St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-24

| 1OInerss Law.
| William La Belle has lost his wife, at
! least for the time being. He is much
| perturbed of spirit as a consequence,
and his heart yearns for the girl who
! left him behind. William was married
last fall 10 a young miss by name Mary
Terrin, who was just one year his
junior. She was twenty, and lived with
her parents at All Thirty first avenue
north. Terrin pere is laborer and his
0aptismal name is Christian. When
the young couple were married they
took up their quarters with the Perrins
and continued TO reside there until
about two weeks ago. when the V decided
to go to housekeeping. They were
unable to find suitable house, however,
so stopped with Williams parents at
2519 Emerson avenue north. The
elder La Belle is All eXpresSman and
bears the romantic name of Roderick.
There were more reasons than one for
the young couples desire to 90 to house
keeping. 1t is said that Terrin mere is
not the most amiable mOther-in-law in
the world. She has Will of her own.
and this fact was demonstrated last
"Wednesday.
On that day Mrs. William La Belle
went to her mothers house oStenSibly
to get what goods and chattels had been
left behind by her husband. She did
not return 70 the La Belle household
until the afternoon, and them not alone.
She was accompanied by her mother
and policeman. Mrs. Terriu stated
that her daughter would never return
to her husband, and demanded of his
mother her clothes and tinery. She had
the policeman along TO enforce the
demand.
When the young Mrs. La Belle had
secured her belongings the trio left. and
that was the last seen of the former.
William is employed at the Diamond
mill, and when he returned from work
that evening he was made acquainted
with the facts. He fell into melancholy,
and then rage seized upon his soul. The
next day he called at the Terrin resi-
dence and asked to see his wife. Mrs.
Terrin refused TO grant the request, and
informed him that her daughter would
never return TO him. He pleaded to see
her. but she Was obdurate. Then he
asked for the goods that belonged to
him and which were left behind when
he went to live with his parents. He
was informed that he could not have
them, SO yesterday he adopted heroic
istObtNO 4AC mCHI W l4lO
court and secured writ of repleyin
and had it served upon the Terrin
household. Tne result was that he got
the goods, but not his wife.
Yesterday afternoon Roderick La
Belle called at police headquarters and
poured the tale of woe into the ears of
the officials. His son was unable to
come, he said, because of his position in
the mill. He wanted 10 know what !
could be done in the premises; w neither
or not it was legal to take mans wife |
away from his hearth. and what author |
ity policeman had to come 10 his house /
and take away goods. The old gentle |
man stated that he was very fond of his !
sons wife, and would be glad TO have |
her back again. He blamed Mrs. Terrn !
for the whole affair. and said she was to !
blame for the girl leaving her husband. |
Mr.La Belle was referred to the north !
precinct station. where the ON Ger who |
called at his house was from.
Mrs. La Belle Jr. was seen at the |
home of her parents last evening by |
GLOBE reporter. She stated that il was :
true that she had left her husband, and |
it was also true that she did not intend |
to return to him. She stated that he had |
not contributed TO her support, and that |
he owed her mother for nine weeks !.
board. She also stated that he had an |
other wife, and that he had lived with |
her but few days when she !
left him. She had discovered this |
but recently. Mrs. Terrin stated |
very emphaticalIy that it was not a case !
of mother-in-law, ana that she had in |
no way interfered with the relations |
between her daughter and her husband. !
She did not propose, however. to let !
her daughter live with him under the !
existing circumstances. She further
stated that La Belle Jr. had attempted
tn replevin the goods referred 10 atove,
but had not been successful, for the
reason that the only goods in the house
that he could possibly claim was bed
stead. and that belonged to her daugh-
ter. Ii was wedding present.