The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-04
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
PATHETIC FEATURES OF DIVORCE

PATHETIC FEATURES OF A DIVORCE
CASE.
One of the most pathetic separa
tions that has ever been legally or
dained here, says st. Louis dis
patch of the 26th ult., occurred yes
terday, when Maria H. Miller re-
ceived a divorce from Louis Miller
The latter is Russian, and was exilec
for political reasons. He left in Russia
wife and child, whom he supported fol
five years after coming to America. Their
came the Russo. Turkish war, and moth.
ing more was heard from the wife and
child. Miller was informed that they
were dead, and he mourned them as lost
He did we'll in business here, and in 1884
married the woman who secured the d.
vorce to-day They lived happily. Mean
while the original Mrs. Miller and her
hoy, the latter now grown to manhood,
arrived in this country, and came to st.
Louis. Father and son met, and though
neither suspected the others identity
for several months, friends spoke of the
likeness. and suddenly the boy told his
story. Miller visited his Russian wife,
and there was reconciliation. When the
second wife learned the story she quickly
sued for divorce, and the happy union
was broken. She babe Miller an affec
tionate farewell yesterday, and he install
ed his first wife and his son in the old
home.
AN UNFORTUNATE sCAPEGoAT,
A sad story comes from Florida.
David Day, of Buffalo, New York,
while in Florida recently, obtained
news showing that Vincent Ridwell,
former respected Buffaloan and
relative to General Bidwell, is likely
to spend his days in a Florida pris-
on for a crime of which he is inno-
cent.
Several years ago Ridwell emigrated to
Sarasota, where he was elected justice
Of the peace and became q prominent
citizen. Numerous assassinations occur
red, and were attributed to an oath bound
band, of which Bidwell was made the
scapegoat because he was a Northerner.
The crowd were all convicted, and he was
sentenced to be hanged, but by herculean
efforts of Buffalo friends his sentence was
committed. Attempts have since been
made to obtain pardon, but Mr.. Day re-
ports that the sentiment is 40 strong that
there is no hope. Objection is made that
it Bidwell is freed the Others will have to
be pardoned as we'll. Ridwell's wife has
abandoned him and married another man.
- A MIsERLY WRETCH.
A late press dispatch relates the
angular conduct of a wealthy New
York banker, which occurred few
days ago, in refusing to settle for
half dozen oysters. The story is
to the following effect:
"Give me three or four nice fat Shrews-
burys." said James Kitchen to an oyster
opener in the Astor House rotunda. In
the next quarter of an hour Kitchen ate
his oysters, refused to pay for them and
was lodged in the police station. The
prisoner is President of the Park Nation
al Bank and is very wealthy. After Kit
chen had eaten the four oysters he took
up his check of twenty cents, which is
the usual charge for "half dozen raw"
the smallest portion served, and proceed
ed to other lunch counters, where he ran
up a bill of $l.10. Then he walked up
to the cashier and claimed that he had
been overcharged. He said that as he had
eaten only four oysters he should not be
required to Fay for half a dozen. He
thought four Shrewsburys were about ten
cents and he offered to pay his bill at 81,
but would not settle at $1.1O. Several
acquaintances stepped up and urged
Kitchen to settle the bill, ten cents and all.
He refused and raised such a row that
policeman of the Broadway squsa was
called in to place Kitchen under arrest.
Kitchen was marched down to the police
station and locked up for disorderly con-
duct. He attempted an explanation. but
the sergeant in charge thought it would
b. better for him to tell his story to the
justice. He refused to give bail.
CHARMS THAT WOULDN'T FETCH.
Mrs. Kate Gieselman, living in
st. Louis, made an application to
the prosecuting attorney of that
city the other day to have a war
rant issued against Madam Marie,
a clairvoyant, charging her with
fraud. 1t appears from the story
that Mrs. Gieselman had been mar
ried five years, but had separated
from her husband, and the cause of
complaint against the clairvoyant
is as follows:
Sat first my husband and lived
happily together. Then we began
to quarrel and finally we agreed to
separate, | to have my child and he
to contribute half of his earnings
to our support. That was almost
two years ago. ] saw my mistake
after a few months, but my letters
Of penitence were never answered. |
l tried in many ways to again win
the love of my husband.
"Then | saw Mime. Marie's ad-
and called on her. She
said she could easily win back my
husband for me. l gave her $40,
and she gave me a black ball to
throw in the river at midnight and
call my husbands name when it
touched the water. Invent at mid
night on the bridge, and threw it in
and called Henry when it struck
the water. / waited but the charm
failed to work. | went to her again,
and she said | must have made !
some mistake. | gave her another