The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-17
Denouoment in q Sensational Case,
Blopoment of n Married Man and
Woman From Austin, Tex.
Their Crime Intensified by n Mar
riage in This City.
Arrival of tho Deserted Husband
and Arrest of the Parties.
Clever Detective Work in Which tho
Woman's Brother Ia Jailed for a
Conspiracy to steal the Boy
Child Left Behind.

Child Left Behind.
The extent to which womans frailty and
whims will carry her, is indeed beyond the
range Of mans power 20 estimate.
Another sad case dcmonstratiyc OF this
came TO light In this city yesterday, the
principal parties to which are now dcpor,
ing their folly behind relentless prison bars.
On Sunday, June ~ 1879, Charles NJ. Hau.
SER ayoTng handsome, intelligent and pcrsc.
vering man, the son OF q wcl-to.do Methodist
preacher and pract,ciug physician, OF Jcilcr.
son County, Ca, married Miss Zulio Peck,
She too, was OF excellent but poor parents,
who unfortunately, were unable to give her
an education but she was possessed OF
charming manners and unusual physical
beauty. The marriage ceremony occurred
at the residence OF her parents ut Burke's
Garden, Tazcwcll County Va. From there
the happy couple removed to Salt Lake
City, u. H., where the husband engaged In
his profession, that Of selling pianos, organs
and general musical merchandise, aud also
piano aud organ tuning. Having served a
full apprenticeship In the factory Of Vim,
Knabc, at BALI uorc, he was proficient aud
valuable. They remained there six years,
going thence 10 Waco, Tex, where they re-.
sided happily for three years Two years
ago they removed to Austin, Tex, where
Mr. Iluuscr was employed 10y the II II.
Hazard Piano and Organ Company, as tray.
cling salesman aud tuner.
Mr. llnusrr h now in Memphis having ur.
rived Friday night from Texas. The object
NJ his visit was to cause the arrest ul his
truant wife and her paramount one George
II. kccnc, with whom she clopCd on the
10Th oi January last An ArrrAL reporter
sought Mr. lIauscr nc the Edwards House
yesterday afternoon, and heard story, the
relation ot which, disturbed, us IL WIS with
iils Of overwhelming emotion, enlisted the
deepest sympathy. not uumIAcd with com.
passion Tor the illiicmtc aud crrng wife.
Mr.. llauscr's business frequently Kept
him from home Tor day. utatimc. III, hn.
ily, consisting NJ wife aud two bright
pretty children, u boy aud rrl. were com.
iuriahly provided fot ina iirsty'Is- boarding
house. The wife had nothing iu du but 90.
tend to her oihUriuE and such other luyi
dental responsibilities us presented ~.vms
| selves tu her. IN the samc huusv WAS u tam.
| us MN q kvcnr. and thr relations between
| the two naturally hcrtmc quite intimate,
| especially with Che wives and children
| kcenc was n carpenter contractor and
builder, tall gnWky with high check bones,
| nd face aud baseball musfarhr. On the lnill
II January llnuscr was called ~ q house
| about three miles from Austin ~ tunn %
piano. when leaving hi4 wife accompanied
| him a. the door embraced aud kissed him
ailcyiiuuntcly and Inquired Charley, what
| time will YOU RETURN ", replied tHut 81
would probably be- . O'Clock 100 thu ullvr.
d. d H.. - a
| rniuypl hlisful Ignorance ui thv sorrow
| awaiting him until lee got within few feet
| NJ his door again. As hc approached, his
| little boy, who had been at school ull day,
met him. his eyes filled with tear, AMI Ia
| response a. the iathcrly inquiry as to the
| cause. said, Mamma gone The husband
supposed ,hu had mcrly gone a. make o
nclrhborly visit but that consolation was
soon dispollci by the revelation that her
| trunk. E1D in money aud bfrrch loading
shotgun had all disappeared. lie hastily
| called ut lie baggage transfer Office, and
/ there learned that Mr. llnuspf's trunk bad
been taken 10 the train that lett Austin Ut
| go o'clock am. that kcruc's had been
/ taken there the night before. aud that The
two. accompanied by Mr. llnusrr's ltllr
rrl. had purchased ticket. for unl left on
the same Train Tor Fort Worth.
Mr. Ilauscr sDnn decided upon course NJ
NlNn linNlllNNfiN NNNN Wv NNNfN NNNIN NNN''Il
| ~ recover his daughter than iu reclaim hia
unhithiui wife. and mrlo out vengeance Ia
| the fcduccr His ease was placed boz ih,
hands IT rinkcron's 1rNa, bureau, aud il,
| tracing began They were followed iu Fort
| Worth Kansas City, - Louis Ncw Orleans
| TcNrkunn. nnl finally a. Memphis Al
| foafkann they registered nsT v Horn and
| wife NJ paso. uui the man claimed a. h'
from Mexico. IN this city they Registered
at the Chambers House in the same Nlynud
| remained there two weeks ~ means uI
dcroy Letters. tslcsmms and other devices
iu tho name IT John Peck, re- brother u
the woman. living 10 Waco, llnuscr and th'
detectives learned uf q scheme hy which
Peck was a. steal che boy Henry, aud send
him ~ The guilty pair iu this city. For ihn
completely Boz hiH sisters shame tho yuuua
fellow was Jailed. and siIll remains sp. For
titled with 40 ibis evidence, lllusor camo oi
~ Memphis.
Tho wife aud her selurrr reached Mem
phis on the 2Dth of January ON The 2Ith q
marriage license was taken ont in TIE nlm'
u 20 N. King and "NI Iulio llnus"r
Three DAYS later tie marriage ceremony wa
performed by Justice T. N Winter, and
shortly nftrrNlrd tio couple devoted ih'
money tho wife bad taken from llausor q
purchase furniture and they went o. house
Keeping On The corner VI Washington nn'
Third surris.
The work n tracing the couple hig b"rr
skIllnlly done from first ~ Last u O. single
link in thr testimony " missing u docs up
appear to the naked eye The reporter wa
shown. along with ihc documentary evidence
letter. from the fnil wUman'H parents writ
ten 10 llnuscr Tor him ~ read Ia bis wifi
when they met at Memphis They un
such nv only pious, hcPrbfukcn parent
could write. Until the husband arrives
here be- WIS unaware Ol the hirnmou
marriage and - undecided whether 10 fca'
the letter. to her OF not Before learning q
her ccDnd aud goalor crime, De- Wns also v
a frame ~ mind ~ hlo hef IA hi1 heart nn'
home again. aud practically forget ih" past
Nov ho will lot them both come 10 tunl. ~
ccivc the sentence ~ the court and nlioi
ward inicrrcdo with Gov. Taylor ~ pardo
the woman. succeeding in which hc vii
send her ~ the home NJ her childhood.
One NJ the worst features " the affair
J the fact that kocno leaves wife at Ausu
! who l. soon 10 become n mother lie
twcniy.cight years u age, Mrs. llaus'
thfty.two.
The couple was arrested late last oycnin
by Dpputy jim Cox aud taken 10 iail