The morning news., 1892-03-29
aALATEA LED HIM INTO a TRAP
An Atlanta Man Who Fled Under a
Cloud in New Trouble

An Atlanta Man Who Fled Under a
Cloud in New Trouble.
ATLANTA, GA, March 2S-J. Ludwig
Terry, young lawyer who was we'll known
at the Atlanta bar up to two years ago,
when he left the city very
suddenly under cloud, was ar,
rested tonight and occupies q cell in the
city Jail. The immediate charge against
Terry is forgery and practictng medicine
without license. Behind his arrest,
due to his voluntary return to this
city, there is very interest
ing story Of a sensational nature. Three
years ago while peacefully pursuing the
even tenor OF his profession as q young law
yer. Terry became infatuated with Miss
Jessie Brown, dark-eyed lady. who was
hlling an engagement at the Piedmont ex-
position-posing as "Galatea," in one of the
side shows.
WELL KNOWN ABOUT TOWN.
The young woman was we'll known
among the men about town, having pre-
Vlous to her "Galatea" engagement been no
small attraction at the establishment of a
Pryor street fruit dealer. Terry was des.
perately smitten and the result was a we'd
ding. Cases did not come to the young
attorney very rapidly, and after several
months of matrimony he was forced
70 leave the city to prevent serving as a
client to some other limb of the law. His
wife didn't go with him. but Terry got well
located in Tennessee and sent for her, not,
however, before many slories about his wife
had reached him through letters from
Trends. one Of whom sent him package of
letters written by an ardent admirer of the
erStwhile "Galatea."
RETURNS FOR DIVORCE.
Terry concluded that his wife was not
necessary to his future happiness, and last
week he came TO Atlanta and filed divorce
suit During this Mrs. Terry was living
With her parents In order to make out a
good case the young lawyer went to the
nelghborhood where his wife was living to
see what information he could get from the
people in that section as to the company his
wife was Keeping. Unluckily for Terry
MS wife was sitting on the
Veranda of her fathers house just
opposite the drug store where he stopped
70 inquire about her conduct. Mrs Terry
went into the house and informed her par
snts of her husbands appearance. plan
vas arranged to inveigle Terry into the
mouse, as it was believed he had the com
promising letters in his pocket. When the
ndustrious evidence hunter emerged from
ne drug store his wife called to him.
4 FELL INTO THE TRAP.
i Finally she induced him to enter the
eo1se, though he resisted the fair "Gala-
tsss" Tss magnetism manfullv for a while.
" hen the two were fairly in the room, Mrs.
pfo"n, Jessie's mother, who was secreted
behind the door, closed aud bolted it, In
another second Mr.. Brown entered from
Ias rear and bolted that door also.
~ ~ twinkliDg the wife's dulcet
zones were changed to exultation,
V she demanded the packet Of letters from
V s set entrapped husband. Terry says he re-
~ tuSed to give up the papers when has father
iu-a", mother-in-law, wife and brother-in-
set upon him In a murderous fashion.
ssuost beating him to death and finally
HIOceeding in getting his papers from him.
managed to escape by means of win
4 Nv Nv Out as he was IN the act of doing SO his
Il saer,in-law stabbed him in the back, the
,nne blade entering the shoulder nearly
49, inches. Terry took out warrants fos
~ arrest OF his mother and father-in-law
~, =" wife and brother-in-law, charging then
tb l assault with intent TO murder. Among
G' papers taken from him was the bogus
.sp'oma. His wife put this in the hands Of
~ police aud Terry was arrested. The
eHn family deny having been the ag
SCISSORS of the affair as Terry tells IL.