The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-31
WESLEY PERRY'SWO
Beguiled by 4 Grass Widow
and Her Confederate.
NOW NE MoURHs HIS MONEY.


TIE arrest OF A. c.. Hansen, a book
keeper, and Jenny 81. Crosby. dress
maker. OF Portland. at Tacoma Tues
day, while en- route 10 this ciss. proves
10 be q very interesting climax 70 a
love story. in which Wessey Perry. a
veteran OK the civil war. haiiing from
Sidney. Is the victim Of the wilkes Of q
grass widow.
Perry. is that he met AIRS. Crosby FIVE
years ago in an old tent in Sidney in
. crippled condition and in needy cir
cunstaaces. He took pity on her and
took her 10 his home to live with her
two children. She lived there through
the winter. and in the spring her hus-
band came and took her away. and
gave Perry >75 for her keeping. He
gave the woman butterfly hreastpin
and other gifts. He saw her a num-
Ter OF times afterward, and last spring
he received a letter from her written
at Tacoma, saying that she was slary-
ing. He didn't answer her LAST letter.
and received another one saying that
she would not go back to her husband,
as she was afraid OF him. After that
he sent her SO or $50 every. week.
She left Tacoma and went to Portland,
and Perry followed her, and when he ar
sfve1 gave her so In coin. Shortly
afserwa<d she got divorce from her
husband.
Perry went back to Sidney, and short
~ after arriving received letter from
man named Hansen saying that May
Willard was sick In a hospital in Port
land and wanted some money. At the
same time he received a letter from the
woman saying that he was her only
friend and that he could trust Hansen
with the money sent to her. He sent
her some money, like the devoted lover
he was. and after that directed all his
letters to Hansen. Soon after, she
sent Perry word to come to Portland,
and they would get married. or course
he went. and took lots OF money. He
was met at the train by the mutual
friend Hansen. He went up to the
place where she was rooming and they
had a regular love match. She called
him all the sweet names she could
think Of.
1t wasn'E long before she struck him
for money with which to buy silk
dress, and he didn't have the hearr
to refuse her." He also gave her a
gold watch and a diamond ring. She
asked him how much money he had,
and he told her q whole beltful. She
tod him that thieves had a peculiar
magnet. which they carried In their
pocket, and when they were near any
one who had gold about his person the
magnet would draw in that diresstion.
He believed her and gave her the
money for safe keeping. and he never
saw it again. Hansen told him that he
was going to give her his money for
safe keeping" Hansen said he was
going to Spokane. but the woman told
Perry to ask him to accompany them
to San Francisco. The trunks were
packed and sent down TO the wharf.
and Perry and Hansen went down with
them, but the fair May was not to be
seen. Hansen said he would go after her.
He returned with her about O'Clock.
and asked Perry for his ticket, 50 that
he could check the trunks. That was
the last seen of Hansen Perry and
the woman went down town, and when
near SIKH street she went into a house.
saying she would be out soon. but .she
never came back
lie rushed down to the vessel. t,rt she
was nowhere to be seen. Realizing that
he had been robbed, Perry went to the
police station and swore out q COM
plaint. The officers learned that the
couple had taken a train for Tacoma
and telegraphed on TO arrest them.