The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-12-06
And a Loving Wife and Daughter
TO Elope With MRS, Higgins
An EXCITING Scene
at This onioe.

"" IN
the qgareka Packing"
Yesterday morning he lott fOI thl
city telling his wife and daughter On
no would return In three weeks, an
that no would write them on his mi
arrival In Philadelphia, To-day rumC
has 10 that he does not intend 20 returl
and that Mrs Higgins will also 60 :
Philadelphia and meet him. 10
stated on the street that these partie
have been very familiar for aOmti N
past aud that h0 has been paying no
more attention than was proper undf
tho circumstances ~ N claimed tha
they have frequently been seen tOgetl
cr on Tie street, ana sometime Since h
very kindly offered 10 attend 10 q cas-
tor hor, that she had In court, ME-.
Higgins has three sons who are em
plOyed in thld CITY, aud q husband som
place ~ Indiana from whom nhr rs no
divorced, While not particularly hand
uOmN hhe N yely fair looking LRR
week about the time that Yates 70
elgurd, ahe aun0u lCed her irteutiOn o
moving 10 California and said she IN
tended 10 ship her household good.
there, To all OF her friends she statel
That she was going TO make CallfOrnli
her future home, nnd never even int
mated going TO Philadelphia. Yate.
has q wife and daughter In this oitl
who arc highly respected, aud no fea
son can be found for his supposed
el0pement.
a NEWS DEMOCnAT reporter called
on Mn, Yates this afternoon 10 learn
the facts In the case, Her daughter
ana q man named Miller were present
when the reporter called. Mrs, Yates
seemed willing 10 make a statement 10
tho best OF her ability, but her daught
or opposed II, and Mr. Eli Miller became
very indignant and said that II ought
not 10 DO published aa there was
nothing In II, and went on 20 state how
the matter should DO handled He
seemed very much Interested In the A.
fair, and whenever MrB. Yates went 10
make u remark, no generally had some.
thing 10 say. Just what his Interest Ia
The case might belt waa impossible 10
learn, but II IN Understood that he haul
cd some Of either Yates or Mrs, lligs
ms things 10 the depot and was looking
for his pay. Mrs. Yates said that her
husband told her that no waA going 10
philadelphia, and ofc0urse she believed
him. When asked II she knew II her
husband had gone away with n woman
or not, she replied that the woman had
not gone as yet, In answer TO "a queA'
ton ~ TO who the woman was, she said
that her name was Higgins. Mrs. Yates
had heard that this woman and her
husband were very itleudly but had
never seen them together, She hOd
TO her husband In regard 10 10,
and he said that she was a mere &C.
quaintance whom he happened ~
meet In the street Mrs,
seemed 10 know q
good deal more than she cared 10 tell.
She WIS well posted Og TO The whore
lb0uts OF Mrs, Higgins and her future
Intentions. While she would evidently
like TO think that her husband viii 70
ture, she does not Talk aa " she OK
that he would
10 was learned that Mrs. Higgins has
not shipped any goods 20 California,
ut has uhlppud Hllue 20 w. H. Moore,
Philadelphia, The goods shipped by
Mr.. Yates were c0naignGd 10 Mira
y ates. saturday afternoon two boxes
were received NJ the freight Office, and
The person who brought them said that
Mr.. Yates would DO down and give In.
ltructi0ns where 20 bill them. Mr.,
Yates did not do 80, but this morning
Mrs. Higgins called nj the office and
ordered them shipped TO w. Il. Moore,
Philadelphia. Mrs. Higgins Is still In
,he city, but II was impossible to see
nor In regard TO the affair. II IN under.
stood that she will leave for Philadel.
TO- morrow,
RATHER PREVIOUS,
About 2;l5 o'clock q grand climax In
Inc affair occurred ut the NEWS DEMO.
lRAT Office. AT that hour n woman Of
medium height, rather inclined toward
,orpuloncy, with all but her head
md bragen face clothed IN n poor uni.
sealskin, rushed In the office door
md with n voice as high rs her appear
lnce was low, she demanded instant
communication with a reporter. She
was not kept waiting. She said her
lume was Mm Higgins. TO make 4
ong story short she had heard some
hing "acandalous" was TO appear In the
PAPER about her, and rs she was q
respectable woman she deNed the
IasnElnR In hnUn Tim nHitDln
She said the article
vas about herself and Mr.. Yates, lie
vas u Democrat and shouldbe shielded
She was informed that when Democrats
lot into difficulty they wonld have 70
Infrer like other people. A torrent Of
ather fresh language from Mrs, Zig
ms was coming from her ill-shaped
mouth when the door quietly opened
md an elderly lady aud her daughter
.ppeared.
A TRANSPORTATION.
IL was Mrs. Yates and her daughter,
Never was transformation more
udden. The eyes of the spectator
nd been upon Mrs, Higgins, They now
urned upon the woman and daughter
Who quietly walked TO tho desk in the
business office, saddened with grief
,yer the blow delivered by n once loving |
husband and father. ~ could shoot
'ou, vile wretch" were the words
ERECTED 20 the beingeNith the brazen
ace and clad III imitation seaskin,
delivered by Mrs. Yates. Then ensued
N animated scene In which
Mrs. Higgins with her br0gen eifront.
ny had to quail before the indignation
wife and daughter. The result
vas that Mrs. IIigins denied intend.
NO to elope with Yates but admitted
,oing TO call upon his relatives IN Phil.
Idelpl II. Finding the woman they had
o deal with the mother and daughter
urned away In tears overthe disgrace
Eloping, and with such a woman
vas the thought within them. The blow
vas a heavy one but tho sting
vas greoCly ameliorated by the sudden
kit Of Mrs. Higgins, her imitation seal
kin, brazen face and fresh language,
loon after Mrs. Yates and daughter