The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-01
TRIED TO END HER LIFE.
usoyeED BY I CRUEL HUSBAND,
Mr.. Charles r. Berry TAKES Poison After n
futile Effort TO Reclaim tho Man Who
Has sworn 20 Protect Her.

Has sworn 10 trctceA Nor
story Of wickedness percolatod through
r,,ice channels yesterday which startled
even the staid. philosophical blue coats. and
which was revelation TO the greater portion
81 Richmond's people. Few indeed were they
sho ware not surprised when the facts became
known and that such scenes had occurred IN
This conservative town were disacNeved oy
many who know not the sic o. those who arc
20 the habit Of lrequentine Ross. Mayo, Frank
lin and other streets in that vicinity.
Omega Wren was arrested Yesterday morn
tne by Sergeant Howard. Of the First station,
opon the charge of keeping "a disordeFly
house on Ross between Fourteenth and Mayo
streets. The sergeant sw 70 OCT the warrant,
fho woman was taken 60 the First station ana
che was bailod f0 her appearance 40 the
police court This morning. a huckster IN the
ola market acted as security for her.
Tie man is the widow Oh JACK wren
who was "a well-kuOwn and capable detective.
Sic is The daughter of Mrs. Lucy farrara.
who 10 one time kept q saloon on oeVeulA
2troet near Broad. Mrs. Wren acted %, OaI-
maid during that period. which was previous
% and after her husband death AI'9. w ca
and her mother "a iew months since Ao'Su ~
Foss Street 20 least the saloon was sold ana
~, p.s. street. was tAe only place they cou4q
la seem. Some aver chat they AWAY reslQeo
there. Such was certainly lAe Case WILL VIZ
husband departed tAis me-
MIS- WITH RECORDS.
u became known 20 the sporting men
~ fLe town about three month $50 tAat
Mrs. Wren's house was not reputaDie
pIaae. Men with records somewhat sui
led and soled doves ~ fem'muly were
seen ID 20 DO and ont Of the place aud day
loht often found the glow OF chandelier 10
fbs parlors and the ri0ald laughter and coarse
SONG of the dcvOtoes of vice. Men ire
or'rtlv staggered from the house hait intoXi-
cated bad language tOated through the lalI-
opened windows and the place fast became
notorious.
thaf Mrs Wren cared more for Charles B..
berry than for any other man. Berry Is q
ripar Ie.. or RIO 30 as east Broad street. lhe
place i- Is little l-Xl2 foot SO %, and the STOCK
of c..ars is ID g quite extensive Nothing else
y-I .e i- sold there Us the general oplnl D.
Tr- Wren conceived pa sion Tor berry
eorI.. months ago. and with the wlles of de-
signing woman has entrap ped him INTO sew
are. trlu- that has caused many heartburn
q. those who think well OK Berry. She has
lost no opportunity o. estrange ms aIectlon
r.-eu. cher persons save herself. and has
r.,er 90 be upset if she could possibly help
~ and every plan that wOuid help Der cause
,rr. aneed ..v uut into operation. The police
and newspaper men knew what was taxing
rlaoe when the couple went 20 Baltimore
few months ago.
LAST SUNDAY.
Sunday morning last found Berry in Mrs.
-y-ane apartmeuts. while below bis boon
companion. a Young man once held IN high
esteem LF bis friends. was with New OK
t.r.r t was Just after breakfast that Mrs.
l.-rr. t.o wife Ot the ungratetul and uniaith-
...rar dealer. rang the bell of the house Tor
.Iu.tt.uce She brought her little daughter
p.lI..r hoping. AT least that the child s sweet
f.Os 800 -lt have some elect upon the uusut
husband. A3mttauce. however. was refused
fL,m and they could only ga access by
gong through the front parl0r window. The
Child fortunately was left 30 that room, and
Mrs. Berry assembled tile stairs A scene .Ol-
lowed s pIuab.e picture indeed. The we
a I.Iv among "a bunch of trumpet flowers. The
Tecalcltraut husband refused o. listen 20 pray
ers aud eutreatles and q compromise was only
effected. Not until, however. stormy scene
had been enacted. The garden scene OF
"faust" with Mrs. Wren as Mephisto gives
one an idea Of what took place that Us, If Me-
plist0 played the principal role.
AGREED TO LEAVE.
Berry agreed 90 leave the place at noon. and
bis wife and child left. He and his boon
companion did leave. but about 3 o'clock it
S. said IS note was received from hum asking
that Mrs Wren send hmm some money, as he
wished o. buy dinner. The blonde widow
did not send back o message, but exchanging
dishabille garments for q street costume,
went 10 the restaurant where Berry had writ
feu from and found her lover.
Sunday night there was tremendous fuss
IL the Wren house, but who participated is
NOT known. Why the inmates were not ar
rested also remains q mystery A woll-known
citv defective WAS told of the fighting. but
had mo province so the matter and did not 60
Monday Berry was again in the Wren house,
md the two sirens from Gotham were pack
inc their trunks. The performances OF sun
NV pight rather eclpscd anything that they
lad witnessed in the slow going town Of New
York. and considered that 10 be wise would
be t. leave the premises Parkhurst crusades
had driven them from New Ork, but Ross
street was positively too gay.
HEB oNE IAUIT.
Alrg. Berry, good earnest woman, with
but one fault. and that her love for her un-
faithful husband again appeared or the
Bcene aud begged her lord and liege 10 leave
the polluted atmosphere VI the house TOR the
sweet quiet sauctty of their own home. She
was again repulsei however. and one Of the
New ork women aver that the husband
struck bus Wife The girl said yesterday that
her friend from the metropolis stepped be-
tween the couple while they occupied Mrs.
Wren's room and received a blow on the
cheek for her pains. Berry struck the wo-
man.
The faithful wife pleaded with all the
fweetness and eernestne7s of her nature.
Dictated solely by love for her husband, she
begged that lie would leave the presence of
Mrs Wren and come with her Every
thought Tor bis comfort was promised but,
with the stubbOrness that characterize some
very two-cent looking mules, he refused, and
BIS wife tearfully took her departure.
THE CLIMAX.
on tuesday the climax came. Mrs. Berry
0gaIn went down o. that locality OF sin and
shame. and begged her husband 10 come
home "It you have any principle in your
heart." pleaded Mrs. Berry 20 the widow,
make my husband leave your house. This
ia your residence You can make him leave
u1ou choose
Alrs. Wren was not Of that opinion. Her
l.er 90 her was more than the pleadlngs OF
the earnest. sObbing wife. Sympathy and
bl heartednoss never were close associates
Tie fsir-haired and blue-eyed daughter OF
Lucy farrara.
PRS. Berry pleaded with her husband, but
with the same result as before. Hysteucal,
crushed. broken-bearted, the poor wife could
DLIE sob her UleaQIu05. Brutes indeed are