The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-15
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JOHN DElrERs GETS Ills WIFE BACK

i JOHN DElrERs GETS Ills WIFE BACK,
The North Wheeling Glass Worker, Who's
| Nh wife Deserted Him has Her Again.
On the eth Of last December, Mary
the wife Of John Deiters, a well know
glass worker, living In North Wheeling
created quite a sensation In tho circle /,
which she and her husband meycd, b,
deserting her husband md three smal
children and leaving tho city with a Pa,
Handle freight engineer named A.} E
Montgomery. Deites followed the pai
as far as Steubenville, whero he made
careful search for bis uniaithful wife
Failing to find her he returned 10 ! hi.
three motherless children In the city
advertised his wife's departure from hit
bed and board, warning all persons moi
70 trust her on his account, and declared
himself as being glad that alter learning
what kind oil woman 1t was he bad fol
a wife that she had apparently cleared
out for good. n "A {Sg8 1sr55IlI
In the meantime, ( however, certain
things have ,transpirGd resulting In an
interview yesterday morning at Il the
Mayors oilicein Steubenville between
tho erring woman and her husband. II
THE Steubenville Herald, in It's issue Of
last evening, tells the remainder OF the
story as follows: "Soon after the de:
parture OF the woman from Wheeling
one Of her children began to fade and
plno away, the result, the husband
aitirms, Of some slow poisoning admin.
istered by It's mother. This aroused his
vengeance and he determined 10 bring
back both the woman [ and her para.
mour. Montgomery still pursued 1 bis
avocation as engineer on the Cumber.
land branch. being the same man who
was indicted not long ago for criminal
negligence Ia causing an accident, He
came to SteubenviIle frequently and
Deiters placed bis case In the hands of
Marshal Scott. The Marshal ! keptIa
close watch on Montgomery, but was
never able to catch the woman with him,
although he discovered positive eyi.
dencei that the two had spent a night
sf at the ff Park ~ House,
He attempted Z strategy, but It
was not until this morning when
Mrs. Deiters came into the MAYORS OF.
ice and asked to see the Mayor that she
was found. She finally disclosed her
identity and tho Marshall placed her
under arrest on a warrant charging loi.
tering about q house of ill.lame-the
Park House. Then she went on 10 saw
that she wanted to settle the matter, but
she wanted Montgomery to / stand
his share Of the blame. "A week
ago Montgomery's illicit love began
to wane; He had been % keeping
her in hiding, and the concealment had
become irksome to 4 her. They had
some words, which dissatisfaction con.
linued until a day or two ago he struck
her on the back OF the head With slug
shot,, the, bruise OF which is still visible.
Then she left and came 10 Steubenyille
where she WAS informed that she was
wanted. She was very high strung
when first placed under surveillance, but
dnally consented to accompany Officer
Alorrisey to a restaurant for her break
last. KS; Is -
& "The Marshal wired her husband and
ne came up on the. noon C.S& P. train,
He lis a fine looking young man and
claims to.haves signed with the Mime
apolis base ball team for 1890, ut S, 800
salary. The meeting between the two
was not exactly cordial, and after they
had retired 1 to i the Mayors private
office there was lots Y OF /; crimina.
lion and recrimination, but finally it was
decided that the woman would accompa-
ny the husband to Wheeling. : However,
she subsequently became obstinate and
refused to accompany her husband until
Montgomery had been captured. 3 She
made affidavit against him charging as:
sault and battery and her husband one
charging improper relations with bis
vile. About 8 o'clock Officer Morrisey
met Montgomery in front OF the Mayors
office and placed him. under arrest Id5isis
4 A later report received from Steuben-
Vile states that after consultation be-
tween the three parties and an attorney
who was retained by Montgomery, ""Dei-
Lers and his wifei withdrew their com.
plants upon condition Of the defendant,
Montgomery, paying the costs, which
he did. Deiters and his wife went out
and Montgomery left with a
railroad friend. He claims !. the whole
trouble is in her following him. Deiters
is a very gentlemanly looking fellow
younger than his wife, and evidently
was willing to. sacrifice much to have
bis wife 90 back home. =