Evening journal., 1889-07-03
4 NEW CASTLE SCANDAL.
CHARLES DEANS WIFE LEAVES
HIS BED AND BOARD.

Agent and Flyeth to Ills Arms-Per-
.s sonai News Notes.
Special correspondence EvninNG JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE July 3.--"Good even.
ing, said a man named Charles Dean,
last evening. as the JOURNAL reporter
passed the old court house. "Do you
want an account Of an elopemsntY
why, certainly replied the reporter,
tell me all about II.
"Well, two years from last January
my wife and | were married in Msnches.
ter, N II. We lived together until last
March, very happily. treated her as well
as any woman is treated Last March
| took her TO New York state, her former
home. / left her there on a visit and
went back TO my work in New Hamp-
shire. She was to stay only few weeks,
but she stayed three months. | returned
in search OF her and found her living
with a man named J. Charles Nelson, an
Albany insurance agent. brought her
to this city and we boarded with Jacob
Saunders near the depot. l I was afraid
my wife would leave me and 40 TO New
/ York and | kept close watch on her.
II suspected that she was correspond
ing with Nelson, and watched her when
she went to the post office. About ten
days ago, | stood behind the door OF the
/ post office, and saw her receive a letter
under the assumed name OF Ethel M
| Clark. | grabbed the letter from her and
found IL was from ] Charles Nelson, and
that II contained a money order for 81
which l tore up. On Saturday morning 4
while was at work, she left the city on
the 931 train.
Dean said he went TO the depot and
found that she had bought ticket for
Wilmington. Further than that he did
not trace her. He is positive in his belief
that his wife has gone back to Nelson, in
New York state
Since Dean and his wife came here
three weeks ago, they have caused a
great deal of talk, even before the escapaie
Of the woman. The woman Is nice look.
ing, about twenty FIVE years old and is
very intelligent When asked why she
acted as she did With her husband she
replied: Because I am tired Of him d
The man is still working in the Della
ware Iron Works.
Dean is about ss years old and very
tall, and his wife is a small woman
They have often been seen walking on
! the streets together. and as the story Of
her former escapade in New York STATE
had travelled to New Castle there wa
much gossip about them. He is quiet
and apparently an inoifensive sort o
= fellow, though those who knew hin
:. looked upon him as somewhat simple
II is said that he was devoted to tn
woman.
I'll The Trustees Of the Common met las
evening In their room in the old cour
house. The members present wer
Edward P Challenger, George A. MAJ
well, William ]. Ferris and Michael
King Messrs. Herbert, Janvier an
Q, Mahoney we're not present on accom-
Of sickness Edward P. Challenger W,
elected president pro tenn. The meetir
Immediately adjourned as there was NJ
a quorum present
There is box on the old pump aero
ne the street from Ferris's drug store, {
K which Is a q letter asking for contrib
tions toward getting a new pump.
es David Bouldeu spent yesterday
Philadelphia.
n, number Of New Castle people "
=. spend tomorrow at Dover.
at There viii be no public celebration
:, the Fourth Of July, and IL is likely th
III everything will be very quiet.
OF The gathering Of colored men and boz
-, around the Gilpin House alley Al
III Thomas FrRziers store is a nuisance al
K should be abated.
ed Herman Padberg spent yesterday
Wilmington.
III State Treasurer Herbert is slowly il
ds proving. He is still confined to I
III house.
nd Company Fl is contemplating giving
a. moonlight excursion 10 Augustine p
le sometime during this month
The streets are in very muddy CO
he dition owing to the continuous rain.
De- Harry Scott OF No. 911 Washingt
'ry street, Wilmington is visiting his, unc
Charles Countess, on Delaware street.
Mrs II. H. George is visiting her ho
in Georgetown, Del. She will return
yer Saturday night.
ns- The post office will be oDen from z
ne 1890 n. m. and from z TO 7.45 p. m.
rts morrow
nd The colored people will hold their 1
on nual picnic on the battery tomorrow.
m The Wide Awake base ball nine Of 4
're city and the Alvas of Wilmington v
ed, play a game Of ball on the battery
US morrow afternoon.
The lemon squeezing held at the NJ.
or parsonage by the w. NJ. F. s. was
success.
The Frank Pinkerton spent to-day in Phi
ave delphia.
to Miss Mamie Hunter is visiting relati
in Chester, Pa.
ing Mrs William G. Worthington went
nR Philadelphia to-day, where she will v
me her daughter, Mrs. John Smith.
al Miss Jennie Spottswood is in Phila'
the phia to-day.