The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-08

NEW YORK, March 7.--Harry Romans
sailed dozen years ago for Paris, his
wife, the daughter of Mr.. Palmer, Of AL
bany was dead, leaving him three children.
He had resigned the agency OF the Equita-
cisco, to become Paris representative of !
the New York Life on a guarantee Of 10
per cent. a year for two years of the
premiums on all policies he issued. The |
Insurance. busine ss was thriving and Ho-
mans income was large. He was about
forty years old and he lived well, but not
extravagantly, in Paris. A fellow voyager
Of Mr.. Romans was
MRS. F. A. WARREN.
Mr.. Romans was completely fascinated,
and four months after meeting Mrs. War
rem he married her, believing implicitly all
she told him of her sntecedents. They
lived handsomely, entertained and went
into good society. Four years passed and
Mr.. Romans fell deeper in love with her.
One day New Orleans friend, with his
wife, were entertained at the Romans
house, where the friend was introduced to
Mrs. Romans. Mr.. Romans
HIRED DETECTIVES TO INVESTIGATE.
They found out more than Romans had
been told by his friend. The result was he
offered his wife $4,000 q year if she would
permit him to obtain divorce She laughed
at his proposal and perhaps fearing scan
dal the husband continued to live with her
in the same house, but they occupied differ
ent apartments. The shame that oppressed
Mr.. Romans made him morose, and Mrs.
Homens OF 2 sudden sought gayer and
more companionable partner. She set off
for ST. Petersburg with a Russian prince
whom her beauty and
ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAD ENsNARED.
The prince was friend of Mr.. Romans,
who had received him at his table and
trusted him. When there no longer was
any room for doubt, Romans sent for the
police and they broke open the bedroom
door. Mrs. Homans was sent to St. LaZare
prison. On the following day she was re-
leased at his request, he having reserved all
rights for criminal and civil action against
her. After the story OF the scandal became
public in Paris. Mrs. Romans was seen by
a correspondent. She was in tears and
| hysterical and said she was very tired of
her husbands children by his first wife.
She said his family were trying TO Dlacken
her name TO obtain her properly. Then she
added:
81 DO NOT DENY MY GUILT.
! For several years have had lover; but
before / took the step had given Mr.. Ho-
mans solemn warning that such was my in
! tention, and what Is more, Mr.. Romans
knew all these years that l had lover. 1t
was because there was a CHASTITY skeleton
in the family's inner life l knew this and
MIR. Romans knew it, and that is why he
seemed blind to my liasion up to the time of
the discover. l had been faithful and
loving wife, but was stung to the quick
by outrageous treatment.
IBEcAME RECKLESS AND DESPERATE"
The prince who figured in the scandal
was found surrounded by oriental luxury
at his Partisan home. He was asked if he
believed Romans was aware of his liasion
with his wife previous to the discovery
"Of course he was" replied the prince
land if he had seen 6t to shoot me immedi
ateiy, could not have complained. Such
was his right, but he did nothing of the
kind. in TACT, he remained my pretended
friendn
Romans at once brought suit for divorce
1t progressed slowly and Mr.. Romans
depression became more intent When the
suit was drawing TO q close, MIR. Homans
told the manager of his business that be
was going to Brussells. HIS wife mus
have learned of his departure and his BAG
health from some one in her employ il
Paris, for she left the Russian prince anC
went to Brussels. WHAT happened ther
Mr.. Romans never could distinctly recall
He remembered that when his wife ap
Lealed he
UPBRAIDED HER AS SHAMELESS WOMAN
! and they quarreed. Taking her by the arm
he forced her from the room and turned
the key in the door. Then he fell as i
struck by an axe. 1t was apoplexy, tn
IDpt nh hi
who was summoned by telegraph. The da,
} after the stroke Mrs. Romans went t
v Paris, and by the aid of shrewd lawyer
convinced the Judge before whom he
husbands suit for divorce was pending
that he was anxious to discontinue il
When Mr.. Romans recovered the suit wa
+ re-opened, but before a decision wa
. reached he died, two years and half age
Then began the contest over his estate, til
value of which is authoritatively estimate
at hundreds of thousands OF dollars.
q in the eyes of the French law, nor did he
= winning ways fail TO aid her in the figh
she was making against her husband
4 children by his first wife. She insiste
- that her husband was a citizen OF Cali
: fornia, where he had long resided, and nc
+ OF this city, since by the laws of Californi
she was entitled to one-half of his estat
and by the laws of New York to only on,
third. The court sustained her. The chi
dren appealed. The higher court again d,
: cided in favor of the widow. One day /
y the court room an English lawyer IS
g studying Mrs. Romans face. 1--WE see
that woman somewhere" he whispered
William Romans. 1T seems to me tbs
she was the wife of man who
> COMMITTED FORGERY YEARS AGO.
|
y prisonment"
1t William Romans made careful inquiry
g Scotland Yard, and he searched the prise
: records for "F. A. Warrenr and Mrs.
: A. Warren" but learned nothing. Di
heartened, the young man came to tn
a country six weeks ago and went to live
|, Baltimore. Four weeks later there lande
q here Austin Bidwell, freed from the prise
L to which he was condemned for lif
J. Everybody knows how the Bank of En-
70 land was victimized in 1872, to the extent
d 81, 100000, by brainy young Americs
E forgers George Bldwell Austin Bidwe
George Mcdonald and Edward Noye
Austin Bidwell first used the alias of F. !
Warren. In April, 1872, in ordering a su
6 of clothes from tailor in Savill row, Lo
IS don, he so managed that the tailor, il
D. pressed by his manners and his genero
,e wealth,
81 INTRODUCED HIM TO OLD COLONEL FRANCE
10 manager of the western branch of t
40 Bank of England. Then IF. A. Warren
10 established an account at the weste
branch which the coterie induced to ca
the bills of exchange upon which the a
ceptances were forged. Austin Bidwell w
then twenty five years oil age. He had ju
10 married the young daughter of an Engli
al clergyman, who believed that she was we
I'D ding an American of independent fortur
8, Inc moment Austln was apprehended
IS. Havana, this gentle wife of his, Il
es daughter of minister, deserted him. L
the knowledge SO suddenly and shocking