The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-08-05
AN AGED LOTHARIO.
Arrested for Wife DeSertiOn
While Having a Gay Time.

Syracuse, n. Y, July %. Guests
at the Hotel Candee in this city have
been struck with the loving appearance
of loving couple who have been stay
ing here for the last week. The wo-
man is about 50 years old, aud her
blonde hair and complexion make a
snowy contrast with her black eyes.
She wears diamonds, and her large and
fashionable wardrobe has been gener-
ally admired She is Mrs. Ida U.
Golding, Of Bridgeport, Conn.,, tue
daughter of highly-con"ected parents,
socially, in the Connecticut ely, and
the divorced wife Of Mr.. Chapman,
deceased, New Yorker, who was a
prominent figure in Wall street. Her
companion and alleged husband is Mel
son Lewis, an insurance adjuster.
Lewis is now under arrest at the po-
lice station, charged with deserving a
wife and two children in Elmira, and
the charming widow is being detained
at the Hotel Candee under police sur
velliauce. A few days ago Chief of
Police Wright was asked by the Ell
mira police authorities to look out for
Levi, and it was said that he had
eloped with a good-looking widow.
A description and photograph accom-
panied the request. Yesterday the
charming couple were located at their
ho:el, and the arrest followed. At
the police station Lewis at first took
bis arrest calmly and refused to talk,
but afterwards unb somed himself
and talked to the Chief. From ap-
pearances one would think that Lewis
bad passed the age Of boyish infatua-
ton, but after q few words with him
he impresses one with the fact that
his heart is completely in the keeping
of his pretty companion.
"You may write anything you want
to about me" he said to the reporter,
"but l entreat you to say nothing
about the lady" Here the lovesick
man turned his face away and talked
to himself "She is an ideal woman
and the dream of my life. Would
that we're single again 30 that l
should spend the rest of my days in
the society of this lovely creature, for
l would then feel as though / did en-
joy little of this worlds happiness,
which seems to have been denied me. "
Turning to the reporter he said !:
"To connect her with this case would
be to ruin her social standing, for she
comes from highly respectable fam
lily at Bridgeport, and was formerly
one OF the bon ton of New York. Her
deceased husband was a Wall street
broker. She has acted the part of a
lady, and would not for the world
have her thus rudely exposed to the
curiosity of the public. My God ? l
beseech you not to reveal her name"
Lewis intimated that his life with
his vile was not happy one, and he
regretted that he had married so
young. He said that he could prove
that he has not deserted his family,
and had no idea OF doing 30. Fur
thermore, he said that he had been
sending about $50 a month to his
family.
eff my wife presses matters too
hard" he continued, 81 shall back
right up, for I'm stubborn as q mule
when crossed. I would rather die in
prison than submit"
Lewis had engaged . suit of rooms
in Q fashionable fst here, and wa,
about to furnish them for the use OF
himself and his new love.
A detective is expected to arrive
hare from Elmira Tonight IN tske