The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-08
JEKYLL-HYDE OUTDONE.
A WEALTHY MERCHANTS WIFE IN
~ VERY BAD BUSINESS.
From Parlor to Purlieu-Arrested for
ava Helping HerParamour Rob Miner
A Pacific Coast Romance.


doubtful honor OF developing in woman
the dual nature which made the late I'M
hmented DIR. Jekyll-Hyde most abnor-
NAL creature. A San Francisco woman,
supposed to be happy wife, is found at
Portland, Ore, leading q fast life until put
behind prison bars for robbery. Here is
the story, rs told by the Examiner Of this
date: :
"Astonishedl couldn't have been
more astonished ii the world had come to
an end. II is phenomenal contrary to
ailrulcs!pS
The speaker was VIM. II. Bryan, the
wealthy real estate holder and dealer in
woodcnware at 205 Front street. II was
yesterday afternoon. He was talking to
an Erdmiaer representative and about his
pretty young wife, Rose l.. Bryan, for
some months past known in Portland,
Ore, by the queer pseudonym OF 'Pcarl"
Page.
This is the woman, as all accounts go,
who has Just been indicted in Portland for
completely with G. NJ. Harding, the no.
torious young san Franciscan, in robbing
q. Dickinson. an Alaskan miner, Of $3.50
aud watch and chain. She is now in
prison there, and viii be tried on the 2lst
instant. Hardings trial was set for yes
tefday. : r,'gGL
She is handsome demi-blonde, twenty
eight years oil age, witt, blue eyes and fair
complexion.
She Was daughter Of Mr. Badeo, an
old resident OF Butte county where she was
from.
Her. mother and other relatives live in
Cherokee, u little mining town in the
alorsaid county, where her brother runs
.agncral store.
sf sri bc HER DOUBLE Lire.
A dispaicli from Portland yesterday an
Dounced that there were indubitable facts
that pearl, y who had been leading de-
PRAYED life there was the wife OF a we'll
TODD merchant OF this city.
"Who II this merchant was the query
which set a thousand tongues 20 wngging
When an Euimner representative, after
considerable effort yesterday, finally
sought him out lac expressed himself in
the opening words OF this article.
'llosc goes somewhere every year." con-
tinued he. 'She left for the north in Oc-
tober last and stopped for u time at Taco
ina. She was at the latter place az the
time OF the snow storm, when all the trains
wcrr blockmlod.
Then she went down 10 Portland, and
has been writing 10 me right along until n
week or 80 ago from the Merchants hotel
there.
~ sent her money at regular intervals,
and ] got letters from her steadily
"ihc hast money sent her was $40,
which forwarded week ago last Tues.
day. Before that I sent her So but never
o,erthst amount at "A time. She could not
{. have had such a sum as Sl00on her person
2 from me.
~, 'Sincc the trouble which have read Of
Z In the papers have not heard from her at
} all. had every confidence in her in the
world, anil told her not to come home for
month yet. when would have my late
uncle's, William Bryants. estate settled
mp, aud We would settle down la a homo
oi our own, instead Of stopping at the ho-
tcls, where We have been for long time.
I'VE stopped five years ut the Winchcs-
Ter, and for three years now we have been
at tile Colonnade, and though, il would
Dc plcasantcr living at home.
THOROUGHLY TRUSTED.
"NIy wife has always gone ON these trips
alone. either in the fall or in the spring. or
both. She has kept Il up for four OF five
years. Yes, know, most men wouldn't
like to have their wives 20 off that way.
but when trust anybody trust them 10
tlti UNnlVrAs IlVNSul NY ANhf
noar ~ herself, and I had implicit comb
Va tlrncc IN her"
80 III is said you have sent detective 10
q Portland TO ascertain II all the facts tclc-
rnphed are true. and that YOU are begin
ming action for n divOrce2'
II have not sent detective. ] have
sent u friend " mine a gentleman, who
will satisfy himself definitely. ! expect 10
get telegram from him tomorrow. ! was
iinf apprised Of this by friends Of mine.
They came and told Inc that Pearl
Page, u Portland, was nay wife. ] was
perfectly thunderstfuck ond could not be-
licvc Il. They gave Inc such a statement
OF the ease, however, ~ made me think il
must H. 50, hut 70 be certain about u my
friend has gone mp.
- NATTER on COURSE.
YES. | vii bring suit ior divorce. The
matter II now in the hands of my atior-
news The suit will bc brought on the
ground OF adultery with Harding.
what surprises me, too, more than
eyrr II that nv wife would have anything
o. 10 with this fellow Harding. lie is u
no.account fellow, who scarcely ever is
employed, and don't believe could earn
Sl0a week,
I've Gn,t mt him at the Winchester
house five yeas ago. We were ell board
ing there and ut the same table. We
couldn't well help getting acquainted.
Three or four years ago he had collection
agency ON kcamcy street for short time,
and about q year ago he had one on Mar
kui street for q month or two. This is
about the only work ever knew him 10
do. lie IL worthless fellow and never
recognized him on the streets.
What amazes Inc still moro in cOnnec-
ton With the matter Is that during oil the
three years since VIC removed TO the other
hotel, Harding never called ON her, nj
least that | know o. / was always home
ut night. 80 was she. II he dill call II
was during the day.
Another thing, they say my wife has
taken money from this Alaskan com
miitcd robbery and the dispatch says she
owns TO taking H. and that Il WIS not
Harding. rant believe Il.
"Why, have had rs much ~ $500 or
5000 at time in my pocket ut home and
gone away and left IL, and she never took
"a much n n = cent pioce-nevcr.
''She could have had all she wanted,
time after time any time, ] may say.--and
never took any.
EfyER cAnED Tog oAYErY.
"Sho was not expensive In her habits:
did not ask for much money, and always
did her own sewing She liked 20 do that.
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