St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-26
AN INDIGNANT FATHER
An Individual of This Desepip-
ton in the City With a
Detective
Searching for His Eloping
Daughter--A Beer City
Sensation.
A New Law Governing the Ma
tionaI Building and Loan
Association.
The Prohibition Conference
A Kick by the Stenog-
raphers.
"W. L. Crombie and wife,"

"W. L. Crombie and wife,"
Those words, written in an easy run
ming nand on the register of cheap
hotel, were apparently meaningless.
The name of no city or town, to indicate
whence the dodgers came, appeared OPP
posite. Not word was there besides
that one signature. Devoid of significa-
ton as those words appeared, they yet
formed connecting link,a tale, including
elopement and flight, and not wholly
bare of interesting details, which a
GLOBE reporter yesterday dug up"
The clipping couple came to Minneapo-
lis from Milwaukee, arriving here some
time Saturday, They have gone again,
and no one knows where. A fond
father is on their track and dotlng
mother, we'll nigh distracted, remains
behind in Milwaukee.
A little less than month ago Henry
J. HauSman became resident OF MIL
waukee. He came there from the East,
intending to embark in business. with
him were his wife and only daughter,
Minnie girl about eighteen years old,
and possessing a fair share 81 GOOD
looks. The family stopped at one of the
the leading family hotels III the Beer
city. Not long after they had taken up
their residence in Milwaukee, man who
gave his name as George b. Dixon came
to the hotel. He was a pleasant. well
informed man of about thirty-fve, OF
pleasant manners and possessing. APP
parently, plenty of money. He soon
made many friends among the guests OF
the hotel, and, in the course OF time, be-
came acquainted with Miss Hausman.
The two were apparently on no closer
terms of intimacy than any OF the other
guests of the hotel. They met at the
table.in the parlors and in the corridors.
No one suspected that they were other
than merely good friends.
So matters continued. for a couple OF
weeks. One evening last week, We'd
nesday evening, according to the story
told GLOBE reporter, Dixon accom-
panied Miss HauSman to the theater.
Friday morning both were gone. The
visit to the theater seemed to have at
forded them an opportunity to plan
their flight. Anyhow, they disap-
peared during Thursday night. The
girls absence was discovered first when
She did not appear at breakfast
with her parents. 1t was not
long ere the guests OF the house were
aware that Dixon had not been seen
that morning. The police were notified
of the disappearance OF the two, ana
their descriptions, with orders 1or their
arrest, were telegraphed far aid wide.
But those precautions were not suffi-
cient to satisfy the. father, he must
save his child. He placed the matter
in the hands of the Pinkerton
agency. 1t was discovered before
Friday night came that a man and
woman answering to the description
given of Dixon and Miss Hausman had
left Milwaukee over the c., M. d st. Z.
road with tickets for st. Paul. MIR.
Hausman and a detective from the
Pinkerton office Immediately started in
pursuit. Arriving at st. Paul. they
found that the pair had come on to Mill
neapolis. HauSman and the detective
were here yesterday. In q cheap
Washington avenue hotel, the
Delphi, at 212 Washington avenue
south. was found the signature
on the register, "W. l.. Crombie and
wife" The writing corresponded WIN
that of Dixon on the Milwaukee regis
ter, and it is believed that at the Delphl
the clippers passed Saturday night, leaY-
ing there early yesterday morning.
Whether they remained in Minneapolis
Yesterday or doubled on their track and
returned to St. Paul is a subject for
conjecture. Mr. Hausman and the de-
tective returned to st. Paul yesterday
afternoon in search of further traces.
Enough was known about Dixon at the
Milwaukee hotel to lead to the belief
that he has friends in Winnipeg. Mr..
Hausman believes that they have gone
thither, probably purchasing their tick
cts in St. Paul. They carried little bag
gage with them, merely a couple OF
small valiSes.
1t is possible that the couple were
married before arriving IN Minneapolis.
They did not come, it was discovered,
straight through from Milwaukee. They
| left the train on which they started
from that city at some point in Wiscon-
sin. If they have made their VOWS De-
fore properly constituted authority, it
| is possible that Dixon has COM
mltted blgamy. In his room at
evidently from his wife. At any rate.
it began My dear husband" 1t was
signed simply Louise" Although
grieved almost to distraction, there is
| fire in the eye Of Mr.. Housman. His
Teutonlc ire is flaming, and should he
| find Mr.. Dixon pistol will probably
! talk. He has begun to believe that his
| daughter was not unknown to Dixon
before the meeting in Milwaukee. In
the light of subsequent events, it is his
opinion that Dixon had met his daugh
ter before and followed her to Mil
waukee. Dixon had none of the
attributes of the traditional villain
! who ''blights firesides," and "bringS
gray hairs in sorrow to the grave" He
was simply an atfable, gentlemanly sort
of fellow such as one meets dozen
times day.
The local police officers were ques-
toned last night concerning the eloDe-
ment, and denied having any knowl-
edge of it, Nor did the Pinkerton man
and Mr.. Hausman go near the local au
thorities, but that was nothing strange,
since it is well known that Pinkerton
men never approach closer to regular
| police officers than the law allows.