The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-01-05
BUNCH, THE TRAIN R0BBER.
His Wife Sketches His Past Career,
New Orleans Picaynnc.l

New Orleans Picayunc.
After some dellberation Mrs. Bunch
at length gave her consent to have her
story published. She said:
I'VE were married nineteen years
ago near Baton Rouge, La, in the same
community where | was born and
raised. was Miss Whiteman. We
lived happily together until my hus-
bands health began to fail, and then
he came to Texas and COM
menced teaching school. His health
improved rapidly and he wrote me to
come TO him, which | finally did. We
then settled at Gainesville, Texas,
where he was elected to the Office of
county clerk of Cooke county, which
position he held for ten years. Three
yesrs ago, at the expiration Of term
of office, he went up to Wichita Falls
and took charge of the Wichita Falls
Herald and tried to persuade me to
leave our home in Gainesville and go
to Wichita Falls; but this | refused to
do, urging as a reason that | did not
believe the paper was sufficient to sup
port us, and owned my own house in
Gainesville. Thus we began to drift
apart. He was never unkind to me at
any time. lie loyed to spend money
and was fond of gay company; | was
the reverse. lie contracted very
distasteful circle of associates, and |
often demonstrated with him against
such coaduct. | remember very well
the first night he ever stayed away
from me. lie said he had been play
ing billiards for amusement. | said
Eugene, you know what this gaming
for fun leads to, and |, as your wife
implore you to stop before you con.
tract passion for gambling; if for
nothing else, for my sake and that Of
our child | have not seen him in
over year, though could have seer
him if had desired. When | hear6
that he was charged with train rob
berry, could not have been more af
fected if had been struck by lightning
While we lived together he was the
soul of honor.
At the time of the Gordon and Ben
brook train robberies | knew nothin!
of his whereabouts, but heard that h'
was taking an active part in bringing
the robbers to justice. My friends
have repeatedly urged me to institute
suit for divorce, but | always pro
: tested. as | have an aversion to pro
ceedings of this kind, since as far as
am concerned we are just the same q
divorced; and the only benefit that
divorce would be to me would be il
removing the impcdiment to tie sal
. of my real estate, if should at an.
time desire to sell. About six month
ago | came to Dallas and built thi
house. the lot having been given m
}. by my father. With regard to Eugene
guilt | wish could say that | believ
he is innocent: hut until it is sulil
ciently established shall have to be
:. lievc that some of the charge. are tru'
OF course every train and every ban
!. in the Southern States that is robbie
t. until his capture he will be charge
with it.
n The newspapers have been extremel
m unjust in publishing over-rated repor'
of Eugene. especially the st. Lou
,. Globe-Democrat. which charges hll
with being drunkard, which he new
was.
For the sake of myself and child
,, hope the public will accept this as
truthful statement, as | have nothii
whatever TO do with my husband, NJ
have ever since we separated. ! kno
that must suffer the consequences
his evil conduct, but ] am sure th
when people know me they VIII !
$. willing to hold me blamclcss, and pi
me as the victim of circumstanc
on rather than frown upon me as inc WI
of an outlaw upon whose head the
rs is a large reward.
%. Nv little boy, who is only IA yea
= old. sorrows as deeply at bis fathel
disgrace as I do. (herc her eyes iill'
with tears and it is when | think
the stain that must ever rest upon
pure and innocent Young life that
!. most deplore the unfortunate circn'
stances in which the hand OF iatc b
placed me.