The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-19
BORROWED HUSBAND
This is for the People and Not
For the Prosecution.
MISS LIE HUNT, COUNTY WEXFORD.
Gets the Loan of Stephen Bryan and Brings
Him to America-She Asks, Is this
Thing Catching2

Especial to THE HERAL.D-Examner Dispatch. 7
New YORK, Oct 1S.-One of the most as
tonishing cases Of husband borrowing is
developing in the case Of Mary LIE Hunt,
late of County Wexford, Ireland, who came
to this country with her fathers gardener.
Mistress Mary who, like her namesake of
Mother Goose, appears to have been quite
contrary, denies that her sudden trip with
Horticulturalist John Burns is an elope-
ment. Mr.. Burns, according 70 her story,
acted merely as an escort. 81 was in
trouble, no matter what kind of trouble"
Miss LIE Hunt explains, land | had been
thinking of what to do. 1 thought of Aus
tralia and l thought of America, and at
last decided to come here. Then 1 asked
this man to take me over and he refused.
And then, because 1 did not like to come
alone, concluded would stay and face it
out Then asked him again to come and
he said he would. He had known me, YOU
see, for years, and he did not like to see me
come alone, so he came and paid his pas
sage to New York, but he was going right
back again, even if they had not made all
this FUSS
Miss Hunt is getting a good taste Of
Castle Garden discipline Although it was
but p m. when interviewed by your cor
respondent she was already packed off in
bed.
''They gave me a hot bath, which did
not at all object to,n she remarked dryly,
''but certainly it does strike me as bit odd
that one should go through so much that is
romantic, and then suddenly be put to bed
to have ones clothes disinfected Do they
think this sort of thing is catching2" she
inquired, with a sly look. Once charmed
into something like freedom of speech, she
entered more into particulars. Being a
woman, that forbidden idea of an elope-
ment could not fail to fiatter her a little
bit, and it was mainly of the fatal night
that she talked.
Il thought l should never get my things
out of the window. l tied strings to my
parcels and let them down, but it seemed as
if l could not get string long enough, and
as if they would never reach the ground.
And they jumped against the shutters be
low, too, and it sounded like cats scratching
to get in. Then Iheard them swish against
the ground and l knew they were down
Then 1 went, too.
'Down the road bit was man with a
trap she continued ''the very same scamp
who, l suspect, gave me away to my father.
For an hour we rode in pitch darkness to
the nearest station. From there we went
by train to Queenstown Oh, how glad l
was to see the ship, though it seemed indeed
as if 1t would never sail. Every person that
came down the gang plank l fancied was
somebody for me'
And when nobody came, weren't you
the least bit sorry after all?"
''Oh, won't say that, but will say that
l was horribly seasick for two days, and
then got the worst cold l ever had"
Whether she regrets that no one nipped
her John Burns dream in the bud, Miss LIE
Hunt now that they are on her trail, did
not say.
On the Germanic due here to-day, is her
only brother. George lie Hunt. coming to
''rescue her from the clutches of this man.
whom she seems to have "bossed" so
thoroughly.
Kind and thoughtful as it is of her family
to send for her, it does not seem to be the
intention of the fair prisoner at Wards
island to respond.
81 am of age,' she says, land l am per
fectly capable of taking care of myself. l
have the kindest father and mother in the
world, but if can't do anything else, am
sure l could be a parlor maid. If the
United States do not send me back, don't
go''
''But what about Stephen Bryan ~ The
keen gray eyes were shrewd.
81 told you he was going back anyway"
''But what of Stephen Bryan's wife ~
was the last question. What will she
have to say ?n
Say I" calmly enquired the lady who
has borrowed the said Stephen. ''Why,
she will say nothing. She will understand
perfectly why he came"