The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-01
SAD HER DOWNFALL
SIN BEAUTY, FOUND IN sQUAL-i
OR AT HAMLINE.
HER coNsoRT is ARRESTED.
HARRISON SAYRE WILL BE
CALLED UPON TO FACE sERI-
Gus CHARGES.
HER CONSORT IS ARRESTED.
Against the Chief Participants I'm
the Story Which Caused the
Arrest Last Night.

Harrison Sayre, fifty-six years old,
who claims to be a real estate dealer
at Minneapolis, was arrested last even
ing by officers from the Prior avenue
station. Sayre was taken in custody
on warrant issued on a complaint
sworn to by Relief Agent Hutchins,
which charges him with living with a
woman to whom he is not married at
| 1899 Thomas street, this city. Sayre
was arrested at the house on Thomas
street, and will be arraigned in the
| police court this morning. The arrest
| of Sayre was the result of numerous
complaints made to Relief Agent
Hutchins by the neighbors in the vi
entity of the house occupied by Sayre
and the woman in the case. The neigh
bors complain that the woman takes
no care of her children, and that the
case is one which needs attention by
the authorities both on the ground
Of humanity and public morals.
Verona Weber and Harrison Sayre,
Of Minneapolis, it is charged, have lived
together as man and wife something
like six or seven years, and during the
last year have resided at 1899 Thomas
street, Hamline, where the former has
lived in a state Of almost absolute
want, and, until recently wretchedness
and filth unspeakable. Verona Weber
is the daughter Of John Weber, of
Alma, Wis, and has brother in ST.
Paul. Her mother died when she was a
little thing, and she was reared by a
family, where, to use her fathers
words, 'She was taught anything but
to work" She grew up a handsome
brunette, with good education and
an excellent knowledge of both Ger
man and English. She seems to have
lapsed morally, however, although
some years ago, upon the birth Of a
boy baby, she informed her father that
she was married. He went to Mime
apoliS, where she and her husband re-
sided, and made them a visit, the lat
ter assuming to be a man of means
and claiming to own the home in
which they resided. This, however,
proved to be an untruth on the part Of
Mr.. Sayre, and after moving about
from place to place, the daughter
wrote her father that they were unable
to pay even a small rent. Later he
discovered that the couple were not
married, and, while previous to this
he would have assisted his daughter
and taken her home, he was not in cir
cumstances to allow Of his doing so
then. The couple moved from st. Paul
to Hamline some time ago, and lived in
such apparent want and squalor that
the neighbors, after rendering all kinds
of aid reported the matter to the re-
lief association, and the two were
brought into court and the then young
est child, boy two years old, who
had never been taught to use his
limbs, was placed in ST. Luke's hospi-
| tai. This child was still q nursing
baby, although two years DID, and was
sadly in need Of care The couple went
back again to their home and lived
about the same kind of life as before
Seven weeks ago the woman gave
birth to a pair Of twins boys, both Of
whom are alive. Mr.. Sayre is in Min
neapolis all day, only going to Ham
line late each night and returning ear
ly In the morning. He is an old SOL
der and In the real estate business,
though he lives chiefly on his pension
Each night he brings to the woman
| In the dismal home at Hamline enough
| to live on for the next twenty-four
| hours
She, poor creature, has not been
without the door of her wretched
| abode, except at night. for a year.
When the case was first reported to
| Mr.. Hutchins the rooms were filthy
| and lacked nearly every article of fur
nfture usually to be found in even the
plainest OF dwellings. Beds, there were
| none. The association furnished a bed
for the oldest boy, and the man was
made to provide a bed for the wo-
man. At her confinement she was
| alone. as she has been ever since. AL
though possessing a good education
and speaking like a lady the wretched
woman seems unable to do ANYTHING
| toward lettering her condition. She
has been given any quantity Of cloth
ing by the Relief society and the neigh
| borS about her home but makes no
effort to use such of the garments as
do not please her, refusing to wear an
undervest which had not been ironed.
| She wore no shoes or stockings when
| the residents first noticed her. and
wore her dresses up to her knees. She
has been persuaded to dress more in
! accordance with the popular custom
Of the day and the house has been put
! into much cleaner shape. A Glob e
reporter called upon her Tuesday after
noon and, after a few words, was adj
mttted. Mrs. Sayre. as she calls her
self, made many excuses for the sta re-
of the house and explained that thew
had thought of moving but that she
would not go to Minneapolis to reside
and they had decided to STAY where
they were for the fall, at least. but
that while they had managed to get
through the winter of year ago. at
Hamline. she was afraid the little
babies would freeze unless thew had
T" oiiiCl QUo1 lCi .. L lie TOOIIl was In q
state Of disorder. but not dirty. A trunk
stood against the door into the hallway
which she had removed when coming
| to the door. An open closet showed
number of we'll made and Clearly
gowns. and piles of clothing were scat
tered about the floor. At one side of
the room stood bed minus any. cover
Ing but a gay orange and white quilt.
A number of dirty pillows without
! cases were scattered about on tho bod
upon which lay a couple of babies,
clothed only In dirty under garments.
One child, bright little fellow with
red cheeks and big blue eyes and in
clined to be very friendly in a baby
sort Of a way, was engaged in the de-
light-ful occupation of examining his
own little hands which certainly were