Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-04
HUSBAND LOST N aB|G CITY.

Abrupt Termination Of a Honeymoon
Trip to New York.
Comedy in a Police Station-The
Angry Bride After Information
Concerning Her Trunk Check.
Husband Appeared Later, APP
preh.snsive and Somew hat Dazed.
Wife Returned Home Alone, and
There Will Be Trouble.
New York, December 3.-About 3
o'clock Tuesday afternoon good
looking middle-aged woman walked in
to the East Thirty-fifth street police
station. She was agitated, but the
emotions which were almost overpow
ering 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 de-
manded: "Have you seen my hus-
band?"
NO. madam, l have not he replied,
in his best manner. "Who is he?"
"Hes Michael Clark, OF Springfield,
Mass, and he married me on Satur-
day, and we came here on Monday,
and now I have lost him. He's gone
away. He is lost" she said, as fast
as her tongue could go. what do
you think of man who will marry a
woman on Saturday and get lost on
Monday in great big city, and leave
his wife all alone and keep the check
of the trunk, SO I can't get it, and
act as he has done? Oh, I'd like to get
my hands on him for just about"
wait a minute, Wait a minute"
cried Capt. Martens. How did ne
get lost?"
HE just went out" said Mrs. Clark.
ooh, 1 know; he's drunk and arrested,
but want to get that trunk check"
''Tell me all about it," said the cap
tain
"Well, we got here Monday morn
ing and hired a room. He went out,
and I haven't seen him since. He
doesn't know the street and number OF
the house we are in, and he's lost
with my trunk check. I expect he got
drunk 1t isn't the first time if he did,
and maybe he's arrested
Capt. Martens told her he had not
been arrested in his precinct, and ad-
vised her to go to police headquar-
tiers. r'You had better leave your ad-
dress, and if he should happen to come
in we will send him to you," said the
captain.
81 don't know the address," re-
marked Mrs. Clark. Il can find the
house, but don't know the street and
number, and / don't care whether he
comes or not Only I want that trunk
check. I won't go to your police head
quarters. If he doesn't come back to-
day I'll go home and leave him be-
hind"
Mrs. Clark explained that they were
married on Saturday in Rutland, Vt,
and came to New York for the honey
moon. They left the Grand Central
station to get something to eat and 70
find a lodging house. They left their
trunk in the baggage room, and Mich
ael had the check in his pocket. He
also had a part Of the honeymoon
fund, about 500, but Mrs. Clark had
the real roll. They went to restau-
rant on Forty-second street, and when
they had eaten they went out to get
room. After they had engaged one
Clark went out and didn't come back.
After Mrs. Clark had told Capt. Mar
tens the story she left, and has not
been seen at the station since.
Early Wednesday morning a man ap-
peared at the station. AS soon as he
entered the long narrow room was
filled with the odor of an extinct dis
tillery. He had had hard time of it,
or he was unshaven, disheveled,
weary and shaky. He was unhappy.
md every now and then he grasped
his forehead as if it ached. He walk
ed I'D to the rail and addressed the
sergeant.
I'm lost" he ese.seuresd.
"Eh!" said the sergeant.
I'm lost" repeated the man. give
lost myself. I've lost my wife, my
bride; I've lost my gold watch. I've
lost my gold chain. I've lost my mon
ey. Tine lost, but that's nothing to
what I'll get when I see my bride again
Oh! she won't do thing to me. Help
me, please"
well, you are IN nara luck, IeInafh-
ed the sergeant, after time. Home,
wife, watch. money and yourself all
lost How did it happen?"
"Well, you see." said the lost man,
I'm Michael Clark, of Springfield,
Mass. I was married on Saturday in
Rutland, VT, and brought my wife
down here to see the town. We're
strangers here, you know. We got here
Monday morning and went to a restaur-
ant to get something to eat 1t was
near the depot, but can't find it. I
don't remember which way we turned,