The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-02
STOLE HIS GTRL-wIFE-s LOVE.
Bicdgett. the Butcher. Makes Startling
oharzyes against :. Clein.

3arrzed but year 90 a 3-ye2r-5h girl.
whom he says he loved devotediy. ard de-
serted By her WHO promised 70 love and
ee True 70 aim Tor 4 ons-eyea man - years
old. IS the brief bat startling experience
OF Alfred Blo1gett, 4 butcher OF this city
as told by himself.
Blo1gstt says "a vas married on Au-
gus II, year ago. 20 Elsie Cona.y, whose
parents live In Tacoma Last summer
the Blodgetts lived at Mcmillan this state
on hop ranch, and Their married life SO
far had been one OF happiness, at least
SO tie husband supposed, for he said that
had anybody told him fifteen minutes be-
fore his wife let him that she would do
such thing. he could not have believed
Z. About the first OF last August. accord
ing to Mr.. Blodgei;. the man who ruined
his home began his nefsrious work. The
villain in the domestic tragedy is played
by ;. Cleln, who. Bl0igett says, about
this time went 10 Mrs Bio4getts parents
In Tacoma 10 find out where she was. He
vas told that she was on a hop ranch at
McAiil!an. with her husband. CIe.n then
went to PuyAiup. got a livery zig and
drove over 20 the ranch. BloGgett WAS
out in the hop field working. and all not
see him. But II seems tina. Mrs. Rl0dgett
did. and that she consented % meet him
In this city. Clein giving her s. to pay
her expenses. She met him here accord
ing to the programme. al COO Yesler av-
wards went 10 Skykomlsh. where, Blod-
gett says. GLEN runs a saloon.
When Clein left Skykomish about Al
gust l." said Blodgett yesterday. he told
the people OF the town that he vas go
ing away 10 get married. After my wife
joined him. he went back to skykomish
and hired.a room In the hotel OF Mrs.
Fields, and started 10 build house Of
two rooms. When the house vas COM
plste5 and furnished he took my wife
INTO IL. and they have lived IN it since,
he introducing her 10 everybody as his
wife. She came down 10 this city last
wednesday, having got word from some
body that there was going 10 be trouble.
Ce!n followed her. and went TO my attor-
ney here and wanted to settle The case.
Offering 10 pay me $f00, but / do not feel
disposed 10 settle such case as that. I
have brought suit against him for $1,000
damages, and papers we're served on him
last week. He has been in this business
before. and has had A number OF women
up there whom he has called wife
when my wife went up there with
him she told the people she met That she
had secured a divorce from nae, and had
married Ciein on August 5, although she
did not leave me until August 9. She has
not secured a divorce, although she has
brought suit for one, claiming that /
struck her three times In the face. But
this IS all untrue: there never was a bit
OF trouble between US, and she has been
put up to IL by this man Clein. who has.
evidently, a great deal OF influence over
her l went 10 Prosecuting Attorney
Haste today 10 get warrant for Clein's
arrest. but he refused TO issue one tell
ing me that I should send a man up there
and have the couple watched, 70 see II
they were living together. But took
two witnesses up 10 his Office who have
seen them together there. have talked
with them, and whom my wife has told
that she had married Clein.'
Bodgett says that Clein is a man about
~ years CID. and IS dance
hall man Ills witnesses 10 his
w.fes alleged infidelity are Charles How
ard and his wife. who lived with their
daughter al Skykomish. and Mrs. Wick
ham. whose husband. he says, is a police
man in this city.
Prosecuting Attorney Haste denies that
Hlodgett offered him any convincing evil
dence OF Mrs. Rodgett's living with Cleln
in Slrykomish.
''IIa came to my Office" said Mr.. HASTE
yesterday. when asked with reference to
Blodgetts statements. accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs Howard. After he had told
hls story, I questioned the two witnesses.
and found that their evidence would by
no means warrant a prosecution. Mr..
Howard had simply passed by house at
Skykornish, and on looking in through an
omen door. had seen Mrs. Bfodgett and
CIein in the sitting room. Mrs. Howarf's
testimony was II possible weaker Her
story was about as follows:
" Mrs. Plodgett came 20 my dressmak-
ing establishment the other Gay, and IN
talking with her 7 noticed rent IN her
dress "You must not think strange OF
chat" she said, "for Clein had the key -
my room. and he would not let me In
50 that 7 could change my dress.
This" continued Mr.. HASTE. was an
soluteiv all that they could state. Now.
any ono knows that IN a small town Ike
Skykom!sh. whore a man and woman
have been living together as long as
Blodgett says that his wife and Getn have
been living. convincing proof would be
easily obtainahle. Blodgett did indeed
mention the name Of one other witness,
a Mrs. BowleS but on questioning Howard
about her. 7 came to the conclusion that
her evidence would be no better than thai
already offered.
I'm considering Faodre,Fs case Il must
- remembered that his wife has = di-
vorce suit pending against him n the
King county superior court, IN which he
is charged With cruelty. and he has not
pleaded adultery against her in his re-
ply"
Mr.. RlodEett however. insists that Mrs.
Howard told Mr. Hastie that Clein intro
duce1 Mrs. Blodgett % her as his wife;
house OF Two rooms: also that Mrs. Blod-
rett claimed 20 have gotten a divorce and
- have been married 10 Clein. lie also
saws he has amended MS answer 70 the
divorce sus by adding a charge OF adul-
terry.
n c. ON. the attorney who brought the
divorce sult for Mrs. Blodgett on the
grounds OF cruelty. SAYS that as 4 matter
~ fact Mrs Blodgett left her husband ard
Wv. ., i've with relatives in Tacoma. he
fore she went 20 Skykomish and that
when she went there Il was not AT the re-
,aset IF Cle.n but ct the request ~ Mrs.
Nfrroraia. the wife ~ Clein's partner.
Cle.n Indignantly denies the aspeTsion
am. 30 x living IN adultery with Mrs
r7leFre,t owing 70 the nature % the
cause TIA, led Mrs. Blodwott n leave her
husband 70 was not stated specifically ia
me complaint. tut y contest - 70 male.
evidence viii be given as &c Mr. Blodgetts
unnatural passions