The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-17

here on legal business, formerly promi-
nent Indiana politician, has received
letter from Judge Walter @. Gresham. say
ing the statements thas he would vote the
Democratic ticket ana take the stump
against Harrison were made wholly with
out his authority. He says: 1.-The state
ments are unauthorized and purely gratu-
itous." In loyal manner he refers to
the bright prospects in tIdiana Of Repub-
ican success.
THE SAD CASE OF louise NELSON.
Follows Her Lover From Dakota to
Washington and is Deserted.
sPRAeUE, Oct. 16-[Srecial. "A sad case
of woman's love and man's perfdy, which
has brought young woman from happy
home to the poor farm. has just come to
light near Sprague, and the community is
greatly excIted and very indignant over
the exposure. The story dates back 10
country home in North Dakota, where
Louise Nelson dwelt With her parents on a
farm surrounded by all the comforts life
and loved by all who knew her. Her
father was Swede farfner, not wealthy,
but with a comfortable share of this
worlds goods. His daughter was industri-
Gus and was the household assistant of
her mother. Being n good housekeeper
and contented, happy. girl, she was the
pride of her parents hearts and grew to
womanhood with bright prospects before
her.
Jake Langhausen, German of good
looks and manly bearing, came to work
for her father on the farm and the warm
hearted daughter soon learned to love the
farm hand, while he led her to believe that
he returned her love. They became en-
gagged and under the solemn promise of
marriage, the young woman, whose worst
fault seems to have been her love for and
confidence in her promised husband, at
last yielded to the entreaties of her lover
and surrendered to him her honor. Not
for moment did the yoeng girl entertain
any thought ofperfidy on the part Of her
lover, or doubt that he intended to keep
his promise to wed her. After some
months had gone by, she asked him to
save her from dishonof by executing his
promise of marriage. This he consented
to do and soon left for the county seat for
the alleged purpose of olstaining a license,
promising to returnsa,1d make her his
wife. Instead of returning he bought a
ticket for Sprague, where his parents re-
side, and on arrival here went to work,
making his home with his parents.
The deserted woman waited in vain for
the areturn of her false lover, hoping
against hope that he would yet return and
make her his wife. At last it became i'm
possible to longer concea5 her shame and
she made confession to Der parents. In
stead of forgiving their daughter. who al
ready had 50 much to safer, the stern
parents drove her from their door, with
only a small wardrobe anC: a trihing sum
of money, which she had saved by her in
dustry. She purchased a second-class
ticket to Sprague, arriving here last Sum
day evening. BY inquiry she learned
that her recreant lover was living with his
parents. near town, and J John Haugen, a
neighbor of Langhause n, sindly took her
baggage in his wagon and drove her to the
residence of her betraver's parents. where
he left her. never dreaming that she would
meet the treatment she resolved.
When Louise made herself known to her
lovers parents, she was tod that Jake was
not at home. and a young son was quietly
dispatched to warn the vi!ainous Jake
that his victim was at the house. This
was done and the heartless wretch fled.
leaving the woman he had so cruelty
wronged, stranger in 3 strange land.
without money or frien5s. When the
parents were assured that their worthless
son had escaped they Grove the poor
woman out into the cosd. refusing her
even nights lodging. 4roken- hearted,
deserted and an outcast, sad indeed must
have been her thoughts as she wandered
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Haugen. where she told her terrible story.
Kind-hearted John Haugen and his wife
took her in and cared for her Sunday nigh,
and Monday, when, at her request, she
was taken to the poor facm on Tuesday
and placed in charge of Superintendent
Dawson. where she now is and probably
will remain, unless she is taken away aud
cared for by some of the charitable insti.
tutions of Spokane. whose attention has
been called to the case.
She will soon become a rIother. and nm.
less she IS cared for by the:Spokane chari
table institutions, the dor.ble disgrace O,
being illegitimate and havisg been born in
an almshouse will attach ~ the inuocen,
babe. The woman i. % years of age, no,
pretty, but nice looking. of: good personal
appearance and speaks broken English
She seems to be a very sensible woman
but is not versed in the ways OF the world
Being farmers daughter, she had neye,
been thrown even into single village soci
ETY.. She implicitly trusted n the honor O
the man she loved and clainls TO still Love
She will not prosecute her tetrayer. and i,
averse to talking about her sad case. L
was only by persistent Questioning tha
she related her sad story to the matron o
the farm.
The feeling here is very bitter against
Langhausen, and if he co.lld be located
| money would soon be subscribed by III,
| citizens 10 bring him back ard compel hin
! 10 marry his victim or suffer the conse
! quences. The case is rztiful one anc
| those who have seen and ia ked with Mis-
| Nelson cannot help being s.ruck with he
! honest appearance and the tguthfulness O
| her story. She is unable 70 work anf
| asks only home where she can be care,
| for until her child is born, hen she ca,
| get en- pioyment and soon earn enough I,
| support herself and baby.
LUMBER TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA
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