The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-17
IODGED A WARRANT.
18th Flies to San Francisco
With Mrs. Clough.
- ,.1Ax or THEIR INTRIGUE.
CO. Conductor Avoids Paying ALI
mony by DESERVING His Family
for His Mistress.

x.,rsmonlaI infelicity and inhdelify.
I,S,,esd hy frlconpatfblIity OF temper
ss.osssdiy yellow streak in the moral
~ 49,. ~ each. has resulted in the eiope-
- ~ prank E. Heath and Mrs Edwin
rgonUh both OF this city. who are
- srrposea 70 be 81 San Francisco
s-znk E Heath let oenind hlf1 a a.
- zfge ana two handsome children,
- seven years old. who are now in
-ssg.,, with the parents OF the wife.
d. Laura cl0ugh deserted not
s.slanH but her -year-old boy.
~ fortunately. has found a home with
-~-sndfafhe.r Capt. William III. clougn.
= Lake Union
ua.sh has been a conductor on the
80 avenue cable line for about hye,
- danbiing with side issues In the IN
- a. one time keeping a small res
49,. AT the lake, and at another BUY
- ,s.i estate. and again buying the
- hooxIooed steamer Forsaken. In
- la. venture he made some money,
- sf.sr he had owned her for very
80. Zine she was destroyed By FIRE ABOUT
..r ago and he secured about l,fo
s~.n.ne money on her Heath came mere
80 The middle West with his wife, ana
- TWO went to housekeeping. out the
80 Of discord was soon planted IN the
k.rrS
- geath applied for and was granted
ssvorce on the grounds o. neglect, de-
.....an and other causes, and 80 strong
I. she make ner case that the judge
~-r,ed her 81 60 aIimony, TO be paid In
.ssfhIy instruments OF 80 each.
- woman in the case had already
=. her appearance long before the d.
- was applied for, in the form OF Mrs.
fs<n whose evident uncongenlai mat
sseslai surroundings caused her 10 look
srshere for eociety. How she ana
Hath sirst became acquainted II not
r.neraily known, but their intimacy be-
szne so notorious along the line of the
mai that Il was common talk. The wo-
mar vas not handsome, bat dashing.
ssrssblonde and a stylish dresser. greatly
s4voud the means OF her slow going hus-
Sand The usually kind friend" was
fapns 10 tell the husband Of the iniidelity
Of his wife, but Clough would not see
what every one OF his friends knew was
roGng on openly. About six months ago
Heath was admitted into the Ciough
family as a bodrder. and shortly after
that Clough. II is aaid. stumbled onto
occniar evidence Of infdclity that left no
room for doubt Heath left the house ana
the misguided wife left the city, going 10
her folks a. Roseburg, or. she returned
10 this city about six weeks ago ana
boarded at Mrs. Riddles on the lake
shore for one or two weeks From there
she removed TO a room IN the city. where
Il Is said she was more free TO carry on
her intercourse with Heath, and here all
trace OF her seemed 10 have been lost
until sine turned up with Heath on board
the steamer Island Belle Sunday. April 4.
10th bound for Port Townsend.
Heath's sudden fight was caused by his
neglecling 70 pay his divorced wife's all
inony OF SIS month. resulting in her Sc
curing z bench warrant for his arrest.
This wa placed Ia the hands of a deputy
sheriff. but Heath getting wind of 1t. fed
and kept out Of the way until he sue
eeeded in getting himself and his para
mour on board the steamer.
Their filght was discovered shortly after
they LEFT. and the further information
vas secured that they intended taking
the steamer Walla Walla at Port Towns
end for san Francisco. The sheriff with
ne unserred bench warrant teiegrapheG
he Port Townsend authorities 20 make
he arrest. The officers boarded the Walla
Waua and made "A thorough search. but
failed 10 find the couple. for the reason
that they had not yet gone on board. As
soon as the officers left the steamer and
before the gangplank was pulled In the
two runaways slipped on board and were
carried S0Dth. iauShiilS Ut tittt Vhu tit'N-
t-ness At San Francisco messenger
stood at the gangplank calling out; "A
message here for Frank +. Heath" II
failed 10 work. however. for Heath and
the woman passed out without falling
into tire trap.
AmcnE a certain class the woman has
not borne a good name. and had the rep
atat.on OF swearing like pirate" do
ing so with the ease and grace OF IN old
soliier. She had n fondness for the low
er order OF pleasures. and sang rtsGue
songs 20 her own accompaniment on the
banjo which she picked fairly we'll She
long aso declared that sh9 was tired OF
her ashland. who. she said. had become
80 extensive TO her that she ha-ed the
sigh. Of hi.l. while she had hut little
more affection for her own child. deciar-
ing I shot time before she ran away
that she would soon get rid OF him and
ali a,ter burdens.
Frank r. Heath had a good reputation
smeay his fellow conductors until his In
timsey with this woman became motor
ioas, ard some Of hts friends tried to
warn him. on all such occasions he
would hrazen 1, out with the statement
that there was nothing criminal in their
relationship Heath was not known 20
he o,herwlss lissipated. and he was sup
posed to be rather saving OF his money.