The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-01
TOOK HIS WIFE AND CHILD.
sol Atkins RObs One Man of His Wife
and Another of HIS Money.

Solomon T. Akin has skipped the city
with the wife and 2-months-Old child OF
his friend William Collins. and nearly
5000 in cash belonging 10 the firm Of
Richardson & Akin, Of which g. B. Rich
ardson is the senior partner. Mrs. Col
Inns also carried away 500 belonging TO
her husband
The escapade was well planned by both
parties. Akin formerly boarded at the
same house with the Collinses. No. 45lz
jefferson street. Recently Mr.. Collins
moved his family to No. % West Broad
street. He had never noticed any undue
familiarity between his wife and Akin.
though other people have commented on
it, Akin was formerly a furniture collec-
tor for the Savannah Furniture Company.
For the last three months ne has been
running a grocery and bar in partner
ship with Richardson at Mil and Farm
streets.
The business was fairly prosperous. and
the firm had considerable money deposited
in the bank. Saturday Akin went TO the
banks in which the firms money was de-
posted and drew il all out. He also took
all the cash on hand. He told Richardson
that he was going up into the country to
see his relatives, and that he would not
be back for a few days, so the latter
thought nothing of II when Akin did not
show up Monday morning.
Monday morning Mrs. Collins bid her
husband "A very affectionate good-by.
placing her arms around his neck ana
hugglng and kissing him. She insisted
that he come home carly to dinner. When
he went 10 dinner his wife was not in
the house, and the people there did not
know where she had gone. When he came
back to supper she was still absent, and
he then realized that something was
wrong. His wife had also taken her
2-months-old infant with her. He searched
high and low for her, and from informa-
ton which he obtained he concluded that
she had left town with Akin.
Yesterday morning the distracted hus-
band received a letter from his wife
which she had mailed in Savannah tell
ing him that she had left him for good and
She told him that he was welcome to every
thing she had left behind. and wished him
long and happy life. She said she had
taken her baby and intended to keep 1t.
Mr.. Collins had something over 500 i'm
one of the banks, which I'm an excess
of affection, he had deposited in his wife =
name ana which she drew out Monday
morning.
Mr.. Richardson also received a letter
from his absconding partner, in which
Akin expressed his desire TO do the square
thing by his partner as far as possible
He told Richardson that he was well
come to his share in the grocery business,
and that he could have his horse and
buggy also. He also enclosed a check
SO on the Mutual Gas Light Company
Mr.. Richardson does not think he will
be a verw heavy loser. Still he thinks
that AIKEN got the lions share.
The police have not been requested to
look the parties up, and no one knows
which way they have gone. Mrs. Col
Inns is said to be very handsome woman
Mr.. Collins is employed at Cohen g.
Brown clothing store on Broughton
street He is very much broken up over
his loss. Mr.. Collins says that II he can
get back his baby he is willing to let his
wife 60 He has the sympathy Of num-
Der of friends in his misfOrtunes.