The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-12
"A TALE OF TWO CITIES.
MARRIAGE IN HASTE AND RE-
PERTARCE AT LEISURE.
The Woes of Cincinnati woman
who Welded a Memphis Man
A Sad story.

Cincinnati Enquirer: About year
ago Mrs. Steep, who lived On the cor
ner of Chase and Mad Anthony
streets, Cumminsville, went TO Men,
phis, Tenn, on a visit to relatives.
There she met man named Harris.
He was a man OF no me ans at all-in-
deed, shiftless sort of fellow, who
had been in various sorts Of business
and had net succeeded in any. For
some reason, known only to the femi-
nine mind, she took fancy 10 him.
He took fancy to her, and, as subse-
Quent events lend to show, especially
fancied her because she was possessed
OF some property. The result was
that about nine months ago Mrs. Steep
became Mrs. S. Harris.
Mrs. Steep was the widow OF a
flrmer newspaper man of this city,
who left the business on account OF
IA ling health and went into the shoe
business at Day ton, o., where he died
about three years ago. His widow
had two children to care for. Her hus-
band left her, together with some per-
sonal property, two houses on the
northwest corner OF Chase and Mad
Anthony streets, Cumminsville. She
had sufficient Of this worlds goods to
provide for herself and children. But
the sweets of married life, once tested,
were apparently irresistible the second
time. Harris OF Memphis proposed,
was accepted, and, as Eaid, che married
him about niue months ago.
Shoi thy after their marriage he in
duced her to sell her property ia Cum
minsville and give him at least pant
of it to invest in business in Memphis.
She sold the two houses for $500 to
George APPEL, who keeps saloon on
Fifth street, near Main.
With this money she went to Mem
phis with her new husband. There
he invested some of it in a grocery.
She came here on visit, and again
returned to Memphis. She said when
here that her new husband was not
what she hal expected he would be.
But, nevertheless, she returned 70
him. Shortly after her arrival her
husband told her that his business
was not paying, and he would have TO
sell it out. This he did for $500. OF
this he gave her $500 aud kept the re-
mainder. Over these ansactions
they did not agree, and for a time
they lived apart, he boarding at a
hotel and she staying with relatives.
But they became reconciled and
started together for Cincinnati. When
they arrived at Louisville, KY, he got
of the train, saying he felt sick and
would walk around in the open air.
But he failed TO get on the cars again,
though he left his overcoat and gloves
in the seat with her. She supposed
he bad been accidentally left, and
came on to this city. She did not,
however, receive any word from him
until week afterward, when he
wrote from Memphis, saying he had
got off the train intending to leave
her. He said she could come back to
him if she would bring her money
with her, but unless she did he would
not live with her. She remained here
several weeks, aud about ten days ago
returned to Memphis to try and make
him support her.
He had got considerable OF her
money, 80 much that she said she
could not live without working, unless
he did something for her. The matter
is causing considerable talk in Cum
minsville, in the neighborhood where
she lived.