The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-01-27
THE WRECK OF a LIFE.
How the Beautiful Wife OF q Bur
glar Ruined the Reputation Of
Business Man.

Nashville American.
A beautiful woman now awaiting
trial here for shop-liftisg, and going
under the name of Mary Dryer, is
remembered by some people who have
seen her IS the heroine of romance
almost without parallel in real life.
She is Mrs D. r. Hale, though she
was once the wife of a desperate house
breaker named Weave. About ten
years ago Mr. Hale, then manager of
the Chicago Clearing House, and one
of the most highly respected business
men in this city, lived in an elegant
house in the most fashionable portion
of Dearborn avenue. He had several
interesting children, and but for the
ill-heaIth of his wife would have been
considered very fortunate man. One
night his house was entered by very
skillful cracksman, and many articles
of value taken. AS there was no clue
to the perpetrators of the robbery,
Mr.. Hale offered large reward fUr
the recovery of certain heirlooms
which he prizes highly. Presently
he received a letter from a woman
saying that she knew all about the
burglary; that she had seen his ad
vertisement, and that she would ne
gotiate with him for the return of the
articles which he desired. In the
course of further correspondence an
appointment was made at Hales house
and on the evening in question that
gentleman was amazed to receive q
call from q woman of charming man.
ners, elegant dress and great beauty,
who said she was Mrs. Mike Weaver,
wife of the burglar who had entered
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 al
vertisement and recognized the de-
scription of some articles which he
had given her, saying that he took
them in payment of an old debt. She
asked no reward and wished only to
make restitution. As she said that
she would never live with Weaver
again, and appeared to be thoroughly
reputable, Mr.. and Mrs. Hale took
her in and gave her home, making
her in time the governess of their
children. During her stay in the
Hale mansion she was in every way a
model of propriety. She readily con-
sented to expose her husband, and
through her efforts he was arrested,
convicted and sentenced to Joliet
prison for q long term of years.
After his Incarceration she
obtained a divorce, and, Mrs.
Hale dying about that time,
Mr.. Hale married the burglars beau
tiful wife.
From that time dated the downfall
of the Clearing House manager.
They kept up appearances for awhile,
but one day Mrs. Hale was arrested
for shopifting and had some difficulty
in getting clear. Then Hale lost his
business standing and engaged in sew
eral losing ventures, which were fol-
lowed by bis 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 a diamond robbery.
Hale managed to clear himself, and
the woman escaped with a light SEN
tence. This winter they reappeared
in Chicago, the woman as radiant as
ever. Entering a downtown jewelry
store the other day, she asked to see
some coatlv watches and whom che