Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-17
W. E. DORSEY CARLILE
AN BX-WEST VIRGINIAN AGAIN IN
TROUBLE.
Ms. ". D. Carlils Brings Suit for Divorce Prom
Her Husband on the Ground Of Adultery.
Sln Francisco Excited Over
the Affair.


The little town of Nlpa, in the heart of
the wine growing district, is the scene of
the last in the Carlile family scandal,
which convulsed Kansas City nearly two
years ago, and almost led TO the death OF
DR.. Muntord, the editor Of ths Times. In
Napa Mrs. Carlile has brouGh. suit for
divorce iron W. f Dorsey Carlile on the
ground OF adultery with his ward, Miss
Sallie Crute, and she has also sued Miss
Crute for $50, 900 damage for alternating the
affections Of her husband. The history of
the Carlie family trouble for the last four
years reads likes q romance.
Carlile is a West Yirginian, college bred,
Of fine literary and legal sttainments. He
was always careless in money matters in
profss ,iOnal and private lie. He has lived
in Chicago Denver and Kansas City. He
was obliged to leave Denver because his
law practice and clientage was insufficient
to support his family. He then removed
to Kansas City, where he was partly sue
cessful, aud where the most important
event Of his life occurred. He became the
guardian Of young hsiress, Miss Sallie
Crute, who possessed property valued at
$4,000. Carlile induced her To live in
his family, and she being a young and
guileless country girl, he sOon obtained
complete control over her
He induced her to give him power Of at.
torney with unlimited control Of her prop
erty, and soon after he sold part OF the
real estate at q rid;culOusly low price. The
Crlles then built fine new house, fur
uished II handsomely, aud with carriag
aud horses and other luxuries, lived in tiue
style. The girls mother became suspici
ous, aud on Investigation found that she
had sworn 10 a lie when she gave the power
Of attorney TO Carlile, in testiiying that
she was Of age. Sac attempted to regain
possession OF her daughter, hut found that
Carlile and the girl had left for trip to
California in search Of health for the
former.
DIR. Morrison Munfcrd, editor of the
Kansas City Times, came into possession
of the fact and full particulars were pub
lished in his paper. Ii was charged in the
articles that the lawyer and the girl
travelled to California, part Of the time as
uncle and nieCe and the rest of the time as
man and wife Charley returned TO Kan
sas City, and he and the girl sturdily de-
MED any criminal intimacy aud Mrs. Car
lille as firmly stated her belief in her huS-
band. They stuck together, so that a
great deal of sympathy was felt for them
in Kansas City. The newspaper obtained
further proof against Carlisle and pub
lished the fact, charging that he had de-
frauded the girl. This was Sunday, June,
l3, 1886, and the following day Carlile
made an unsuccessful at!emp. TO assassi-
nate Dr. Muutord. lie shot at him while
he was in crowded cable car, and fired
three shots, two of them striking and
dangerously woundiDg two Innocent per-
sons. DR.. Muuiord received wound
through toe bOiy, from which he re-
covered.
Mrs. CarlilG, who was very attractive
women at that time, and was rs true as
steel TO her husband, and the young Eeirtss
spent her fortune like water 10 get him ont
OF the trOuble The devotion of Mrs.
Carlie was finally the means that !ndGced
| Dr. Munlord TO agree not TO push the
criminal proceedings against her husband.
The entire family, with Miss Crute, then
disappeared from Kansas City. They
afterward located in ChicsgD, where they
| lived q short while MIS- CaIlile took a
position a. correspondent OF the Chicago
Times and came to this coast with her hus-
baud in the early part Of l5S7, and travel
ed over this State and Oregon.
In San Francisco in March Of the same
year Mrs Csrlile discovered that her has
band was corresponding with Miss Crute,
who was thea in Philadelpdis, at school.
Although he pretended that he abandoned
the girl, she found, it is alleged, that he
was writing her love letters, one Of which
Mrs. Carhle discovered. She left him at
once and returned TO her home in Evans
ton, ILL.,, with the intention of securing a
divorce. he wrote TO her begging her
| forgiveness, coaxing aud urging her 10
stand by him and promising to lead new
life il she would Only come and live with
him again. Finally he wrote that he had
bought property 10 Napa, aud III Jane he
telegraphed her he hsd purchased a resi-
dence in Nspa aud had decided il 10 her.
On january 30, lSSS, she fled from the
house bAreheadsd, and the two children
followed her. They took refuge in a
neighbor's house, and have been there ever
since. About the middle Of February
Mrs. Carlile filed claim fcr alimOny and
separate maintenance and the custody OF
the children. She also at the same time
brought suit against Mis9 Crute 'or $5O,-
900 for alternating her husbands affec
tions
In her answer Mrs. Carlile alleges that
be wrote that he knew nothing sb0at Miss
Crute, and had no. heard from her since he
left Philadelphia Mrs Carlle came out
here, but 70 her amaLsment she found
Miss Crute living at the sAmeebouse with
him, as they had been for some weeks pre-
vious 10 her arrival. 10 order 10 keep
her here Cirlile told her be would
never consent to her taking the children
away. She often insisted on leaving, but
he as often threatened her. In October
Mr.. CaTlile ordered party TO be gwen at
the house. and the invitations were sent
out in the names of Mt. and Mrs. Carlile,
the former insisting that this must he done
TO destroy any suspicion that might have
arisen. The party was one OF the finest
affairs Of the kind seen in NspS in many a
day. In September, October, November
and December, Mrs. CArlile charges that
there was one continued quaTrtl IN the
house, and in the latter part Of December
alleged that she secured positive proof Of
illicl, relations between her husband and
Miss Cute She claims that in January
he began to call her foul names.
The case OF Miss Crute has been trans |
fsrred 20 the United States District Court, !
as she claimed she was not n resident Of
California. On OF sbOu; January 20, lSSs, !
Carlile decided all his property, consisting |
of their residence, worth $40. 600, and the |
old Simenton ranch, valued at $50, 900, 10 |
Miss CGute, claiming that all the money
that had been paid for this property be-
lopged 10 her. On March 5th he was cited |
to appear and show cause why he should |
not pay one months alimony and some
thing toward counsel fees to Mrs. Carlile. |
I'm nhaA testimony on that day he said he
had no none Il his own and had not had
any for over twomonths.
CarIile, in answer, tells curious story,
which is backedin very particular by doc
umeuts snd letters. He declares that |
Mrs. Carlie hrst suggested having Miss |
Cruts live with them in order that they |
could get complete control over her. and |
that she approved the trip to California, so
that Miss Crute's mother could not get
hold of her. To her, he said, was due this
attack on DR.. Munford, as she claimed her
honor must be vindica,ed.
He proves by letters, also. that she
knew Miss Crute was with him in Napa-
He charges that there would have been no
trouble had he not been taken danger