Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-08-26
Brother Says It's a Lie, And Gives
His Version of the Awfully
Naughty Affair.
PEOPLE
A Telegram From Valparaiso Gives
Further Proof to the Facts
As Alleged.
Brother and Sister Make Their
Adieux, and Seek New Pastures
Fresh and Green.
Rather Romantic,

About four weeks ago, or to be pre-
else, on the 18th of July last, there ar
rived in this city from Chicago, a couple
who registered IS S. G. Spencer and
Mrs. A. NJ. Warnock. They took up
quarters at the Sheridan house, and Mr.
Spencer went into the Office of Geo. W..
Newton, where he announced his !nten-
ton of learning the mode of law practice
in this state.
Mrs. Warnock, Spencer introduced as
his sister. She was very tall, much taller
than he, a decided brunette, and quite
attractive.
They became quite we'll acquainted
with some of the prominent people of
the city, and seemed desirable additions
to any social circle.
AS was only natural, their coming ex-
cited considerable comment. No two
persons, man and woman, can arrive at
any town, total strangers, without sun
dry ~whisperings and mutterings, and the
case in question was no exception to the
general rule. Whether or not any of
the doubts which were felt we're ever
openly expressed is a question, although
now, in the light of what has happened,
there are many to say II told you So"
But, be that rs it may, these comments
died away after awhile, and MI. Spencer
and Miss Warnock began to feel firmly
established IN Bismarck soil. Every
thing was serene as the very acme of
serenity could be, until yesterday morn
ing, came the exposure. And under the
head "Deies Decency," the following
dispatch from Chicago appeared in the
Minneapolis Tribune:
named Spencer, recently from Valparaiso,
Ind, who left Chicago a few months ago.
has gone to Bismarck, N. D.. where he has
entered into partnership with a man
named Newton. This man left a wife and
child here and went away with a woman
whose real name is Alice Mink Warnock,
but who, it is claimed. is living at Bismarck
stances of Spencer's abandonment of his
wife are cruel in the extreme. She is a
most estimable lady, the daughter of one
of the most prominent farmers in Porter
county, Indiana, we'll educated and very
pretty. All went we'll with the couple
until Spencer met the Warnock woman
since which time he has acted in the most
~scandalOuS manner. He sent his wife
home just before the birth OF her babe, and
later, when she was thought to bbe
at deaths door he only consented to visit
her for an hour. Afterward he begged her
to come back to him, which she did, but he
again ran off after his affinity, and left her
to shift for herself. At last he brought
his wife to Chicago. and they went to board
at the home of his partner, $50 West Adams
street, where she still is.
He stated to her that he was GOING To
look up q new location, and left as above
stated. Mrs. Spencer said to-day that he
left her destitute, although he had several
hundred dollars with him. II have since
learned" she said, that he sold his books
and all he had and took the money with
him. He has sent word pack Chat if
anything is collected not to give me a cent.
When they went away they took a sleeper
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad from the Union depot, seeming 20
defy decency. l am told he can be dis
barred from practice and he certainly
ought to be. I wish the people who are
being imposed upon, to know what kind of
creatures they are harboring, and L shall
take means to get word to them; the gentle
with whom he IS in partnership, and
the Judge especially ought to be made ac-
4ualnted with the character of those who
ssunes responsibility while they are thus
guilty. he not only seems to have lost all
feeling Tor me, but cares nothing for our
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