Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-08
DESERTS HIS BRIDE.
Cruel Treatment of Young Woman by
n Former SRVannahIan.

miles in the country from Elko, $. G.
The brides were Miss Emma and Miss
Ida Wade, daughters of Robert l.. Wade,
who is q respectable and well-to-do
farmer.
Miss Emma, the eldest, "a years of age,
married Walter II. Stroud, and Miss Ida,
only is years OF age, was welded to VIM.
M. Addison. Stroud deserted his wife at
Sharon, Ga, this week, and MIR. Addison
and bride went to Atlanta.
Nothing has been heard from the fugi-
tive husband. Speaking of the affair at
Atlanta Wednesday Addison said:
after we were married Stroud and his
wife came with us to Augusta where we
remained day or two. Then we left for
Atlanta last Friday. Aswe were nearing
Barnett, Stroud proposed that we get off
and spend the night at a hotel, 80 as TO
give the girls a rest. told him that there
was no hotel at Barnett, aud he insisted
that there was. The girls complained Of
feeling tired, and we cot off the train at
Barnett. We soon found that there was no
hotel there, and proposed to so back to
Thomson on the down train. Stroud
dld not want to go, and we
agreed that l yhould take my
wife and go back to Thomson and he would
take his and 70 over 10 Sharon, on the
Washington b anch. and that the next
morning he and his wife would come over
to Barnett and take the up train for Al
lanta, and would be on the train and meet
him at Barnett rs took the down pas
senger for Thomson with my wife Ida, he
and his wife took the train for Sharon. |
could not imagine why he preferred going
to Sharon, instead of coming with us to
Thomson, but | had a suspicion that he
was up to something that was wrong. AS
we parted l gave his wife s.. and told her
to hold on to it, and not let Stroud know
that she had it. You see the reason did
this was because knew that Stroud was
broke, or very nearly so. had up to that
time paid all the expenses OF the trip.
thought that he had some little money,
but knew he did not have much.
He did not meet us the following morn
ing, as he promised. When we reached
Barnett, on our way to Atlanta. / looked
in every direction for Stroud and his wife.
but / could not see them anywhere. |
looked out OF window on one side of the
train aud Ida looked out on the other side.
We came on to Atlanta. AS we got out
Of the train in the depot l saw Stroud
coming out of the second-class car, and
hailing him, asked him what he had done
with Emma. He then told me that he had
left her at Sharon, that he was strapped
and had to leave her behind him. / asked
him how he got here If he was strapped,
and he answered that he had paid Csc. for
a ticket to ride part Of the way and heat
his passage the remainder of the distance.
'Stroud and myself made up our plans
TO get married and go West. I was ready
to marry Ida some time ago, but waited
for him TO get some money. Finally l pro-
posed to him that we marry the girls and
go West. | told him that | had some
money, and would pay his expenses until
we got located and worked into some sort
of business, and he jumped at the propO-
sition. l have known him for long time.
We lived IN Elko. At 10 years of age he
ran away from his father, who is a Baptist
minister, and after drifting about through
south Carolina and Georgia, came back
home about two years ago"
eyes," said Mrs. Addison, as she walk
ed to the door and invited Constitution
reporter to a seat, che is the son of a Bap-
tist minister. Don't you think he IS a
nice fellow TO be minister's son@' and
the bride laughed until the walls of the
room were ready to smile.
Il can't help laughing when / think Of
Emma. At first looked at the affair Sc
riOusly, but dOn't now. just think Of
it! She is "a years OF age, and am only
IS. We were both married at the same
Walter has run away and left her. l tell
you | have had suspicion for some
days that he was going to leave her the
first time he got good chance"
AS the bride came TO the door with a
lamp in her hand. and placed it upon a
table, the reporter saw that she was re-
markedly pretty little woman. She was
dressed neatly in black dress, with a
close-tttlng ulster. She was about me-
,aasra rnffh "A
and magnificent head OF dark brown
hair.
Don't you think something should be
done TO a man who marries a girl and
runs of and leaves her In the lurch? l
think that he ought TO be hung up by the
neck and shot, . and the bride sent forth
another ringing laugh, and added: IL
think it Is too funny for anything"
what action will your father take in
the premisesW
'EOh, | don't suppose he will do any
thing, as be is too old, but have eleven
brothers, who will make Il warm for
Stroud If they ever come up with him.
One OF my brothers owns house that is
worth $500, and he will sink that sum TO
catch Stroud, and when he does he will
kill him to a certainty. You see he thinks
a heap more of Emma than be does OF me,
and he will not rest until he gets salts
faction.
The Sharon (Ga.) correspondent Of the
Consultation says that the people Of that
town have raised S2S for the deserted
bride, who was still there Wednesday
The correspondent called TO see her and
in the conversation she said: II knew
Walter Tor two years before / married
him. He was raised In Savannah. He
lived in Atlanta six years and then came
10 WlllistOn, 8. c., where be has been
living until we were married. He told
me that we were going W est TO live,
which thought was true up TO the time
he left me at the Edward house IN Sharon.
My husband was about feet 10 inches
high and weighs 100 pounds, has dark
eyes and hair with black mOustache. /
received the following note from him yes
terday.
UNION POINT, GA, Jan. 2, 18s6.-EMMA:
know have treated you wrong In taking
you from your home as did. but IL Is best as it
- that you never zee me again. / am dead
broke. ] send you your trunk by ex-
press. You will 6nd II az Barnett. ! am left
in Union Point without cent / leave here
tins morning on tramp. By-Dy.
WALTER.
This letter was postmarked Atlanta.
don't know where ne is now"
Mrs. Stroud was 10 leave for her home
yesterday.