Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-07
Is Alleged to Have Eloped
With the Head of a Family.
GEORGE AND MOLLIE GONE.
The Police of Allegheny Notified Of
the Elopement, and the
DESERTED WIFE is INTERVIEWED.
A Mother and Children Penniless and Un'
able to Fee the Police.
STORY OF A WHITE TIE FOR A BRIDE

Allegheny City, the town of more or less
domestic infelicity, has furnished another
elopement This time it is married man
and former sweetheart. The pair have
fed to New York or Philadelphia. The
man has left a wife and three children.
One of the latter is almost dying, and the
wife is penniless.
The principals in the elopement, as al
legged by the mans own wife, are George
Shorts, the business manager of the S. s. ID.
Thompson Band and Miss Mollie Sarver, a
resident of Adams street. The pair have
been partial to each others company for
over four years. According to the story OF
Mrs. Shorts, her husband has been taking
Miss Sarver to all the picnics, dances and
| theaters he has attended, while Mrs. Shorts
remained at home. The latter reproved her
husband quite frequently for this conduct,
but did not think it would amount to any
thing. She and Miss Sarver are cousins.
Mrs. Shorts thought that by not saying any
thing to him he would tire of the other
woman's company, and stop running
around. Things seemed to go from bad to
worse, however, until both of them disap-
peared last Monday. They were seen to-
gether at the Union station in the evening,
and it is presumed that they are now in
New York, as they went East.
In addition to this little outing it is al
legged that Shorts defrauded the band out of
about $3.50 or S4OO. He collected the money
they earned on Washington's Birthday, and,
with the exception of s. each to two of the
members, he did not it is alleged, turn it
over.
NO RENT OR FUEL. FUNDS.
He also collected the money on other en-
gagements. The last time Mrs. Shorts saw
him she reminded him that the rent was not
vet paid, and she had no money. Unless
some kind persons extend her aid she will
have to take her sick babies and seek shelter
elsewhere.
Shorts is also the igure-caller of the Cres-
cent Orchestra, of Manchester, and is well
known all over the two cities. He is pro-
fessional musician, and in the early part of
this winter played the trombone in
tall, black-eyed and rather good-looking
girl. As Shorts had the entree to all the
balls and dances given in the lower part of
Allegheny, they were out together several
times a week. Mrs. Shorts went to the
parents of the girl, she says, and told them
of their daughter getting the affections of
her husband. They turned a deaf ear to
what she said. Miss Sarver, for some time
past, has been living with Mrs. Hessing,
on Adams street. She left home on account
of some trouble with her parents. For over
four years she worked in McKinney's hinge
factory, and has brother who is foreman
| there.
Mrs. Shorts, in telling her story, said:
lido not know what am to do, as have not
a cent of money, and my children are sick. My
baby, which is only year old, has catarrh Of
the lungs and bad attack Of the measles She
is very low, and will likely die. Another child,
only years old, also has the measles.
When my husband went away on Monday,
he knew of the condition of the children; yet
he did not leave me a cent In addition to
that, he took his heavy musical instrument
with him, and have no means of raising any
money.
a bh1DE . W hlIE lie.
The last time L saw him was Monday morn.
ing. when he went out, apparently to go to
work told him if he was going to pay the
rent to send home a load of coal also, as we
were out He made some reply and went OF.
Some time ago 1 talked quite frequently to
him about breaking away from my cousin. He
would always laugh, and one day / said:
George, will never reproach you again for
anything you do. If you think it is right to act
that way, why, all right; will not be angry at
you for it
He continued to keep company with the
woman. and l tried every plan to make him
think more of his family. wanted him to Join
church, as thought this would influence him;
but he would not do SO. Instead of buying
things for the children and myself. he pur-
chased them for the other woman; but stood
it without protest. He spent a good deal of
money on himself, and had on a new pair of
pants and white necktie when he went out
Monday morning. / said something about the
pretty necktie he had on, and he made reply
that 1t would be "a brides necktie before
month" thought nothing Of the answer at
the time. and the idea that he would run of
with the other woman never entered my head,
When heard that the two had gone away
together, l went to the Mayors office and told
the police authorities. They said they had no
legal right to bring him back; but maybe they
could get him for $780, l did not have the
money. or would pay it to put him in jail for
other woman in the world would, and his last
act almost distracted me.
NO GOLDEN LINING.
only care for the children, and would not
live with the man again II be was lined with
gold. He will find out, however, that will
make it warm for both Of them. He shall go to
jail if it's years from now, and both of them
will suffer more than have suffered.
Mrs. Shorts is a pleasant-faced, modest
little woman, and her manner shows that
she could bear great deal of anguish with
out complaint. She and her husband have
been occupying house on Hamlin street,
near Charters, for some time.
Shorts has been, for the past few months,
collector for his brother-in-law, Charles
Lander, dealer in specialities, at No. 125
Beaver avenue. A few weeks ago he re-
ceived letter from friend who was play
ing in museum in New York, to the effect
that he could get an engagement as trom-
bone player at a salary of 81 so per day. It
is supposed that he went to New York to
take the offer. For several years he kept a
saloon on Beaver avenue, and was the chief
organizer of the Thompson Band. A num-
Der of the members of the band want to
make up purse and send detectives after
him. One of them offered SIS yesterday to
Mrs Shorts to assist her in bringing the
truaut husband back to Allegheny.
The police authorities, who say they are
working up the case, have as yet discovered
no clew to the alleged-elopers.