St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-05

suing out the writ, that Glorine was
Wrongfully kept by his wife from him,
the child's natural guardian; that Mrs.
Thompson has been corresponding with
a real estate man named James Nc
Caulsen, of st. Louis. and receiving
letters from him addressed to Mrs
Taylor at the postoffice general deliv-
cry; that Mrs. Thompson intends to
join McCaulsen in st. Louis, taking
Gloline with her and that Mrs.
Thompson has an insanely violent
temper, is -untruthfuL and uses pro-
fame language.
Mrs. Thompson informed a G. 10 e
reporter shortly after the writ was serv-
ed that her correspondence with the ST.
Louis man was simply to secure the
payment of money which, out of her
own earnings, she had sent to that city
to pay off mortgage on her furniture
and piano. She had mortgag ged the fur
niture to help her husband. She eX-
hibited correspondence in confederation
from guarantee and storage" COM
pany, of 110 North Eighth street, st.
Louis. Her husband, she said, wanted
her to sacrifice her property and give
all her earnings to himself. Thus she
had been obliged to preserve a certain
secrecy as to her remittances. She de-
MED the other charges, except that she
did not, Of course, desire to intrust her
child to a man who had shown himself
unable and untitled to care for young
girl.
About the time that the writ was be-
Ing served on Mrs. Thompson an officer
was looking for her husband to arrest
him on charge of assault and battery
which she had sworn out. The assault
is alleged to have taken place last
o. HKyIn oc oil DIV
Thompson is said to have dragged his
wife down an uncarpeted stairway. The
provOcatiOn advanced by Thompson to
his landlady was that Mrs. Thompson
had used improper language in the
presence Of the child Glorine. He was
bailed out by Rev. Mr. Horton. Inquiry
among the persons with whom the
Tbompsons had lived as to who is real
ly to blame at different times since COM
Ing to st. Paul revealed a sentiment as
strongly in favor of the wife as it was
against the husband.
Mrs. G. Watts, who is Mrs. Thomp-
sons landlady at 42O Franklin street,
in January he had worked but one
week, while Mrs. Thompson had spent
the time canvassing for photograph
firm. On last Thursday Mrs.
Watts had seen Thompson in the
act of dragging his wife down
stairs. MIS-. thompson, on the
other hand, Mrs. Watts says, has al
ways conducted herself with discre-
ton. She had been an attentive nurse
to Thompson during his illness, and
had returned abuse with kindness. She
had taken devoted care of Glorine
Tuesday morning Mrs. Watts decided
to keep Thompson away from her
rooms, the rent of which he had not
paid for nine weeks. So she allowed
Mrs. Thompson to pack her trunk and
leave it in the rooms. Thompson's per-
sonal belongings were placed on the
stairway. He arrived home at p. m
and was refused admission to the
room, from which he wanted his wifes
trunk, claiming it as his own. He
went away and returned with Rev. Mr.
Horton and several men from the tab
ernacle's congregation. Policemen were
called in by both sides, but Thompson
not getting the trunk, departed with
his associates. Mrs. Thompson re-
mained with her landlady Glorine, in
the meanwhile, had been placed in the
hands of friends, Thompson having
threatened to take possession of the
child.
A teacher in the kindergarten de-
partment of the Jefferson school, where
Glorine has been pupil for five
months previous to a recent promo
ton, said that Glorine was always
neatly dressed and seemed well cared