a portion Of the programme incident to
the carousals.
The married woman, who was given
$75 by her husband, was robbed Of the
money. None of the others found in
the room had the stolen cash when they
were searched at the Jail. 1t was there
fore suspected that Shuck was the guilty
one. Officer Nolan began a search for
that individual Shuck was finally cap
tured near Fred Landau's saloon and was
taken to jail. When hewas being searched
81 in silver were found on his person.
He stoutly declared that sum constituted
his entire funds, but the officer soon ex-
tracted a roll of bills from one Of his
pockets. The stolen money consisted of
a 500 bill, slightly torn through the cen
ter, and four $40 bills. The description
of the money tailed exactly with that
taken from Shuck and was at once identi-
fed as that which the woman had re-
ceivel from her husband the previous
night. II is said a clear case can be sub
stantiated against Shnck and that if he is
prosecuted he will surely go to Joliet.
The man Hilton is also held for trial
upon a side issue, for after his arrest it
was learned that he had stolen a valise
from a member Of the demi-monde.
Hilton came here from Fort Collins n few
days ago. He ~sojourned at Leighton's
hotel and took in the town with more
enthusiasm than discretion. During his
gyntions he met the girl and claimed to
be infatuated with her. He asked her to
go to Fort Collins with him and repre-
sented hat he was a single man with
plenty of ready money. 1t became known,
however, that he was married and that
his heavy bank account consisted Of his
interest, as a laborer. in a sand bank and
a stone quarry. The girl thereupon re-
fused to accompany him.
He stated yesterday that he had shipped
the stolen valise to Fort Collins and
boosted that it had been placed where il
could not be recovered. Complaint will
be made against him to-day and he will
doubtless be bound over for trial.
The entire crowd in the room at the
Row" had been on a debauch Of the
lowest kind and had continued their
orgies all Of Wednesday night. With
the exception of the runaway wife all Of
them are liable to criminal prosecution.
Her participation in the debauch is the
saddest feature of the entire affair and
has been a terrible blow to her husband.
High In Masonry.
From the Boston Sunday Times.
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