The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-28
HENRY C. PETERS, A 1aANITORA
MAN, TRYING TO FIND THE
WOMAN,
WHO SUDDENLY LEFT HOME.
THE HUSBAND ANXIOUS TO SECURE
POSSESSION OF THE TWO
CHILDREN.
HAS TRACED THEM TO ST. PAUL.
Tells a Sad Story to the PaIice About
Tells a Sad story TO the Police About
Home.

Some years ago Henry C. Peters, with
his wife, settled in Manitoba, on the
borders Of the Red river valley country,
and in time by thrift and industry be-
came possessed of valuable farm lands
and comfortable home. But when the
future seemed the brightest a sorrow
ing gloom overspread the farmers life.
Farms, home and wife are gone, and
yesterday Mr.. Peters came to st. Paul
to continue a two months search for
his missing wife, who he says left her
home, taking her two children with
her At the same time neighboring
farmer also disappeared. Mr.. Peters
says he has traced the couple to this
city and desires the help of the author
tiles in securing possession Of his two
little girls, one nine years old and the
other babe Of eighteen months. The
man accompanying his wife, Mr.. Peters
says, deserted a wife and four small
children.
The farmers story is pathetic. He
tells of the struggle through which he
passed to provide for his family, and
when relating his troubles at the CEN
trail police station his face even yet
glowed as he pictured the comfort in
which he had hoped to raise his chill
dren and care for his wife, when he
finally found himself in substantial
circumstances. He harvested good
crops, made improvements on his farms
and was generally recognized as one OF
the foremost men of the community.
The Oldest girl attended school, and his
wife seemed wholly cOntented. One
evening about the middle of September
Peters returned from a nefghborlng
town to find his home desOlate. Wife
and children were gone. He says his
wife sometimes visited neighbors for
several days at time without leaving
word where she had gone, and that he
at first believed this was the case in
this instance. A week passed, and
Peters says he learned that a man living
in the neighborhood, who formerly re-
sided in this city, was also missing. In
quiry, he says, then confirmed his feal.
Besides being deserted hiTf44ai: - -ays
he found the mans family in destitute
circumstances, without even a days
food in the house.
A plain, mild hammered man, Peters
voice trembled, and his quivering lips
told the story of blasted hopes more
potently than an outburst of passion
could have done. He could not forgive
his wife, he said, but he wanted his
children. Home was home no longer,
and he sold his two farms at an auction
sacrifice and began his long search. All
through Dakota, he. says, he followed
clues as to the whereabouts of his wife,
when, he says, he finally learned that
she had come to st. Paul. Reaching
here, Peters undertook to find the
woman without assistance and says he
at last located her at cheap down
town hotel. Being without knowledge
as to the proper course to pursue to
regain possession of his children, the
farmer pondered over the situation sew
eral days, watching the hotel mean
time, but the wife and children have
again disappeared, and he now wants
the police to locate them and to arrest
the man whom he accuses of breaking
up his home. 1t is thought that the
couple are either still in this city or in
Minneapolis, and detectives have been
detailed on the case.