The herald., 1897-08-05

| JOSepH N. Rogers, VINO was secretly
married to Annetta Belle Lewis on last
Friday, is already mourning the loss of
his wife. Mrs. Rogers left her husband
at noon on Tuesday She left curt note
for him which read as follows:
Joe: 1 have a splendid plan in which
no one is involved but myself; so no one
is to blame but me. Goodbye.
"NETTIE."
Rogers was almost overcome by the
shock, but at once started out to look
| for his wife. He avows that she has
been abducted by her mother, as she
would never have left him otherwise.
Neither Mrs. Lewis nor her daughter
could be found, and it is stated that they
have left for the east.
Mrs. Lewis was absent at the beach
on Friday when the young people were
married She at once hurried to the
| city to see her daughter. On learning
that the newly-married couple were at
| the Orpheu UNI she went there to see them.
1t is said that she had four or five men
along and was prepared to put her
| daughter forcibly into a carriage and
take her away. Rogers was too clever
! for her, however, and managed to evade
her by getting out of side entrance
with his wife.
| The next day Mr.. and Mrs Rogers
went to Redondo and on returning se-
cured rooms at the Colonnade, on South
Hill street
Tuesday at noon, Mrs. Rogers and her
husband lunched together, after which
he escorted her home, and after an af-
fectionate goodbye, went to his work
at the Harper Reynolds store, where he
is employed as clerk. On returning 10
his room at about o'clock, he found it
empty, his wife having taken her de-
parture, with the few effects that she
had brought with her.
Nothing is known of the matter at the
Colonnade, beyond the fact that two
women called to see Mrs Rogers at
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. They did
not at first wish to go to her room, but
finally did so. No one saw them leave.
Mrs. Lewis left her room at the Carl
ing, on Second street where she has
been staying for several months, at 1
o'clock and has not been seen since. No
word has been received from her and her
effects have not been removed.
Rogers is very positive that his wife
has not deserted him, but says that she
has been spirited away by her mother.
During the conversation he said:
Il know that my wife has been abb
Quoted by her mother, and is now
being detained prisoner by force
will never believe that she left
me of her own free will after parting
from me in the manner in which she did
when 1 left her at noon. Her mother
has always been opposed to me, and
wanted her daughter to marry a wealthy
young man named Fisher. who lives in
this city, and 1 believe that she viii
try and get her daughter out of the State
and try and force her to get divorce.
But this she shall never do, as l Will
never consent to divorce under any
circumstances, for 1 believe that my
wife loves me, and if l could only see
her this whole matter could be straight
ened out. AS to that note, believe that
my wife was drugged, and made to write
it. She complained of feeling badly
while at lunch, and begged me 10
remain with her that afternoon, and
do not think she was deceiving me. AT
any rate, I will do my best to find my
wife, but until that is done, and I can
have an interview with her, am power
less to act.'
Rogers father is equally as sure as his
son that his wife did not desert her
husband of her own will. He says that
he never saw more devoted wife, and
believes that she must have been drugged
to get her away. He said that he would
afford his son all the assistance in his
power in recovering his wife.
Mrs. Lewis is in comforta BILE circum-
stances, and her daughters also have
money in their own right. She has al
ways been opposed to young Rogers as
a suitor for her daughter, and has made
no secret of the fact. The family lives
in Michigan.
Rogers is young man who is highly
respected. He is employed as clerk in
Harper & Reynolds hardware establish
ment on Main street.