The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

lation of tho marriage VOW, of a wifea
sufferings and an evil woman's heartless
taunts IL dates back to last November
and it eliminated in desertion on
Thursday night of this week.
Richard McNair. SO years old, a promi
nent member ana officer in the order of
American Mechanics and the United
Order of Workmen, has been employed
by Crossley Brothers, grocers, in South
Providence.
His work was to drive an order wagon
in the Edgewood district and that's how
the trouble commenced.
One OF the customers was the Other
Woman, married and 40 years old.
Drivers of delivery carts and ice wagons
had had peculiar attractions for her.
1t Is reported that she had ruined two
grocerymen before Richard MoNair fell
into her clutches
She certainly has him.
How long the intimacy had existed is
not known. Mrs McNair has been aw are
Of it since last November
HE BOUGHT A PIANO.
Then Richard surprised her by adding
q piano TO the furniture of their simple
but comfortable and cosy home at 29O
New York avenue.
Mrs. MoNair could not play herself nut
Richard said he had friend who could
and few evenings after that he had the
nerve to bring the Other. Woman, her
husband John and several others TO his
wife's home TO spend the evening.
Tho Other Woman played ON the piano
and sang love songs 10 Richard McNair.
who sat beside her while the rest of the
company devoted the evening to playing
whist.
That was the first straw that indicated
TO the wife her own and her husband Q
danger
The next cause for suspicion was when
Richard told his little boy that he
couldn't ride with him any more on the
delivery wagon. The chHd had com
rnenced to wonder why his father re-
quired over an hour to deliver the Other
Woman's groceries every day.
The intimacy became worse and worse
all winter.
HE BECAME RESTLESS.
Mrs. McNair knew from woman 's
instinct that there was very bad state Of
affairs Her husband was restless, could
neither eat nor sleep and bad lost twenty
pounds since tho night of the whist party
and the love songs. And, furthermore.
the noighbors were beginning TO ask what
the matter was with him.
But the wife had no tangible proof, so
last April she adopted new course and
tried diplomacy.
one day she said TO Richard that, al
though she didn't care much for the
Othor Woman, they ought To be courteous,
ana she suggested that they return the
call and the suggestion was readily acted
upon.
From that time the Other Woman made
n convenience of the wife's apparent
willingness TO DO neighborly in order I'd
more effectually get control Of her hus-
band.
she came TO the house on New York
avenue twice day and acted as II it
were her home and that the master was
her husband.
GAVE HIM MONEY.
The real wifo pretended not to 500 nor
hear. although sho was daily insulted by
kisses which the intruder bestowed upon
McNair and several times she saw her
give him money.
This money giving has been one of the
features Of the case McNair only earned
S13 a week. He mas since confessed that
his paramour gave him rs much as five
more each week.
II die not want n divorce" said Mrs.
McNair, "for 1 still loved my husband
end believed that he was helpless In the