The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-12-15
DESERTED.
SWEET TIRES OF THE YOUNG WOMAN
AND HER MOTHER

And Leaves Them in the Luroh at the
New Berlin Hotel-The Two Women
Will Come Back to Canton Tonight
In these columns yesterday was pub
lished the story of the absence OF Mrs.
John Gibson and her mother and the re-
port that they had flown with one George
G. Sweet. Concerning the visit Of Gibson
TO Cleveland the Plain Dealer has the fol-
lowing:
"John Gibson, of Canton arrived in this
city yesterday afternoon In search OF his
wife, who, he asserts, eloped with man
supposed to be George Sweet, travelling
correspondent for the Chicago Industrial
World. Mr.. Gibson spent few hours in
the city searching for the couple. He un-
derstood that they had gone to Chicago,
and took the next train for that city.
About o'clock as Lieut.. Burns sat in
his chair reading he was startled by a
lieutenant, sir?"
The Lieutenant Strengthened up and
looked in the direction of the voice. He
beheld q somewhat curious specimen of
tue sterner sex. The man was scarcely
four feet high, and the top OF his head
barely reached the window in the wire
grating.
"Yes, sir, am the lieutenant" replied
Burns, "what can l do for you?n
"Well, lieutenant,n said the stranger,
~ want TO tell you my story and solicit
your aid"
"Step right in here, said the lieutenant,
land tell me your tale OF woe.n
The stranger complied and poured into
the sympathizinR ears of the lieutenant
the story of a wife's alleged infldelity.
Four ydars ago, according to the story.
Gibson met Nellie Mitchell at Rockport,
Ill. He fell in love with her at first sight
and married her in few weeks at Clinton
Junction, Wis. Miss Mitchell had a
mother living at Chicago who did not bear
a good reputation. She had married a
man named Woat, whom she deserted.
She went from bad to worse and at last,
he snys, she became notorious character
in Chicago. After marrying her daughter
Gibson went to Chicago and induced the
mother to turn from her evil ways and live
with them. This she did. For time the
three lived happily together and then the
baser nature OF Mrs. Mitchell began to
assert itself.
On Friday last a stranger, claiming to
be George Sweet, cf the Chicago Indus
trial World, arrived in Canton and came
to Gibson's house, ostensbly to see Mrs.
Mitchell, the mother. He was gay look
ing individual, with the very best of clothes
and proiusion OF jswelry. He came to
Gibson's house the following Saturday
during the latter's absence. When Gibson
returned it was to fad an empty house.
Mother, daughter and stranger had flown.
An investigation showed that the trio, afa
ter having visited house of shady repu-
tation, had driven to the depot and taken
train for Cleveland. The wronged husS
band dropped all business and started in
pursuit. He says he will not live with his
wife, but does not want to see her follow
in the footsteps of her mother. He there,
fore wants to take her away and send her
to an aunrs home in Wisconsin. He says
further, that he will bring suit against the
destroyer of his home,
SWEET DESERTS THE WOMEN.
The women who went away with Sweet
are at the hotel in New Berlin, without
money. Sweet came to Canton yesterday
to get some money, and then took the
12:2O train north on the Valley. He forgot
to get off at New Berlin and the women
are left alone.
A telephone message from New Berlin
this afternoon is to the effect that the
women are still at the hotel. The hotel
bill has not yet been paid and the pro>
prietor thinks he 10 stuck for the amount.
The two womeu have not stated their
names to the proprietor but
their description tallies with that
of Mrs, Gibson and her mother. If Gibson
had stopped at New Berlin instead OF
going on to Cleveland there would doubt
less have been tragedy, for be was in
such frame OF mind that he would prob
ably have shot Sweet full of holes.
The women are preparing to return to
Canton and stated today that they would
leave for here on the evening train. They
will arrive In Canton at 5:47 this evening