The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-07
HE HUSBAND WINS.
r.ry NORM Released From the
House of the Good Shepherd.
FORGIVEN BY HER HUSBAND.
- RsunIfea Family Return - Their
n.ue ss MIssion-Ths ssducsr
warned TO Stay Away.

-. n thu rnost sudacious attempts to
1.~.k~ the aid Of the Law for an infamous
s.ssv,o.e has been defeated by Judge os-
- ana Mary NORM. the I5-year-oid
s ~ tho eloped from her husband In Ia
..r.a about month ago, II now on her
- ~ Nilsson, b. c., In company with
- father. mother and husband. The
~sc~~ az the girls eiopement with tailor
e~rnsd De Rosa, her mothers coming here
~ uersuadiug her TO go to the House Of
IS. COED Shepherd until her husband
~.utd arrange . home for her, and the at
s.nnz Of her seducer, De Rosa, through
a. womau Rosa Della to secure her re-
kas< from the Sisters custody on o writ
"a habeas corpus, has been told. On COM
sne 10 this city the couple did not stop 1t
IL Maitland house, however, ~ was FIRST
etsted. bat at house q few doors away
BON there.
The girl being married. IL was clear
thas her father. mother aud husband
cousd not restrain her against her
vii. notwithstanding the fact that
shs Il only a child. Judge Osborn, how
ersr. held that this depended upon the
ouestion whether the girls husband was
81 age or not. The attorney for the girls
enernies endeavored 10 show that the hus-
Nod uas of age by the testimony OF the
riri herself. but the judge decided that her
testimony was Incompetent and continued
fhe case until next Friday TO allow the
husband himself TO put in an appearance.
He came rather sooner than was expected.
however, and appeared in court yesterday
with the attorney for the House of the
Good Shepherd, Mr.. Fairfield. who had
notified Dir. Kriete. the lawyer for the
woman and De Rosa that he intended TO try
10 get the case disposed Of ~ once. Not
withstanding his protested eagerness 20
secure the release OF the girl as soon
NJ possible, Mr.. kriete vas unwilling
10 have the matter taken up before FRI
day, the dag set for the hearing. Judge
Osborn, however. did not deem the pres
ence Of the other side necessary. as the
only question 10 be decided Was the age Of
the husband. and as the latter was ready TO
admit that he was Is years old, the judge
st once made an order releasing the girl.
MORN ard Attorney Fairfield then went
over 10 the House OF the Good shepherd.
WHARF tender meeting ensued between
the husband and girl-wife, In which COM
piete reconciliation was effected, and the
SRI willingly agreed TO return home with
him.
The husbands full name il Alphonse
MORN, and be was accompanied 10 the
city by hts wite's father and mother. Mr..
aad Mrs. Napoleon Leneuville. who live
on . farm about seven miles out from
Mission station, on the Canadian Pacific
railroad. The father is large plaiu-look-
Ing. Supplemented man of light COM
piexIon. apparently good natured, but evil
denly lacking in force of character. The
mother Is quiet. good-looking. rather
srsfs little woman. The husband il a
handsome young man ofdark complexion.
sfaiesic build, erect carriage. and frank
open countenance and easy manners, and
4 seems astonishing that any girl would
haze preferred beside him the little, stoop-
shouldered. shabby-looking man at the
bottom OF this unfortunate affair.
A reporter interviewed the reunited
family last night as they were about to de-
part. Mr.. NORM said that IL was not true
that he had any property In Tacoma II
have pretty good ranch. however. near
Mission. few miles away from my wife's
fathers home. and have been Il king 1t up
preparatory to making my home there"
said be. II am cook and farmer and
worked four months at the former trade In
Tacoma in order TO get money 20 improve
my ranch. In order to help me
my wife went to work in
tailor shop. where she met DE Rosa,
who coaxed her TO elope with him.
have always been willing TO take her
back aud have offered 10 pay aiI the ex-
pehses Of her board wherever she might
want 10 stay. No. | have not seen De
Rosa aimee came down here, and he has
not come around as. II he does, it will be
lueky thing for him that do not carry
arevolver fine should dare to follow my
wife up 20 where we live shall fix him,
however"
And I'll az him. too. IL ever catch
him around our place." spoke up Mr..
leneuyilic. IL have talked with an attor.
ney about the matter aud he Gays there
viii be no danger II Kill him like dog il
he comes bothering her again. ITO show
shat sort Of fellow he is said NORM,
"my wife told me that he got her 10 pawn
her wedding ring and give him the money.
have been told that he has ruined several
young girls over In Tacoma, some OF them
much younger than my wife. lit has been
said that my wife was forced To marry me.
bat there is not u particle of truth in
The statement, aud neither my wife nor
any OF her relatives will say that
our marriage was not the result of her own
nee will. knew nothing about these
haoeas corpus proceedings until Monday,
when bought a copy OF the Posr-ISrKLIt-
aNcER NJ Mission station. and there read
cf what was going on. | at once took the
train for Vancouver. where thought Mr..
leneuyilie wAs working, intending to
bring bin along with me. Not finding
aim 'heFe. tclegraphed down here TO wait
sssa | could come. went back TO Mis-
sien and there met Mr.. LeneuvilIe aud we
came .tswt, ka-a -