The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-13

longings are awaiting the appearance of
their owner ut the mayors office.
There is also waiting at the office
aforesaid something else for the owner
OK the garments in the shape Of war.
rant for tho arrest of J. l.. Lindsey, a
painter. upon charge which IL some
times successfully pleaded Us justifica-
ton in cases of homicide.
G. Il. Anderson is a OWL engineer,
who is incapacitated from following his
calling by reason OF greatly impaired
eyesight Until Monday Of last week
he lived at 3io Railroad avenue n. e.,
where his wife kept q boarding house.
He had boon married for near twenty
years, and two sons and q daughter
were the fruit of their union.
Mr. Anderson and his wife have not
lived In sweet accord for some months,
and family jars were of frequent occur.
renee. The cause OF these domestic
Affections was the owner OF the clothing
in the hands Of the police. Serious
difficulties had previously occurred in
the household, but that's another story,
as the met,oric Kipliny would say.
1t WAS in Maytime that Lindsey, who
was then engaged in the machine shops
as IL painter, went t. board with thu
Anderson family, and early ingratiated
himself into Mrs. Andcrson's good
graces. No has lived there c0ntinu-
ously sire :, aud III all that time has
paid but $40 on account of board. Many
have wondered why he paid that $40, u
he was known asa star )irder, "wha t.
ever that may mean. within u week attc,
his appearance at the landlady VS. table.
Lindsey was young, han lsome ontor-
tanning. and drcssy. Mrs. Anderson
was IN the sunny side of the widows
dread, POSSESS, d of natronly good looks,
and=wcl!, She is no longer u residen.
of Roanoke.
Lindsey paid assiduous c1urt to tho
landlady. and soon the choic. cuta, the
best of AL ut each daily meal, tho big
grst slic OF deS lerS pie, and such found
their way upon his plate. Then n wa.
carefully look, d after i'll the matter OF
wardrobe, and before the summer soils
C was at its height the gay Young
painter was the envied Of his fellows
for that he--though a bachelor-was
nev' r compelled to hitch his suspenders
to his neither garments with nail. Mrs
Anderson did his mending-or, as the
tailor would put it, busheled for him.
What greater proof of love can woman
give to man than that?
And still he grew in the grace of his
landlady until, as his fellow-workmen
maintained. he actually wore embroi-
dtred overalla to work-when he
workt d, which he never did when the
boarding house prospered.
At last, during tho holidays, Mr.. An
derson detected the drift OF affairs at
home: suspicion proved into knowledge:
knowledge made the outraged husband
demand that Lindsey be thrust out into
the cold world, nor harbored longer in
his household.
A scene ensued yesterday week ago
between husband and wife which re-
suited in the former breaking dishes.
mildly correcting his other half, and
being arrested on q charge of assaulting
Mrs. Anderson and making threats to
her.
lie was tried on these charges in the
mayors court and placed under $50
bonds to keep the peace for six months.
Mrs. Anderson inflicted the further
penalty upon him of exile from home
turned him out bodily, and badc him
mover come near her again Sick At
cart and weary of life, he went away
ii took refuge with friend. The
v.iildren staid with tn, ir mother
Anderson bore his exile for q week,
but Sunday night sought such proof of
Illicit love between his wife and her
star boarder as would place tho twain
within the pale Of the law. In fu Their
nnce this he gained entrance into the
house and st cluded himself in closet
| at dark.
When bedtime came tho hidden hus.
! b; n heard the household hurried to
! b,u, heard the crring wife 20 through
the foimality of | cking the door, but
10 failed to ia. ten ono Of the two CIV
ing entrance to her own chamber.
Before long he heard the careful OPEN
ing and shutting OF doors, wait, d a Ger
tam time, and then CROPPED his way to
her door. IL was the one she had nc
!, 81, etc to Sc cure. but this time the way
was barred. 1t had been licked. lie
heard hasty whispered consultation
i"side, rushed to the other door, found
| that also locked, and burst it open.
AS he did so lie called to his eldest
son, u young man of nineteen. The
other door was quickly opened and shut,
Ind futile effort made to open the
fr ut foor.
Tho now thoroughly cnraged IN n
ca the la.tl + OF footsteps to tho r, r
oi ,ne house. and followed them. Chance
led him to the very closet where he
had previtu >ly been Cnscnncod, and here
hp found cloLchtd an undrcsscd man.
~ desperate, though bsief, struggle
ems led. but the unclad man got away
and prt cipitately fed the house, sans
Clothes, sans hat, sans h0nor-but with
his valualle life yet spared him.
Anderson returned TO tho room and