The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-14
COULDN'T STAY.
Mrs. Senter Felt That She
Could Not Live
With Her Husband Amy Longer
So She Left.
TAKES $4OO WITH HER.
Officers of the Law Recover the
Money,
But Though the Young Wife
Wept Bitterly
She Would Not Return to Her
Husband.
TAKES S4OO WITH HER

Charles L. Senter of 1906 East Fourth
street. who is foreman of the Santa Fe
store house, last evening applied to the
police for aid in locating his wife who
had mysteriously disappeared yester-
day afternoon while he was at work,
and had taken with her $400 of his hard
earned money which he had laid up for
a rainy day.
Some household trinkets were also
missing, and Mr.. Senter was greatly
agitated over the affair. He is a man
of Al years of age, is d trusted employe
of the Santa Fe, well known in the city
and prominent in lodge circles. HIS
wife is Is years of age, is gOod looking
and has a winsOme way. Detectives
were sent out to find Mrs. Senter- An
expressman was found who had hauled
two trunks from her home. Then it
was supposed that she had left the city
on train or would do so later. Ac-
cOrdingly all the depOts were watched.
Finally 1t was learned that the trunks
had been delivered at 627 Van Buren,
street, and Mrs. Senter was found TO
have engaged a room at this place, Civ
ing an assumed name. Upon this infOr-
nation Mr.. Senter went before the
county attorney and swOre to a com
plaint, charging his wife with having
taken $400 OF his money.
The warrant was issued by Justice
Chesney, and this morning a deputy
constable went to 627 Van Buren street
and called for Mrs. Charles l. Senter.
The landlady looked puzzled and said
that a lady had come there yesterday
afternoon but she did not give that
name. Finally Mrs. Senter was found,
and she went to Justice CheSney'S court
where the angry husband was waiting
There was a hurried conversation in
the court room between husband and
wife. The husband knit his brow and
the wife wept. 1t was a trying ordeal.
Finally Mrs. Senter stepped up to the
judges desk and opened a purse From
it she counted out in crisp bills 1895.
The husband counted over the money,
and the justice looked on apparently in
tereSted.
Mr.. Senter then paid the costs incur
red in bringing the criminal action and
the case against Mrs. Senter was dis
missed.
Mr. Senter held a short conversation
with his wife while the court officers
stood by silently. Finally Mrs Senter
left the court room and went to her
room at 627 Van Buren, street. Mr..
Senter also left and walked toward his
home in Parkdale-
To a reporter Mrs. Senter said after
considerable hesitation:
Il left home yesterday, but I was
driven to it. You see my husband is 19
years older than 1 am. I was married
when 1 was Is years old. 1 was too
young to know my mind. At first when
my husband scOlded me, used to cry
and plead with him to forgive me. But
1 got over that after awhile, and when
[ didn't cry he would get mad. have
always respected my husband, but we
were so different that 1 found khat
couldn't bear it any longer. Mr.. Senter
told some others that he gave me an
allowance. That is a mistake. Once
last winter after my father died Mr..
Senter said he was going to leave me,
and he started away, but ne came back
that night There is nothing wrong 'eX-
cept that we don't seem to be able to
get along together. 1 left yesterday
and took some sheets and pillOwSlips
and a few little trinkets and the $40O.
1 thought I had a right to that money.
But he notified the police, and this
morning I gave it all back to him ex
cept So I had spent. He told me
would have to send back all the stuff
I took from the house. Most of it was
given me, and I think I own it. My
husband tried to get me to go back
with him today, but l won't do it, for L
don't think he has treated me right
He didn't furnish me a bit of money,
so I'll have to go to work and earn
money, 1 suppose. 1 had intended go
ing south in a few days to visit some
relatives. But 1 will never go back to
live with Mr.. Senter again
Mrs Senter is q good looking woman
of medium height, but rather slight in
figure She has clear blue eyes and
pleasing features and dresses well. Mr..
Senter is a plain appearing man with
an air of stability
So far as the law is concerned moth
ing more will be done. Mrs. Senter is
now at a boarding house, While her
husband has gone to his home The
two have no children.