The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-03
FOLLY OF A WOMAN.
How Mrs. Brundage Deceived
Her Trusting Husband.
ELOPED WITH CLUTE TO ST. PAUL
He Did Not Treat Her Well and She
Returned Home. Concealing
Her Shame.

The suicide OF Mrs. Nellie Brundage, of 1927
ruin street, II the room OF her lover, s. r
Cute, at the G.andvue hotel, Sunday morning.
was followed yesterday by the shipment Of the
remains to Canan6aigua, n. Y, in charge OF the
husband, c. n. Brundage. and the removal OF
restraint upon the liberty of Clute.
II the case should be investigated closely IL
would show how easy it is for a woman, not en-.
tireIy satisfied with her home life. to deceive
her husband and enjoy herself elsewhere.
While Clute was living at 1922 Fifth street,
where the Brundages lived. he was with the lat
Ter wife the greater portion of the time, while
her husband was attending to business. When
Af. brundage went down town in the morning
ne did not return TO. some time. Mrs Brundnge
knew his habits and so did Clute, for, according
to the dead womRn's own confession, Cluts
would go out q short time after Mr.. Brundage
left the house, but return in a short time to her
room and there they had some splendid times"
This remark was the wonan's own and made on
street in this city not long ago.
" lille this was going on Clute was not work.
Ing, and to cap the climax he, at this time, at
tempted suicide. but was saved by Dr.. J. Morse
Stewart.
After this he concluded to 60 to Telluride.
Colo, and Mrs Brundags was to go with him.
TIE scheme vas partly carried into effect, and
the e!opement made under outwardy natural
circumstances. The husband never knew what
renee the wayward wife returned 10 Seattle from
81. Paul, where she had left Clute.
One morning in the early part Of June last
Mrs. Brundage kissed her husband good bye at
the Great Northern depot in Seattle before her
departure for Minneapolis on q visit to her
mother. At least she said her mother was liv-
ing there at that time If any one had taken
the trouble to have watched matters they
would have seen Ciute get ON the train at Ever
han
adam Pacific road was reached and the through
sleeper taken Mrs. BEundage and Cute had one
birth and passed as Mr.. and Mrs Chase.
While on the road Clute drank heavily and
became very communicative TO the porter, who
happened TO come from place near his home
HIS pi.~ -as 10 go to Colorado and practice law.
and the lady with him was his wife. Before the
trip was concluded many OF the occupants of
the car came to the conclusion that all was not
right and on one occasion il ie said both Mrs
Brundage and Clute drank more than they
could comfortably carry. On other occasions
she smoked cigarettes.
One day while Clute was under the influence
OF liquor his companion leaned her head
against the window and tears trickled down her
cheeks. This attracted The attention of one of
the passengers who had met her at the Ia bic in
the dining car, and he entered into conversa sion
with her.
That Cluts's actions troubled her was plain
but to al observer there was something beneath
that. She was wise enough, however, to keep
her own counsel, but incidentally remarked
that she was married to Clu.e in Seattle March
s, 1892.
This acquaintance left the train at Minneapo-
Lis, but Clute aud his companion went on to ST.
Paul, where they separated alter few days So
iourn. be story OF their brief life in that city
indicates that they quarreled and Clute used her
roughly, finally locking her in q room. This
seems to have been the cause of break in the
first plan, and she. after getting away from him,
came directly back to her home in seattle.
Cute went 10 Telluride and commenced writ
ing She answered his letters, and in the end
he came back to Seattle about two weeks ago.
What followed and the end was fully told in
yesterdays OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
That she was infatuated with him there is no
doubt; that she feared his temper is also true
Her husband had u very limited share in her al
fecsions, as she plainly intmated TO person in
Seattle q short time before Clute returned, and
the beginning OF the end commenced.
Otherwise than Mrs. Brundsge's fondness for
liquor aud her affair with Clute, there is moth
ing against her. She lived in fear of scandal !,
and when it came took the course that so many
other people have and ended her life