The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-16

A HEARTLESS WOMAN.
A Lowell, Mass, Girl Finds Loving and In
dulgent Husband, and Robs Him.

Denver tCol.) News.
The West is the land for romances. Every
day something occurs which points to that fact
in glaring letters It is not always, either, that
things worth chronicling must needs be stained
with blood to make them attractive to the aver
age reader There are heart histories, simple
stories of Affection of love and trust, of hopes
realized and hopes blighted There are people
here who have come for the express purpose of
escaping from cares, troubles and suspicious in
the East. There are those that come here to
gain fame and fortune, and others who come to
build for themselves little homes in which to
put the mother bird and to protect her and her
brood Among the latter number was
Sam Reid, who came to Denver
from Litchield. ILL.,, about three years
ago. Sam engaged in mining He was indus
trious, saving and thoroughly convinced that he
would strike it rich after awhile. The after
awhile came. Two years ago Reid and his part
ner, Mccormick, struck it rich near Brecken-
ridge, and eight months ago sold out for hand
some sum of money. Reid had everything that
was needed except wife, and that he deter
mined to have. He was no ladies man, and hard
ly knew how to go about securing that unneces-
sary but rather useful appendage lie came 10
Denver and took a room at the Hotel Bruins.
wick, and proceeded to get acquainted with all
the women his friends knew. having the sole
object of matrimony in view. Being too bashful
to press his suit with any one of the young
.-.ladies with whem he became acquainted, be re-
mained an old bachelor though anxious to be-
come benedict
Finally. it became bruited about that Sam
wanted to marry. 1t was known that he had
sufficient 10 import wife, tlat he was a good,
true-hearted man, and that he could and would
make some woman happy, if she would but take
his name. Some of the boys advised him to
advertise in some Eastern paper for wife, and
he consented In the personal column of the
Boston Herald there appeared notice, and in
due time Reid began TO receive answers ard
photographs. He replied to number, and kept
up correspondence with quite number, finally
dropping all from his list except one who wrote
from Lowell, Mass, under the name of Louise
Cutler.
Whether the young lady wrote better letter
than the others. or whether he saw his ideal in
her photograph, Reid didn't say, but certain it
was that he grew desperately in love with
woman he had never seen, and
for aught he knew had no existence
He proposed aud was accepted. He talked
about her constantly, and his friends who had
brought him to that state tried to reason him
out Of his infatuation but he wouldn't be
reasoned with. He wrote and asked the girl if
she would come to Denver if he sent money
sufficient to pay her expenses, and she consented.
She intimated in her letter that it would take at
least $500 to defray her expenses, and Reid sent
her check for that amount.
In due time there came to Denver a petite
brunette young and vigorous, She rented
room in a quiet neighborhood and put herself in
communication with Mr. Reed 1t was Miss
Cutler. Reid was all attention. He took her
everywhere. He lavished presents by the score
on her, and furnished her with all the money
She wanted Miss Cutler was quiet AID demure
When pressed to marry Immediately, she re-
fused. giving as her reasons that he knew moth
ing about her, and she wanted him to know
actly who she was. She had letter from
4ko aoSff Of hor n
He set forth her respectabity in glowing terms.
She also had similar letters from at least dozen
prominent people of Lowell, including the mayor.
Reds infatuation grew on him. He finally per-
suaded the young woman to marry him, and just
month ago yesterday the twain went to Golden
and were made one. Returning to Denver, he
and his bride took rooms at fashionable quar-
ter on Curtis street. and took their meals at
Charpiots. Shortly after the marriage the
cloven foot in the woman began to show itself.
She became altogether too much interested in
her husbands financial welfare, and induced him
to make over considerable of his property to her.
She was continually getting money from him
some prAtext or other, and Reid was never deaf
to any appeal she made, whether outrageous or
otherwise.
Last Friday morning Reid awoke to find his
wife gone note lying on the bureau informed
him that she had never cared anything for him;
that she had only married him fer stakes that
she had made the stake and would go back East
to lover whom she cared for, and would live by
being economical the rest OF uer OdyS OH Wudt q
''chumpp by streak of luck had made. She
signed the note in a very ELUSIVE and gushing
manner-"Your very loving and truly affection
ate wife, Louise"
The day before her departure Reid had mado
deal with some mining men in Gilpin county,
and had drawn SO, 700 from the bank to pay on
it early the next morning. The money was gone
as well as his wife. He came down town as
usual attended to his business, gave his
cheek for the money he was to have
paid, and all day seemed as cheerful
and unconcerned as If nothing had
happened. That night he commenced drinking,
and kept it up all night and all day Saturday.
Saturday night some of bis friends tried to in
dnce nim to go home. telling him that his wife
Wouid oe uneasy. Then for the first time the
true staee OF affairs was learned. Reid told his
story, crying like child when relating it lie
was put 10 ped and yesterday when he had be-
come sOoer q hls friends tried to induce him to
send an ofneer after her and recover, if possible.
aportion OF his money, but that he refused refused
10 do. 10sN
Persons acquainted with Reid's fnanc;a, ef.
fairs claim that the woman beat him ont nf -
least 1900. Whether she was clcvar ad
ventures or girl, who suddenly became mean
when she found wealth in her grasp. is left for
time to determine. This is sure, she endeayored
70 ruin and partially succeeded in running one
Of the best and kiadcst- hearted men in Colorado.