Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-08
NOT THAT WAY.
], Y. MAJORS DID NOT LOSE ANY
MONEY, BUT WASTED IT,
TN WICHITA.
He Takes French Leave Of His Wife at
ST. Louis and Travels via Wichita
to the Pacific Coast-Hs ca
:reer in This City.

to the PACING CO8SC-AiS Ca
:reer in This City.
A great many of our citizens, and
particularly some of the young people,
will remember Mr.. j. V. Majors, who I'M
til few weeks since was building con
tractor in this city, having had contracts
on the Sedgwick block and Mr. j. O..
Davidson's residence. For the informa-
ton Of his acquaintance here the ap-
pended local item from the ST. Louis
Globe-Democrat of Thursday is pub
lished.
The article states among other things
that:
up to two years ago Majors did good
business here, and then went to Wichita
Kan, where he invested nearly all of his
life's earnings in a block Of buildings, and
it almost ruined him."
If he did offer such an excuse for not
showing as much property. as he
had two years before. he did not tell the
truth when he said he ''losr it by invest
ing in block of buildings in Wichita"
ETC., because he never did own any bus
mess block or other property il this city.
The only two buildings upon which he
took contracts here proved profita lie to him
as a contractor and he received promptly,
every dollar due him on the same, as the
owners Of these building will testify. E1-
perts say he made money on these con-
tracts.
This attempt TO SANDER the character of
alleged investments in Wichita property
is but an artiice to cover up the actual
facts as to the true manner in which he
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those who knew him best know, was
in leading pretty fast life, not
calculated to inspire the utmost conf
dence in the mind of an absent wife.
Mr.. Majors, it seems, left st. Louis on
Wednesday, the 30th day of January. but
did not make very fast time. as he was in
this city on Monday evening of this week
as will be seen by reference to the EAGLE
of Tuesday morning.
He left no unpaid bills in this city, so
far as can be learned. From what he told
acquaintance here before his recent re-
turn to ST. Louis, which he preceded by a
banquet to select number of his young
friends, he stated that he expected to go to
some one of the leading towns in Washing
ton Territory. Some are of the opinion he
may be in southern California.
The follwing is the Globe-Democrat's
article:
DIVIDED UP AND LEFT.
j. V. Majors. once a prominent builder
and contractor in this city, left for
parts unknown one week ago day,
leaving his wife,x but provided for
her most generously against want.
There is a degree of sorrow and sadness
about the dissolution of a life partnership
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more than usually painful. He did not go
to take up with another woman, but broke
the bonds abruptly and in a way that
showed he could not bear a parting scene.
1t smacks of a business transaction. Up
to two years ago Majors did good bus
mess here, and then went to Wichita,
Kan, where he invested nearly all of
life's earnings in a block of buildings, and
it almost ruined him. He was gone
two years, but before leaving, it is
said, he had quarrel with his wife. He
retu / to the city short time ago, and
lived at his home, 1890 Taylor avenue,
spacious, handsomely furnished and we'll
kept house. Over a week ago the old quar-
rel was begun again, it is said, and both
man and wife were made very miserable.
He decided to go away and never return,
but before leaving he apportioned off his
worldly possessions, giving his wife over
half. He did this through his attorney,
Thomas A. Russell, without his wifa's
knowledge. Last Wednesday, everything
being ready, he suggested that visit be
made to relatives in the east, and both
packed their trunks. Thursday morning
was the day set for leaving. but the trunks
were sent to the depot on Wednesday after
noon so as to avoid bother, he said, the
following morning.
Wednesday afternoon they went to the
matinee and he left after the first act. He
did not return, and on going home after
the performance Mrs Majors found a note
on the table written by her husband, in
which he said he could live with her no
longer and she would never see him again
He told her to go to Attorney Russell for
further particulars. She did so, and found
she had been left the homestead, valued
at s., COO, with an incumbrance OF s. 900 on
it, all the household and kitchen furni-
ture, horse and buggy, safe and desk.
and all other real and personal property.
When he left her sitting In the theater he
went direct to the depot and checked his
trunk He did not take his wife's trunk,
and she called for it several days ago.
Mr. Russell informed her that her
husband had left for reasons
she was aware Of, and suggested
that she employ an attorney, and she has
since done SO. About SO had been left for
immediate expenses, with the understand
ing that she could dispose of her property
and live on the proceeds.
Before going Majors paid up a number
of small debts about town, and was free
man in that respect. Where be went TO
no one seems to know, but friend of his
said yesterday be had been heard from and
was still travelling, going as far from the |
place which seemed so displeasing to him |
as land, perhaps water, would carry him. |
Friends boot at the theory of insanity, but |
say nothing, which leaves the listener to |
presume that great gulf has suddenly
yawned between man and wife which will |
separate them for life, but what it is shall |
remain secret.
GARFIELD UNIVERSITY.
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