St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-14
A Pretty Indiana Blonde Charged BY Re-
jected SuitOr With Being a Bad
Character.
The Whole Community Excited and the 40
ouser Threatened With a Coat of
Tar and Feathers.
A Suit for Slander Instituted by the
Enraged Father OF the DETAINED
Young Lady.
Inc salvation Army the Indirect
Cause of the Union of a Pair or
Interesting Dwarfs.
Accused of Being Unchaste.

Special to the Globe.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Feb. 1S.-The
people of Riley township, several miles
south of this city, are greatly excited by
some recent developments, and fears ara
entertained by the friends of the originator
of the trouble that he may be roughly dealt
with before an action to determine the mer-
its of the case can be tried in the courts.
The cause of the trouble, which has very
peculiar origin, is as follows, as near as
could be aScertained this afternoon when
the matter first became public: Wilton II.
SandfOrd is teacher of School No4 in Riley
township. He is also partner in store at
LOekport, which is the principal town in
the township. with William NJ. Col
lister. This store IS a general mer-
chandise establishment, such as all country
towns have. SandfOrd is about 33 years
old. He was counting Collister's daughter
for several years, and when she refused to
have him he married Eta Littlejohn,
sister of a physician of the neighborhood.
Their marriage occurred on the 21st of
last September. Three days before his
marriage to Miss Littlejohn, Sandford
wrote to Miss Millie ColliSter, the young
lady he had been keeping company with,
asking her finally and forever to reconsider
her refusal, as he loved her better than any
one else in the world. She replied that
HER MIND WAS MADE UP
and she could not have him. Miss CoIlister
is also school teacher, and has charge OF
School No. in the same township. Soon
after SandfOrd's marriage Miss Collister
was frequently seen in company with
another young man of the neighborhOod,
and 1t became common talk that she was
engaged to him. One day last week Sand
ford, while talking to several young men in
! Collister IL SandfOrd's store, declared, so
the young men who heard him say, that
! the young man who would marry Miss Col
lister could not enjoy more liberties with
her the first three months of their married
life than he had during the time he was go
ing with her. The young men Immediately
informed Mr.. COlliSter of what SandfOrd
had said. Almost blinded with rage, Col
lister demanded to know of Sandford if he
had made use of the remark attributed
to him. He denied that he did,
and then Collister called in John
Hathorne, son of former deputy internal
revenue collector, who declared in the
presence of Sandford that he had said just
what was claimed. The other young man
substantiated HathOrne's statement. AS
soon as A. A. Gordon. trustee of the town
ship, learned of the affair he sent O note to
Sandford
DEMANDING HIS RESIGNATION
as a teacher, and Sandford complied. Cor
don is brother-in-law of COllister. Col
lister refused to continue the store business
with Sandford any longer, and the place
was closed until disinterested party could
be found to take charge of the place anC
run it until the partnership could be salts
factorily settled and dissolved. School No
remained closed from Friday until yester
day morning, when it was opened with &
new teacher. The greatest excitement pre-
walls in the township where the Collister:
are an old and respected family. Collistel
is prominent Democratic politician. and
has once been trustee of the township
SandfOrd's brother, Warren, was a recent
Republican candidate for county recorder,
but was defeated at the polls. Much bit
terness is felt, and threats are freely made
to tar and feather Sandford. Miss Colliste'
is pretty blonde. is years old, and bear:
the best reputation and moves in the bes
society in the township. COllister has re
tanned Judge McNutt and Sanford G.. Davi!
to institute a suit for SANDER, and has EN-
ployed T. w. Harper as his counsel in the
expected litigation. Sandford has jus
transferred all his property to his wife.