The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-28
THE FALSE FRIEND.
The Story of the Betrayal of @
Young Wife.
THE HUSBANDS LONG SEARCH
For the Man Who Ruined Hiq Hama.
Chance Meeting in Chieago-The
Avenger Unavenged.

lSpecialto TIE HERALD-Examiner nfSno+,. &,
NEW YORK, March 24.-Mine host Henry
Fearson' OF the Coleman house, told a
dramatic story tonight. William G. Lin
COIN was prosperous business man of San
FRANCISCO. All commercial men who had
dealings with him respected him. Fifteen
yesrs ago Lincoln took his fortune and
went TO Chicago where he became a mem
DER OF the board of trade He lived in fna
s'yle. he married beautiful young girl
daughter OF prominent Chicago family.
she had been in convent school and was
unfamiliar with society when he made her
MS WIFE, al the age of nineteen, in 1880: he
was more than twice her age. They had
TWO children. Mr.. Lincoln is a thirty
second degree Mason, and in 1883 there WAC
grand Masonic conclave in Chicago Tho
city was full of Masons, and as Mr.. Lincoln
was on the committee of entertainments ba
was compelled to giveup much of his time
TO the entertainment of the guests. Among
the friends OF Mr.. Lincoln, was one man in
whom ne mad the greatest confidence both
III BUSINESS and social matters One after
noon, he claims, his wife, then only TWENTY
one years old, went out and was induced bv
MS friend to go and take a ride with him
III carriage. When the wife returned
hOLle sue was intoxicated. She denied the
accusations Which were made bv her hus
Dand, but becoming less careful Of ber
ouI'es 10 ner husband and family. MIR.
LlncOln secured divorce in 1885. Then
Inc husband started out to find the man
VINO had ruined his home, swearing he
would Kill him on sight he spent tsou-
sanuS Oh dollars on false clews. Three
years ago Lincoln, at the repeated PRAYERS
Oh MS wife, decided to take her back for
the sake OF his two children, on one condi-
tion, That he could be told the name of the
man VINO wrecked his happiness and caused
MIN Inc loss of his fortune The wife
promised to do so, and they were re-mar--
RED. Sne then told him the name of the
man; Llncoln's hunt was kept I'D. and one
Jay Ootn men met on the streets of Chi
cago. Lincoln drew his pistol. INIT the
hunted one escaped in the crowd. Lincoln
tound that the man was a wealthy MANN
!acturer In New York state, is married and
Is society leader in Great Neck Tono
Island, where he lives with his familv. on
March l, Lincoln arrived In New Yorx and
stopped at the hostelry of his old friend
PEARSON. Lincoln told Pearson that hig
mission was to kill his enemy
Friends advised him to consult laJvrars
instead. When he found that the law was
po"erless to help him in New York. he de-
termined to put his threat into effect. He
was closely watched and the following dayi
When he went to Great Neck discovered
That two friends had preceded him when no
called at the manufacturer 5 house. Vio..
lent language occurred at the meeting ne
tween Lincoln and his foe; bloodshed was
only prevented by the presence of the two
friends who took Lincoln's pistol away.
Mr.. Lincoln comes of an old revolution
airy family and is a descendant of the
FAMOUS MAJOR General Lincoln who was
present when Lord CORVALLIS surrend-
cred to George Washington. He was sent
by acquaintance to Quincy, Mass, where
he has wealthy brother and mother Iiv
ing, who are aiding him in his search for.
vengeance. The strain on him has been
terrible and he is said by MIR. Pearson to
be wreck of his former self, though still
a fine looking man