St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-14
A WIFE'S FOLLY.
Admiration Of Her Beauty Turns Her
Head.
NlCOLLET AVENUE SCANDAL.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. G. Kneale Separate
The Details Of a Sad Domestic Z
Tale.

Upper Nicollet avenue has for some
weeks been nurturing social scandal
that is about ripe enough to pick. O.aC.
Kneale and wife came to Minneapolis
about three years ago to make their
residence here. Previously they
had spent summer season / at
Lake Minnetonka. Mrs. Kneale is a
beautiful blonde, with classic face,
and stately mien. She has been very.
fond of amusements and mild forms OF
social gayety, but to all appearances Kept
within the bounds of the strictest pro-
priety. Her beauty, of course, lat
tracted hosts of admirers, but
her husband was on the alert, and her
adorers were compelled to worship at
woman was we'll aware OF the admlra-
ton she attracted. She occupied a
prominent seat in the parquette circle
at the Grand opera house often more
than once week, and could have
hardly been unconscious that she
was the target at which numerous opera
glasses were aimed. She conducted
herself, however, very discreetly, and
ignored, if she did not openly repulse,
the advances made to her under the
fascinating guise of sly fiirtations.
Her apparent Indifference to the
advances made by select
coterie of lady-killers seemed to only
add incentive to their eXertiOnS to form
an acquaintance, but all was in vain
the lady was too cold for them, and she
finally froze their young blood with the
chilliness of her stately beauty. 1t
would appear that she was susceptible
to masculine allurements nOtWithStand-
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details of scandal that developed about
three weeks ago at the Hotel st. An
elo, 1921 NicOllet avenue. The estab-
lishment is conducted with rigid exact
ness as to social and moral depOrtmenJ.
and is patroniZed by very respectable
people. Among the bOarders was Elmer
r. Brooks, of the firm of Castle & Brooks,
dealers in musical instruments at All
NicOllet avenue. He is a gay yOungman.
who was evidently not too scrupulous
in his efforts to enjoy life, and Mrs.
Kneale returned his advances. They met
frequently by appointment, but at the
hotel were careful to meet each other
only as speaking acquaintances. To be
brief, the husband discovered his wife
in compromising position with Mr..
Brooks. He did not draw any revolvers
or indulge in any threats. He simply
quiz ner anu lelG tIlo uotoi,
without saying anything about his
trouble. She stayed about two
weeks longer, until her husbands alb
sence became q matter of comment,
and then she too left, going to Fort
Wayne, Ind, her former home, it is be-
lieved. Mr. Kneale, who is the man
ager of the National Building Loan and
Protective union, having an office
in the Temple Court build
ing, is man of considerable
means. He has always provided gen
erously and even sumptuously for his
wife, and her allowing herself to be
led from the path of virtue is made
more striking by his indulgent treat
ment. Those acquainted with the pair
assert that he has. despite the
injury she has done him,
granted her a generous allowance,
sufficient for her maintenance in COM
Portable circumstances since the Separ-
alton. 1t is further asserted that this is
not her first lapse, and that he has once
before taken her back upon her fearful
protestations of desire to reform.