Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-30
ANOTHER CHAPTER.
Former Mrs. McDermott Brings
Further Proceedings in
Court.
AGAINST DRosT, ALIAS CHANDLER,

Charges Him With Having Welded Her
Under Misrepresentation. and Seeks Di-
vorce and the Reinstatement of SchneI
Breach of Promise Case-Divers AIega-
cations.
Dramatically sensational are the
contents of a document, in which Anna
L. Chandler, formerly Anna l.. Nc
DermOtt, appears rs plaintiff. and
Matthias Schnell and Daniel Drost,
alias ID. G. Chandler, as defendants,
filed last night in the office of the cir
cult clerk 1t apparently grasses the
shadow of mystery that has hung
over the movements of the woman in
the case and Drost for the past few
months, traces the origin of that
Sc, 900 that was alleged to have been
stolen from Drost by Mic Newcomb
at Davenport, records n fraudulent
marriage, shows how an attempt was.
made to defeat Mrs. McDermOtt In
her purpose to recover breach of
promise damages from Schnell, and
altogether recites a highly interest
ing story.
Mrs. Chandler terms the scheme, in
which Drost and Schnell. and others
unknown to her, were implicated.
conspiracy, concocted with malicious
and fraudulent intent.
She states that while temporarily
residing in Omaha, where she was
conducting n boarding house, last
summer, a man giving his name as
ID. &. Chandler (whom she afterward
learned was Daniel Drost) came to
her house and engaged board and
lodging. representing himself as 4
former business man of St. Louis.
He informed her that he was single,
of good habits, and had come to
Omaha for the purpose of locating,
providing he could secure acceptable
accomm odations. His actions about
the house were those of a gentleman.
In the course of time she became
financially embarrassed. Chandler
would see her through her difficulty, |
and persuaded her to sell him a half
interest in her boarding house, for
which he paid 5000. He was very
kind to her and her children in other
ways. taking them to theatres and |
out driving. He frequently received |
drafts and letters. They came. he
told her, from an ''uncle in St. Louis" |
One draft was for So, 900. He gave
her for temporary keeping a satchel, |
which he claimed contained So. 900. |
Then came the lovemaking. Chand- |
Ter told her he liked her, and finally |
asked her to marry him. She told |
him she had a breach of promise suit |
pending in Rock Island, but he did |
not want to know anything about it;
he had enough money for them both |
and she need not fear for her future. !
Married in Kansas City.
They hied to Kansas City, where |
they were married as ID. c. Chandler |
and Anna l. McDermott, by III. NJ. |
Herr, a probate Judge Chandler max
ing affidavit that he had never been
welded before.
They returned to Omaha. Chand-
Ter made frequent trips, she believes,
to Rock Island. They then moved to
Dubuque. remained one day, and
then came on to Moline for the pur-
pose. she SAYS, of hauing her suit dis
missed, her nus band claiming that its
trial would greatly scandaliZe him,
after which they would 90 away from
Rock Island forever. Chandler desir-
ing that their marriage he kept a Sc
cret for awhile, induced his wife to
register at the Keator house as Mrs
A. Dougherty. He visited Rock ISL
and and looked into his wife's case,
and on his return told her that
attorneys had secured evil
dence of damaging nature to her
character, and he insisted that she
drop the case. She refused, but when
he afterward threatened her, flourish
ing two revolvers in her presence. and
her to sign three docu-
ments, she gave in, signing them.
He feigned intoxication on this occa-
sion.
The following day Sunday Chan
Her brought his wife to Rock Island
20 have the papers acknowledged, So
letting the services of Justice David
Halves. On the return TO Mo-
inc. the plaintiff says. Drost
stopped at the home of Mat {
HAS Schnell. leaving her in the
buggy about a block away. He got a
package. which he threw in the rig,
saving it contained underwear. and
which she now SAYS she believes was
money. the reward for the procure
nent of the release of the suit, and
which later. she SAYS. turned up in
saloon in Davenport.
Chandler said he had trouble with
Schnell and induced his wife to return
o Omaha, where it finally dawned on
Ter that she had been victimized.
Mrs. Chandler. in her suit al !
eyes all the above and asks that
Ter marriage with Chandler. or Drost.
De dissolved. and that the papers dis
missing her breach of promise case
De annulled, and that the court award
her suitable damages. She is repre- I
'ented by c. j. Searle. of this city, I
md A p. McGuirk, of Davenport
Mrs. Chandler is now in the city. 2
In the County Court. I
4 motion for 4 new trial. filed by