Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-01
LEFT HIM AND THE BABE
AND WENT TO HER RICH PARENTS
WHO LIVE IN DALLAS.
Sensational Ending Of Bridal
story of Sensational beginning.
Fisher, Returning Home, FINDS
Bnbe and Nurse, but No wife.

babe and Nurse, but No wife.
pear Rob-Don't be surprised to find
me gone. for my heart is breaking this
morning. / am sorry that l cannot
take my darling lit.le babe along with
me. Take the. best care OF him and
l hope shall zee him again. Oh, Rob,
won't you dc >etter? Your wife,
JULIA"
When r. e. Fisher. skilled plumber,
who works for a plumbing firm in this
city, went from his work at the new
court house Thursday he found the
colored nurse in flood of tears, hold
ing his three weeks old baby and tine
above note awaiting him. He confesses
he was stunned and took the rest Of
the day off from his work.
Yesterday he was working away
again and paused to tell the story.
which at arst was that Mrs, Fisher
had disappeared entirely.
mo, she has not disappeared en-
tlrely," said he. "She went back to her
folks in Dallas She loves me and God
knows 1 love her. It's other peoples
work and ] haven't one word to say
against her. / do feel bitterly against
her folks, who have always been
against me because l am simply
/ laboring man.
"They were against me when l mar
/ ried her. But she loved me and 1 loved
her and that settled the matter. There
was only one way to do the matter
and that was marry without their con-
| sent. So on the 2Sth of last September
| l was living in Dallas then and she
in Oak Clin--she met me In the city
and we went to the Episcopal minister,
Virgins, with our license and he mar
rled us. We We're very happy, because
we loved each other so much.
But you see, am only poor labor
ing man. It is true, l earn good
salary. but her folks are rich and they
were dead against me from the start.
Not letter Julia ever received from
them but told OF some fine new dress
or something one of her sisters had
gotten.
81 spent all made. however, on her
and TO make her happy. In fact, 1
spent more. l can't hold my head up
In Dallas now, pard, because l owe so
much there. / wanted to make her
happy, because loved her 80, and she
loved me, / haven't reproach in my
heart against her. She's the noblest
little woman in the world and-God
bless herl It's her parents have worked
on her; and that's all there is to it,"
why did she leave her babe be-
hindu"
Because, pard she knew I'd wade
through h to get it,"
What does she mean in her note by
wishing you were better?"
II don't know. I've done all / can,
I've shaved to the best OF my knowing
how and gone beyond what I've made.
If she'd come back? Wei. should say
would take her with open arms. II
amt her doing. It's her folks"
Dallas, Tex, Aug. sl.-The Gazette
correspondent this evening called on
Mrs. Fisher at the home of her father,
Mr.. S. o. Higgins. No 2Ol Park
avenue,
Mrs. Fisher was at FIRST very re-
luctant in making any statement in
regard to the matter.
She said she was married on the 2sth
day of last September. She was Is
= years of age and her husband ~. She
= says her husband has ever since the
early part Of their marriage life treated
her with the greatest cruelty: that he
was never able to make a living, ant
= owed most every one In Fort Worth
, Her husband is both a machinist
and plumber by trade. and at tn,
] time she left was working for the firtr
OF Rkley 81 odome, plumbers, Fort
Worth.
She left home at 1855 yesterday
: morning while her husband was al
work
Had you any immediate cause fol
| leaving?" asked the Gazette reporter
: Yes she answered I have many
: but don't care to give them just now
= For some time before l left / wa,
= sick. and my husband wasn't kind to
. me.
Q He seemed all the more brutal. ]
5 was raised to have everything wanted
5 at home. My parents have always hu
mored my every within and ] never
? knew what It was TO be In want, ant
5 to suffer from cruel treatment unit
' my marriage with Fisher"
] Mrs Higgins spoke up saying: mfr
e Higgins and were both very mucf
Y opposed to our daughters marrying
, Fisher, at the time, but nothing coult
, prevail upon her. and we let her II
her way with the assurance of tina
which has only proven too true"
Mrs. Fisher further stated that hei
r husband was OF a very Jealous natur,
= and always had room for a quarre
( on that point.
0 why did you leave the little babe? p
: asked the reporter.
n AZ TINS question her head dropped
g nnd her lips qulvered; my husband
i has always sworn when / mentioned
e separation TO him that he would no
= part with the child and knowing hi
g disposition saw trouble would follow
[ no telling how serious. IL / had hav;
: brought IL with me-"
: The baby she said was left in charg,
h OF the nurse.
Q Mrs. Fisher is lady OF progresses
! ing appearance, though seemingly o.
! rather melancholy disposition.
q She does ont look to be day older
: than she claims, She is affable and an
I accomplished cSnversationalist.
Her father, Mr.. Higgins, when an.
preached on the subject, said: "The
long and short Of the matter Is my
daughter was tired living with such 4
: good for noting man and took ad.
Vantage OF The first opportunity Ia
leave him.
Mrs. Fisher said she was goIng IL
bring suit for divorce at once and Their
4 stated.
Mr.. Higgins lives in one of the finest
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