The herald., 1897-12-12
Drew the Proceeds From the Bank and
Eloped With Dashing
Maiden Woman

| j. S. Wilde. secretary of the Val Verde
Mining and Milling company, which for
merly had offices in the Wilcox building.
has not been seen around his accustomed
haunts for the past two weeks. When
he left home he gave it out that he was
going to Randsburg for a few days to
look after his mining interests, but it
was subsequently learned that he pur-
chased ticket in a different direction.
Before his departure Wilde succeeded in
unloading a large quantity of stock in
the Val Verde company. His unceremo-
nious departure gave rise to a story that
he had defaulted with the company, but
investigation which has since been made
| fails to show that any of his transac-
| tions We're illegal. The stock which he
| disposed of was his own and he had a
perfect right to sell it.
About a week before Wilde left Miss
| Sybil Truesdale, who lived at 95I Orange
street, sold out her household effects and
| took her departure from the city. The
| relations existing between the young
woman and Wilde had been a matter Of
| neighborhood gossip for many months,
and when Mrs. Wilde learned that the
couple had left without giving any di-
| rections as to where their mail was to be
| forwarded. she came to the logical con-
| clusion that they had eloped together.
Accordingly last Thursday she also TOOK
her departure. going to England, where
she has a son living.
Mrs. Wilde only returned from visit
to England a few weeks ago. w nile she
was abroad gossips We're busy recount
ing the scandalous actions OF MI. W liue
and Miss Truesdale. Word OF the talk
which was going around finally reacheu
the absent wife. and she set out at oho-
for home She did not write ahead, put
intended to surprise her husband ana
learn for herself if the stories which she
had heard were true. Mrs Wide re-
ceiyed information that her huspah"
was at Randsburg, and she went direct
to the mining town, expecting TO ma
him there. She was disappointed In this,
however, and learned on her arrival
there that she was a day too late, as MI
Wilde had gone back to Los Angeles.
She went to the hotel, intending to
snend the night before proceeding to Los
| Angeles. When she placed her name on
| the register as Mrs. ]. S. Wilde, the land
lady asked her if she was acquainted
with Mr.. Wilde of the Val Verde Mining
company.
YES. 7 am his wife," replied Mrs.
Wilde.
"Why. no. that surely can't be-" eX-
c,aimad the landlady. We've enter
tanned Mr.. Wilde and his wife here many
a time" She then described the woman
who had accompanied the mining secre-
tary on his frequent visits TO hanus-
burg. The description fit exactly MISS
Truesdale, of whose relations with her
husband Mrs Wilde had heard.
The story soon spread through the
mining town that the original MIS-.
Wilde was in the city looking for Hus-
hand Wilde, who had become very pop
ular with his acquaintances, ana they
took steps to see that he would not be
caught in Los Angeles unaWares pv MS
wife. The morning that she arrived mere
Wilde received no less than three tele-
grams apprising him of the fact that
she was coming.
This gave him ample opportunity to
make his arrangements, and when MS
wife did reach the city she found her
husband living very quietly in down
town lodging house. She reproached
him for the stories she had heard of his
relations with Miss Truesdale. He en-
phatically assured her. however, that
nothing was wrong, and that the gossip
| had arisen from the mere fact OF MS
having taken his meals at Miss Trues-
dale's house The indignant wife was
finally pacified by promises of future
good behavior.
A few days later Wilde had serious
operation performed and his wife
nursed him through his illness. AS soon
as he recovered he again began deVot-
ing his attentions to Miss Truesdale,
greatly to Mrs. Wilde's modification,
He would leave her at home evenings
land spend his time in company of the
| fair Sybil.
| Finally when Wilde drew his money
| from the bank and announced his inten-
ton of going to Randsburg to open up
an office his wife suspected that he in
! tended to desert her, and when after
two weeks she had received no word
from him she became convinced that this
had actually happened.
/ She decided to return at once to Eng
| land to live with her son. Wilde's peo-
pie also live in England, where they
occupy prominent positions. They con-
denim their son for his treatment of his
wife and have offered her a home with
them if she desires to accept