Omaha daily bee., 1892-06-22
DOMESTIC DRAMA IN TWO ACTS.
Runaway Wife and Her Lover Separated by
Clever Ruse.

Runaway Wife and Her Lover Separated by
n Clever Ruse.
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LoypoN, June 2l.-fNew York Herald
Cable-Special to The BEE London So
ciety has been ngtated for some time by the
horsewhipping OF mysterious gentleman
who had just landed from transatlantic
steamship. 1t was vaguely hiuted at the
time that the castigated hero was well
known English artist, aud that the assailant
was prominent barrst whose wife had
been so lndiscreet as to run away with the
victim of his wrath.
have now learned that while the barris-
Ger was belaboring the runaway Lothario
another episode in this domestic drama was
being enacted in the harbor of New York.
Some months ago the heroine, who is closely
related to the family of one
OF the wealthiest and most in
fiuental bankers of Now York, fell
in love and ran away with Young artist,
VINO had been prominently connected with
the foundation OF the New England Art club.
The couple went at first to Paris, where,
after q short but delightful stay, their
whereabouts were discovered by the erring
Wifes family.
A check for $1,000 brought the artist
back post haste to London. For further
consideration he agreed to go to New York,
and he faithfully carried out his part OF the
compact after having been plentifuily sup
piled with letters of introduction and funds
He had scarcely quilted Albion's shores
when the fair, but frail, lady returned from
Paris in search of her recalcitrant COM
paniou. By q clever rusc she succeeded in
obtaining his new address and made arrange
ments TO go in pursuit She engaged passage
on the Havel and iourneyed to SOUTHAMPTON
for the purpose of going on board there. The
family learned of her intended departure
and sent detectives down with in
structions to detain her, but when
tine tender left the dock to
take out the passengers the lady was no.
where visible The fact was she had en-
gagged another tender for herself in which
she met the Havel off the Isle of Wight.
Notwithstanding this trick the wroDged
husband was certain his wife was on board
the vessel and he instantly resolved upon
doing an ingenious coupe A cablegram was
dispatched to the artist in New York re.
questng him to return forthwith and receive
further sum of money. Another cable in
formed the wife's relations that she was on
board the Havel and that it would be best
to detain her until medical men could be
sent from London to take charge of her.
The artist snatched the bait aud crossed
the ocean at the very time when his lady love
was speeding westward. He arrived al
Southampton just as the Havel entered the
= harbor Of New York, bat instead Of receiving
!, Ai,pC0 he took good druboing.
- The Havel was net In New York by
revenue cutter, upon which were doctors aud
lawyers. Although the ships doctor said the
lady was perfectly sane, she was gwen up te
those on board the cutter and conveyed II
Ellis Island, where she remained prisoner
In the hospital until her brother and TWO
English doctors reached New York, where
upon she was taken on board the Um brIa an(
brought to Liverpool. Since her arrival herr
last week oil trace of her has been lost. The
artist has returned to New y Iork.
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