St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-02
RUN DOWN RAPIDLY,
An Eloping Couple Captured
by the Wronged Husband
at Lake City.
The Woman in the Case Pretty
and Only Twenty Years
Old.
Traced by the Husband by
Trunk Check Numbers in
Less Than a Week.
The Wife Finally Concludes
to Return to Her Home
at Corinth, N. Y.

LAKE CITY, Mimi, Oct. 1.-This town
has not had so much excitement since
the last presidential election as IN the
last twenty-four hours. An clipping
couple, who ran away 1000 miles, were
captured here last night by the village
marshal at the instigation of the
wronged husband. The woman in the
case is very pretty and only twenty.
The first intimation of the slumbering
sensation came from Morris Blowers,
proprietor of hotel at Coriuth, n. Y,
who came to town last night and stated
that he was i'll search of his runaway
wife, who had deserted him for another
at his home in COrinth, n. Y, last Sat
urday. He said he had Just arrived
from Minneapolis, Mimi, where he
went in search of them, but found there
that they were SojOurning at Lake City.
He was referred to the night marshal,
Mr.. Dressing, who Informed him, after
hearing his story, that couple answer
Ing the description were here and reg
iStered at summer hotel on the bank
of the lake known as Browns hotel"
Mr.. Blowers was very much excited,
and asked the assistance of the officers
of the city in recovering his runaway
wife. Marshal Rogers arrived, and Mr..
Blowers, both officers and your CORE
spondent repaired to Browns hotel,
where
The Runaway Couple
were found registered as Ed Osborne
and wife, New York. The manager of
the hotel informed the officers that the
couple were up stairs and occupied
room Z. Mr.. Blowers ana the officers
assembled the stairs, and on reaching
room knocked at the door, which was
opened by Mrs. Blowers. The couple
were found as comfortable as new
made bride and groom, but were very
much surprised at the appearance of
Mr.. Blowers on the scene. Mr.. Blow
ers Informed his runaway wife that he
had come to take her back, and she de-
clared that she would never leave her
Ed, and that she would never either re-
turn with or live with him again. Mr..
Blowers tears commenced to flow, but
they flowed i'll vain, as Mrs. Il. repeated
her declaration that she would never
return with him, and that she would
rather jump in the lake first. She said
before the officers would take her from
the hotel she would drown herself in
the lake. After pleading IN vain
Marshal Rogers to procure a
~ dfEaklA IOC 1hcIE ATEeSIs
and Marshal Dressing was left in charge
OF Room and its occupants. While the
officer and Mr.. Blowers were gone for
the warrant Mrs. Blowers made a state
ment to your correspondent, in which
she said she left her home because of
the abusive and shameful treatment she
received at the hands of both her hus-
band and her own family, and she
never wanted to 90 back again. She
said she was happy with her lover, Os-
borne, and that they would have a
happy home and always be happy. She
loved him and he loved her. She said
she was never happy and never could
be with Blowers, and that she was
forced to marry him when she was only
sixteen years old, and then he was forty
one. He is now a man of forty-fve
years and she woman of twenty, they
having been married four years ago.
They have no children. She claimed
she had always worked hard for her lIv-
ing, even after her marriage, and that
Mr.. Blowers did not treat her as hus-
band should his wife. Osborne had
nothing to say, only that what Mrs.
Blowers said as to her treatment by
both her husband and people was cor
rect, as he had live at the Hotel Blow
ers nine months, and was an eyewit-
ness to some of the abuse. Mr.. Blowers
and the marshal returned with the war
rant, and the couple were placed under
arrest, charged with adultery, and were
taken before Justice Wells, and the case
continued until this morning at 10 O'Clock.
Marshal Rogers took Osborne in charge
and placed him i'll the lookup, and
Marshal Dressing took Mrs. Blowers
and
Made a Prisoner of Her
in a room in the Hotel Lyon Mr..
Blowers asked the officer for permission
to see his wife, and the marshal al
lowed him to enter the room, where
they had a conference for several hours.
and he pleaded hard for her to return
with him, but she perSiStently declared
she would neither go back or live with
him again. He told her that both her
father and mother were heartbroken,
and the affair would kill them unless
she returned, but it was all of no avail.
He occupied an adjoining room to hers
at the Hotel Lyon last night. Mr. OS-
borne is photographer by profession,
and was here during the recent eneamp-
mentS and conducted photograph gal
lery in large tent. He is also we'll
known in Minneapolis. He seemed to
feel his position keenly, and said he
would advise Mrs. Blowers to return
WIFI H6E IuoOdllu. DUH TIC iii MIS-
Blowers are fairly good looking, and
would pass anywhere for man and wife.
They have been sojourning here in
comfort since Monday last, and intend
ed leaving here to-day
For New Fields.
Mrs. Blowers said that she did not ex-
pect to be followed, as she did not think
any of her folks thought enough OF her
to do so. Mr.. Blowers, although sort
of ''backwoodsman" in many ways,
must be credited with good piece of
detective work in the case. The couple
left Corinth, n. Y, last Saturday, and
he followed on their trail Sunday. Ar
irving in Chicago he lost them, and then
went to st. Louis, where they were sup
posed to have gone. Not finding them
there he returned to Chicago, where he
again found their trail, and learned that
they had gone to Minneapolis. He took
the first train, but on arriving there
found their baggage two large trunks)
had not reached there. He had the
numbers of the checks, and the railroad
company traced the baggage to Lake
City, where it was taken off. He came
here at once, arriving last night at Gas,
and by 1880 was In the presence of his
wife, and his search ended. Quite
commotion was created when the fact
became known that runaway couple
had been in the town since Monday
last, and more so when it was learned
that tho infnriatad husband Of the run