The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-29
LEFT NO. 2 FOR NO. l.
Bigamous Photographer Skips
Town Suddenly.
HIS SIN HAD FOUND HIM OUT.
Artist Eaton Deserts the Woman He
Deceived and Returns to
His First Wife.

Arthur 3. Eaton, handsome youny man who
arrived IN the city about & month ago from
Titusville, y. Y, bringing with him q young
wife, IL wanted BY me authorities upon charge
OF seduction. He disappeared from the city
Wednesday night. saturday his young wife
learned that she hsd BEEN deceived; that her
husband sss bigsmist and had deserted her
70 Join his first wife, who Is now in Pottsdafn,
n. I. Yesterday morning, accompanied py her
brother who lives In this city, the young woman
went before Justice Won TobeI and swors CUT
the warrant Tor her uufaithfGi husbands ar
rest. IL captured, when he IL brought back the
charge Of seduction will very probably 0e with
drawn and charge Of bigamy preferred
The young woIasn's story 10 pathetic one
She learned for the first time on Wednesday
that the man she loved had been previously
married and had never been divorced. In grief
shs sought the advice OF those whom she
thought her friends, but after learning her
story they turned traitors and aided young
Eaton in making bis escape from the city.
On November q last, at Jamestown, y. T.,
Arthur y. Eaton, photographer, married Car
RE Blodgett Of TItusyiiie The bride had q
brother living in seattle who had frequently
written home glowing accounts OF the West, and
the young couple decided to come TO this city.
They arrived month ago. The brother, A.
alton dairy. met thsm at the train and secured
rooms in building at the northwest corner OF
Third end Union streets. Eaton had very little
money and the brother from time 10 time gave
him small sums and paid bis room and board
bills.
Two weeks ago Eaton secured employment in
the printing department Of the FaDer photo
studios, in the Colonial block. There seemed 70
b. great deal Of love in the Eaton household
and, except for the hard times, affairs seemed
70 be running very smoothly until last Tuesday,
December y, when the following dispatch was
received by private citizen in this city:
CAxTos, \. Y.-Ascertain quietly II a woman
is stopping with Eaton, photographer, en-
ploycd ct the Faber gallery. Telegraph answer.
A J. RuKYoss.
Wednesday afternoon +. 4. epalf. photo
grspher In business at 3I4 Pike street, called on
young Eaton a; the Faber gallery and asked
him If he had not left a wife in Canton. The
young man admitted that such was the case and
then spalt advised him TO leave town and thus
avoid trouble with the woman here: .'for, said
he, "she might prosecute you"
That same evening Eaton went home IL an
agitated frame of mind and told his wife that
he had confession to make; that be had mar
ried Der while still the husband Of another wo-
man. lie proiessed that he loved her. however,
aud said that be had been eudeavoring for some
time TO secure divorce from mis- distant wife.
lie left saying that he was going 10 Tacoma, but
would write TO her Immediately upon his ar
rival there and tell her when 10 join him and
that ali would be well in a short time.
IL Is known that he took the north hound
train at o'clock, presumably for Vancouver,
Il. G.. from which place it was thought he would
leave for New York. The young wife was
almost paralyz ed by the awful news and before
she knew IL her husband had closed the door
and left her 10 her own thoughts She spent
the night in weeping aud the next morning
went 10 the postofice, but there no letter for
her. Then she went TO r. K. spait, who
appeared to know her husband quite well, aud
between her sobs told him her story and asked
advice. He advised her to tell no one about
the affair, not even her brother, but TO keep IL
20 herself and IL would come out all right.
On Friday evening she learned that a letter
had come 10 the Faber gallery for her husband.
che applied TO Mr.. Boyd, of Boyd & BraaE, pro-
prIetors of the gallery, and he gave it TO her
She hurried home. The letter was from Mrs.
