The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-24
MY ABRAHAMS LEFT
AZ Wife Alleges a Conspiracy
to Get Rid Of Her.
.,Rfp AWAY TO HoNoLuLu.
: rersarssble Story ola Plot and How
- WIFE Fooled IL After Long
Useless Voyage.

= rnilp Abrahams from this city last
o.e.usber row promises 60 come To
49, m the trial Of the divorce suit
a..s.red In the superior court by Abra-
- against Minnie Jean Ahxa1sams
= e6,das1ts fled yesterday the wife
- tzss details OF q transaction
.s~mntzng TO a conspiracy 70 put her
- 81 the state In order that her htts-
- might secure a legal Separation
- free 10 form whatever new ALL
S1ke might choose Kate Hamilton,
sd as & servant Ia the Abgahasns
odd, e mentioned az one OF the
- performers In a dcep-Iaid scheme.
-. AbragIa1ns. VINO L. now q years
~ ays that during the frs. part Of
- married life AbFa11aus fire.
s 1.zszly gave her money until she had
sysd up 5000 and placed IL In bank.
30 her husband borrowed 4he money.
enne Of which he invested in the buzz
- OF the Abraharns Grocery Com
nany. informing her that she should
I've credit therein. She bought a
- IN Georgetown and THE couple re-
edsa there. Abrahams. she says. fire.
rueu&iy Informed her that ne had a
tank account In San Francisco and
1T his business was prosperous.
Eariy in November, 1884. she says.
Abfahan1s. without cause. became
eney ind remained away from home
No weeks. and welen hts wife went to
he store to ask what the matter was
3 hat he grew angry. abused her and
csIicd her many vile names: and that a
lay or two later. after having said that
y would no longer i've with her. sud-
1eniy. and without apparent cause. he
kff between two days, conceaaing his
NAereabouts from her and his credit
as. Before ha went away, however.
M. Ahgahams says. ne went to the
& kme during her absence and got small
articles of wearing apparel. including a
Of +. badge. and there told Kate
hamilton. the servant girl. as Mrs.
Abnhanss WIS Informed. that he was
eompeiled to leave because his financial
t9sars were 81 such shape that he
e0uid not face his creditors: that he
6tended To start anew in a new coun~
NJ: that he regretted his harsh Ian
euage; that ne had enough money to
art respectfully In a new country.
nd when. settled would send for his
Mfe; that In abe zr1eantin.e. as ne did
~ dare to let alis CREDITORS know
Naere ne was. he would wrste to Miss
NHniHon, and through her would COM
mznscate with Mrs. Abrahazns: and
~ he had requested tie servant girl
= help Mrs. Ahx,ahams 20 come To him
When he should find a location.
ms above statements, Mrs. Abr-ahaarx
ekys. outline a deep-laid conspiracy to
81 her away from the country and out
q he jurisdiction OF the court. and TO
take ell her household goods and other
property which she had collected and
saved But ~ that time she believed
the representations TO be sincere and
e'xteavoFed 70 carry out her husbands
wishes - conveyed to her by the SER
vans GIRL
N ne course of ten days. Mrs. Abra-
hAns sayS Miss Hamilton received a
Iet'er from ihe~missing man, In which
ns saad ne had concluded to go to Homo
lau. and that his wife should Join him
v Stn Francisco In time to sail Janu
~ ~ AIRS. Abrasianls at once made
hsf PREPARATIONS and sold her house.
u0n ko'ds and furniture and the equity
ner nome. receiving the net sum of
49, after paying small bills Mrs.
ARahanis says she then gave Miss
Asmilson 1920, of which she used ss7
sauy ticket 90 Honolulu.
u least two other letters came to the
erant girl, Abrahasns giving explicit
aseuons how his wife should proceed.
& explained that ne was now living
shaer the assumed name OF Abraham
sssAips. and that It would be necessary
M her TO change her name CORE
sondlngly In order To conceal her
Hehtty and destination. Two boxes
.aa trunk, containing family pictures,
sHcr~aTe and other property. We're
sssAed and taken charge of by the ser
sAa GIRL who afterward, u 10 said.
Presented Ia Mrs Abrahams a bin OF
salrss showing on its face. under date
ANesnoer -. 1894. that IL had been Is
wed by the agent OF the steamship
sshi'any. the consignor and consignee
Es Kate Hamilton, ard that the
tsTeTty had been addressed 70 Homo
ia'o' The hEli of ladIng. Mrs. Abrahasns
ss i'=az. Been forged. but at the time
sse believed II genuine. aud she de-
sfe7ed to Miss Hamilton the trunk 20
eh|cked. The servant girl. Il is al
49, caused this 10 be done. but first
.ssseVed Mrs. Ahrahams' night dresses
Aaeas and other clothing.
opsn AIRS. AbrahanS' arrival AZ Ga,
s'a''saseo January .. she followed the
seecsscns given her and stopped M H.,
=. ..'eef'iai icual hotel under the mama ~
IS Aefalaan Phillips. but no one came
h'r She learned that the
sH'Nr would sail January is. and on
ssa0ssy she received the following
U.egrain from Seattle:
sf'nt package 10 steamer. A. win H.,
- her, ~.
4he package referred 10 was n
= 80 ~ baby clothes from a Seattle
sssiiaker. and the letter "A" was
- i'T Acraharns. In aosoniance
previous directions Mrs. Ahra-
~''s took nct staterccgn on The steam
a. =, stA'Aaiasag there unohservesf. Every
caE'se QUE IA had ba3Sn sietailesa Ia
AF except THAI she could ana ~, ,,.>.,
.@ husband. He was not on the
ana had rot been: but the vessel
A. out az seo, and Mrs. Abraha:1ss.
l'HaS her husband through some
- ''4ss gone on before. trusted 10
s,sS hsn at Honolulu. When she
A. ts'efe she learned he had nss.
a. 'HeFe. ard she discovered that the
-, s'Ns's and her trunk, which Kate
=, 80. had pretended 10 ship. had
nn 1 Tine Mrs. Ahrahaxns had but
49,. bat sire ty,1r,ss4ss -. -
e. SNhdl'.aa 70 friends made during
voyage Ans - A. - So