Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-08
A SEARCH FOR A WIFE.
Cassius Comstock Traces His Erring Spouse
From Chicago to Allegheny Torn
From the Arms OF Her Lover-The
Couule Now in ,TaiI.

Cassius Comstock Traces His Erring Spouse
From Chicago to Allegheny Torn
From the Arms OF Her Lover-The
Couple Now in Jail.
Two lovers were rudely torn from each
others arms and thrown into separate cells
in the Allegheny lookup last night. One OF
them was Mrs Jennie Comstock of Chicago,
petite beauty but 20 years of age, and the
other was j. H. Mansfield, a young cigar
salesman of Allegheny. They were arrested
lady before Alderman Braun. The story is
told by the prosecutor, Cassius Comstock, is
that his wife deserted him in Chi
cago, where they were living, some
time before the 18th of july last,
He was stationed at Milwaukee
as yardmaster on the Chicago and North
western Railroad and went to his home only
once in two weeks. On the 18th of July he
got telegram from his wife dated at Pitts
burg saying she would be home in few
days. He did not know what took her
there, but supposed she had perhaps gone
on a flying visit with some friend. A day
or two later she sent him letter but failed
to explain why she left Chicago.
He did not hear of her again and finally
concluded to come here and hunt her up.
He arrived in the city last Monday week
He secured position on the B. & o. Rail-
road and had alternate days to look for his
missing wife. Accidentally he found a
trace of her in Allegheny, and following it
up learned that she was living at SO Liberty
street, that city, with one j. H. Mansfield.
This discovery was made only last night,
and he sent a messenger to the house
for his wife. She in turn sent Mr..
Mansfield out to see him, and
Mr.. Mansfield told him if he did not "clear
out i'll an hour, or two hours at least he
(Manstield) would blow him full of holes"
Comstock went to Alderman Braun's Office
and swore out warrants for the arrest of
both his wife and Mansfield, and Constable
Davv Holmes went with him to get the
couple. Arriving at the house they found
them in bedroom, but were told not to at
tempt an arrest. When the constable
was reading the warrant the woman
endeavored to hand Mansfield what
the visitors thought was revolver. She
was Immediately pushed to one side, but
Mansfield cried out to the constable, 'sI'll
do business with you, J." and ran his hand in
his pocket. Constable Holmes flashed a
revolver at once and poked it into the fel-
lows face. He quailed at once and the
handouts were put on him, At this jnnc-
ture Mrs Comstock began to swear. She
called her husband the vilest kind of
names. They were taken to the Alderman's
Office, and there Mr.. Mansfield sent half
dozen messages to various places in an en-
deavor to get bail, 81, 900 for the woman and
5000 for the man. After waiting some two
hours the couple were taken to the Alle-
gheny lookup and held to await the hearing
to-day. When about to be separated for the
night, Mansfield objected and the girl be-
gan to cry They threw their arms around
each other and after half dozen kisses
were exchanged were conducted to separate
husband who had followed them to the
lookup.
While waiting in the Alderman's office
Mrs. Comstock asked her husband to pro-
duce his marriage certificate and asked him,
too, ifhe remembered the time four years
ago when he was arrested. She claimed to
be divorced from Comstock.