The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-08
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A LONG LOST WIFE.

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Aftsr . seperstIon of Thirteen Years 8
Minnesota Man Finds His Wife,
Thursday afternoon well dressed man
knocked at the door of a residence in this
citv which was opened to him by a lady
who is well known in Wichita. "How dc
Won doY, said he to the lady who opened
The door. and in he went without any GER
emony whatever. After taking the proh-
cred chair be Immediately introduced him.
self and to the woman's great surprise she
foupd him to be the man who led her TO
the altar, in Sioux City, fourteen years
apo and there made her his wife.
Woman like she tainted or at least was
shocked, and when she recovered she de-
manded of him what he was doing in
Wichita, and he replied that he came for
her. Explanations followed and so did
refusal on the part of the woman. Inc
man begged and coaxed her to 60 with
him but in vain, for the woman refused 10
20 with him for the very good reason Uhat
she was the wife of another but perhaps less
worthy man. Both then told their stories,
and they both wept in turn, for their
stories were quite romantic. The man
name was Arthur K. Wilson, and Is now
said to be a wealthy citizen of one of the
prosperous cities of Minnesota. As stated
before, they were married at Sioux City
fourteen years ago. They liveda happy
life for a year at the end of which time
Wilson left home suddenly and without
any apparent cause. Months passed and
he did not return and finally the young
wife was reduced to such circumstances
that she had to make her own living. She
went to Omaha and there got n situation
in hotel Two years passed by and she
mad another opportunity to become wife.
She accepted an offer of marriage think
ing, of course, her first husband had de-
serted her forever. She procured a divorce
and on the 18th day of September 1880, she
was married to a young business man OF
Omaha. They lived together happily for
seven years in various parts of the west
but he became dissipated. Four years ago
they moved to Missouri and the moment
they entered the state the husband
changed his name and strange to
say. adopted the name of Arthur
X. Wilson which was the name of the
woman's first husband. She demanded
the cause of the change and he told her
plausible story which partially satisfied
her. A month afterwards Nebraska
sheriff met him in town in central Mis-
souri, and arrested him for forging the
name of a farmer, and relative of his at
that to a note for $500, on which he pro-
cured that amount of money He was
taken back to Nebraska, tried and found
guilty, and is now serving term of seven
years in the penitentiary. The wife did
all she could to save him, but in vain. She
went to live temporarily with his friends,
after his conviction, at Omaha, but could
not get along with them, and started ont in
the world again to make her own living
She first located at Humboldt in this state
but moved from there to Wichita
a little over two years ago. She is now in
business here and is making a comforta-
bic living His story is that he was the
victim of a Matchmaking conspiracy at
Sioux City. and that after being robbed
of what he had in that manner he left
and went to one of the northern towns of
Minnesota for the purpose of escaping his
tormentors. He intended to send for her
when he settled down and tell her all, but
fortune was against him for over a year.
When be was in position to take care of
where she had gone as she left secretly, so
as to deceive enviOus neighbOrs by max
ing them believe she had gone to join her
husband. There is another phase to the
story which contains additional ro-
nance and which contributed good
deal towards impeding the solution
OF the mystery of her whereabouts. When
she had promised to marry Wilson her
parents objected to it, and, after being
wed they, like many foolish parents, dis |
owned her for ever and forbade her ever
entering their door again. When Wilson |
failed to find her, he went to her folks and
begged of them 10 tell him where she was,
but they could not. During the fair here
she was met at the fair grounds by one of
the race horse owners, who was raised |
with her, aud he recognized her. EXpla- |
nations followed and he took pity on her |
sad story, and when he returned to Iowa |
he went TO her parents and imploped them !
TO forget the past and Withdraw the decree |
that disowned her, but their hearts were
calloused and they refused They did |
one thing, however. and that was |
TO write to Wilson informing him |
of his wife's Whereabouts and that |
is how he found her After the recital of |
their respective stories the proposition was |
again renewed TO her to accompany him |
home and live with him and she consented |
TO do so after having procured a divorce |
from the husband in the penitentiary, |
which will be an easy matter under the |
law. They viii be married again after /
separation OF thirteen long years and after |
her many a dships she will for the bal |
ance OF her lie enjoy one of the finest /
homes IN northern Minnesota.