The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-22
FUGITIVE FROM HOME
An Unhappy Wife Destitute
Among Strangers.
FOUND BY A WANDERING HUNTER
Her Life Threatened by a Cruel Hus-
band She Takes to the Woods
The County TO Aid Her.

A strange story of suffering OF an appar-
emily good woman was told the county COM
misioners yesterday afternoon by c. Z.
BradOn, OF Ballard. The tale carried with
it the essence Of truth, so the commits
sioners decided to go personally into the
woods this afternoon some where near
kangley or Durham and see what can be
done TO assist the unfortunate woman, who
even In her distress refused TO give her
fathers name for fear he would know of
her unhappy lot. Bradon promised the
woman that her name should not be made
public and he endeayored TO keep the
story from the public, but it was learned
that she gave her name as Florence Lyle,
though this may be assumed.
Bradon has a calm some distance from
Summit on the Columbia & Puget Sound
railroad. Several miles from him were a
party of hunters encamped in a school
house. and II was his intention to go hunt
ing with them. Something happened that
changed his pans and he started across
the country last Saturday 10 tell them
that he could not go. Owing TO the thou
sand and one cross paths and logging roads
he lost his way, and by chance arrived at
hut. He raped at the door and an Ital-
ian woman opened IL a few inches. He ask
ed her for drink of water, which she gave
him. Then he asked for permission TO en-
ter and sit down. as he was weary with
waning she OptHSQ the door ana ne
found himself in a place that gave evil
dence of poverty. A short time later the
man OF the house, an Italian. came home,
and Bradon told him that he was resting
and received the very suggestive reply:
NO eat" which being translated meant
that there was nothing in the house for
him 10 eat
About this time Bradon noticed a third
occupant OF the house, an American wom-
an, young, Of intelligent face and a man
ner that was decidedly at variance with her
surroundings. When questioned about her,
the Italian said she had been at his house
too long, ne could not afford to keep her.
and would be obliged if Bradon would
take her away. From the woman herself
Bradon obtained the following story, after
considerable urging:
She had fallen in love with a man that
was not acceptable to her father. After
a brief courtship an eloperhent and mar
riage followed. A short time later she
was made aware of the painful truth
that her husbands love was cold. He
came home under the influence of LIQUOR
and treated her unkindly. Finally he was
about TO desert her, but she followed him
rather than return to her father, whose
wishes she had disregarded. They went
from place TO place, her husband not hav-
ing regular employment, and finally ar
rived at place, presumably Palmer, not
iuI4S dSo SNc was compelled TO Walk a
! long way over the country. and finally
reached town, probably Franklin, or
Eddyville, on the Columbia * Puget
Sound railroad. Her husband obtained
work in mine, she said. and one night
came home and abused her. and threat
ened 10 kill her. While in this angry
mood he left the house, and she. fearing
for her life, ran away. Where she went
she could not tell, but on she went until,
worn out and exhausted. she found shell
ter with the Italian family. She was in
mortal fear that her husband would find
out where she was. and refused 10 give
her fathers name. She said that if she
could reach North Yakima she would be
all right Her pride would not .ilow her
TO accept aims. and it was only after a
long argument that Bradon, who is him
self poor man. succeeded in getting her
consent to allow him to give the italian
s. as recompense for having given her
shelter. After instructing the Italians
to see that the woman was properly treat
ed and fed. Bradon started for Seattle to
see what he could do. II was evident.
Bradon said. that the woman was refined,
because she discussed with intelligence
such composers as Schumann, Verdi and
DOniZetti