Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-12
THE NEWS In COUNCIL BLUFFS
An Abused Wife Tells Her Side of
the Family Breakup.
THE SALOONS ARE CLOSING UP.
A Child Drinks Lye-The Sherman
Merkel Wedding-Utah's Novel
Advertisement - The Petty
Offenders-Short Items.
THE SALOONS ARE CLOSING UP.
The Wnea of the Wife.

Lengthy accounts of the mysterious disap-
pearance Of Nelson NJ. Gilbert, clerk in the
United States National bank of Omaha, have
been printed and the name of Mrs. Charles
l.. Stubbs of this city, has been connected
Herewith. AT one time this lady, with her
family, lived in Omaha, and while there
events transpired between husband and wife
which led to their separation. The dragging
of this family difficulty into the recital of
Gilbert's escapades is claimed by the friends
mere to be without any excuse whatever In
order TO ascertain the true situation of the
case, a representative of THE BEE visited the
home of Mrs. Stubbs, 1903 Main street, yester-
day afternoon.
The scribe was met by well appearing
and intelligent young lady, to whom he pre-
sented his card and requested an interview
with the lady of the house.
MRS. Stubbs has gone to Omaha, slr,"
she replied, "but if you wish
any information concerning the articles
already printed can give them to you. Mrs.
Stubbs has been i'll for nine days and has
been totally unable to leave her room, but
when she read that article she declared that
she must go to Omaha and dispute the false
statements it contained. My name is Lena
Gillian. l have been with Mrs. Stubbs
three years. l know everything relating to
the difficulty between her and her husband"
"What had Mr. Gilbert to do with the
troubletn asked the reporter.
absolutely nothing. While we were in
Omaha Mrs StuObs rented room i'll our
house to Nathan M. Gilbert his brother A.
H. Gilbert ard John Clark. These three
young men were together all the time.n
did you ever see anything that would
lead you to suspect there was anything
wrong IN the relations of Mrs. Stubbs and
Mr.. Gilbert!n
mo STRIP emphatically. "Nor with any
other man,
When did you remove to this cityl"
Last January"
"has Mr.. Gilbert visited Mrs. Stubbs
since that time!n
"Yes sir, occasionally. He came as a
friend, and was received as any other young
man should be. Mrs. Stubbs knew of his
failings and l have heard her plead with
him, for his mothers sake, to give up his
evil companions and be man. know that
her interest in him was pure, and free from
anything wrong"
when he came here, was there any effort
| to conceal the fact! Did they ever retire to
| any other part of the house, or go out walk
| ing, or meet anywhere except in her homeN'
"No sir. never. Mrs. Stubbs is the soul of
honor, sir Whoever insinuates against her
| character, does it maliciously. And any
| tale, retlecting upon her good name is made
out of whole cloth''
when was Gilbert here lastr''
al do not remember. / do not think he
| was here during her illness, though
"Hc was not here Sunday, as the Herald
| statesl''
He was not. Mrs. Stubbs did not leave
| the house that day, nor did she receive any
gentleman calers.n
"What caused the difficulty between Mr.
and Mrs. Stubbs!'
1.-THE trouble dates back to time when
| she intercepted letter, written by a girl
| living on Fifteenth street, to him, making an
| appointment to meet him one evening. He did
| not keep the appointment that night, for Mrs.
| StubbS took care that she knew where her
| husband was. Awhile after that he came
| home drunk and knocked her down three
| times. She was sick for more than week
| from the effects of it.n
''Do You know whether Stubbs ever
| charged his wife with anything wrong!n
| "He said all sorts of things when he was
| drunk but if he knew anything about his
wife, he knew that she was as true 10 him as
| she could be-"
"Where did he go when they separatedr 90
81 think he went to Denver A friend in
| this city received letter from him few
| days ago written from that place, but at that
| time he said he intended going to Mexico.
| l know nothing definite of his whereabouts -
| The BEE man apologized for the intrusion
| of his visit
| Don't apologize sir; Mrs Stubbs will be
| only too glad to have the truth told concern
] ing this unfortunate business.