San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-11
MRS. wANDEbII'S TROUBLES.
She now Stands Remind the Bars for
Her Evil Ways.

She now Stands Remind the Bars for
Her Evil Ways.
Mrs Harry H. Wsndell, wife OF the
man so well known in San Antonio as
q base ball crank, aud who is now
serving out term In the penitentiasy
for burglary and swindIing, was ar
rested last night on, the charge of
furnishing means to procure an abor-
ton. She was landed In the county
Jail, where che now is, spending her
time in reviewing her past conduct.
1t will be remembered that sensa-
ton was the cause Of much excite-
ment last August, when one Jim
O'Dsy, q conductor on the Southern
Pacific attempted to elope with Miss
Annie Weller, who lives on Avenue
D, but " no was arrested by Detectives
Van Ripper ard O'Meara and taken to
her home, the officers having found
her at the house of Mrs. Wandell, on
Dawson street.
Mrs. Wauuell, since her husband
has been In prison has been residing
with railroad man. O'Dsv had won
the affections OF Miss Weller and
had accomplished his offset, having
been u ed for this conduct. When
he realized that he was soon to become
q father, and having no means with
which to escape, b concluded to mar
nv the girl The unf0rtuu-te woman
who had placed all confidence in her
future husband, knew of no, other
way and gave her consent to secret
marriage, her parents obi 9cting ser
f.ir r.
that they would rlope O'Day went to
his railroad friend, and asked him II
he knew of any place where he
could conceal the girl for few
days. The friend naturally went
to his friend. Mrs Wa"dall,
asked her to care for the girl and re-
ceived her conceut. Later in the day
q ma k was driven up to the Wandell
place and the girl got out The dis
appearance OF the girl caused much
sorrow ia the Welter family, and
think ing there might be chance to
find her. reported the matter t" the
detectives. Detectives Van Ripper
and O'Meara, at once, when the story
of her strange disappearance WAS toiu
them, suspenled the Wandell house
and were not disappointed, as they
found the girl there In two hours
after the notification. When they
first entered, Mrs. Waudell said she
was the only one in the building. A
search vas m sde and the girl was
found in q room, hiding from the
| officers, having been directed to do 80
hy this woman. She was at once
taken to her nome, where she re-
mained and gave birth to a child one
| week later.
A hunt was then made for O'Day.
When he learned OF the fact that the
OH oers we're in search of him he fled
and has not been heard of since.
1t is n known fact that this Is the
third young lady who has been rnined
by this man, his last case of love be-
ing in Iowa, where he got into the
same kind of trouble and came to
Texas.
When this affair came up last
August Mrs. Wandell stated In q
DDasting way to a LIGHT reporter
that she was "sorry that Mr. O'Day
did not succeed in marrying the girl,
As the two would be so happy to.
gether."
It seems that she gave this girl
some medicines for her sickness ana
probably more facts will develop,
which will cause this woman to reside
I'm prison for some time. She is an
awful character and has been known
IN do many vnrv daring - since her
husband left for Huntsville.