The morning call., 1892-08-22
MRS. NELLIE HAVEN'S STORY
The Wife of Doctor" Beale.
Haven Arrested Last Night.
She Furnishes the Last Link in the Needed
Evidence to Convict Her Husband-The
Story She Has to Tell.

The last link In the chain Of evidence
which was needed to convict "Dr." Beale-
Haven of the murder of Mary Carroll has
been forged, and Detective Jim Rogers has
now a complete case against the prisoner
At o'clock last night Mrs. Nellie Haven
was arrested in room II of the Piedmont
House on Sixth street aud taken to the
City Prison.
The poor woman is to be pitied, for she
has undoubtedly been the victim and tool
of al unscrupulous man, who after using
her for years was prepared to charge her
with murder in order TO secure his own
safety.
Ever since "Dr." Beale-Haven's arrest he
has been limiting that whatever In his
practice, as either "Dr." Beale or "Dr."
Haven, was of criminal nature was not
done by him or with his consent, but was
the work of his mistress, known as "Mrs.
DR.. Nellie Haven" and as such advertised
by him. In making these statements he
relied upon the love of the woman for him
to keep her still regarding his crimes, and,
in fact, when he told his story throwing the
burden of guilt upon her shoulders he be-
lieved the woman TO be hundreds of miles
away speeding toward city in the East.
where he had prom ised to Join her.
WHAT TRAPPED HIM.
1t was the love of his wife for "Dr."
Beale- Haven that trapped him, for she re-
fused to desert him in his trouble, and it
will be her hatred, now that she knows his
true nature and his intentions toward her.
self, that will convict him.
When Mrs. Beale-Haven was found last
night she was in a pitlable condition. For
a week or more she has been walking the
floor night and day without sleep or food.
hoping against hope that something would
transpre to release her husband. Yes
terday morning when she read in
The CALL OF DIR" Beale- -Haven's
plans, how he intended to desert her
and 60 with another woman after robbing
and when Detective Rogers walked into the
room last night the poor woman simply
said: Yes, l am his miserable wife. My
Godl my God! what shall do?'
Tell me the simple truth" answered the
detective, and sObbing as if heart would
break the woman told ii.
Il am % years OF age" she said, ''and
first met Dr. Haven, ss he is called, in New
York City where j was born. He was iu-
troduced TO me as Henry Hunter. not doc
tor but plain Henry Hunter, and that is his
true name. Well, L loved the man, and he
succeeded only too we'll in his plans to ruin
me. Then ne proSposed to take me from
New York around the world. L am of a
good family, and then had some money.
Now, thank God, am an orphan, and my
bOoi Olu Will ~ nave W SudIt III
disgrace"
The woman broke down completely and
cried until she became hystereal. When
she gained her composure sne continued.
TO THE WORLDS FAIR.
''He took me TO the Paris Exposition and
through Europe. He seemed to have plenty
of money and treated me very kindly. l
kept urging him to keep his promise and
marry me. but he said he could not because
he had a wife and child living. We went
to India. and in Bombay Hunter came to
me and told me mis- wife was dead and that he
was free. He took me TO a cathedral or
church, l think it was ST. Johns, aud there
we were married | got certificate and kept
II for long time, but one night Hunter and
had spat and the certificate was torn up
and thrown into the CRATE.
well, we came to this city and Hunter
set up at 22S Post street as DIR. Haven
He instructed me in my duties, which were
TO receive and talk to women in order to
learn their condition, dust and sweep his
Office and be sort of maid of all work. He
was very careful not TO perform any crlmi-
nal operations in his Office on Post street.
but took such patients away to his office on
his business, but didn't know much about
it, When l would ask him he would tell
me TO attend to my own affairs aud let hip
run the office, and l did Ii. Oh, sir,
remember | loved him and | was
his wife. but as God is my judge never
at any time had anything to do with one of
his cases. / never treated any woman. 1
don't know how. / only talked to them,
because they would tell woman things
they would not tell a man, even if he was a
doctor
ut was about three months ago that the
doctor began staying away at night. He
stayed. he said. at his office on Golden