Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-03-22
A STORY OF MISCEGENATION
Marital Woes of a MiS-mated Couple,
as Related By the Husband
EIGHT DAYS IN A DUNGEON
The Woman Proposed tho Marriage and
tho Man Consented Tho Ruby
Greek Trail

One Of the most sensational divorce
suits ever filed In the courts Of the state
IL That brought yesterday by Henry
John Ruse against his wife, Elvim d.
Ruse, widow Of the late Calaln F. Kees
ling, once county commissioner, aud
the father Of Keeslingville, now IL part
Of the first ward Of New Whatcom.
Mr.. Keesling died la the Stcilncoom
asylum for the insane some two years
ago. Henry John Ruse In IA rather
good looking mulatto, who waa EN-.
ployed by the Keeslngs as coachman
and general faetotHm. lie IL about 23
years Of age and his wife has passed the
two-sc0rc line by some five years, but
IL well-preserved and wilhnl comely.
The close relations existing between
Mrs. Kecsling and her coiOrcd coach-
man were matters Of comment by the
eyil-minded even at the time OF MIR.
Keesling's incarceration in the Stella
COON asylum. ltusc was said 10 be
more than cOachman In the family.
lac was the confidential friend Of ~
mistress.
Ia September Of last year Mrs. KcesI-
ing, accompanied by Buse, started Fast
over the Canadian Pacific. Arriving
In Winnipeg, according TO the com
plant filed with the clerk Of the court, ,
ltuse and Mrs. Kccsling were married
on the 9TH Of September last year. The
marriage, Ituse alleges, was the result
Of the widows opportunities and pro-
misses held out 10 him of personal gain
and pecuniary and other advantages
for his mother brothers and sisters,
who reside In Illinois. The honey
moon Of the mis-mntcd couple was
spent at the home of the bridcpr0on's
mother, and at Saratoga Springs, n. y.
and 10 the latter placc they were accom-
panied by ltuse's brothers aud sister,
who were 10 De educated at The brides
expense.
But according 10 the tale of woe re-
cited by the bridegroom Of few feet
ing months, the cup Of Joy wns dashed
from bis lips ere he had time 10 taste
II, and the few sips that hc had gol
were made bitter ~ the waters Of
Maarh by the actions Of the woman
who had tempted him into marringc.
She began 10 abuse him, having, ns
lac alleges, made up her mind to marry
another man. She desired that he re
sumo his place ns her actotum; not
claim her as his wife, for which she
promised him IA money consideration
aud made IA will In his favor bcqucnth-
Ing him 5000. But his troubles had
only commenced; the widow ceased
cajoling, then she ceased threatening
aud caused the arrest Of her husband
aud had him thrown into Jail on "a
charge OF threatening 10 assault her
with deadly weapon. Even tn iaii
he claims that he was threatened, i'll
treated and his life made generally
burdenAOme by the erstwhile wife Of
his bosom aud her miuions. PfoHiis-
sorry notes Oi the value of 800 and
bis gold watch and chain were taken
from him, and finally one tempcstuous
night he was taken from the county
jail, a ticket for Chicago placed In his
hand and lac was told that flight waa
his safety. He flew; IN fact he never
stopped flying until he had reached
New WhatcOm and hurried to the law
Offices Of Cole d ltomaine 30 whom he
Tecited his unhappy experience with
the widow. That experience n now Ia
the chronicles Of the court house, and
the salient points Of the story are given
above.
IL h said that the case will prove
more than usually sensational, aud
when the story is told In the courts the
ci-devant widow's real motive for 10
ejecting from her bed aud
board her husband Of a few months.
will be- entirely different from what
nov appears on the surface.
Henry John asks alimOny-sone.
thing unique ~ rule on the part of
husband-and attorneys fees amount
Ing 10 500. lie also asks that his wifi.
be- re1traiped from disposing Of her
until she shall have solaced
his lacerated feelings and relieved him
Ia measure from the agony of mind
which she has caused him b. suffer.
The property of Mrs. Ruse, nee Kees-
ling, IL valued by Mr.. Ruse at go, 900.