The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-15
CLINTON r. LACKEY MISSING
I SINCE LAST MONDAY
ANOTHER WOMAN SUSPECTED
He Was Prominent in Boyle Heights
Religious Circles but Loved to
Gamble-His Fall


row has come early in llfe but who is bear
Ing up against it with fortitude. Mrs.
Clinton r. Lackey, a young wife of two
years. finds herself deserted by her hus
band. Instead of his proving the noble
man she had expects ed, Lackey has showed
himself to be base migrate, not only 70
his loving wife, but TO her parents as well,
who linked his interests with those of their
own child and always sought 10 aid him
since he became member of their family.
Withou; word of explanation. Lackey
deserted his wife La Monday and no trace
has beer found of him. He was employed
as bookkeeper in Jones book store at 226
West First street. and nothing has peeG
heard of him by his employer since last
Monday afternoon, when he completed his
work. Nc motive for his strange action is
positively known, but his wife thinks thai
There is another woman in the case. Ga
this point. however. she has only her sus-
picions TO corroborate her belief.
Mrs. Lackey is the only daughter Of Dr.
and Mrs. F. e. Corbin ls5ola L. FRS; street
Boyle Heights. The family formerly re-
sided In Michigan, where Lackey became
acquainted with them. According to the
statements of friends of DR.. Corbin, Lack
man and was reputed to have associated
with a fast SET, gambling being one of his
failings. But love is an indifferent regard
er OF the prophecies of life and whatever
Lackey might have been, 1t did not inter-
fere with Miss Corbin's becoming attached
to him. II is said ina, the parents of the
young woman did not approve of her Sc
lection. Whether this is true or not. i;
fptr- Wit n : No
young people. The Corbtns removed 20
this city several years ago and were fol-
lowed by Lackey, the marriage occurring
soon after. If Lackey had gambled before
he experienced change of life after his
marriage and affiliated with the Boyle
Heights Methodist church, where he was
esteemed a worthy young man. Laciiey
sang IN the choir and also became promi-
nently associated with the work of The
Epworth league. He and his wife and his
mother resided In a cosy Little cottage at
220 NJ Cummings street, and as 1t is loca ed
burt two blocks from the church he natu
rally found II an easy matter to meet his
religious fmends and labor for the good of
Christianity. To all appearances ne
seemed devoted husband and his wife
was happy.
But, just as there are saints among sim
rers, SO there are sinners among church
goers. So it was with Lackey. He evil
IDENTIFY could not shake off his old habits Of
card-playing and perhaps other indiscre-
tons and returned to them after two
years fast from everything wicked. He
was till last spring employed as assis tan;
bookkeeper by Meyberg Bros, but after
he left that position he secured employ
ment will Jones. All went we'll for "a time
But for the East month or more he began 10
be very irregular in his habits and instead
of returning home as soon as the store was
closed at o'clock In the evenings he would
rot go to his wife until midnight. She
thought This strange, but he explained his
absence by saying that Mr.. Jones had de-
tanned him in the evenings TO work Al
though Lackey received his salary every
week there were many times when he did
not leave amy money 20 pay the eXpe nses
Of the household. This, too, was due. he
said, to change in Mr.. Jones method Of
business, for Lackey claimed he had net
received any money.
Naturally this neglect shocked the young
wife and she finally complained of II 70
her parents. When DR.. Corbin ascertanod
from Mr.. Jones that Lackey had been re-
ceiving his money regularly every week
and, moreover, had never beer compelled
to work late at night, suspicion that
some hing was wrong arose In his mind
SO he investigated further. Lackey wa :
found 20 have been gambling. It is said by
those to whom Or. Corb!n spoke or this
point There We're also other causes for
Lackey's neglect Of his wife. blu. who the
object of his attention was is nc, posi-
tively known.
Il was charged that he was too frier dly
with a young woman employed in the store
and they were frequently seen convsGs!ng
together. Mrs. Lackey also discovered a
letter in the Goa, pocket Of her husba 7 j
which She thought had been written by
that woman. This te;ter was couched In
ardearing terms. Lackey his wifi said
yesterday. had secured this letter and Dc =
stroyed Il; Beyond This she had no proof
of any wrorg-dony between her huelha !
and the woman clerk. r. was said by hose
at the store that the note had been placed
in Lackey's pocket by fc,low employe,
who had written Il just for a joke. The
young woman Indignantly derled the au-
thorship Of The mote. Lackey visited her,
though, on certain evenings. 1t was said
~ the store He started 70 give her short
hand lessons and or various occasions
would call at her home. This continued fo r
some weeks. and his wife demonstrated
with him. but TO no avail
Affairs reached a climax this week
without a word of explanation. wt.huut a
farewell note. Lackoy wen; TO his work as
usual Monday morning and shat was The
last his wife or her family have seen Of
him. He worked az the store and seemed
to be in his accustomed spirits. and SPOKE
Of returning to his place on TUESDAY bu.
has since failed 10 appear. Mr.. Jones re-
CARDS this as strange, particularly as
Lackey's accounts were perfectly 81 naight
His wife was interviewed yesterday af-
ternoon. She said she did not care TO say
anything unkind about her husband All
she knew was that he had gone away Mon
day morning without word Of farewell
and she had seem notlling Of him since then
DR.. Corbin expressed himself as wilir =
thar Lackey should return when he had
become Strengthened up and was ready to
prove himself a man.
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