Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-25
A BAD PAIR.
Mrs. Vaux of this City Runs Away
with H. K. WEIGH.
Grand Forks Plaindeal, r

noon train from the west, III search OF
his wife, who left him abouta week ago,
and came to this city. A Young nan
by the name of H. X. WEIGH has been
boarding with Vaux for a year past, and
Of late the action of the wife and their
bnarder aroused the husbands suSpi
cions that things were no. as they
should be around the family hearth.
stone. He demonstrated with his wife.
but kind words were of no avail. She
chung to her criminal iniatuation for her
paramount, and deserted her husband
and two children. aged four and two re-
spec,ively. Last Wednesday WEIGH
left Devils Lake for this city, and the
husband, suspecting that he intended
joining his faithless wife, pursued
them, bringing the children with him.
He found upon his arrival here that his
suspicious were too true. The guilty
pair had registered at a hotel AS Henry
Bell and wife Of Devils Lake, and occu.
pied the same apartment. BY some
means they learned Of the arrival Of
Naux, and they fled across the river,
taking refuge in the di>reputable resort
known us the road house. He secured
the assistance OF Il couple o oticers and
proceeded to their hiding place, where
he found his wife, but her companion
in iniquity had returned to this side.
His ~pleadings with his wife to return
home with him to his now worse than
motlierle.s babes fell upon needless ears,
and it was not until Officer Scott de.
manded her expulsion from the house
by the proprietress that she could be
prevailed upon to return TO this side of
the river. The husband Immediately
got out a warrant for WEIGH, and he was
arrested, but at the last he
weakened and withdrew the case and
paid costs. A Plaindealer reporter went
to interview the woman at u house on
the fiat where she Is stopping with II
family whom she used to know, and
where she is only allowed to remain by
kindness, and not through feelings Of
sympathy. The scribe, upon entering,
although not in the habit of being struck
specifies Will, surprise. WAS, to say the
least, considerably as%tonished, not to
say Disguised. to tiud WEIGH laying on II
bed III the only oOm in the house,
while the faithless wife SIT on Il couch
beside him. The husband lay across
the foot Of another bed. and Was asleep,
while the two little children were fond.
ling over him trying to awaken him.
lie WAS awakened aud told IL newspaper
nan wanted 10 see him, and he offered
the apology that his trouble had caused
him ST. many ~sleeple>s nights thai he
Vas worn out under the strain. This
peculiar state Of affairs rather staggered
the reporter, but he managed to hand
the man ac'py Of the evening paper.
and asked him If the statements o
corning the case were true. He looked
it over in which he was joined by IN.
wife, and after reading it, she tlippantly
replied that she guessed it was all right,
and it did not make much difference
whether it was OF not. She stated that
she would not return and live with hel
husband, but would give no reasons L,
reply to the question If it was not be
cause she preferred WEIGH to her hus
band and children, she said mat sh.
didn't know, but had plenty Of reason:
for leaving not necessary to put in The
paper. Vaux was taken aside, and he
stated that what his wife's reason coul,
be for acting so he could not imagine
us he had never raised u finger to her
Or mi>used her in any way. He say
that he shall send her to her parents II
Day county, Dakota, and will let he
take the children, as owing to their ten
der age he cannot take care Of then,
They are bright little things, and thei
innocent childish prattle seemed to com
rletely uunerv the father, while tn
seemingly heartiess motI:e: sat by un
moved. The reporter asked her il sh
did not regret leaving the children a
Devils Lake she said she would NO
have done SO, but Vaux would not IL
her have them, but she knew slie woul
500, 500 them ~ he wnnIa send then
to her parents, where she was going
The woman is about 81 years of age,
blonde, and quite attractive looking
They were married in 1880, and hay
resided at Devils Lake the past fou
wears. Both the husband and wife sa
they do not wan to live together, and
mutual separation will take place, tn
husband applying for 4 divorce on tn
grounds Of int;delity.
ALL FINED Up.
rlaindcaler. olst.
The erring young wife WHO was billie
AS dong the ',ia,thless" act IN Sunda
mornings issue. foisook the evil Of HI
ways and returned yesterday to Dew
Lake with her long suffering and 70
giving husband. nelch, who playe
the heavy william character in the d
mestic drama with such signal success
was again arrested Saturday night alol
II O'Clock and taken before Judge ST.
livan. His honor had 10 more thu
uunued his toga when the principal "