Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-29
WITH ANOTHER'S WIFE.
A Former DavenpOrter's S.nsa'
tiOnai Exploit.
sYa,d Il. sherman Eiape4 from New
Sork with 3frs. w ". MOO ey
L. aving Fami Beh:nd

Not a great many years ago one of
Ward B. Sherman. He was promi nent
because of his pronounced temperance
ideas. He was q prohibitionist of the
most unyielding type, and brother to
ex Governor Buren, R. Sherman. of Iowa,
| though no relation to Hoyt Sherman of
Des Moines, or Gen. Sherman, or Sen
ator Sherman of the famous family of
that name. But Ward B. was quite
noted in his own peculiar way. On
many occasions he appeared on
the public platform in sdgoc CT of
prohibition and other m cd, of moral re-
form. He delivered quite q number of
lectures in Rock Island. and many here
knew him very well during his residence
in Davenport.
But now Mr. Sherman has blossomed forth
| in new light and the distinction he mas
attained in the country is of different IA
ture. Fame has given place to notoriety,
| and he now views moral reform in off.
ferent light. Whether or not he has de-
veloped another idea of prohibition as he
other Iowa republicans have, is not known.
At any rate the following special dis
patch from New York to the st. Louis
Republic shows the new role in which
Mr.. Sherman is appearing:
Good Templars in this city are dis
cussing the details of an elopement of
one of their number, which. although it
| took place three months ago has just come
| to light. Mrs. William w. Wooley. il
appears, has gone off with Colonel Sher>
mau, an Insurance agent. Mrs. Wooley
had been IN arried about 13 years, and two
children, one girl of IL, and the other u
hoy of 8, are the result of the union
The Wooleys came to New York from
81, Paul about six years ago. Wooley
was formerly an insurance csnvasser n
the employ of the Mutual Life Insurance
company, but some months ago he begsn
| the organization of a company of his ov q
on the tontine plan. The company was
formed, policies being issued through tie
Mutual Life company and the franklin
| Trust company, of Brooklyn, acting as
guarantors for the system. The concern
went along swimmingly for while. and
WoOley gave up his position with the
| Mutual Life company in order to spend
more time in pushing his own company
which was known as the Mutual Insur-
ance Investment company. Wooley was
president and Brooklyn lawyer was
legal adviser of the concern, but who the
other officers we're nobody seems to know
Wooley and his wife lived in fat on
East Thrty-third street near Lex ngtou
avenue. Both were members of the
Good templar order and every Thursday
evening they locked up the house after
the children hsd been put to bed and
went of to their lodge. Nearly every
other night in the week they visited some
other lodge of the order. and they are
therefore, well known to most of the
Good Templ,rs in New York City
Among the occasional visitors to the
! Wooley fiat was a man named Sherman
| He was Interested in life insurance mat
tiers. and this became pretex, for, fire.
quent calls, osteusibly to see Mr. Wooley
on business Friends. who knew the
| Wooleys intimately, say that Colonel"
Sherman was mere aud more warmly
welcomed as the acquaintance grew until
his calls fuslly became more of friendly
than business nsture.
Suddenly the visits of the Wooleys to
the Good Templsr lodges ceased. and peo-
| pie began to wonder. One intimate
friend visited the Thirty-thIrd street fat
to learn the reason. and was dumfounded
to find bill ITO Rent" on the fat win
dow. A neighbor told him that the
Wooleys had gone to Providence, R. l.,
with Colonel Sherman, leaving the chill
dren behind, and that a week later Mr..
WooIey came back alone and sold out all
the furniture in the fat, taking the chill
dren away with him. Not until a few
days ago did the real truth Of the matter
become known. Then it was stated that
Mrs Wooley had eloped with the sffab!e
colonel. leaving her children behind, and
that her husband had gone in search Of
her at the time when the fat was sudden
ly deserted. 1t was learned today that
Wooley had not been seen at his Office
for eight weeks. The Mutual Insuranc.
Investment compsny, left without guild.
ing hand, has suddenly collapsed.