Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-10
TWO ELoPERs Gagged.
An Interesting Couple Corralled BY
the Police,

"Give me 500 and full possession of these
two diamond rings and the silk dresses you
gave me, and will go back TO Chicago
''Not by long shot. 1 want you to go. to
California with me, but If you are bound to
go back to Chicago, ! will give you S25.n
"No sir. I'LL agree TO no other terms than
those Ipropose. You promised me if / came
to Omaha you would marry me, but this you
do not seem disposed 70 do"
This colloquy was carried on between q
good looking attractive appearing and well
dressed young woman of twenty-five years
and strikinglv appearing man Of about
thirty, in the waiting room of the Missouri
Pacific railroad depot last night The room
at the time was crowded with passengers in
waiting for the train, and the conversation of
the pair becoming rather loud and animated
attracted more than passing attention. The
woman was determined and the man some
what stubborn, Her voice became shrill and
demonstrative, and she refused to heed his
pleadlngs for silence. She upbraided him
for his insincerity and duplicity, and az a
row between them was imminent an officer
was called in and arrested the pair on a
charge of disorderly conduct. They were
escorted to the central station, where they
gave their names as j. II. Graham, aged
thirty years, physician, and Jessie Knight,
twenty-five years, a book keeper IN a laundry
tions the man and woman made confessions
of a startling character.
The woman said thatsshe was already mar
ried and that her husbands name was James
Emmett, but they have lived apart for some
time and he is now enjoying connubal felicity
with another woman at bloomington,
ILL.,, to whom it is supposed he has
been welded in strict disobedience
to his previous marital vows Mrs. Emmett,
fully aware of this, has not, however, en-
tered an objection, bnt has been self-sustam-
ing from her salary as bookkeeper in a
laundry. Some time ago she became ac-
quainted with Graham, who, too, is a mar
ried man, and they entered into unlawful
relations. He spent money on her with
lavish hand and supplied her with costly
dresses and expensive iewelry. Several days
ago an elopement was planned, and he agreed
that when they reached Omaha they would
get married. They arrived here on Tuesday
of this week, and registered at the City
hotel. AS the hours and days sped along,
Graham exhibited no disposition to carry out
his promises, though beiug continually
reminded of them by Mrs Emmett Yester-
day he agreed that the bans would be
solemnized last night, after which they were
to take a train for California This promise
pacifed her until the time appointed for the
ceremony had expired, and Graham insisted
on another postponement. To this she
entered strong protestatiOns, and kept pro-
testing all the way from the hotel to depot
where the climax was reached.
Graham defends himself by saying that he
was induced to change his mind on account
of the iickle and flirting disposition of the
woman. While in Chicago he learned that
Mrs. Emmett made love to other men, and
even went so far as to give an admirer a
handsome finger ring he bought for her.
SINCE their arrival in Omaha she has carried
on firtations with other men, and has been
disposed to smile on dudes she met on the
streets in their nightly promenades. The
clipping husband seems highly disgusted with
his undertaking, and stung with remorse
and heavy Heart, he laid himself down on
the bench and cried lik n child, when the
grated door of his lonely cell closed behind
him with bang. He denounced his near
ceration as an outrage, and considered police
as uncalled for His companion
was also considerably overcome, and went
into Mysteries whom told that she would have
TO remain in durance until furthernotice.