People's voice., 1897-07-15
The Story Of Stacey.

oOOViOhOhV "IVu uio WIG duu Will sue
for divorce. Mrs. Stacey will likely
be in Wellington at the next term of
district court to look after her inter
ests in the litigation over the the res
idence property mentioned in last
nights JOURNAL. The San Francisco
Call tells the story of Col. Stacey and
his wife as follows:
"a despoiled home, fleeing wife, a
chase across the country and a conti-
mental game Of hide and 60 seek is
the end of the dream OF infatuation
which induced A. G. Stacey of To-
peka, Kansas, to marry pretty widow
two years ago. The game was ended
In SutrO'S baths, where the aggrieved
husband says he found his erring wife
in company with a man unknown to
him.
"Mr. Stacey is widely known
newspaper man of Kansas and when
a few days ago the press reports chron.
icled the fact that he had circulated
one Of the Christian EndeavOr trains
with card calling upon the members
to give up his wife, it came as sur
prise to many who knew him in this
part of the country. Mr.. Stacey
reached San Francisco Tuesday morn.
ing ahead Of the train bearing the
Kansas delegation, and stationed
himself al the ferry landing TO watch
for his wife's arrival. He was not
disappointed in seeing her, but she
had as quick vision as he and gave
him the slip in the crowd, and all his
searching, as well as that of a police
detective, was Of no avail. Had it
not been an accidental trip Of Mr..
Stacey TO the Cliff House, where he
hoped to calm the restles ;nesS of mind
by the restless waves, he might still
be in ignorance of her whereabouts.
But when he was through watching
the antics of the seals he decided
upon a bath, and in the big tank of
SutrO'S he swan almost into the arms
of the lady whom he was seeking.
Hurrying on his clothes he awaited
at the door for her coming out and
his patience was rewarded by meeting
her with her lO-year.old daughter and
an unknown man, who not only looked
frightened but delayed not his going
when Stacey announced the fact that
the lady was his wife.
What traDspired and how it all
came about is better told in Mr..
Stacey'S own words, as he related his
experience to a Call reporter last
night.
1.-TWO years ago married a widow
and made a mistake" said Mr.. Stacey.
"Of course | was so infatuated that |
would believe nothing that was told
me and when last January she took
advantage Of an excursion and went
to Kansas City under suspicious Cir
cumstances | began tG figure out Ger
tain things and came to the cOnclus-
ion that | had been deceived all along.
| went to Kansas City and found her
at the Coates House with one Of the
most prominent merchants of the city.
When we went back home we agreed
to live separate, and | made her an
allowance and gave her possession of
our home, Stipulating only that l
should have room there to 90 TO in
case Of sickness, as did not want to
go to hospital.
II have been doing special work all
over Kansas, and when | got back
home from one Of my trips few days
ago ] found that the house had been
deSpoiled of everything and that she
had fled. 1t took me some time to
dnd out anything about where she
had gone, as every body seemed to be
aiding her in getting away. finally
found that she had bought a ticket
for the EndeavOr train and rode to
the next town in a buggy to throw
me off the track.
when l found where she had gone
l Immediately boarded a train and
caught her at Salt Lake, but the
women on the train got around the
conductor and he would not let me on
the train until l forced him to. l had
a short interview with my wife there,
but at Ogden she got away from me
again and l did not find her until |
reached here yesterday, when | waited
for her at the ferry landing and saw
her as she came out with the crowd.
she saw me first, however, and l lost
her.
Il went out to the Cliff House this
afternoon and then weat to the baths,
and in the pool l found her with her
little girl and a man whom did not
know. saw her trying 10 hurry out
and dressed as quickly as l could and
waited for her at the door. AS she
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