The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-18
SHE LOVED A MINSTREL
How . Pseia Conductor PoFsave his
Runaway Wife.
what Asgee Have ns~en = Tragedy ASerteso
nv eps4 Gay Ruret Cork Artist
Ssrreaticrtng the stol-
en (sssosls.

KANSAS CqrY, Jan. 17.-It transpirssl i'm
a quiet way yesterday that the closing per-
fornance 81 the Cleveland -Havcrly mins-
trels in thisfity came near being preceded
by n trn9et& which would have lost the
company o. of it's most valued men i'm
the person q James Hcnnessy. MIR. Hem
nessy heads )he band in it's street parasles.
aud u now a1ppears that his manly beauty
as he hea<so<{that Rlitteriug pageant proved
too much 4pr the constaucy Of n young
married LADY i'm Peoria, III. After the
company teft that city she stood the separ-
alton as lDeat as her womnn's heart could
bear up usss3er such ~ burden, and then de-
serted home and husband to JOIN the new
idol i'm this city. She reached Kansas City
Friday morn.ng last and was soon i'm room
3 OF the windsor. the register bearing this
significant legend, ''James Henn.ssy and
wife,"
Early Sunday morning a middle aged.
well dressed and fine appearing gentle
man ents.re4 the office OF the St. James
hotel nud III an agitated manner asked
''Docs il make any difference whether 1
On being Assured Tn :, il mad. no, the
slightest diHereUce in the world the cN-
cited gentleman wrote upon the register
guisetl. '.T. d. Davidson, New York"
immediately after this notwithstanding
Mr.. Davidson made inquiry for the chief
with decidedly blOoslthir-ty air. When
the chief had heard his story he detailed
search M for Il the ~ Wayward Wife % & bs.
81 the hasir rad nigh. in,.rfs%a in the
| to his hotel and took up the trail alone.
BY the help Of a member of the compa my
he soon located the guilty pair, and 9
O'Clock Mr. Davidson was y oniisssd an
| interview with the despoiler of his hap
piness. Belfre this meeting was allowed
husband vas deprived OF his revolver for
fear he snieht forget the promises he had
made OF maintaining peace and the pre-
a;i, nayid.Sn o saw hr hennGs.y n, s h. .,,, sxi
restraineG from making an attack upon
the fascinating cornetist. The two rivals
waResi bitter war of words for over an
weary. of their wran9linx and gave
| both due notice that IL any blood was u In.
shed a., They ": mist go into Ito the g.; street, s
was finally .~ched by Hcnnessy promiS.
bSs iS ssss s; a. asl s.ss to k The her s ssacs
| and the two separated most excellent
friends considering what had passed bs.-
the minstrel company was sent over 10
inform the lady Of the transfer that had
her belongings and went To her husband
| room i'm the ST. James. The rciin tied
pair left yesterday morning. apparently
tensil,ly for New York. though the officers
| are confident that they were going home.
Hennessy left with the company about the
| same hour, alone. bat very well content
Mrs. Davidson was tiescrilssl as an cx :
bat plump OF form aud dark la complex
ion. with manners that won ON all she
| met.
| Davidson admitted to the detective tina,
| his home. was in Peoria, ILL.,, and that he
| was u railroad conductor. hut further than
that he managed 10 keep his identity com.
/ Lott fIa1k