The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-11
THE WIFE OF THE TRAIN
--fOBEEIs EUGENE EUNCH.

II O0A9A1Ak 1SO ANNAAs
Hrs. Eugene Euncll IS now living
IA very quiet and secluded life in
Dallas, Texas. Since her husbands
darIag acts, her rar1e has been of
len coupled with his, but very uII.
justly, as will be seen by The fol
lowing which We copy from the
New Orleans Picdyune:
After some deliberation she at
length gave her consent TO have
her story published. She SAID:
"We were married nineteen
years ago near Baton Rouge, La ,
in the same community where |
was born and raised. ] was a
Miss Whteman. We lived happi-
y together until my husbands
health began TO fail, and then he
came to Texas and commenced
teaching school. His health inn
proved rapidly and he wrote me 10
come to him, which | finally did.
We then settled at Gainesville,
Texas, where he was elected 10 the
q ICE of county clerk Of Cooke
which position he held for ten
wears. Three years ago, a. the ex-
piraliOn Of a term of Office, he went
up to Wichita FallsaLd took charge
0l The Wichita Falls Herald and
tired to persuade me to leave our
home in Gainesville and go to
Wichita Falls but this ! refused
10 do, urging as reason that | did
not believe the paper was sufficient
10 support us and | owned my own
house in GAINESVILLE. Thus we
began 10 drift apart. He was new
or unkind to me AZ any time. lie
loved to spend money alld was fond
OF gay company: | was the reverse.
lie contracted a very diSlastcful
circl. of associates, and | often re-
monstrated with him against such
conduct. | remember very well
The first night he ever stayed away
from me. lie SAID he had been
playing billiards for amusement.
| said, Eugene, you know what
this gaming fOI fun may lead to,
and |, as your wife, implore you TO
stop before you contract a passion
for gambling; if Tor nothing else,
for my sake and our child! l have
not seen him in over year, though
| could have seen him if had de-
sized. When | heard that he was
charged with train robbery, | could
net have been more affected if l
he'd been struck by lightning.
While we lived together he was
The sUul OF honor. AT lie time OF
,he Gordon and Een5rook train
fobberies, l knew nothing of his
whereabouts, but heard that he
was taking an active part in bring
ing the robbers to justice. Ny
friends have repeatedly urged me
TO institute a suit Tor divorce, hui
l always protested as | have an
aversion to proceedings of this
kind, since as far as | am concern
ed we are just The same as dIvorc-
ed, and the only benefit that a di
vorce would be to me would be in
removing the impedilnent 10 the
sale of my real estate It | should AT
any time desire to sell. About six
months ago | came TO Dallas and
Luilt this house, the lot having
been giving TO me by my father.
With regard To Eugene's guilt /
wish | could say that | believe he
is innocent, but until ii is sunici-
ciently established l shall have To
believe that some OF the charges
arc true. or course every train
and every bank in the Southern
States that is robbed until his cap
lure he will be charged with it.
The newspapers have been e.
lremely unjust in publishing over
rated reports of Eugene, especially
ihc ST. Louis Globe. Democrat, which
charges HIM with beng drunk
ard, which he never was.
"Fur the sake of myself and
child | hope the public will accept
tins as a truthful statement, ~ ]
have nothing whatever 10 do with
my husband, nor have ever since
We separated | know that | must
suffer the consequences ol his evil
conduct, but am sure that when
people know me they will be will
ing to hold me blameless aud pity
me as The victim of circumstance
rather than frOwn upon me as the
wife oi an outlaw upon whose head
there is large reward.
"My little boy, who is only four.
, teen years of age, sorrows as deep
ly al Lis fathers disgrace as | dc
there here eyes flied with tears
and il is when / think of the STAN
that must ever rest upon his pure
aud innocent young life that
most deplOre the unfortunate cir
cumslances in which the hand Ol
fate has placed me.
GAS far as nv personal friends
are concerned | have no lears
MIs. B Blackenship, wife Of A. b,
Elackenship Of the firm Of Black.
enshIp d Blake Manufacturing
Company, has known me fIOm ba
byhoOd. as have many others 10
whom | could refer. Dr.. S. A
Hayden, a Baptist minister and
editor Of the Texas Baptist and
Herald, performed our marriage
| ceremony. Everybody near Baiou
Rouge either knew me or knew OI
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