The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-24

UNVEILED,
A Husbands Terrible Trial.
His Trusted Wife Stealthily Accepts At.
tentiOnS from a Former Lover.
Detectives Prevent Murder, but Disgrace
Stalks Into Two Households.

CHIcAGo, ILL.,, Sept. 22.-On September
6 handsome woman alighted from a
carriage at the fremont house. On the
register she directed the clerk TO enter
the name. Mrs. w. G. Leland Bingham
ton. n. Y. She was assigned. by her own
request, to ParIor J. She received one
telegram and dispatched one. On the
following day man of distinguished
bearing. past middle life. presented him
self at the Office. He was D. j. Parks, Of
Minneapolis. one of the wealthiest lum-
bermen in the northwest When his eye
lighted on the name of Mrs. Leland he
inscribed ID. }. Bigelow, New York.
and requested the clerk to give him Par.
lor |, which is next to the one occupied
by Mrs. Leland, and he was assigned to
that room. Two days before this Mrs.
Lelands husband, accompanied by de-
tective, arrived from the east and met a
Chicago detective. when the three se-
cured Parlor II.
From their position in parlor III the
husband and his assistants awaited de
velopments. Their wait was not lodg
till Parks entered Mrs. Leland's apart
ment, where their meeting was an af-
fectlonate one. The sounds Of their eX-
pressions of love fell on the ears Of Mr.
LELAND IN the next room. He would
have smashed in the door and perhaps
ended all in "a tragedy. but the detect
ives restrained him. Late in the after
noon an elegant dinner was served for
two in Mrs. Lelands room. As the wait
ers were removing the remains of the din
ner Mr.. Parks bade good evening to Mrs.
Leland and retired to his own apart
ment The ruse did not satisfy the party
Of watchers, and patiently they spent
the time on guard until about ii clock.
when Mr.. Parks was seen to 90 quietly
and cautiously to Mrs. Leland's room.
where she admitted him, and locked the
door. From the window of Parlor II the
watcher reported the situation. and
messenger boy vas sent to Mrs. Leland.
He knocked at her door and she open
ed it. when she stood face to face with
her husband. She was in her robe de
mutt. and Parks. IN sin liar attire. occu-
pied the bed. Mrs. Leland turned gnast-
ly pale and fell at her husbands feet.
historically appealing to him for mercy.
He sprang over her and dashed at Parks,
but the detective caught him. The next
all parties to the affair left
Chicago. Mr. Leland announcing his
of applying for divorce.
Years ago, when Parks was poor ard
Mrs. Leland was lG-year-old school
girl. they were engaged to be married,
but by one of the caprlces of Cupid they
were each married to other persons and
lived far apart, one in the east and one
in the northwest. The families became
intimate. and not many months ago Mr..
Leland became so suspicious of Mrs. Le-
lands absences from home that when she
planned her latest trip he decided TO in
vestigate, with the result as above mar
rated.
Her husband is the proprietor of Hotel
Bennett, in Binghamton. '. y. is mem
Der of the we'll known Leland family Of
hotel men, and is vice president Of the
View FORK State Hotel Keepers associa-
tiou. Mrs. Leland is about 3J years old.
possesses unusual beauty, of the blonde
type, and was great favorite in Bing
hamton The scandal was first made
public today.