The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-16
LITTLE ZENI.
An Anti-MOrmOn Cru
SadGr on Record.
DOWLIN'S CAREER
The Reason Why He Wanted His
Marriage AnnuIled.
HE EXPECTED To WED ANOTHER
Charged With a Heinous offense, He Skips
0ut-Tell Love Letters
Expose the Plot
DOWLIN'S CAREER
The Reason WHY He Wanted His
Marriage Annulled.
HE EXPECTED To WED ANOTHER
Charged With Heinous 0ffense, He Skips
0ut-Tell Tale Love Letters
Expose the Plot.

Just been developed here. There is a strong
enough plot running through it for drama,
enough of love for half dozen novels, and suf1-
Gent villainy for both.
Something over four years man named J. c.
Dowlin arrived in this city from Denver. he
was a carpenter and builder, and at once en-
gagged in that business here and seemed to do
we'll Dowlin was perhaps thirty-five years Of
age, and was a fine looking man, standing over
six feet, and being well proportional. he made
many acquaintsnces. and was looked upon as a
oompanionable, good natured fellow, and his
friends did what they could to assist him along.
lie was single when he arrived in Salt Lake.
but six months later he went to Grand juno
tion Colo. where he met the lady to whom he
had for some time been engaged, and
THEY WERE MARRIED
and Mrs. Dowlin, accompanied by tho latter's
daughter by a former husband, come on TO this
city and settled down. He continued to work
at his trade. and then commenced TO take an
interest in politics. He was a strong Liberal,
and being working man, gradually attained
10 some prominence in his party. He became
an officer Of the p. o. s. of A, and after the
election in 1896, was appointed assistant build
ing inspector. 1t would seem that about this
time he commenced working for the nomination
OF city marshal, and was engaged in working up
a little boOmlet for Dovlin. At this 1uncture
another character, and one who plays an I'M
portant part in the story, appeared an the
scene. This person was young lady, who is
not unknown 10 fame.
HER NAME Is INEz COULTER.
She was sent to Utah by an eastern religious
society as a teacher. and went to Pleasant
Grove After remaining in that peaceful vii
lage for time she came to this city, and taught
in the Westminster school. Now, Mrs.
Dowlin's daughter, Stella, was pupil at that
institution, and it was through this that the
Dowlins became acquainted with the teacher.
After awhile she called on them, and then be-
came their guest for a short time II was dur
ing this period undoubtedly that Dowlin fell in
love with the pretty young teacher, and ali the
circumstances indicate that she reciprocated
the tender feeling entertained for her by the
big. handsome carpenter. Later on, she went
to the Collegiate institute, where he visited her
frequently. and although he was a married man.
they certainly came to an understanding which
amounted TO an engagement. Now although
DOwlin was lavishing his attentions upon the
school teacher, he managed the affair SO well
that
HIS WIFE REMAINED IGNORANT
as to what was going on, and the woman never
for an instant doubted her husband. OF course
DOwliu could not hone for the contamination of
man. and 50 the plot, which was afterwards
successfully carried out, was conceived. 1t
seems that mis- wife had married her first hus-
band years before She met DOWN in Denver,
but he deserted her and obtained some sort of a
divorce in Chicago. Whether the separation
was in reality legal one or not has never been
at the time and thinks so yet. Dowlin first
commenced 10 question the legality Of the
separation by saying that he was ambitious 10
become city marshal. and he feared that any
informality in the divorce proceedings would
be discovered. If they existed and his political
chances ruined. After having broken the ice
he boldly proposed TO her that they have the
marriage aunulled. Then she could get another
divorce from her first husband and
he WOULD MARRY HER OVER AGAIN
So artfully and so well did lie plead his cause
that he obtained her consent 10 90 as he wished
and the proceedings were instituted last sum-
mer When the matter came up in court Dow
lin told romantic tale. but one which under
all the circumstances appeared to be true. AS
nearly il can be recalled, il was to the effect
that Mrs. DOWhn'S husband had abandoned
her. and before she met Dowlln in Denver she
had taken steps to secure separation Then