Eaton No. l TO her husband and proved what
abe longed TO know, though the news almost
killed her. She was convinced that she had
been deserted for the old love. The letter bore
the date OF Pottsdarn, y. Y, December Is, and
read as follows:
received. was beginning 10 think that never
vaSgoing TO hear from you again. You spoke
a. though you had written me since your ar
rival received a letter dated at Chicago three
weeks ago. That was the only time | have
heard from you since you left Titusyille. except
the one at hand. | have worried ever since
about you, but have kept IL 70 myself. did not
know what To think about your charge, but be-
neve what you say. Well, | will tell you what
think about your returning. | want you 10
come at once, for ! know IL will be better for
you 10 come home than Tor me to dispose of our
furniture and go there. / am so happy To think
that you viii return home-it seems as though
] can't wait until you get hero. Oh, II you
could be here for Christmas would il not be
nicep
Isaw Aivie Ruuyons yesterday, and he viii
send the money 10 come home on. You may get
IL before you get shls letter. / viii expect You
soon. Aiyie has place tor you there yet He
ssys be viii be delighted to have you come aud
this but Alive, not even his brother:
aud no will find out either-I
mean about the money. have not rented the
house yet When you left Istusville did not
let II 60. but that won't make any difference
about your coming home. think can rent 1t
yet; but II ! don't we can manage that sill .. X.
You could board for awhile until get settled in
Canton. II Alvie nad hesitsted minute
about sending you The moEey | would have
fnoEigaEed the house. would have sent il 10
you myself II had had the means, and would
not have asked Alvle anything dbogt IL, but 10
viii not go any further. He IS "a good friend Of
yours. he has been very Kind 10 me since you
left lie snys lie would truSt you tcfore he
would hts own brother have got your uni
form all O X
. Arthur l do believe IN prayer / have
prayed 70 aod that might hear from Won again,
and my prayers are answered. and am 50
happy to know that vou stan think of me- and
that ~e will bs together n.
There 81 great deal oi sickness here this fall.
The lever Il raging, and there has been SIX
deaths GA Upper Bay street Mr. Fique and his
LITTLE Roy are dead, As are great many others in
toWn-out can tell You al tajs when you
come home o. wish ] could send You some
money myself. but We VIII be all right when
You come home know we will be as happy as
clem when you come. Aiyie says he can ret
house already N Canton. will have 10 close
ior The girls a!e waiting lor me. have not said
hal as inueh a. would Ike 10 say and tell You.
haven't tod the girls that you were coming
h1He, but you can surprise them.
i there any way you could let me know when
vou viii be here II not il VIII lie all right
Goodbye, nay darling, hoping 10 see YOU soon,
when taking viii he better than writing Run
yous TANKS Yea might write hlm. he feels
+.'te''' AASAsT '4"-A tAAe any otatF Eegsluons
o1t 40 come hefne And We viii b 80 happy.
From year loving wife. LID}E EATON
II sevdeut from the letter shat Mrs Eaton
No Is not aware Of the fact that her wsvyxsrf
husband haS wife in seattle. 1t viii be noticed
that the Runyons mentioned ia the letter is the
same A. J kunyons W hose telegram OF inquiry is
published above
Mrs Eaton, after reading the letter. again
sought the advice Of SpAly and told him what
the letter contained. lie ssked Tor the letter.
bat she hA3 begun 70 suspect that he was not
aiding her and refused n give it NJ. Then {
A Lyun,who conducts photographic school AZ
tua second street. appeared ou the scene and In.
sisted that ne &c giyea the letter bGt she would
not give il up 10 anyone They both a3viset
her 70 keep her secret FROM her brother The
woman saws that SpAlt tod her i she would no.
tel her brother anything. that he would engage
q room FOR her down town; would give her work
and ace that she did not want for anything A
little later Lynn appeared a. the FaheF gallery
sn1 inquired II there Was any mail tor Eaton
Producing au order signed by EAtoa authorizing
him 70 set Ali mail canning % him. Nj B1ya
told him that Eatans vile had n ceived the only