Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
In Search of His Wife.

MT. w. C. Wilson of Quincy, Gadsden county Fsla., arrived in Montgomery this morning at 11:20 and was seen at the union depot by the Age-Herald man, to whom he related the following ratner remarkable story of runaway wife
 J. H. Williams of Dade City, Fla, cousin of Mr. Wilson's, is one of the wealthiest vegetable and fruit growers of that portion of the Land of Flowers, also owning property in Cuba He was possessed of a handsome wife, four chll- dren and happy and luxurious home. About the 1st of January of this year he left his family and went to Cuba to look after his property and was gone for a week. When he returned to Dade City he found that his wife had gone he knew not where and carried with her his four children. Since that time no tidings have come to him of his missing wife and babies, though he has been search ing high and low for them. few days ago a letter came to him stating that woman and children answering to the printed description sent out broadcast over the country had been seen in Ozark on the 23d of January. Al the time of the receipt of this letter MT. Williams was sick in bed, but sent his cousin. Mir. Will son, to Ozark at once.
 Mr. Wilson arrived in Ozark yesterday, but could find no clue to the whereabouts of the missing wife. She had been there. as stated in the letter, but no one knew where she had gone. She went under an asslFied name and applied to several prominent citizens of the city for aS sistance to get to Montgomery. She rep resented herself as the widow of a Ma son, which she could very well do being the wife of a Mason and a Mason herself. MT. Wilson arrived here this morning to continue the search. He has enlisted the aid of the police department, and If Mrs. Wilson and the children are in the city they will be found
 The following is description of the woman, as given to Chief Gerald: Thir- ty-nine years old, but looks much young CT; handsome and always dresses we'll Blue eyes and dark hair. Medium height A woman of good address and pleasing manners. The children are from ? to Ii years of age, two being boys and two girls.
 MT. Wilson says that Mrs Williams was always considered a model wife. though she was of very cratic tenn perament Several years ago she took S2s00 of her husbands money and went to New Orleans. where she remained for six months. giving a reaSon for her strange conduct that she was tired of home and wanted change. She spent s1400 of the s2S00 during her stay in the Crescent City.
 Mrs. Williams has relatives in Texas, but she has not gone to them. It is not known how much money she carried away with her. but it was thought to be considerable sum, as she was treas urer for the family.
 MT. Wilson will make thorough search of this city and of Birmingham. and if he fails to locate the woman in either place he will go to New Orleans and thence to Texas. The husband will spare no expense to find and become pos sessed of his children.
 Up to nightfall no traces of the woman had been found, though Chief Gerald thinks she was in the city some time ago. fN4fgE A Futile Effort
 The Age-Herald during the past three months has gained many subscribers and readers in Montgomery; in fact, has be- come so very popular with those people of the Capital City who desire and pay for the news that it has aroused the envy of local newsletter to such an extent that he Is trying to effect boycott of the Age Herald. The newsdealer all luded to in the above controls the city circulation of the two local dailies, and the newsboys who sell his papers on the streets also sell the Age Herald. For several mornings past the boys have re- fused to sell the Age Herald. giving as a reason therefor that if they sold it they. would not be allowed to sell the local dailies The services of other boys were