The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03
WANTS HIS WIFE BACK.
re WONDERING WHY SHE
e EVER MARRIED HIN.

,-sr+,ced a picturesque FRAUD TO
- Wife and Of a Chicago Widow
ed Lawyer, Both of Whom Re
Fooled.
From the 81. LOUIS Republic.
CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. 2Z.-Mrs. HerbertJ.
.,.,-d or, as she is better known in Chi
- Mrs. Minnie Huchoerger, is busy just
irving to find out why she married her
n-zond Mrs. Secord lives in the top fat
>. -, North State street. Herbert J. Sc
-, "a the poo-pah in the business world OF
D.okraukse. Wis. Packwaukee is a town
an or 400 inhabitants. Mr.. Secord SEEM
IL davotes himself to catering to the
1T, Of all the citizens. For the benefit OF
.n,.a who desire to invest be has real es-
..,s office. and for the benefit of others he
.,.raves a detective association. His father
:. a contractor aud broker, and his brother
amarine engineer. But IL ID not as de-
a,tiva noe as O real estate dealer that Mr..
ssc1rd i. now coming TO the front. His
nresent appearance is that OF a man whose
Il1ifa deserted him twentY-four hours after
che marriage. It is in this capacity that
Sacord ia now corresponding with q de-
,actiye agency and with Mrs HUGH
Serysr-Secord IN order TO secure the
OF the IHLJeT 70 UlH nome.
Ms Huchberger will not return, and the
detectives are puzzled as 10 what kind of
nan thew are corresponding with. Although
tbsv are in daily receipt Of letters from tho
Wisconsin man, they are unable to satisfy
,bamseIyes as to whether he is an injured
nan designing wretch or an ingenious
frank. However that may be, Secord is in
PACK Taukee, Marquette county, Wisconsin,
and his wife Of a day, Mrs. Huchbarger-
Saoord. is in the fiat at 7S1 North State
street. which she occupied before she ever
heard Of her husband.
Mr.. Secord entered into one matrimonial
Il alliance some time ago. His better half for
the time being was Packwaukee girl. She
did not prove satisfactory, and so Secord
decided that in his next wife he would have
ether than Pack waukee woman. Chicago
was close at hand, and 30 he decided to try
sgirl from this city. But to fad the girl ne
id not think it necessary to come to the
city. He merely entered into corre~
sp6ndence with a lawyer. The lawyer
was Milford J. Thompson, Of the firm
OF Thompson & Schultz, rooms 11S and
liz Illinois Bank building, 115 Dearborn
street To the lawyer he announced that lie
was heir to fortune of nearly S2.000,000,
aud that no wished 70 marry. But there
were conditions attached to his Inheritance
of the cash. The conditions were that he
should be- married by Dec 3, 1891. Hence
his desire to secure wife, and to secure
one speedily. To induce che lawyer TO aid
hun, Secord said that he would give him
81 POO for his services when the wedding
ceremony was performed.
TAKING IN LAWYER THOMPSON.
The matrimonial agency business was
little out OF Lawyer Thompson's line, but
the big fee was an inducemeut Something
over year ago Lawyer Thompson became
acquainted with Mrs -Huchberger. They
were introduced by DR.. G. W. Leigh Of
S6lIS La Sale avenue. who had attended
Mrs Huchoerger .and was ALSO friend of
Lawyer Thompson In his search for a
wife for Secord the attorney thought OF
Mrs Huchberger She was young, good
who would suit Secord. Beside the requi-
sites demanded by the wlfe-seeker
were not hard. He merely de-
sired tn fulfil the conditions
by which he could receive the property and
would be content with a woman who would
be his wife In name only. To find a woman
who would be content with husband in
name only was what he wanted OF course
the woman would expect some compensa-
ton for the change of her name, and so he
kindly offered to give $500 for the trouble
Of going from Chicago to Packweukee and
having the ceremony performed. Lawyer
Thompson thought the terms would suit
Mrs. Huchberger, so be broached the sub
Ject. The young widow was willing, and
for the chance of marrying the supposed
gold niue agreed to give the attorney 81, 900
when she should receive her $4,000. AL
this happened last fall.
Secord had been in correspondence with
Lawyer Thompson since last May, but the
Widow Huchberger had only been let into
the plan in the fall. Dec 3, the last day on
which the wedding could take place, &C
~. r&
approaching, and he, IN his haste to secure
the wife. forgot al important part-that of
sending any money to the young widow TO
enable her to go to Packwaukee. LAWYER
Thompson was satisfied that Secord's claims
we're true and that tho fact that he sent no
money was more oversight When Dec.
came no money had been received from
Secord, Widow Huchbsrger had cash, but
sue DID not intend to spend it. She knows
thing or two, and though she was willing
TO marry man for $4,000 cash down, she
Old not intend to put up any cash. So
Lawyer TbompsOn's ereduhtv and good nat
ure was brought into play, aud he ad
vanced the money necessary to take Mrs
Huchberger to Packwaukee.
THE WIDOW SHOWS UP.
The widow took the IL o'clock train over
the Wis eOnsln Central railroad and arrived
at the village early the next morning
OeCord was on hand to meet her. He hAC
never seen his future wife, but be had good
description Of her. He had been told that
she was about "a years old, 5 feet g inches
tall, of plump build and decided blonde.
80 when the widow stepped from the train
ne recognized her. and, throwing his arms
around her neck, gave her a chaste salute
ms somewhat surprised Mrs. Huchberger
out supposing it to be merely the evidence
OF JOY over the fact that the fortune was
now IN his grasp, she paid no attention TO
The caress. Then SeoOrd took her to his
nome. 1t was plain, but Was neat, and was
TIE home of his parents.
=, Il had hardly arrived there" said Mrs
huchberger, when he commenced to
watch me. He would hardly let me speas
70 MS mother or sister, aud had told them
mat he had known me for q long time. He
seemed to he afraid that | would contradict
Eas and would not leave me alone with
Fhem for moment. l asked him about thC
money and he said that his lawyer, 4. D.
Astego, had not yet arrived. and that be
could not give the money until the next day
IL was necessary, be said, that the wedding
should be performed that day. Then he
Voluntarily swore by dozen different
things that he would give me the money
next day. So the ceremony wal
performed that night by a German
forget his name-who they said wal
Justice of the peace. Secorj acted il
queer way that day. and refused to intro,
ouce me to any one. He would start to TAX
me some place and then refuse to do SO. Or
aFrrluN go 4