The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-07
DECEIVED As RAY HAMILTON WAS,
Hut Mr.. Foot WINS More Fortunate In Rid.
ding MImseIf Of tho AdventMress.

Hut Mr.. Foot WINS More Fortunate In Rid.
ding Himself OF tho Adventures.
Ezra Park Foot. a wealthy young man Of 20.
who lives with his parents in st. Paul. has OBJ
tanned divorce within month from his wife.
whom he found to be an adventures who had
tricked him very much as Eva Mann did Rob-
ert Ray Hamilton. For six months after her
marriage Mrs. Foot moved in St Pauls best
society. The story Of the way she brought
about her marriage with young Foot is re-
markable one.
The woman. whose name Is Florence Miami
Blood. met Mr.. Foot in Philadelphia several
years ago. They fell in love with each other.
but after time the young man stopped call
ing. The woman arranged scheme then by
which she could get hold on Mr. Foot. In
December. 1870. she came to Now York and
introduced herself to Mrs. Elise Landau of11O
East Forty Nth street as Mrs. Foot. and said
she wanted to adopt bab-. In answer to the
advertisement which Mrs. Landau published
Mrs. Theresa Campbell Of 1.150 Stebbins
street. in the, annexed district. offered her
Mrs. Foot took the child away with her to Lam
caster. Pa. where Mr.; Foot was and told him
marry her ut once. and to avoid scandal he
consented.
The wedding occurred at Camden on Dec.
IL. 1890. MIR. Foot took his new-made wife to
ST Paul and introduced her to his father. Silas
Foot, n retired leather dealer. She was well
coined ono Of the household. and her decep-
ton probably would not have been discovered
II Mrs. Campbell. tho mother OF the child. had
had OK pected to hear how her child was get
ting along, but no word was sent her. She
tried several times to get information from
Mrs Landau. but the midwife would give her
no clue to the boys whereabouts.
Superintendent jenkins OF Mr.. Gerrys So
! cety advised Mrs. Campbell to put the matter
| into the hands Of Lawyer w. Truvers Jerome.
| Mr. jerome sent for Mrs. Landau to cal at his
| office. He read the riot act to Mrs. Landau
| when she refused to give the name OF the wo-
| man who had the child. and the next day she
| sent note with this written on it: Mrs. T.
| p. Foot. st. Paul"
From ST. Paul directory Mr. Jerome found
! that Sias b. Foot was a wholesale leather
dealer there. and he wrote long letter to him.
tunat ely no had written to the father-in-law
| Of the Blood woman. Old Mr.. Foot saw
| through tho whole scheme OF tho adventures
| at once but he wanted to be sure OF his
| ground. SO he came on to New York with Will
| Hos picture in his valise. Mrs. Campbell I'M
| hesitatingly picked out her child's picture
IRON number shown to her hy Mr.. Foot. The
| hurry. but his daughter-in- law had been
| warned in the meantim and had left with
the baby for the East in spite OF hor husbands
Mrs. Campbell gave up al! hope Of finding
| her child. hut an investigation in Phi ladephia
| soon put Mr.. Jerome on the track OF Mrs. Foot.
She was found with the child at the house Of a
| agreed to give ur the child. Now Mrs. Camp
| bell has her child again. and Ezra Foot has
| obtained divorce from the woman who de-
| ceiveu him. The woman has disappeared.