The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
DR.. G. F. Howe EIopes
With Mrs. James
Newman.
Was the Most Trusted Friend
of the Husband Whom
He Wronged.
A Constable Searching for the
Pair With Warrants for
Their Arrest.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, July 24.-The
people OF Pomona are just now passing
through period of subdued excitement
very similar to that which so recently de-
manded the attention OF all Los Angeles
people who took an interest in elopements
in high lie. Pomona has had an eIope-
ment of married persons. The scandal
was MADE public Ill this city to-day by
the appearance of Constable Frank SLAM
ker of Pomona, who is trying to locate DR..
c. F. Howe and Mrs. James Newman,
who are supposed to be either here or at
Long Beach.
AS the doctor cannot be found his side
of the story is not obtainable, but the hus-
band who claims to have been wrongeo
has freely told his sorrows.
James Newman is a furaiture dealer in
Pomona, having come 10 that city last
January from Seattle. His vile, Alice,
who is a daughter OF Watson Allen, a
wealthy lumberman Of Seattle, and 16-
year old son accompanied him. 1t is said
their married life was happy until SER
pent came into the family circle. The
serpent was. according to Newman's story,
DR.. G. F. Howe. native of San Francisco,
who also was possested of wife and
young son. Howes wife is niece of the
weil-Known Gamer, Lusk of San Fran
cisco. They were m trried in the Bay City.
Newman and Howe both belonged to
the same lodge Of Forasters in Pomona
and the acquaintance between them
seemed to ripen into closest friendsh ip.
The Newman home was always open to
DR.. Howe and it is related that betw cen
the DOCTORS visits to the Newman homo
Mrs. Newman visited him. At first the
visits did not occasion comment, but COS
sips tongue soon began to wag, though
no fagrant act was then made public to
justify repeating rumors in anything but
whispers.
On June Newman and his wife departed
for Seattle for visit. On the 18th of the
month DR.. Howe and wife also left Pomo-
ma, it being given out that they were GO
ing 10 Montana.
Newman says that shortly after arriving
in Seattle his wife told him that she real
lied she and he could not live together
happily and it would be best to separate.
The husband, mid-mannered as usual
and weakened somewhat by invaldism
consented, and at her solicitation gave her
a quitciaim deed to all their community
property, worth about 5000, with power OF
attorney to dispose of il as she pleased.
They did not separate, however, the ar
rangement being apparently satisfactory.
Then came Geographic dispatch 10 New
MN to come to San Francisco on import
ant business.
He went down, but the man whose name
had been signed to the message disciaimed
all knowledge OF it. About The time New
man real zsd he had been tricked he re-
ceived another message, this ume from
Seattle, telling him his wife had gone
away. He went north at once, and
learned that during his absence his wife
had departed with darK-haired man,
leaving The little boy at home.
Realizing that he was deserted, but
ignorant OF tho identity of the dark-haired
man, Newman came back to the south.
On reaching Pomona he went TO call on
his bosom friend, DR.. Howe. to seek SYM
pathy and counsel, and was amazed to
learn that Howe had left town.
Still unsuspecting, Newman let the
time pass on without his doing any thing,
until finally DR.. Howe reappeared in Pc.
mona and was met face to face by New
man. The latter, all unsuspecting, gave
a cordial greeting to his old-time friend,
and the two were seen together in various
parts OF town, and even had arranged to
60 to church together.
During their conversation Howe told
Newman that he had made $500 in Mon
tana by setting the broken arm of rich
iner, and with the money he was going
to pay all his de BITS in Pomona.
Later Newman suspected he knew
where that money came from. That
same evening Howe disappeared again.
and then for the first time Newman be-
gan to believe the warning that had been
given him by lodge brethren that Howe
was the despoiler OF his home. A few
DAYS later Howe reappeared upon the
street, and was met by Newman, who ac-
costed him with these words:
well, how re the folks2"
What foiks?" asked Howe.
"Oh, you know very well what folks |
mean, and ought to kill you," said New
man, as angrily as he could.
Then according to Newman, the doctor
acknowledged his guilt, but pleaded that
he was infatuated with Mrs. Newman and
she was dead in love with him, and it was
proper for taem to be together. Tnen
Newman says Howe offered him $500 70
appease his wrath, but the money was de-
clined. DR.. Howe said Mrs. Newman was
a sick woman and he would make her
well so she could come back to her nus
band.
"Never!" shouted Newman. "Never
shall she come back to me! Now you have
her you must support her all her life, or
I'll Kill you,
There was not much more to that in ter
view, but Howe went away again, o.
tensibly to Long Beach, but it is thought
be is in the city. Ii the Constable, who is
also Deputy Sheriff. can find the pair, it
is thought the two will be arrested.
1t is claimed by Newman that the
money Howe boasted OF possessing had
been obtained from Mrs. Newman, who
Gc000 LOT in Do
He also claims that 1t was Howe who IN.
duced Mrs Newman to demand the abso-
Lutte posse sion of their community prop
erty.