Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-06
A SERPENT ON The HEARTH.
With Paramour He Destroys His
Own and Anothers Home.
WEEPING WIFE AND MOTHER.
A. w. Davis, OF Creston, Ia, Bennison
Brothers Agent, Abandons His
Wife and Exodusts With Eas-
cinating Mrs. Jennings.
Makes Broken Hearts.

Makes Brpkpn tteHrtSs
Crestou, Ia, developed lively social
sensation last week, one act of which was
played in Omaha.
1t us a story of illicit love, deception, de-
sertion and elopement
Beunison Bros, tho Douglas county dry
goods merchants, have branch house at
Creston, OF which A. w. Davis, an accom-
plshcd prepossessing and popular young
man, has for several months been the resi-
dent manager. He is about thirty. five years
old, has a charming wife and pleasant
home. He always stood very high among
the best classes of citizens, enjoyed
the implicit confidence of his employers and
moved in the very best circles of society.
1t seems, however, that Mr.. Davis coveted
his neighbours wife, Mrs. Jennings, ana,
together, they have gone where the mocking
bird is singing in the trees and scandal
tainted gossip cannot reach their ears.
During the summer, Mrs Davis and his
aged mother, with whom they had made their
home for thirteen years, visited friends
down east and, during their absence, Davis
attentions to Mrs. Jennings became so no
torious as to occasion much talk and finally
bring forth threats against his life from the
lady's husband. When Mrs. Davis returned,
ten days ago, stories of domestic outrage,
sach as she never dreamed of.
were related to her. 4 family
scene full of heart-rending agony and pas
sionate rage resulted. The unfaithful lord
ana master declared his innocense. and for a
time satisfied the fears of his wife, but for
the purpose only of making his escape with
out being detected.
Under the pretence that he wanted to see
Dave Bennson. senior member of the firm,
Davis left home last Saturday telling Mrs.
Davis that he would return home on Monday
and come to Omaha.
Monday morning he called at the store,
had a long talk with Mr.. Bennison. entered
into an agreement to remain as manager of
the Creston house another year and went
away saying that he expected to return
home on the 3 AS Burlington train.
Before leaving Mr. Bennison, however, he
inquired of that gentleman whether he had
any news he wished to convey to his friends
in Creston.
The latter replied that he could think of
nothing then, though he asked the young
man to call again before going out OF the
city.
About 2 o'clock Davis put in an appearance,
went to Mr.. Bennison's Office, up stairs, and
they both had another long talk.
They finally separated. Davis hurried out,
declaring that ne must catch a cable car and
get to the depot.
On Wednesday Bennison received tele.
gram from Mrs. Davis inquiring whether her
husband had been mere. Before he could re-
ply both she and Davis aged mother ap-
peared on the scene, very much distracted
and loudly bewaling their sad fates
Then the fact was made known that shortly
after Davis had left home Mrs. Jennings also
disappeared Bennison and his clerks quickly
remembered that on Monday afternoon a
tall, fine looking woman, answering the de-
scription given them by Mrs. Davis of Mrs.
Jennings, came into the store with him, pre-
tended to examine soma dress goods, when
he Went up stairs, but walked out before he
came down.
An investigation at the various hotels re-
vealed the fact that the tall lady had regis
tered Monday morning at the Arcade, while
Davis was a guest of the Merchants. All
dav Thursday the two heartbroken women,
DAVIS wife and mother, searched for the
guilty people. but their efforts were barren
of favorable result.
That evening, however, they struck clue,
which led them to Council Bluffs, where the
runaways had been seen by some acqlaint-
ances, but there the trail ended, and since
then their Whereabouts remain shrOuded in
mystery ,....