Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-26
Cummings Was Taken In.

NEBRASKA CITY, Ncb., April % ISpeclal
TO THE BEE About six months ago
there arrived in this city from Plattsmouth
a young woman with two small children,
who gave her name as Lottic Smith, claiming
that she was widow. She was accom-
panied by man many years her senior VINO
represented himself as Widow Lottic' )
uncle. The uncle and niece rented Il house
on Sixth street aud went to Housekeeping.
Everything moved along seemingly very
smoothly for several months, and then there
was trouble between uncle and niece and the
former packed up his effects and left town
II was while in this lonely state that the
widow became acquainted with Frank Cum
mngs, n respected young plumber OF this
place. Frank felt sorry for Lottic in her
lonely condition, and Lottie was sorry for
Frank. and as pity is akin TO love matri-
monia union soon followed. 1t was not Il
long while thereafter that the young man be-
came somewhat suspicious of his bride char
acter, but he was hardly prepared for the
disclosures which We're TO follow.
At this time there appeared upon the scene
mutual acquaintance, who hailed from Char
iton, In. The presence of this man worried
Mrs. Cummings, and few remarks dropped
by him led the husband to force a confession
from his wife regarding her former lite. She
told him that her home was at Charlton, Ia,
where she had been married to a man named
Duckworth the father of her two children
After few years of married life she left her
husband for the smiles and embraces of n
Burlington engineer, by whom she has an
illCgitimate child She tried to get Il divorce
from her husband, but failed, but he was ac-
comnodating enough to die soon after, and
thus give her more liberty, which she speed
lily took advantage Of by deserting the engin-
eer and taking up with William
Hendrickson. Charlton liyelyman.
Several attempts on the part of
I.ottie and William to leave town were foiled,
but they were finally successful and came to
PlattSmouth and then to Nebraska City,
where they quarrelcd and parted. Here she
assumed the name of Lottie Smith. but CON
fcssed that her right name was Allie Duck
worth. Her maiden name is Dcloy and her
parents live at Charlton. Lotte confessed that
she was a reckless, bad girl and Cummings
told her he could no longer live with her, as
he had married her under her assumed name,
which was unlawful. He offered to take her
to st. Joseph where both were unknown and
marry her again under her right name, or
else establish her in II home and let her paddle
her own canoe in the future. She seemed to
prefer the latter course and Cummings started
for St Joseph, and II few days later telc-
graphcd for her. She was not quite ready to
20, and while she delayed he repcntcd of his
step and changed his mind and advised her
to go home TO her parents. Instead of doing
tins she left for St, Joseph few days later
in search of Cummings, hut failed to find
him, and then the dispatches from st. Joseph
told of the "bcautful, intelligent, heart
broken and deserted wife, who was being
cared for by the charitable people. Cum
mings returned 10 Nebraska City to begin
suit to have his marriage set aside and then
hunted up TnE BEE Correspondent, to whom
he related his tale of woe as above set forth.