Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-16

After giving detailed history OF the early life
at Elg1n. ILL., of MIS- A. s. witherbee, then Nettie
Dunlap. the Chicago Tribune says: little more
than year ago Nettie again visited Elgin. and
this time gave her father 1000 with which to
build a house the erection OF which was at once
begun on lot that adjoined the one on which the
cottage stands This lot had belonged to Nettie's
brother. who died and willed 1t to their mother.
Nettie remained f1ve days on this visit, and then
started for home. 1t is said that she went to Chi
cago, met man from New York, and was regis
tered at the Grand Pacific as his wife; that her
husbands brother saw her and telegraphed for
Mr.. Witherbee who came on and surprised his
VIE, resulting In separation. Anyway, Nettie
came back TO her old town and announced that
she had left her husband. She gave as the cause
tereId had hesn tn nsr own m0s9e MIS- fe 6u IL
get money out OF Mr.. Witherbee by telling all
about Nettfe's early life. AS up to this time Mr..
Die parentage and lowly birth, Nettie said he ac-
cused her Of having deceived him, and that In the
heat OF passion they had separated forever.
lndlVldual. he was sort OF Uriah Heap In get
up shabby clothing, dyed hair and mustache, gilt
In his address His face was so deeply furrOwed
that Elgin at once set him down a man OF sixty,
VINO was trying TO palm himself OF for twenty
years younger Nettie Introduced him as Judge
Mackey, OF Washington, and informed her friends
that Mr.. Borden had retained him as her counsel
IN divorce proceedings Both stopped in the cob
bers cottage, and this made people wonder Then
they went away and came back last May, this time
going To the new house, which had been completed.
everywhere that Nett1e went the Judge followed
close at her heels seldom losing sight Of her, even
Tor a lew minutes at time. For two months they
remained In Elgin, both living at the cObbler's,
anu IN July they came into the city. They had
Deen mere some time, when Chicago man wiz
Formerly lived in Etgin went out 10 Egin one
day and reported that Nettie and the Judge
We're living together as man and wife at a
Doardlng-houSe on Wabash avenue. The cObbler
heard or this and sent has wife III TO investigate.
Sne found that the report was true, and returned
nome crying bitterly. The Old cObber went the
next day and begged Nettie TO come back to her
home and abandon Mackey. Nettie refused. She
said she loved the dear old judge, and was going
70 marry him just as soon as he could obtain
ulVOrce from his vile, whom he had left In WASH
lngt0n. With saddened heart the old man went
nome, and IL was not long before the judge and
Nettie went 10 the house and announced thir In
tsntton OF remaining there. The cobbler, infurt-
ated oy the scandalouS conduct OF his daughter,
new at the Judge, and, dealing him heavy blow
IN the face. Knocked him down. The judge imme-
ulately Swore out warrant and the cObber was
arrested. While the old man was locked up Mrs.
dunlap says she was forced to assign all the prop
erty 10 Nettie, and claims that Nettie even caught
Ler by the throat and nearly strangled her.
She also claims that she was locked up In the
murdered, she jumped from a window in the mid
uit OF The night and Went TO q neighbours, where
she remained In hiding for some time. The next
Gay Nettle and the judge left Elgin, ana have not
agent re. emily received letter from Bismarck,
OAK, asking him to forward some goods belong
Ing 10 the Judge to that place. NettteS WHERE
aoOut5 are unknown. Frank JOSlyn, her Elgtn at
and he will not tell The cObbler was sixty seven
years OF age saturday. He feels the disgrace that
has come upon him In his old age keenly, and his
whlte-halred wife Is almost craZed with grief