The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-27
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Charles W. Coles. who were cnarseu oy
the husband OF the former WIN h"Sins
eloped from his home in f4rus si,ios one or
on Tuesday. gave the authorltlss one VI
the most remarkable cases they aN ~
ever handled. II was amusins, am yee
extremely pathetic. ana uhuei ns'' 49,, H.
humorous side. which was soIiro toad
handful Of spectators In the Folice iiedu-
quarters Court when Judge Nnpur "A.
Mott lent his efforts TO stralshteh OUT
the affair, there was wealth VI sdu-
ness.
The parties were intelligent and typi-
cal southerners. particularly IN their
speech. The woman was rather tan,
handsome, was neatly atuIeu III uaIh
clothes. and wearing gold TlWlheu speC,
tacles. Her husband Is tall, slendeT ana
considerably older looking tnan the tnlr-
ty-four years which he gave as ms age
lie is man of religious turn Oh mihu,
and told me that he FOUND recreation
aad rest from his labors as painter
in the United States Navy Yard at Nor
folk, Va, By going abCu: 70 prayer meet
inPs, preaching and eXhortlnB'
Coles. the man whom ne accuses OF
bres king up his home and running away
with his wife and four-yeiS-oid chlld IS
thirty-siX years old short, stout ana with
lruddy complexion. He, too Is EN-
ployed in the Norfolk Navy lard. re
IS a wood trimmer. and DauDln says mat
he got him the position. -,
The runaway couple got TO Newark
last "Wednesday evening, anu lCduuih sot
eral pieces of baggage belonging to them
In the Market street station or the Penn
sylyania railroad. ON SATURDAY morning
he told his story to Policeman Inomas
Connell. who is detailed at the station.
The policeman stationed DauDlh IN
hotel opposite the station ana theh
waited for the runaWays 10 CidIHh lne
baggage. They came about o cioch' ana
when accosted promptly adDiI''eu ule'
Then Daubin was sent for. Policeman
ConuCll expected a scene When the TRIO
met, bat instead there was most COM
.monplace all-around greeting and hand
shaking. Daubin ordered the arrest OF
the couple, and told the policeman to
look OFT for Coles. as he carried re-
volver
Council located the weapon, and then
told Coles that II ne put his hand near
the pocket containing II ne Wouid De
instantly struck down. Coles Sald ne
would make no trouble, and then the par
~ started for police headquarters. Ihey
chatted pleasantly all the way. ana wren
almost there Daubin told his Wlte that
if she would surrender The child to MIN
he would settle the matter at once. To
this the policeman objected. and at head
quarters il was decided TO hold Coles
and the woman until the evening session
OF court. He was put in cell and she
into a hospital room
detail. we were married in 49, he
said, and we're happy until coles crossed
our path. He and his wife moved INTO
our 1eighb0rhoOd and we became friendly.
Coles wife died and he came to live with
us. ] was away q great deal az fellslouS
gatherings. and even when the neigh
bors began to gossip didn't mistrust
Coles and my wife. ,,,
boy found some letters written ny my
wife 10 Coles, I'm which she told MN
that she loved him so much she couIl
die for him, but that she would not go
vCi inn O. would
little hoy too. | accused her OF wrong
doing. She admitted IL and / iorSaIe her'
Then / ordered Coles from the mouse,
but he didn't 20, and last Monday h!snD
we had a row. Mrs. Daubin.s steptHthef
attempted 10 strike her and she, got an
axe 20 attack him. IT was only by nara
work that ] prevented a tragedy
Then my wife and Coles told me they
We're going away. and ! told her that II
she loved him IL was the best thing 70 90
for all concerned. on Tuesday morning |
bil them goodbye. but ! was surprised
when | returned az night ana louhu
that they had taken he boy deter
mined 10 recover MIN If | had TO become
a tramp and search the whole country
and after getting leave OF absence from
the Government started after them on
Thursday nieht. by good luck | traced
them 10 Newport News, Old Point Com
fort, Cape Charles city, and Philadelphia
and caught them i'm Newark"
Daubin was i'm court in the evening ana
repeated his story. Mrs. Daubn declared
that her husband was unjustly suspicious
Of her and had driven her out OF the
house, helping her pack her trunk: ana
telling Coles to take her and provide for
her. She declared that although they
travelled "a man and wife they had not
lived together, nor had they done any
thing wrong.
Coles corroborated everything the wo-
man said. and added that Daubin had
abused his wife shamefuly for several
weeks before he drove her out. Daubin
said he didn't want the couple punished
if he got the child, and, turning to them.
said
Il read you the riot act out Of the
Bible the night before you left and told
you the way Of the transgressOr is hard.
! hope you viii get salvation and be
come good Christians. When | go back
TO Portsmouth I'm going 10 confess 10 my
Maker for the wrOngdoing 10 which you
drove me and begin life again as Chris
tian. I'll get an absolute divorce and
may get married again. Then YOU can
do the same thing, but fOr Gods sake
don't 10 IT until you have right to-
Daubin would have gone on in this
strain. but Judge Mott stopped him end
Mrs, Daubin said, HE can have The
Child"
Then she wrote note telling her TWEEN
tN-year-old brother, who had accom-
panied her and Coles 10 the North TO
give up the child, who was in furnish
ed room which they had hired in Green
street boarding house. She was then re-
leased and went with her husband and
policeman to get the child. The little
one was asleep. and when awakened look
ed wonderingly about while being pre-
pared 20 20 away with his father. He
said he wanted TO Ego with papa and
then chung TO his mothers skirts. as he
said he didn't want 10 leave mamma
Daubin caught up the child, the mother
and her brother kissed the little tot sew
eral times and then the father hurried
away 10 catch q late train for the South.
II was touching scene. but not a tear
was shed. and the arrangement seemed
perfectly satisfactory 10 all hands.
Coles was also discharged from custody.
although the police were inclined 10 pun
The weapon was not returned to him. He
and the woman and her brother left New
ark on l2te Saturday night train and
came 10 this city. after announcing that
they would 20 TO Boston to-day.
r. Harhin'S Return 50 Portsmouth
NORFOLK, VA. Nov. 2i-Special.--
Mr.. William +. Daubin. the painter
whose wife ran away with Charles ".
Cole last week. returned to-day from
Newark, y. j., with his child. He left
his wife with Cole and Will sue for
divorce. The report that Cole has
wife In Connecticut IS not true, as his
wife died in Portsmouth city last year.
Mr.. Daubn is hard working. honest
man, who Is bearing up against ms aiillc-
ton herOically.
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