Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-11
BENTLEY'S WIFE.
HE MEETS HER ON THE TRAIN
AND TAKES HER HOME.
There Was No Elopement-A Mischief
Maker Had Caused the Trouble-The
Correspondence On the Matter.

Yesterdays HERALD contained story
from the San Francisco Chronicle which
purported to give an account of the
abandonment in Oakland of her hus-
band, by Mrs. T. J. Bentley, who was
formerly Dofa Gregoria Nordholt of this
city, who was left large fortune by Mr..
Nordholt. The story stated that Mrs.
Bentley had fled from her husband, who
was in pursuit.
Yesterday young Mr.. Nordholt called
at the HERALD Office and stated that his
mother and her husband were together
in Oakland, and that the affair had been
greatly exaggerated. Mr.. Bentley. it
appears, came to Los Angeles
two weeks ago, to see about
selling some property for his wife.
During his stay she telegraphed to her
son asking where Bentley was and re-
ply was sent that he would leave on
Sunday for San Francisco, which he did.
On Monday young Mr.. Nordholt re-
ceived the following telegram:
SAN Francisco, Dec. 81 Arrived
safely. Mother well but uneasy and
had started for home. l met her on the
way up. Valencia nursed her while /
was away. All is we'll. Letter will fol-
low. BENTLEY.
The next day Mr.. Nordholt received
the following letter from Bentley:
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Dec. s, 1891.
DEAR WILLIE: | sent YOU telegram
this afternoon so that you would not feel
uneasy about mamma if you cav the ar
ticle in today's Chronicle. Of course the
article amounts to nothing, and you
probably know who put it in. l know
myself. Mamma is we'll in every way;
she was very glad to see me back, and
am sure if had known that she would
have taken her with me. The folks /
left her with promised to take good care
OF her; take her out riding and attend to
we'll as | had hoped. They did not en-
tertain her as much as I would have
liked. She got somewhat lonesome and
now she is all right, and l will take the
very best of care of her.
While l was away, Valencia's folks
worried the life out of her the last few
days. They told her all kinds of lies;
that I had skipped out and gone to Ari-
zona. Well, of course there is nothing
in that at all. Mamma got so uneasy
that she started to go home. Monday
morning 1 happened to go through the
train, when we passed, and so every
thing is all right.
HENRY BENTLEY.
The San Francisco Chronicle OF We'd
nesday has the following about the mat
ter:
@T. J. Bentley, the husband of the rich
Dona Gregoria, has recovered his aged
and truant spouse. The story of their
courtship. of their elopement to San
Jose and their arrival in this city was
told in yesterdays Chronicle. 1t may
be remembered that Bentley had been
on trip to, their old home in Los An
geles, and on his return to San Francisco
at 10 O'Clock on Monday morning he dis
covered that his wife had decamped. He
at once OWNED that Dofio Gregoria had
departed for Southern California, and &C.
cordingly took the 5 p. IN. train for Los
Angeles in pursuit of her.
The young husband was successful in
his search, and yesterday morning the
fond couple returned to their apart
ments in the Eastern hotel on Pine
street.
1t appears that the old lady had ac-
cumulated $4,000 in cash from her
monthly income of $500, and that she is
the possessor of vacant lot in Los An
geles valued at $4,000. The husband
departed for the southern city, taking
with him the surplus cash, with the OBJ
ject OF disposing of the above mentioned
realty. He was to be absent for only
three or four days, but overstayed his
leave of absence. The wiie's jealous
fears were at once eroused. and were
not allayed when Mexican friend sug-
gested that with the $1,000 in his posses
sion and the price of the $4,000 lot to be
sold, Bentley might cross the border
line and invest the $4,000 in mining
property on his own account. Dofia
Gregoria telegraphed to relative in
Los Angeles, and in return received a
dispatch from her husband to keep
quiet, as he would return to her in a
few days. But her suspicious had been
too greatly worked upon, and she de-
termined to hunt up the fugitive. She
had no ready money and SO borrowed
$25, and thus equipped started for Los
Angeles just an hour before Bentley
reached this city,
Learning the facts, the young husband
telegraphed to the conductor of the
train on which his fond wife was jour
neying southwark. The dispatch was
received at Lathrop, where Dola Gre
goria was persuaded to await the arrival
of Bentley. There he joined her. Ex-
plantations were made, and the wife was
convinced that her funds were safe and
that her spouse had no intention of de-
serting her for other climes or more
juvenile female companions. A recon-
ciliation followed, and Doiia Gregoria