Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-19
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Henry Sa,1m, of Alliance, a., Leaves Her {
the Key stone II louise ana faiis TO Returu.

Henry sahm, of Alliance, a., Leaves Her at
the Key stone II ouse ana fails to Returo.
This morning young couple who came
from Alliance, Ohio, arrived In this city at
a:20 o'clock. They 1rst went TO the Frank.
lin house, but finding that they were un-
able TO get In they won't 10 the keystone
house. Here the man registered as Henry
Sahm, OF Alliance. He said the young
woman with him was his wife, and they
were shown TO q room. About an
hour afterward Sahm told his wife
that be was going out for q little walk
and would return In Q short time. He has
30 far iailod to put in IN appearance and II
u beleyed &aMt Ne has deserted her. FIND
Ing that her husband did not return Mrr.
Sshm went In search OF him, but 1t was In
vain. She met several police ofii-
GERS and told them OF her hus-
bands mean act. She was crying
and said that she had been lef. here en-
tireiy destitute. Officer Weaver and others
pitied the woman and took her back to the
Keystone house, where they guaranteed
tho payment OF her board. description
Of sahm was given to tho police but up to
noon to-day they had not found him.
A reporter OF the 1NTELLIoENcER saw
Mira Sahm this morning and had q
talk with her. The story she told was
really a very sad ono The girl is between
10 and IA years Of sge, and her maiden
name was Annie b. Miller. She Yves
married on February l6!h last to SAhm,
with whom she had been acquainted but q
few month";. He had arrived In Alliance q
couple OF months before he met the girl,
and she say that she married him with the
consent Of her parents. After their
marrisge the girls mother started
them In housekeeping In a small
way by giving them some furniture
Sshm seemed dissatisfied with Alliance,
and wanted TO como east. He said his
father resided In Reading, and II his wife
would come out they could live comfort.
ably with bis folks. He insisted on her
breaking up housekeeping and che finally
agreed. TIE furniture was sold and the
money, about $35, WAS taken by the hus.
band. On Saturday they started for the
East, but before leaving Alliance the girls
mother warned her TO watch or her husbAr q
would leave her cit. She thought every
thing was all right, however, and entrusted
her gold watch, trunk key and other vslu.
ables TO her better hall. On the cars yes
terday che noticed that her husband acted
strangely and she asked him for her watch.
he put her on with some trifliDg excuse
and when he loft her this morning
NJ above described, he took everything bo
longing to her. She went to the station and
told the baggage master not TO give him her
trunk In case he calls. Mrs. Sshm seems
to believe that her husband has gone away
| for good, and thinks that he may be In
Reading. She told her story to the re-
| porters while weeping bitterly, and she did
not seem anxious that her parents should
learn how cruelty her husband had de-
| serted her.
The runaway husband Is a man q year.
OF age, and is a butcher by trade. He is o
slim build, feet O inches in height, ant
wore q dark suit, sack coat, blue flame
shirt, black slouch ha. and dark-coloret
handkerchief around his neck for mui
| fer.
The supposltion Is that he Will 60 +
Reading, and the officers OF that city hav
been notified to be on the lookout for him
The young wife will remain at the Key
stone for short time at least