The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-17
LEFT HIS WIFE.
Base Action of a Young
Australian.
HE IS ON HIS WAY HERE.
Accompanied by a Female
Companion.
HIS WIFE STILL LOVES HIM.
She Wants Friends TO lntercede and
Induce Him to Return to Her
and His Child.
HIS WIFE STILL LOVES HIM.

When the British bark Inverurie, which
Is now on her way here from Newcastle,
n. S.W., laden with coal, arrives there
is likely to be little excitement. if not
serious trouble, for two persons who are
passengers on board, travelling as man and
wife.
One is young Englsbman named
Eustace Alexander. and The woman, who
is supposed to be his wife by all who do
not know differently, is dashing brunette
of handsome form and captivating ways.
The story connected with the TWO is but
a repetition of the old, old tale OF a trust
ing, loving wife deserted by a perfidious
husband, and left with helpless child to
battle the best she can with the world,
while ne baSks in the smiles of a woman
who is on the same moral and social plane
with himself
Although the ship with the guilty pair
aboard has not arrived here yet the story
of the deserted wife's woe and the desola-
tion which the unworthy husband wrought
in happy home has reached here from
far off Australia ahead of him.
1t came by the steamer Nariposa. not
only through members Of the crew who
saw the deserted wife on the wharf at
Sydney just before the steamer sailed, but
by private advices sent by Mrs. Alexan-
der 10 friends in this city, and in which
she stated the facts Of the case. asking
them to look out for her recalciTant hus-
band upon his arrival.
According 10 the statements of those
who know the facts oft the case, Alexander
is finely educated young man, and the
son of a wealthy tObacconist in Mel
bourne, who recently died. Since he was
20 years of age Alexander has travelled
about the world. sometimes on pleasure
bent only, and at other times as CONNER
cial drummer. 1t was while in Me bourne
that he met his wife. and it appeared 30
be case of love at first sight.
Against the wishes of her family she
married Alexander. HIS family was also
opposed TO the union, but after the mar
rage reconciliation took place, and every
effort was made by both families to help
the young couple along. Alexander was
started in business, and his prospects were
good if he had only managed affairs prop
erly. But be betrayed a Wilduess Of dis
position that not only caused him to make
a failure of his business, but led him TO
neglect and abuse his wife and child.
When reverses came he moved TO Sgd
ney, where they lived until three months
ago. One day Alexander told his wife
that be was going 10 Newcastle to see
about getting some en- ployment. He went,
and week later the anxious wife re,
ceiyed a letter from him stating that she
need not expect him TO return as he had
left for America on the bark Inverurie
He told her, too, in eold-bloOded language,
that he had ceased to love her, and that he
had with him one whom he loved better
than his life.
The poor wife Investigated the matter
and found that what her husband had
written was only too true and that he had
sailed on the bark accompanied by a te-
male com panion.
Even though deserted the wife could not
give up the man whom she loved despite
his unwOrthinesS. and when the Mariposa
left Sydney she was on the wharf with
tear bed immed ewes begging some of those
connected with the vessel TO seek out her
husband if they were here when he ar
rived and urge him to return to his wife
and child The officers and crew say it was
pitiful to see her grief and to hear her
speak so plaintiYely of the recreant hus-
band and father.
The deserted wife also wrote letters to
this city to friends of her husbands people
asking them to meet him when he should
get here and use their best efforts to get
him TO return to her.
The dissertations Of the young man state
that he is about % years old, of Slight build
and fairly good-lQ0kiDg.
The Inverurie Is consigned to j. d.
Spreckels & Co., and is now sixty-one lays
out She is expected to arrive any day
this week