New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-28
ANOTHER DEFEAT FOR NAN.


Tribune is again forced to record case Of cruelty
to husbands With a South Carolina husband
shot because nature gave him poor memory, all IL
linos husband with his collar-bone broken because
he STAYED out half-hour longer than usual TO nee
an cclinse OF the moon and New-Jcrsey husband
left 10 mourn the loss " good COW. while his
wife buys a trousscau with the cowm money. ana
runs away with the hired man-with all these
fresh in the public mind an account OF even more
deliberate cruelty comes from San Francisco
Some time ago-we are not informed as TO the
exact data san Francisco man named Osborne
became possessed OF young and charming Vile
They lived together happily for some little time
when. irr an evil moment, Osborne decided to
make n trip 10 Ncw-Iork and bring Mrs. Osborne
with him. II was the lady's first visit To our
city. aid, never having been IN Chicago, IL all
seemed very grand and interesting To her ono
did not try 10 conceal the fact that she hk'd
Ncw-York better than SAN Francisco. MIS-. vs.
borne had sister living here named Lucy "neh
III. time came 10 return tU the West, she pro-
posed 10 her husband that size stay lew weeks
i,rocr with her sister I.ncy. while lie returned
olore Osborne was young, young AMI foolish, so
mo consented, bid his wife good-by and sadly
iourncycd TO the Golden Gate, finding his only con-
ISOLATION in playing poker in the smoking-car'
The simple Mr. Osborne had been in San Fran
c;sco pcrhnps a month when he was startled oy
this dispatch from Newly Ork;
Nellie died last night. send $3.50 for funeral
expenses. =,
Mr. Osborne was Frustrated by this. lie was
III for two or three days, but he sent the money
by telegraph and put mourning band Oh MS
hat which wholly concealed It's glossy exterior
He dragged himself about his business Win "
heavy heart for a week, when he got hnother
telegram To this effect:
rndertaker's bill very large. Send another hun
drcd
Osborne complied and continued 10 mourn In
another week the faithful Lucy again wired him.
this time that the rapacious cemetery officials
had presented their bill fO: $50. Osborne
bosteucd TO send the money. Nor was he forgot
ton during the next two months. for lie made re-
nittances 10 pay forgotten doctors Dill, 10
erect a monument, to make improvements on the
cemetery lot and half dozen minor things 10
all OF these appeals Mr. Osborne responded
promptly The last dispatch from Lucy explained
AZ some length that the Board OF Aldermen
nroposcd removing the cemetery and asKed LOT
90 To lobby against it. The bcrcaved man seht
this also and soon came on 10 New-iorK MIN
self
lie arrived in the city on Saturday afternoon
and went directly to n hotel lie was gloomy
md detected. After n haSty luncheon he o'"A'0"
ont IN visit his sis;er.in-law. the devoted Lucy
and thank her for her great kindness in attending
o. tho sad details lie was nearing her house
,,bcn hc saw two rchlv-dresScd young ladles
canning from the opposite direction. one was
crosping matinee tickets, and the other carrlcu
hox of caramcls oh" thought Osborne, " time
was when I loycd in matinecs myself. hut tbat
time is past and his eyes sought the sidewalk.
, Moment later n familiar voice cricd hcilo'
Will!- and he looked up and saw tha' IL was ms
wife who was clutching the matinee tckcts' 'She
hold out her hand and said that she was glad
lao had got back from that pokcy San Francisco
Iucv. who held tie package Of candy said. OF
coprse he would come with them to the matinee
Sbe expained that her idea was that they get
hoy now that Will had come. and enjoy them
s.lves But Osborne turned and fled. His wife
called after him that IL was all ioke-that she
had not been dead at all-but had only wanted
a LITTLE money. But Osborne did not stop lie
lent ON till he reached the Grand Central sta
tion. where he bought ticket for San Francisco
He said that that town might be little slow.
but be preferred 1t to New.York.
II is hard TO ssy which is the most cruel--the
nistol. the dead-fal the pilfered COW or the OBJ
tanning of money under false pretences. but one
thing they all show what a hollow mockery the
once enviable position Of husband h become.
| Down with the tyrant woman