Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-03
LOST WIFE AND CHILD.
Unpleasant Fix of Bangor Man,
Whose Wife Runs Away.
Doesn't Want the Wife But Does Want to
See His Child.

Lynn. Mass, May 2-Moses F. Ayles,
lately of Bangor, Me-, now residing at 81
Weston avenue, has invoked the assistance
of the police to find his 6-years-old daugh-
ter, whom he claims accompanied its
mother to Lynn and has now disappeared
His wife, he states, knows the where
abouts OF the child, but refused to divulge
its habitation to him. He ask that he be
allowed to see and converse with the
child three or four times year.
Ayies claims to be sailor. and says
that for years he and his wife lived in
Bangor, Ne when he was not at sea. Six
years ago daughter was born, and this
is the child he now wishes to find.
About three months ago, upon the re-
turn to Bangor of the vessel on which he
had shipped, he states that his wife and
he agree to move to Lynn, and day was
set upon which she and the child should
make the trip.
He went to Boston on the schooner and
from that city came to Lynn upon the day
his wife was to reach here. Every train
from the east he watched carefully, he
states, and all day hung around the depot
until the last train arrived, at midnight.
Thinking some accident had happened,
the next day he started for Maine, and ar
irving there learned that his wife had left
the day before she agreed to go.
Returning to Lynn, he began a search
for the wife and child. He visited nearly
every hotel boarding house and lodging
house in the city, but has searched in vain.
He sought work at the Thomson Houston
Electric Works
A hp,, be ho n n
along Central avenue. following the street
parade of Primrose q Vests minstrels,
when in the window of lodging house.
he claims that he saw his wife and a
strange man. For two days and nights
he remained near the house and finally
became satisfied that the woman he had
seen was his wife.
Ayles states that, Tuesday night, he
followed the couple while they were out for
walk and accosted them on Pearl street.
He walked up behind them, and placing
his hand on the mans shoulder, who, he
claims. is IA barber stated that he wanted
to see him. His wife screamed and told
her companion that the man was her hus-
band.
Immediately, Ayles claims, the barber
proceeded to divest himself of his coat and
showed unmistakable evidence that he
would fight for the possession of the
woman. Ayles took off his own coat and
struck the barber blow in the face
which staggered him. The barber ran
away, leaving his wife and Ayle together.
1t was then, Ayles say, that his wife
absolutely refused to allow him to see the
child. Il want nothing whatever to do
with her," says Ayles, but do want to
see my daughter"
A number of persons were on Pearl
street when this incident took place. and
they state that Ayles pleaded with his
wife to tell him where the child was, but
she refused, and stated that she did not
wish to see him any more. She left him
standing on the sidewalk, and turning
down side street. disappeared
Aylcs is about 35, and says he has al
ways done everything in his power to
make his wife happy, and cannot under
stand why he should be deserted He had
suspicious, he says, about his wife before
they left Bangor.