Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-24
FAITRLESS As A BRIDE.
Frederick A. Lanes Sensational
Charges Against his Wife.
In HIS Writ fur Divorce He Accuses
Her OF Adultery During the sum-
mer of Their Marrua.e
"A Former Rock
Island Girl

court OF Cook county of a petition for
divorce. by Frederick A. Lane
from his wife, Lynne II. Lane. on the
ground of adultery. The defendant was
formerly Miss Lynne X Hendren If Rock
Island, ard she married Mr. Lane here
August 2s last. Now Mr.. Lane who is a
travelling salesman for the immense
shoe store of Smith s. Stoughton of Bos-
ton, who is well liked and a successful
business man, himself brings suit through
his attorneys, Tolman s. Simons, against
his wife for divorce. The crime which
he stipulstes. adultery, is alleged to
have occurred in lower berth number 10
of the Pullman sleeper, illinois," at some
point between Bureau Junction aud Chi
csgo, on the Rock Island, on the NOR
ming of August % last, the corresponds
ent being one Harry CAlkins of Rock
ford.
The hearing on Mr.. Lanes petition
came up before Judge Collins in the Cook
county Giro it court at Chicago last Thurs
day The defendant in the case failed to
appear the following being verbatim re.
port OF the testimony submitted
Frederick A. Lane. complainant, first
duly sworn as witness on his own be-
half, Intercepted by Mr. Tolman, testified
| az follows:
Q-State your name.
| A-Frederick A. Lane.
Q-Are Jou the complainant in this
case?
| Al am.
| Q-Where do you residef
| AIN Chicago, Illinois.
Q-You married the defendant, Lynne
| d. Lane?
Al did.
Q-When?
A-MarCh 2Sth, 1891.
Odd you reside with her as your
wife?
| Al did.
Q-How longf
A-From that time up to the time of
the trouble which I complain of.
Q-When was that?
| A-That occurred August 22nd, 1891.
Estate what occurred at or about
that time.
Al was travelling for ar eastern house
and had been in from my trip, at Rock
Island, at our home, where we lived with
her folks until the middle of August. The
18Th l left there to go out on a trip in
Missouri and finish up few places, and
then go east after my samples. l re.
ceived one letter from my wife after /
went away. Then l started to go east by
way of st. Louis and Chicago. l re-
ceived no N all from her, and wrote to her
every day; TWO days l sent two letters.
Feeling worried about her. on the 2lst,
before started to go east, telegraphed
to her folks.
O. From Chicsgos
Ayes SIR, from Chicago here.
Q-To where7
A-To Rock Island, and thought she
was sick. / received a telegram from
her father that she was in Chicago. look
ing for mt?
Q-What did you do thenf
A-WhY, l thought that as the tele-
gram was sc Mt in the evening, he proba-
bly, thought it would not be delivered
until the next morning. and that in the
meantime she would be on the train from
Rock Island coming here. went to the
depot on the arrival of the morning train
20 see il che came.
Q-What time in the morning?
A-6:20, August 22nd.
| Q-What occurred then7
A-She did come with the party, the
correspondent in this case.
| Q-Who was thatH
A-Harry Calkins.
| Q-State what occurred, how you met
them and wi at was said.
| Al met hem at the depot on the ar
rival of the rain. She came onto the
platform with him. He had both of the
small grips and she had both of the um-
brellas. She said: There is Fred" At
that the correspondent began to act very
singular and seemed to be scared. had
DO suspicion of her at the time. l wanted
her 10 60 with me and she said no" l
then asked her where she met this man
She said she met him on the train. He
said at the time 'thst he got on the train
at the C, B. s. Q. junction with the Rock
Island and came from Gslesburg. That
train does not stop at that Junction.
then spoke to some of my friends about
it, in regard 10 it. and they thought had
better look ito 1t.
| O-What did you learn about their
movements before you met them In CHI
csgo.
A-Well, / went to the porter and con-
ductor of the Pullman car and they said
that parties answering to that description
had occupied berth in the car; that they
got on the train at Bureau junction,
Illinois.
Odd you take any steps to trace
their course from Rock IslanG2
Al did, I went over the whole course.
| Q-What did you learpf
| Al found out that this Mr.. Calkins
had been in Rock Island from the morn
ing of August 10 until after dinner
August 90, Thursday, and that my wife
left home that same day; that she was
seen at the depot. She left to come to