The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-15
AN UNHAPPY MARRIAGE.
A Woman Thought Have Committed Sui
eide Turns MP at VI ichita.

About three years ago one Miss Ada
Hunter of Kickapoo, Ill.,. disappeared
from home and from that day till this no
trace or tidings of her could be found by
her grief stricken parents There was no
apparent cause for her departure and for
that reason her disappearance was quite
mysterious. Somebody said that he saw
young woman of her description wander
ing on the banks of the river the day she
disappeared and that she was downcast
and looked as if she contemplated suicide.
Others told stories about her that led the
parents to think that she had committed
the rash act and accordingly all the
neighbors were called together searching
party organized and the river dragged
for miles but no body was found. Still
the theory of suicide remained in the
minds of her parents and friends and she
was given up for dead and afterwards
almost forgotten entirely.
A few days ago in this city well-known
citizen met young woman on Douglas
avenue leading a child by the hand. lie
thought he knew her from the moment he
saw her and he watched her and followed
her trying to think as he followed where
he had seen her. He finally hailed her
and recognized her as the missing Illinois
girl whose parents thought she was dead.
Explanations followed and she told him
pitiable story.
She had lover in Illinois named Wood
cock and she eloped with him.
They were married at st. Louis
and very soon afterwards he deserted her.
She tried in vain to find his whereabouts
and remembering that he used to talk
freely of Coffeyville, Kan, she thought he
might have come there and followed aim.
When she arrived at Coffeyyille she was
penniless and she could not find her hus'
| band. A stockman from the territory
came to Coffeyville one day looking for
servant and offered to engage her. She
said she desired work but would have to
see his wife before she would engage her
services. She went to the ranch, called the
wife aside and aftera few minutes serious
conversation both women understood one
another and the young woman's services
| were engaged. 4 few months after twins
were born in that stockman's house and
he and his good wife cared for them and
their mother as well as if they were all of
one flesh and blood. All had good home
and happy one until a few months ago
when one of the twins died. A short
time after the stockman died and the
widow having no more bushes alone on a
wild ranch, broke up housekeeping and
returned to Kentucky to her friends
About this time the unfortunate Mrs
Woodcock heard that her unworthy spouse
lived near Mulvane and she sought him
out, but upon arriving there she learned
that he had procured divorce and had
married again. She pressed not her
claims but came TO this city where the
prominent gentleman heretofore men
toned met her and provided for her
wants She is now in the city and her
benefactor has written to her parents Civ
ing them the details and beseachiDg their
pardon for their unhappy and fortunate
daughter. The letter was written Satur-
day and he expects to hear from there In
few days some good news.