Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-08
LOVED UNWISELY.
An Illicit Romance from the
Windy City.
LED TO SIN BY A FAIR HoosIER,

Who Gould sweetiy Smile with Dent
lists Forceps In Her Mouth--A Dream
of Bliss '.Aii BIolsee Up by the Advent
OF Some Other Fellow-woes of a Sus-
ceptibie Tooth Carpenter who Rued
His Liberality.
CHICAGO, July s.-Dr John S. Marsh
Is one of the leading dentists of Chicago.
He is prominent member of Dr. Thomas
church, and is well known in south side
society circles. To-day he will stand be-
fore Justice Prindiville at the Armory po-
lice court, charged with stealing 500
worth of sealskins. The mere theft of a
paltry 300 worth of seal garments is not
what troubles DIR. Marsh and his friends.
He has money enough to purchase 1000
garments at that high figure and still
have enough with which to pun him and
his friends through a hard winter
What the Sealskins Reprevant.
Those sealskins represent but portion
OF the affection which he bestowed on
Florence Phillips, of 2,45S Wabash avenue
And his trial means an expose of his rela-
tons with Miss Philips. covering a period
of over year. Il have been dupe to that
woman's perfidy," admitted Dr. Marsh
yesterday. Il did not see it then, but it is
only too evident now that the spectacies of
infatuation have been torn from my eyes"
Along in the early part of 1889 Mrs. Phil
lips and daughter Florence, of Knox Ind =,
walked into Dr. Marsh's office in the Stock
Exchange building. corner Dearborn and
Monroe streets. The call was purely
professional one The work they engaged
necessitated other and frequent visits, and
they soon became quite friendly with the
doctor.
Her Bright Smile Haunts Him Still.
Florence paid regular calls at the office
and, according to DR.. Marsh, he delighted
in pulling and filling her molars. She
smiled even though her mouth was full of
forceps. That smile cost Dr. Marsh a load
of trouble. Florence Phillips subsequent
ly became an assistant in Dr. Marsh's of
flee. Her pretty jeweled hand held aside
the portieres while the ladies walked into
the doctors private room. One day Mrs.
Marsh called and was surprised to see such
handsome attendant in her husbands
office From that day the green-eyed mon
ster dwelt in the elegant Marsh residence
on Oakenwald avenue.
The Plot Thickens Tricky.
Mrs. Marsh was suspicious, and she en-
ployed a detective with startling results.
She told Der husband she would get di-
vorce unless the Phillips woman was dis
charged from his employ Immediately. So
the attendant left the office Miss Phillips
m m ~
Wabash avenue. There she received the
infatuated dentist, whose money had pro-
yided these luxuries. He showered on her
both attention and money The diamonds
in her ears he gave to her the night he
promised to leave his wife and family
and go with her TO some city where they
could be married. She accepted the gift
and the proposition, the former with gus
to and the latter smilingly, the doctor de-
clared yesterday.
Perfidious FIoy, How Could Youe
The ciandestine meetings We're not thor
oughly clandestine, as the doctor sup
posed at the time. Many an evening when
he sat upstairs with his former patient
and assistant Mrs. Marsh and detective
stood on the opposite side of the street
After the diamonds came the sealskins.
DR.. Marsh often lovingly insinuated that
Miss Phillips was not constant, but she
always replied that the north star was
not more so. The day came, however.
when, as the doctor says, there was no go
ing back OF the returns, and he flew into
rage, as only man of 81 can, and de-
nouneed her duplicity and left her alb
ruptly to return no more
No Fidelity, No Sealskins.
So, as Florence charges, the doctor sent
to her apartments and levied on her seal
skins, and then she Immediately asked "bv
what warrant and took the affair into
court. Said the charmer to reporter
yesterday: He gave me those sealskins
without any proviso or conditions. OF
our relations l don't care to speak; they
will all come out in court, presume, and
then both sides of the affair will be known.
So there" and with this the interview
ended.
The Doctor Is Himself Again.
Looking at this affair in one way" said
DR.. Marsh, 81 am glad was arrested. 1t
brought me to my senses. AT one time
my relations nearly resulted in my separa-
ton from my wife. My daughter and my
wife legged me to leave this woman alone,
but | didn't heed them, and this is the re-
suit. For twenty five years / have been in
business in Chicago, an except this sad
affair, no one can say aught against my
character. But will try to live this down.
and from now on my family will have
nothing to complain of i'll my course"
He Met His Best Girl.