The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-10
uorNG DIR. TODD ANNOYED.
nrav-Haired Woman Claims to be
o4"' His Legal Wife,
From, inc Baltimore Times.


.;,i,Iad gray-haired woman, who says
,ais Mrs Susan Todd, and who looks
S dav of 60, was arrested Wednesday
e,ely err, and taken before Magistrate Dur
s''''',r charge of threatening to kill DR..
t"l 6 Todd. of 2017 Vine street, DR..
o99l9 tall, thin-featursd young man
- 9ou 'i. q en- Years of age, with a long blonde
apso"itsche and the appearance of
'Jqle' Todd saws he is her husband. The
M LI,, sa1,s she is not. He is well-known in
w. u, timore and was once prominent IN So
la+,, circles there. Todd.s story Is that he
eeS NET the woman in a boarding house in
LnItirnore She became infatuated with
Pa and spread a report that they were
marred.
DR. TODD WAS ANNOY -.
Che ANNOYED him so constantly with her
.+tontions that he gave up his residence IN
Baltimore four years ago ana came 10 TINS
P ,ln boning to escape her opportunities.
GGS boarded with Mrs. Clara Free, who
~ Itad at 1446 North Twenty-first
. .t,aat and carried on his profession as a
Pnyo wear arr ago Mrs Free moved to 20l7 Vine
- and DR.. Todd went with her. Last
s%ng,ist he SAYS, the woman who calls her
IN Mrs Todd left Baltimore and came to
pbiadelphia in search of him. She went
- his office on the first floor of his boarding
,',I,se Int he was out. She saw Mrs. Free,
his landlady, and told her she was the doc
,arS wife and she said she would kill HIM
g ba AID not consent to come back to Balti-
I,are and live with her Mrs Free did not
pnansider if necessary to tell the doctor of his
siIogad wife's visit until last Thursday, when
Unstable called at the house armed with
warrant for his arrest on a charge of de-
sertine his wife who is boarding at 703
south Tenth street.
CAN TAKE CARE OF HERSELF.
He was taken to Magistrate Cobb's Office,
,yhere Mrs Todd appeared againt him and
eyore that they were married. He was
Sald for trial and the case will come up
N the Court of Quarter Sessions to-nlor
VOW When Mrs. Free told him of the
,coman's visit to his office and her threats
upon his life he swore out warrant for her
arrest
The principal witness againt her at the
hearing Yesterday was Mrs. Free, the doc
tors landlady, who is a pretty, darkroom
nlexloned Young widow. She testified that
Mrs Todd told her, she would kill her hus-
hand. Lawyer Fahy who represented Mrs.
Todd subjected her to a severe cross-exami
nation and minated that Mrs. Free was
the attraction that kept DIR. Todd from his
wife. Mrs Free grew indignant at his ques
tions and exclaimed
ooh, I'm all right I'm person of honor
and truth, and you bet your sweet life car
take care of myselfm
THE MAGISTRATE IN DOUBT.
The charge of threatening to kill was
based solely on her testimony, and at the
conclusion of the hearing Magistrate Dur
ham did not consider that a case had been
made out. He held the matter under
adviSement, however, because DR.. Todd
said he would prove in court tomorrow,
when he was ARA gned for desertion,
that he was never married to the woman.
DO you suppose | would marry a woman
twice as old as MYSELF" he asked the Judge
scornfully.
The case was postponed until Monday,
when Magistrate Durham will render an
opinion Mrs. Todd entered the necessary
security for her appearance on that day.
She says she will have no difficult in prov
ing that she is DR.. Todd's lawful wife. She
claims that he is trying to get rid of Der
because he is anxious to marry Miss Gold
man, Of this city.