The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-16
ESTEB rs In CANADA.
He Wants to Return to the
Wife He Deserted
AND SHE IS WILLING Ne SHOULD.
The Abaseted Child Cried fsr HIS
MssAsr SD Melted shs Fathsrs
Crusl Heart.

Ralph E Esteb, the attorney formerly OF
this city. the story OF whose base desertion
Of his wife. abduction of his child and
otherwise dishonorahse disappearance from
Richmond. No. . month ago. WAS fully
told in the Posr-IxrELLisEScER. has been
located in Canada. He is penitcnt and
has pleaded for forgiveness from his
wronged wife. and woman-like she has
agreed to reconciliation
II Was ON Nay II that Esteb plunged the
little town OF Richmond into fever Of ex-
element By deserving his wife and leaving
for parts unknown. taking with him their
only child. son about years old. About
May Esteb had sent his wife to Kansas
City to visit relatives. and about the same
time left with his mother for Cincinnati,
Ohio, and upon his return stated that his
mother would remain in Ohio during the
coming summer. A few days later he In
duced his wife TO return to Kansas City on
another visit, and requested that she leave
the toy with his grandmother, Mrs. e. r.
Crisrin, stating that be would go to Kan
Sos City on Thursday, three days later, and
bring the boy With him. He accompanied
her to Kansas City. returning home the
same evening. The nett day he began
settling up his business around town, and
by Thursday evening he had made all
preparations for his flight. At the bank
he had safe deposit box in which he kept
the valuable papers belonging to himself
and his mother, among which was nearly
SIS 900 in bonds. 1t also contained other
papers. all OF which were taken out except
81 500 in bonds. together with note adj
dressed to his wife, stating that he had
gone and that the s., 500 was her property
and could not be touched by his creditors.
After drawing his fucds out Of the bank
he then went to the residence of Mrs. Girls
pin, where he boarded, and asked her to
get his little boy ready, saying that he was
going to Kansas City, where his wife was.
and would take the boy along. His request
was complied With. and they left, ostensi-
bly, for Kansas City, since which time moth
ing has been seen or heard Of them. Mrs.
Esteb returned from Kansas City on the
following Saturday night, and upon reach
ing home and inquiring for her husband
and son was told that they had left for
Kansas City Thursday evening Then it
was that she realized the fact that she had
been deserted and robbed of her only
child. kilograms were sent in every direc-
ton in hopes Of learning the whereabouts
of the truant husband. The case was
placed in the hands Of Pinkerton detec-
tives. and every city in the United States
was searched for Esteb and the boy, N. c.
Weber, Kansas City Pinkerton detective
who was here ut the time looking for Louis
n. Nelson, Kansas dsfaulter, remained
here several days expecting Esteb to come
here, but in this he was disappointed. As
time passed on and no information was
gained by detectives, Mrs. Esteb almost
gave up oil hope of ever seeing her child
again. In this she was delightfully."- disap-
pointed. The sequel is best told in the fol-
lowing dispatch received last night from
the Posr-INTELLIaEScER' correspondent at
st. Louis:
ST. LOUIS, No. June ia dispatch from
Richmond to your correspondent says. Ralph
3. Esteb. who Eve weeks ago deserted his wife
aud took with him his 3year-o,d boy. has Just
been heard from. He writes from Prescott, Ons
tario. admitting the wrong he had done hib
vile, laying II all 10 drink and gambling, and
asks for reconciliation, and promises return
Of the boy, even II he is not permit d to return
70 his wife. The pieadings OF the little boy for
his mother caused the fathers srony heart
10 melt. Mrs. Esteb has consented to Q recon-
citation with her rscreant husband for the sake
OF regaining her beloved child. and the three
will NEE; in Sc. Louis next Wednesday.
Those who know Es.eb intimately while
he lived here know that he was very intem-
perAte in his habits and q frsquentcr Of
gambling houses. Being very suave In
manner and of q crafty nature, he sue
ceeded In binding many to his real nature
and passed for an exemplary young man.