Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-19
TICKLE TERENCE.
His Career of Cussedness Sud.
denly Ended.
AQUICK CHANGE ARTIST ooRNERED

His Strong Point Being the Rap'dity with
which He Could BE on with the Old
Love and On with the New-Shamefui
Desertion of His Pretty Irish Bride and
Later Emberxlement of Her Savings.
CHICAGO, Oct. Difference Harvey,
former employee Of the Chicago Carpet COM
pany, was held yesterday by the presiding
justice of the Armory police court in el5. 600
bail to the criminal court on a charge OF en-
bezzlement, preferred by Margaret Sane',
his true wife. and the story that the trial
brought out is one as full of natural deprav-
ity as ever gets before the public through
the medium of the courts.
Deserts His Irish Bride.
Seventeen years ago Harvey, who Is
native of ireland, married pretty girl
from the northern part OF the "ould sod
year later he deserted her aud came to New
York city After remaining there but Q
short time he sent for his deserted wife, who
joined him. They lived together but a short
time when the fellow again left her and
came to this city. For thirteen years she
lived in New York, working as servant
But year had elapsed when he secured a
.
ried Chicago girl.
Soon Tires OF No. 2.
year of bliss with bis American wife
seemed to be plenty for Terence, and again
he was successful in the divorce court, charg-
ing, as before, that his wife had deserted
him.
A short period Of meditation on the cold
comfort of single blessedness caused this
wonderfully nervy man to take unto him
self the third consecutive rib. This last ven
ture lasted but short tims, when the bold
man again entered the courts, got divorce,
and smiled at his freedom.
woman's Devotion Illustrated.
In the meantime a brother of Terrence,
learning the address of Harvey's first wife
the one he married in Iresnd-sent for her
to come to Chicago; said that her husband
was here working with him for the Chicago
Carpet company Unmindful of the fact
that Terrence had been divorced from her,
she came on, made up and again began to
live with him. II is also believed by the
authorities that Harvey's brother was igno-
rant of the fact that divorce had been
granted He is given a good reputa tion by
his employers and those who know him
How Il Was Rewarded.
When the first wife came on from New
York city she brought with her $500, the
savings she had laid by q domestic, after
her second desertion. After remaining with
her husband a month or two, she sent for
her niece in New York. The latter, a pretty,
plump young woman Of perhaps IL or IS
years of age answered Immediately and soon
came on Harvey had by this time got hold
of his wfe's $500. telling her that he in
tended investing it. Instead be took it to
the treasurer of the firm for which he
worked, saying il his sisters and that
be desired TO leave it there for safe-keeping.
Marries His wife's Niece.
Although it would be naturally supposed
| that Terence had by this time grown tired
Of conquests and that the fealty OF his first
wife had touched his heart, yet such was not
the case for inside of two months he had
wormed himself into the good graces of the
niece and during last August enticej her
| away, got her 10 love him real hard and
| then went to live with her on Wabash ave-
nue. He also carried away from the carpet
| companys treasurer the $500 belonging To
| his first wife.
| His yillainy Discovered.
When the pair left, the poor woman and
her brother law did not know where to
look for them, but one day, seeing u notice
| of the death Of child named Terence Har-
vey, she went TO the mum or of the house,
| and there saw her -uarling Terence sitting
up with the corpse, the CHILD oil
his third divorced wife Becom.
ing frightened, the fellow, as after.
ward discovered, went TO Milwaukee,
where he was ARE sted by Officer MrMauus, OF
the Cottage Grove station, on Monday last
Harvey's second wife married in ChicagoI
was Mary OBrien; the thIrd lin Chicago,
Mary Crimmins The niece's name is Kitty
| Toole.
The prisoner did not utter a word in hi,