Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-03
A CIRCUS MANS TROUBLES.
The Pleasant Experiences of Colonel
whitney with His Mother.in-Law.

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A Reading, Ps., dispatch says that
Col. Charles Whitney, known all over
the country as the advance agent OF
Fo%repaugh's show for many years, who
makes this city his home, is having q heap
of trouble with his pretty young wife,
who several weeksago instituted q suit for
divorce against him for cruel treatment.
Mr.. Whitney presents his side of the
story to the public:
"0n o lovely September morning, two
days previous to the Colored Odd Eel
lows demonstration" said Col. Whitney,
II was seated at the ladies' entrance of
the Keystone house. The omnibus
stoppedat the door. Therefrom alighted
a fair.looklng dsmsel by the anne of
Miss Inez Gsgenbach. She was the SEN
sation for the moment, especially among
the gentlemen bosrders and travelling
agents who were stopping at the hotel,
who knew her, and said she was from
Allentown, Pa. She was assigned to
room No. 80, fronting on Penn street.
WINDOW FILTRATION.
"After she had arranged her toilet she
appeared at the parlor window, when a
Irritation between her and me commenced.
1 was invited to come to the parlor. l
was then introduced to Miss Inez. l
found her very agreeable. l took q seat
on the portico of the hotel. We spent q
very pleasant evening together. The bal.
cony of the hotel, when the ODD Fellows
parade took place, was fast filling up with
guests of the hotel from the country to
get a glimpse at the sights. Miss Inez
here took compassion upon me,
and invited me to her room,
at the SAM time saying we might
get q better view from the
window. That morning and afternoon
we spent In her room. After supper we
took a ride to Millsr's City park. Next
morning, after breakfast, q ride was pro
posed. l spent all the morning with
Miss Inez, and In the afternoon we took
I'm the west side as we came home down
Fifth street. The chimes of the cathedral
were ringing when the object of my az.
lection remarked: Charley, this is the
hsppiest moment of my life.' In the
evening, after supper, we again went to
the City park.
FAIRLY ENGAGED.
s'Then the match was made and mar
rIage agreed upon. We came to the
hotel. 1t was here Miss Inez Gsgenbach
told me the miserable life she had led at
home. l took pity upon her. Next day
we went TO Fleetwood, and were married
by the Rev. Mr. Harper. In the after
noon we went to Allentown, staying at
the American house, and there for the
the first time her mother greeted my
sight. 1t seemed to be- an omen of bad
luck, and proved 30 to me ever since. I
told my wife 30. She begged of me to
dispel the feeling. / was then told the
history of the family / had married into
and that my mother-in-law had
a divorced husband living, and that the
second husband and che were always
quarrellng and at law one-hslf the time.
After replenishing my wife's wardrobe
and getting her all that money could pur.
chase to adorn and beautify her person,
we came to Reading to make 1t our
home. l liked this city on account of
pleasant "reminiscences of my boyhood
days, and to-day l think 1t the l"iveliest
spot on the earth to abide in.
HI MoTHER-IN-LAw.
"After we had been at the hotel three
weeks the mother-in-iaw came to see us
for eight weeks. | told her / could not
afford to pay $21 weekly for her board,
as my work was only in the summer.
This was the first bombshell thrown into
our quiet home, and it was the first sig
nal of trouble. Ny mother-in-law then
commenced to poison my wife's mind on
account of her marriage to a circus man.
Tpunnfu two Grnu1no rr k-~ rnora
and a half of married life ought
to satisfy any woman, besides
shhwls, umbrellas, parasols, hosiery
and underwear, the finest kind that
money could purchase, and yet 1 am
prosecuted for cruelty. During my alb
sence on the road in 1884, my mother-in-
law came to Reading and boarded with
my wife at my expense. From there
they went to housekeeping. From April
to December l sent my wife $475. When
l returned home my wife was not at
home to receive me, and when she did
return on the late train from Allentown
l had a cold reception.
"Coming home oncs under the infu-
ence of liquor, goaded by the taunts of
my mother.in-law, and the confessions
of my wife, l attempted to reprimand
them both, when my wife left the house
and Immediately brought these proceed
ings i'll divorce. l give this statement to
the public and those that know me to
show that L am not the cruel man that
two of the most u%nprinclpled women that
ever drew the breath Of life endeavor to
paint me-"
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