The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-10-05

TWO APPLICANTS FOR DIVORCE
UNDER ARREST FOR PERJURY.
DR.. EDGAR AND MRS, DAVIDSON.
A Kentucky Ok'ahoma Romance with q
Tennessee Sequel Two Guilty Hearts
That Longed Co Beat ~ One-The
u.d, Old story of sin and Hstrs-
bution slew hat sare.

Last May heavy set man with
bushy beard arrived in Guthrie from
Oklahoma City, accompanied by n
rather small, ordinary looking woman
and two handsome children. The cou-
pie had been living at oklahoma City
for some time passing under the name
OF Craig and their goods were shipped
under that name.
The man rented room over the
postotliee and hung out sign "Dr. J
I. Edgar, homeopathic Physician and
Surgeon" ard the couple soon took up
their abode in a handsomely furnished
cottage on East Villas avenue. All
went well for few weeks and the
couple were often seen on the streets
with the two pretty children and at
tracted much attention.
One day early in July a strange man
with the unmistakable bearing of a
Sonthcrner, stepped from Santa Fe
train and asked for the best hotel
There was nothing unusual about the
man but DR. Edgar who happened to
be in the depot turned deadly pale and
drew back in the corner until the
stranger was out OF sight then jumped
into a cab and was driven furiously to
the cottage on Villas avenue where
there was CONSERVATION for time and
then he and the woman of the house
drove as hurriedly TO a lawyers Office.
In very brief space OF time the law
year appeared before Judge Dale and
secured an injunction against Frank
c. Davidson seeing his wife, Anna
Davidson. and his two children for
tear he should do them bodily harm.
Before the newcomer had finished
his dinner at the Royal hotel this order
of the court was served on him for he
was none other than Frank G.. David
son, revenue collector for the First dis.
trict OF Kentucky, who was searching
for his wife who had lett home some
time before with their two children,
ostensibly to visit in Kansas City but
really to elope with DIR. j. II. Edgar,
their family physician, who had de-
serted his wife and eight children at
the home of all concerned, Lexington,
Kentucky, The couple had come to
Oklahoma hoping among strangers to
hide their guilt and secure divorces
from those whom they had betrayed
and deserted and 1t was only by acei.
dent that Davidson learned of his wife
being here.
The next day he was allowed to see
his children and at once filed an an
swer to his wife's suit for divorce al
legins her guilt and demanding Gus
tody of the children. After he had de
parted DR.. Edgar who had been In
hiding fer several days appeared at
his Off &c packed his goods and moved
to Norman
In u few days Mrs. Davidson with
drew her petition for divorce and fol-
lowed him with the children. Things
got too hot for them there however
and they soon disappeared again.
They went from there 20 Memphis,
Tenn. where both recently applied
for divorces swearing that they had
been residents of Tennessee. AS re
suit of the false swearing both of them
have this week been arrested and
jailed for perjury and the outraged
husband has at last secured possession
OF his little ones. Both Davidson and
Mrs. Edgar will prosecute the pair
vigorously and their chances are good
for term in the penitentiary.
Mrs. Davidson is a daughter OF Col
Horace Craig, prominent citizen OF
Walnut, Kansas, and when she was
married to Mr.. Davidson at the age OF
10, ten years ago. they eloped roman
tically from her home.
Their married life was happy until
dnring the past year Edgar took adj
vantage of his position as family ply
sician TO obtain undue influence over
and ruin her.