The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
HUSBAND LOST; WIFE LOST.
BoTH TURN UP sEPARlTELY AT
CAPT MARTFNS,S STATION.

CAPT MARTEHS'S STAEIoN.
vgtrs n Augry sna wants Her Trusk Check
1lussasa Drunh ana Apprshensive-Seither
Leaves an Address - Married on satur-
day IN vermont-wirs Has Gene Home.
About 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon o good
! looking middle-aged woman walked into the
East Thirty fifth street police station.
Bho was hgitated, but the emotions that were
almost empowering her were not those OF
sorrow or grief. She was mad clear through.
and she wanted to see the Captain. When
CAPT. Martens came she demanded:
Have you seen my husbandi'
"No, madame. 1 have not he replied in his
best manner. "Who Is her.
Hes Michael Clark of Springfield, Mass,
end he married me on Saturday, and We came
here on Monday, and now I've lost him. He's
gone away. He's lost" she said as fast as hor
tongue could 60. what do you think Of a
man who will marry a woman on Saturday and
get lost on Monday In a great big city, and
leave his wife all alone and keep the check Of
the trunk, so 1 can't get It, and act as he has
donoi Obi ia like to get my hands on him
h fer about -"
"wait q minutei Wait q minutei' cried
Capt Martens. How did he get losti"
Just went out" cried Mrs. Clark. "oh,
I know. Hes drunk and arrested. but I want
- rot that trunk check"
saTell me all about It," said the Captain.
swell, wo got hero Monday morning and
n hired o room. He went out. and I haven't seen
\ him since. Ho doesn't know tho street and
number of the house we are In, and hos lost
with my trunk check. I expect no got drunk.
10 isn't tho first time II no did, and maybe he's
arrested"
n Capt. Martens told her no had not been ar
rested In his precinct and advised her to go to
Police Headquarters.
you had better leave your address, and II he
should happen to como In wen send him to
you," said the Captain.
n ri don't know tho address, remarked Mrs.
CLARK. IT can find the house. but I don't know
the street and number. and l don't care whether
he comes or not. Only 1 want that trunk check.
in I won't 60 to your Police Headquarters. II no
doesn't come back to-day I'll 60 home and leave
Irs. Clark explained that they. were married
. ls qot sst Fur az h Son Rss1saa; VII The. and Ie fsT the e GRAND NGT
Central Station to, get something to eat and to
9 asu. Z lodging tdams and They N,d ls,t their heir , ,Sa shh in the he
eas Ro fsnds, aSoa nI' ssS S' but : s &Ts. S q x had %Sr sSs
vent out to get a room. AZ Alter they : had en-.
X (bscS. Alter Mrs. Clark had told Capt. Martens
the story she left. and she hasn't been seen
the station: As soon as 6s entered The long.
,H,a no, G,! EGp% was "a alls ed Nth 18th the ] so od9r tf Of an !, e,'
for he was unshaven, dishevelled. weary and
shsky He was unhappy, and every now and
ne walked up to the rail and addressed the Ser.
'Ehi''' said the Sergeant.
I'm lost" repeated the man: w lost my.
s sSsdi T rSscS 5D'f TR Wy l %1te my my s6 Sfld Chain aH' T !9ss l @x
my money. I'm lost, but that's nothing to
sn sw TSh : You SS : are re' n hard "a %f iack i,s' Fe %si Risdiy the
Sergeant after a time; Home, wife, watch.
money none and yourself all lost How did 1t hap
"IHelII. you see:" said the lost man, I'm
married on Saturday in Rutland. Vt. and
brought my wife down here to see the town.
Monday s'i morning He and we Vent tI to a RESTAURANT "s IRA %st to
get something IT, eat; 1t was near the depot.
SStb ! ca To6m find W II; T Msnt We Sow went to to ,s get s e fsst
where the elevated: railroad is and turned Into
t. ! don't remember which way we turned.
our ssn trunk. When l went back / couldn't find
the place where our room was"
when did you go backf' inquired tho Ser
. sTSs.n ! as,.s answered ms e Mr.. Clark. "You SEQ.
well, I should say you did," said the Ser
well" said the bridegroom alphabetically,
"when I took one drink l took another, and /
ID guess i got drunk. i was In q saloon SOme-
where, and they robbed me Of my watch and
the trunk check; That's all they left me-
81 don't know" replied Mr.. CLARK in the most
n roomi NV wife has all the money. Obi but
"a she will give 1t to mo when she sees me-"
Tho Sergeant did not know that Mrs. Clark
had been at the station in tho afternoon, and
K he sent the wanderer into the back room to sit
x down and wait for morning, when he could go
gut With a detective and try to find his wife.
\ latch key to his lodgings. in addition to his
II trunk check. He went out with Detective
n Kniven and for two hours and q half they went
20 furnished room houses in Third avenue above
and below Forty-second street. They went
A into the cross streets. too, but not a single trace
h of tho missing. bride could be found. At last
they came back to the station, and Mr.. Clark
sat down to think. He thought until 2. and
then n, he d went out out again Riii saying; r., co,n. how.
\ ] don't know how I'll get there, but I'm going,
N and she can go home. too. Then we'll meet,
and III catch 1t. But I'll go homo. just the
w same"
CLARK went to tho Grand Central Station and
NJ found the man who handled part of his bag
n gage. The expr ssman told him hat the bag
gage went to 643 Third avenue. Clark went
there and found that his wife had gone back to
their home. leaving word that he might follow
N ct the East Thirty fth street police station last
evening and asked Sergeant Pagan to toll him
how he could get home without money. He was
sent TO tho Grand Central police. They tele-
Rraphed TO his homo, and Clark was cared for
while awaiting an answer.