The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-30
a DESIGNING WOMAN.
Grass Widow aakes an Effort TO Invade the
Insane Asylum for Husband.

Did any one ever hear of sane woman
wanting to get an insane man for a
| husband?. II is certainly novel matri-
monial speculation, and hardly worthy OF
credence but it is fact nevertheless.
Nearly twenty years ago there lived a
man named Charlie Williams in this
county who by frugality and good business
methods succeeded in acquiring theowner-
ship of three nice quarter sections of land
near Mt Hope. Some seventeen or eigh-
teen years ago he was adjudged insane and
sent 10 the asylum at Ossowatomie where,
after remaining fourteen years he was dis
charged. not cured, on the promise Of
daughter TO take care Of MIN. In his alb
seuce his estate was well managed and
considerable money accumulated TO his
credit from rents, etc After being released
he returned to his lands but finding
that he could not get along well with his
friends he was returned TO the asylum
three or four years ago, where he is still
confined. In the meantime his lands are
renting at fair price which still causes
his possessions 10 accumulated
Out in the neighborhood where he lived
an adventures sprung up, who concluded
TO become his wife; not because she want
ed husband but because she wanted TO
become the joint owner of Williams pos
sessions. Williams is not a lunitic and he
can get his liberty anytime the author
tiles OF the asylum are assured that he can
be taken care of at home. This woman, it
is said, got rid Of her own husband by
divorce so as to be in position 10 put her
designs on williams and his property into
execution. Every impeachment TO her
schemes being removed she set about ac-
complishing her purpose. She was not
acq uainted with Williams and, Of course,
1t was very necessary that she should be-
She accordingly inquired about his weak
points and found that one of them was
desire to again embark on the ocean Of
matrimony. Everybody that was
in a position TO know his whims
was consulted and conversed with
and after a careful canvass of her old
neigh bors she was in position 10 capture
his heart and affections. But she could do
nothing without being in position TO see
Williams frequently so that she might lay
seige TO his heart Accordingly she con-
Guided 10 obtain letters OF introduction to
the warden OF the asylum in hopes of
terror of the asylum where Williams is
confined. With these letters she intended
70 start to Ossawatomie, take up lodgings
in that little city, get acquainted with
Williams, talk sweet words to him and, in
fact, charm him with all the winning In
fuencas she could bring 10 bear on him.
She intended falling in love with him by
degrees and to. fix things in such shape
that he would he bound 10 reciprocate
She made desperate efforts TO get letters
of introduction to the warden of the
asylum, but she failed for it seems her
plans and designs leaked out aud no one
whom she knew would take any interest
in her applications for the desired Gre
denrials- What further efforts she is
going to make TO come into possession of
Williams property are not known but her
neighbors say she is determined TO carry
out her plans to a successful issue.