The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-08
RETURNED TO HER FAMILY.
Mrs. ]. Knox Mitchell Deserted by Her
Husband, Who Left in Debt.

Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Came Here in
June, and After Getting Deeply in
Debt, Mitchell Left His Wife and
Went to New York-He Pawned Her
Wedding Presents and Gave Worth
less Checks Sympathetic Friends
Aided Her in Procuring Means to Re-
turn to Ireland, and She Left for Her
Home Yesterday, the Anniversary of
Her Wedding Day.
1t was a sad anniversary of the we'd
ding day of Mrs. ]. Knox Mitchell yes
terday, when after a sojourn here of about
five months, she left last night with her
infant girl to return to her family in
Ramelton, Donegal county, ireland.
The story is a romantic and interest
ing one, but there is much that is sad con-
nected with it. Mrs. Mitchell seems to
have been the victim of misfortunes for
which she is in no wise responsible. Just
a year ago yesterday, at her home in the
north of Ireland, she was married, after
a rather romantic courtship, to J. Knox
Mitchell OF Belfast. ireland. Mitchell
vas III AAiAS COdAlAA9 a = cat anu lAi1NAi
of the courtship was through correspond
ence.
For about two months after their mar
riage Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell remained at
her home in Rameltes, after which they
left there and came to America, Mitch
ell claiming to have an interest in some
business in this country They stopped
a while at St. Louis after which they
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be interested with a man who gave his
name here as Johnson, and who was in
terested in a business scheme of some
considerable proportions. After spend
ing few days at the Sereven house, they
made their residence at a. suburban re-
sort.
1t was about June l when they went
there, and about the middle of August
Dorothy May, Mrs. Mitchelrs little girl
was born. In the meantime Mitchell was
getting in debt right and left. He paid
nothing for his board during the three
months that he was there, but on one
occasion rendered a check on the Bank of
! Ireland in payment. This check was for
Warded to ireland through the Citizens
| Bank, and within three weeks time 1t
was returned unpaid The check was
signed by Mitchell, but he had no funds in
the institution on which it was drawn.
This looked rather bad for Mitchell, but
for time nothing was done about it, he
promising to see that his accounts were
paid He had made several bills with
| parties in the city, the status of which
/ was the same as was that due for his
! board. He claimed that johnson, the
/ party mentioned above was due him $500
| on a loan and that he was unable to col
! lect it, Other information is to the eff
! feet, however, that when Johnson left
! Savannah he had with him several drafts
| signed by Mitchell, all of which were
worthless
! Mitchell left the city for New York Aug.
! 80. leaving his wife behind him. Before
going, however, he took her wedding pres
ents and pawned them at Muhlberg's
| from where they were afterwards recoV-
cred for her by friends He then induced
some Of tho acquaintances he had made
! here to secure him a, ticket to New York,
which was done, he promising to remit
for it within a short time after he reached
/ New York. The parties who secured the
| TRANSPORTATION for him are still short
however, the money they paid for his
| ticket and they have never had line
from him in regard to it. He has been
heard from since he left, and he claims to
| be doing a commission business in New
York, but none OF the profits from it have
ever found their way TO his creditors in
Savannah.
Some time ago he wrote to his wife to
come to New York, but her only desire
! seemed to be to get back TO her FAMILY
in Ireland, and she would not go. The
| circumstances in the case excited much
| sympathy, and Mrs. Mitchell soon had
several warm friends who looked about to
see what could he done toward sending her
home one of them wrote to her people
in Ramelton, explaining the circum-
| stances, and Tuesday she received 40 from
her mother. Some money for her triI
was also secured here, and last night
she left with her child on the Florida
Central and Peninsular for New York
where she win be met by friends, and
Friday at ! O'Clock she Will sail for Ire
| land.
1t is rather singular that on the anniver'
| sary of her wedding day she should
after so many trials and bitter expert
ences be turning back to her first home
Mrs. Mitchell Is a bright attractive
and pretty brunette, and is only abou
% years old. Her people, it is under
stood, are in comfortable circumstances
and she will no doubt be glad to get bach
to them once more. Mrs. Mitchell was
a Miss Florence Obens.
Mitchell is still in New York, where HI
is likely to remain. He left here OWING
something over 5000 for board for himsel,
and wife 1t is said his people in England
have some money, but they have abou
given him up on account of his having
gone through with a good portion of it.