Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-08
mrs. WHlAlON'S STORY
ehs Relates the Histosy e Her
Married Liz and says
Ger HUSBAND planned TO KILL HER
Ne Had nads Bss win. shipped oer
Valuable kRsets Away end 1sia
HE Barbss That 0s Wss shaw
lag Him Ter the Lat TiAs.

(b8fteo W ue8tohs tuc bsn "uS ~
tempted to murder mis- wife by pound
ing her brains out with an Indian club
last Sunday morning, WAS srraigned IN
police court yesterday on the charge OF
assault with intent To commit the crime
OF murder. He waived the reading OF
the complaint and demanded an exam
animation, which was set for Soveni-
Der II. The bail was fixed 1T s. ,0oo. In
default Of which ne was remanded TO
jail
Since the AFFAIR occurred be has been
confined in cell u a. police headquar-
sers, his meals being furnished by his
friends. The charge Is serious one
and the maximum punishment is life at
hard labor n state PRISON. An effort IS
being made TO have him released on
bail.
HIS wife IL still confined to her bed
at No. 10 North Dlvison-st. aud mas
by no means recovered from the eueets
OF the attack made upon her liie'
when seen BY reporter Tor the TEL
xGRAM-HERALp, yesterday afternoon;
enc had . bandage about her head ana
MAS unable TO ralse ner arms on ac-
count Of tEei. lsmeness.
al have been grossly misrepresented"
aid the lady, "by the accounts pub
ished in the papers. IL mas been al
eyed that l WAS Anna Cooper VINO ~
one time bore an unsavory reputation
IN this city. That IS entirely wrong.
NV name before l married. Mr. Whea-
ton MAS Mrs. Al. +. Cooper. hved At
No. 1893 Monroe-ss. and earned my own
living honestly bv dong embroidery
work. dressmaking and etching. Never
before has my reputation been as
sailed. The police have intlma:cd that
i have figured IN the police court. and
that by reason OF my loose conduct
thev have had OCCASION to arrest me.
On the contrary l have never been ar
rested IN my life and DEFY them to
prove it. l married Mr.. Wheaton the
Path day OF last March at the Derby
hotel aud Was never IN the north with
him. For about six weeks after our
marriage everything went along all
right. When woman living across
the street from the hotel called my
husband over 10 her house and asked
him why he married me without letting
her know anything about 1t. From
that time we began to- have trouble. l
caught this woman locked IN room No.
% at the Derby hotel with my husband.
The room next was unlocked and !
mounted 4 step-ladder and observed
enough to understand what was caus-
Ing the trouble. I told Mr.. Wheaton
what had seen and he then told me
hat the daughter of this woman was in
trouble and that he had promised to
marry her. l made up my mind ID
leave the place. About this time l re-
ceived q whitecap letter ordering mo
70 leave before April IL. Ny husband
previously told mo that he had made
mistake in marrying me and wanted TO
induce mo TO apply tor divorce. This
1refused 10 do. did not leave the no.
tel uutil Apr,l -. and when did, my
husband went with me. He confessed
that this woman had exerted an undue
influence over him and wss glad be had
como TO his senses. He did better
after that and never spoke to
har again. Since leaving
the hotel be has only worked six days
/ nave rented rooms, taken In sewing
and worked out by the day to support
him. About . week before he tried to
kill me DIR. Beaver and his wife, Of
Nancelona, came here on an invitation
from Mr., Wheaton. Together they
epent considerable time drinking.
concluded TO break with MIR. Wheaton
and support myself, - We were running
behind all the while. He came home
that night. got into bed and asked me
what we were going ~ do about the
rent which was due. l said did not
known. Afterwards / told him that
could support him no longer. that my
strength wac failing me. and l va:
going TO pack my furniture. store 1t and
10 out TO work by the day. He said
"Oh, you are, eh! Well l Will see
about that" He arose and LETT the
room and returned shortly with the
club. He put ME arm about my neck
kissed me and said: "You refuse 70
support me, do you? Well, make up
your mind 10 die. l am going 10 hi
you" l held onto his neck and finally
rot hold of the cluo. lie struck me
several times across the arms.
screamed and DIR. Beaver broke IN the
door Just In time to see him strike me
On the back oi the head with the club
These Is something else that convnceI
me that Mr.. wnesten intended TO xii
me, as he made his will. and whIlc
was 81 IousA he shipped my clothes ans
s.iverWore 20 HE daughter Bertha a
Mancelona. lie told . barber wht
shaved him that he had done so for tn
last time. Some of his relatives lief
his daughter 5000. Hc VAS appointed
her guardian and has spent all tn
money. While I Was away no got
lady acquasAesnee OF NINE to CONF
here. telling Der that was SICK whsi
Size came ~ he locked the door ans
made indecent proposals 10 her. sh'
made him think she had . revolver
and IN that way escaped