Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-08-07
"a RUNAWAY WIFE"
DESERTS HE. HUSBAND. AND
HE FOLLOWS HER.

HE FOLLOWS HER.
Cau~e~ the Arrest OF che woman
and Her sister and Tive Hen-Be-
comes sorry and VIII Dismiss h
Case.
fFron TIE : L Trihzns Of gnly ST.
"a runaway wife" was on the boards
at the police station last night. Mira
Myrtle Ossrichor. . late arrival from
Eiko, Nevada, appearing in the title role,
supported BY her sister. Miss Emma
l Gleason, while John Ssimson was the
leading nan. The title drama vas the
result Of some domestic infelieity in the
household Of Isaac Ostricher, proprietor
OF the railroad eating house at Elko.
Within the space of . few hours, o..
tricher svore TO complaints against his
wife, Miss Gleason, Stimson and another
man named Daniel Taylor. saw them
placed 10 custody and then, confronted
by bis viie's tears and rage. and her sis
tiers explanation. consented to withdraw
the charges Of fornicstion and adultery
and let the prospective defendants 20
their way. Judge Wsnser WAS not sum-
noned to call court aud dismiss the CON-
plants last night. In Consequence all
bat Taylor spent the night in the Chief
Of Policies Office, under guard, while
Taylor, released, is on his way to Den
yer.
0strieher arrived from Elko yesterday
afternoon, and immediately swore ont
complaints and placed the warrants in
the hands Of Detective Sheets and Ra-
leigh. The complaints set forth f~ornica-
ton on the part Of Miss Gleason and
Stimson, and adultery for Mrs. 0stricher
and Taylor.
JANUARY AND MAY.
0stricher. . benevolent appearing man
Of about So, told his story Of the case
last night. I'VE have been married .
little over two years. and my wife has
been assisting me in the eating-house.
be said. "About July 18th, Stimson
and Taylor. who had both been employed
by me, left the place, and two days later
my wife came TO me and told me that
she could live with me no longer. and ex.
pressed her intention of going to Salt
Lake to find work. l made an objection,
but i. availed nothing, and she and her
sister left. smeIled 3 rat at once, but
did nothing until yesterday, when | came
on here to have them arrested. They
are living together. l understand"
MRS. osTRIcHER sPIrEFUL.
Mrs. Ostricher is q good-lookiDg blonde,
about 10 years Of age. while her sister is
. brunette and . little older. When
asked If che had anything to say about
the trouble, Mrs. Ostricher threw her
/ self back in her chair with . spiteful,
"Not by 3 jugful." She grew milder,
I however, and 10 reply to q question said
"Yes. / left him, but I an not guilty Of
T, those charges. I'll tell you bow il WAS.
I've been q slave for Ike ever since we
were married. I've waited on table and
: washed dishes and done ell sorts Of work.
He was mean and overbearing, and
, had gotten tired Of staying there, 50 we
came on here and found work. Why,
be was Awfully mean TO me. he even
refused to bid me goodbye when ! left.
bat said, you can 90, you -. John
. and Dan were working there, and John
was going with my sister, though they
: never went as man and wife, sc be says
D they did. We got here during the Ju-
, bilee rush, and the only rooms we could
|. get were . suite with porsieres sspsrst-
ing them. The boys took one room,
while Emma and I we're In the other.
In the daytime the curtains were drawn
back, but at night they were always
drawn. was very much surprised
r when the officers came down there with
warrants. Ike did not even talk with
me before he swore them out, 90 you can
r guess / was surprised. Dan went TO
: Denver, not being able TO obtain work
. here. We are not guilty, and Ike knows
, il. he tried tonight to get Sheets TO
let Us CO."
IsAAc Is SORRY.
This assertion was true. 0stricher
decided, after the arrests had been made,
not to press the charges. and this morn
ing will have them dismissed 10 Police
court. he told the officers that he was
sorry for what he had done. The people
arrested will ell 90 back to work % soon
IS released. Isaac will return to his
eating house in Nevada.