she heard that her husband was dead and
feeling free TO 90 SO. she accepted Dowlin's at
Ientions, and later they were married. After
they had been here for some time, however
both were startled by the receipt of a letter
from the supposed mead man, and Dowlm's
high moral nature was profoundly shocked to
think that the woman he had welded was not
his wife at al. He therefore did the only thing
that high minded honorable gentleman could
do. which was to have his marriage annulled
This was done, and on July I'D of last year
Mrs. Dowlin aud her daughter went to Denver
THIS WAS PART OF TIE PLAN
agreed upon between them, the other part be-
ing that she should return after securing her
divorce and then they would be remarked and
start all over again. No one doubted the state
ments made, and the court reporters fairly
reveled in Enoch Arden stories. Inez Coulter
however, had left for the east a short time be-
fore Mrs. Dowlin and when she went she was
engaged 10 be married TO Dowlin
II was this trip that the young school
teacher became famous. She was interviewed
ny the reporters. and filled them up with such
rem arlable stories about tie Morrnons and
her experiences among them that her state
ments were telegraphed all over the country
The substance Of these statements ale so ia
miiaT that il need not be repeated here
The girl finally went TO West Sunburv. But
ter county Pennsylvania, where she was en-
gagged as assistant teacher at an academy, her
sister being the musical instructor at the in
stitution. She commenced corresp onding with
Dowlin as soon as she left Salt Lake and they
arranged for The marriage. In the meantime
Mrs Dowin was in Denver, but she returned
here in January last. ana Dowlin, although con
sIantly telling her how much
He LOVED HER,
did not carry out his agreement to re-narrv
her, eXcusing himself on the ground that his
finances were at low ebb. She hoped on and
trusted on. while he continued to write love let
ters 10 IneZ-
Al last the denouemeut came, and the native
villainy OF the mans character was exposed
1t seems that when Mrs. Dowln went IN
Denver. she arranged with the eleven-year old
daughter OF q neighbor TO care for the rooms
occupied by her husband during her absence
On March ], these neighbors, with the ass, ST
ance OF a physician, discovered that their
daughter had been outraged. and that Dovlin
was the guilty one, Their first thought was a
vengeance. but pride held them back, and the
upthot was that DOWN was notified that his
iufamy was discovered, and was given few
hours to leave town. In this dilemma he called
on his former wife, gave her an inkling of what
was up. swore he was innocent vowed that he
lovee her. and induced her TO borrow the
money for him TO get out Of town
on Mr.. Dowlin's necessary haste how
ever. caused him TO do one thing which
caused the scales TO drop from his former wife's
eyes, and then, for the first time. she saw hirn
in his true light. He was unable to take his
trunk with him. and requested her to have IN
brought to her room until he could send for it,
She did so, but with
woMAN's CURIOSITY,
looked into it. The trunk was a big one but
considerable corner in il was filed with letters
frem lneZ Coulter dating rom the time she left
Salt Lake almost up 10 the time OF their dis
covery. Having found the letters Mrs. Dowlin
read them, and having read them her love
turned 10 wrath. The old saying that Hell
hath no fury like a woman scorned" was en-
emplited again, ana when a HERALD reporter
called at the lady's room on Second South
street she willingly consented TO be interviewed
and to give all the information she had concern
ing the matter. Mrs. Dowlin is a lady of re-
fined, ladylike and preposkessing appearance.
She eaid, Il was married in New York several
years ago. and separated from my husband in
1879 In Chicago. 1 applied for a divorce, aud
although not Yersed in legal matters unoer-
stood ] was divorced. In 1881 went toColorado
and three years later met Dowlin in Denver
when he was working as carpenter and
builder. lie knew that my husband was living
and knew exactly the status Of affairs. He paid
me attentions. and / consented to marry him
-Four years ago IN November. he came on To
salt Lake, and in April following. he sent for
me- ] met him at Grand junction, Colorado
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