The morning call., 1893-10-06
DOUBLY DESERTED
An Eloping Wife Aban-
doned by Her Lover.
DR.. A. j. HOicombe Returns to His
Eastern Home Leaving Mrs.
WyIie Here.

The little settlement at Baden has bsen
considerably disturbed over the disappear
ance of DR.. Almeron j. Holcombe, who
has practiced medicine In the vicinity Of
the srockyards during the past fourteen
months.
The absent physician achieved some
notoriety in March. 1892. by eloping from
Jersey City with the wife OF Frank A.
Wylie. superintendent of the Greenwood
Lake Ice Company Of that place. At the
time of his sudden departure from jersey
DR.. Holcombe was a widely known and
reputable physician. He had large and
valuable practice, and left a wife and
grown-up family when he eloped with Mrs
Wylie, who was one of his patients.
About so years Of age. OF distinguished
appearance and prominent in his profess
sion, DR.. Holcombe's disappearance con-
temporaneously with that of Mrs. Wylie
created a well-developed sensation. The
eloping couple came directly hither. Mrs.
Holcombe following in their wake with
her son-in-law.
When DR.. Holcombe and Mrs. Wylie ar
rived n this city they at first took rooms at
the Alvin House on Post street. Subse-
quently the physician opened anloffice on the
corner of Post and Kearnystreets. 1t was
there that his deserted wife found him and
induced him TO Sign some papers relinquiSh-
Ing his claim to property owned by her.
After securing the necessary signatures,
as the doctor showed no sign of repentance.
MIR. HOlcombe returned to her home in
jersey City.
Patients did not flock to the DOCTORS
San Francisco office with the same readi-
ness as in his jersey home. A ter few
months of unapprecated idleness he re-
D-l n Nw,lf nv.l L.
13-year-old boy. who had accompanied the
eloping couple in their fight. liz the
meantime Wylie had obtained divorc
from his wife in Jersey City court.
Holcomhe endeavored to free himself from
his matrimonial band. but his deserted wife
announced her intention to contest the
suit, so he abandoned the idea.
AS the only physician in South San
Francisco, DR.. Holcombe had quite q re-
munerative practice. He lived in good
style with Mrs. Wylie and her boy. The
lady was generally known as Mrs. Hol-
com be, although all the Baden people were
familiar with the history of the couple.
They occupied lodgings in the best part of
the town and kept pretty much to them
selves.
About two weeks ago DR.. Holcombe an
nounced to Mrs. Wylie and to his Baden
acquantances that he was going to Oroville
to look after medical practice which had
been offered for sale In tnat town. He
complained of the dullness in Baden, an d
said that the change was enforced by
pecuniary reasons. He promised to return
in two days. in any case, to settle up his
affairs, before removing to Orovllle.
From the time that DR.. Holcom be left
Baden nothing directly has been heard
from him. When he did not return after
the promised interval. Mrs. Wylis grew
anxious. After few days she telegraphed
to Oroville, and was informed that no one
answering DR.. Holcombe's description had
been seen.
The unfortunate woman was almost
crazed with anxiety. On Tuesday she
learned indirectly that the man for whom
she had deserted home and husband had
returned to jersey City and had become
reconciled to his wife. Then she tasted a
full cup of bitterness. Divorced for deser-
tiOn from her husband, deserted by her
paramour, left thousands of miles from
home with young boy, without means or
ability TO support herself, her predicament
is her punishment.
DR.. Holcombe before his departure had
collected all outstanding amounts due him,
so that the assets left for Mrs. Wylie
amount to practically nothing. The horse
and buggy of her lover comprise the sum
total. Her SOD, who is now IA years old,
Is employed in the office of the South San
Francisco Land and Improvement Com
pany, where he earns $50 per month. This
amount, so far as known, comprises the
sole income of Mrs. Wylie, once leader