St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-13
THEY MAKE SERIOUS TROUBLE
FOR MISS HELEN HAYS, A
TYPEWRITER.
HER EAR DROPS ARE SEIZED,
AS ARE HER BICYCLE, HER MA
line, HER WATCH AND HER
CHAIR.
DID MIR. wADLEIGH BUY THEM.
His Wife Thinks He Did, and Her
Lawyer Has Taken Possession
of Them.

me Chinese dragon mas WrlSSlGu
helpless under the tiny heel of Madame
Chrysanthemum. The peasant presi-
dent If the TransvaaI has afrighted
the Mistress of the Seas. And now the
imperial sway of that newest of New
Women, that goddess Cf the CONNER
cial world, that expensive but necAs-.
sary luXury-the delight OF the Office
boy, the darling of the senior partner
that end Of the century angel, the
Typewriter Girl, is menaccd by an OBJ
scure legal thing, q mere Writ of Re
plevin. To add to the indignity, the
Typewriter Girl is also a Bicycle Girl
What will become of mercantile felicity,
of bliss within a sky scraper, of the
amenities of business, If the little
typewriter girls can't receive a Christ
mas gift, unless in the presence of
three witnesses? If her employer
must invoice her wardrobe with
his Office furniture and supply his wife
monthly with a Sworn duplicate of the
invoice? If, in fact, the typewriter
must take her employers wife in Ioca
PARENTS and tell the latter every even
ing just who bought those carameis
and who furnished the matinee tickets.
But the blow has been struck, and
the Joan of Arc led to the legal stake
is Miss Helen M. Hays, of this city,
formerly a typewriter girl for Ira S.
Wadleigh, lumber dealer Of Mime
apolis His office has been No. AS
Wright block; his residence No. 1905
First avenue south.
Saturday morning Miss Hays pos
sessed pretty, plump figure, dark
eyes and hair, a Remington typewrit-
er, little brass chair. a watch set
with diamonds, pair of diamond-set
eardrops, an otter coat with big
sleeves, and shining "Credenda" BIZ
cycle. Saturday evening the Reming-
ton typewriter, the little brass chair,
the watch set with diamonds, the pair
OF eardrops, and the shining bicycle
were in the possession of Mrs Ira S.
Wadleigh, and the despoiled stenog-
rapher was left with simply her per-
sonal characteristics and the otter
coat with the big sleeves; And all
through the mischieyous Vaccinations
of a Writ Of Replevin. Mrs. Wad-
leigh explains the cataclysm by in
sisting that Miss Hays has aIienated
the affections Of her husband and re.
ceived from him presents, the value Of
which should have enriched her, Mr..
Wadleigh's wife. Miss Hays asserts
that Mrs. Wadleigh is simply jealous
without cause. and that young Law
yer Germany, of Minneapolis, is guilty
of IAN outrage" in procuring a young
girls treasures through misrepresenta-
ton
Five years ago Miss Hays went from
New York to Minneapolis. Her mother
was dead, but she was accompanied bv
her father and by sister, who subse-
quently married. Soon after her arrival
IN the Flour City Miss Hays became ae-
quainted with Mr.. and Mrs WadIeigh.
The latter We're about FORTY years of
age. The friendship between Mrs. Wad-
leigh and Miss Hays became so inti-
mate, according to the young lady, that
she went to live at the WadIeieh home
remaining there about four months
Two years ago Miss Hays, who, after
attending school in MINNEAPOLIS. had
worked in several offices as a stenoc
fapher, was induced to enter the office
on the lumber agency then managed nv
MI. Wadleigh. She left the office ater
put returned eight months afterwards
anu remained until July /, 1895. when
49, w ~. I dui Sne is now en-
Pioyed in the office of LAWYER r Mr.
Encell, whose Office was formerly in tho
LUMBER Exchange, and is at present in
the Union block. III
frlday evening Mrs Wadleigb and
ner attorney, Mr.. Germany called at
the ONCE of Sheriff Chapel. and nree
senteo writ Of replevin for a bicycle
.ypeWrltef, typewriter chair. an
outer coat, watch set with diamonds
a pair of diamond-set eardrons a neir
OF dlamond-set bracelets, three dia-
mona rings and an Oriental couch
Sne asserted that Miss HAYS. while In
the employ Of Mr.. Wadleigh. had alien
ated MS affections, and that he had
gwen her several articles of iewelrv
oeIohg1ng to his wife. Moreover. the
other objects named had heen NV
chased by Miss Hays with money DIV,
en- her by Mr.. Wadleigh. which money
ought to have been spent at h1me
since Miss Hays had left Minneano1is
MI: Wadleigh, she said, had left also
Beng now deserted by her husband
ana without means of support, Mrs
Waoielgh believed that these posses.
SONS belonged of right to harceIf
These allegations were the essantiai
statements in the affidavit attached To
the writ of replevin. The writ bore
the names of two bondsmen. who hold
themselves responsible, in the sum Of
Sooo, for the legal disposition of all
property obtained under the writ.
deputy Sheriff Picha went FRIDAY
night to Miss Hays residence. on Sher.
man street, and asked for that 1ad,,
He was told that she had retired He
ala not insist on seeing her. Saturday
morning, before 8 o'clock, Dep11tv Picbo
accompanied Lawyer Cormanev to Miss
Hays home. On the way the attornav
is SAID to have Informed the deputv
that the latter would be justified in rs
ing all necessary violence in order to
OBTAIN the replevined articles. He
would be justified even in taking tbe
eardrops from Miss Hays ears in case
she refused to give the drops up. But
the deputy refused to offer personal
violence to lady who was responsi
bic to the court for any failure to COM
ply with the demands of the law. BE-
lore entering Miss Hays house Mr..
Germany requested Deputy Picha to re-
main outside. The lawyer would go in
himself and make formal demand.
AFTER long delay Mr.. Germany ap-
peared with Miss Hays and informed
the deputy that "the case had been ami
cably settled About noon LAWYER
Enceu appeared at the sheriffs office
and said that he had found his stem
| ographer weeping when he reached his
office and that she explained that she
had been intimidated and deceived bv
the Minneapolis lawyer to such an ex-
tent that she had given up to him all
the articles requested and in her pos
session, except her otter cloak. Mr..
Ensell was discussing what he termed
an outrage when Lawyer Germany
himself arrived. The latter insisted
that under the circumstances, the writ
should be formally served on Miss
Hays. This was done in the sheriff
office at p. m. But Miss Hays still re-
fused to surrender her fur coat with
the big sleeves, and was allowed to