The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-13
SERIOUS CHARGE
AGAINST WRIGHT
Arrested at the Instance Of Mrs. e. s.
Rhiuehsrdt.
HIS WIFE SEEKS A DIVORCE
In Her Libel She Charges Him with
Unlawful Conduct with Daisy
Rhinehart and Divers Other Per-
sons to Her Unknown--Papers
in the Divorce Case Served on Him
linn diateiy After Entering Bail in
the Cominal Case.

william II. Wright, a young mar
ried man who formerly conducted a
jewelry store on Lackawanna avenue,
was held under bail before Alderman
John r. Howe yesterday morning to
answer at court the charge of criminal
assault upon Mrs. T.. s. Rhinehardt,
who with her husband lives at the cor
ner of Jefferson avenue and Linden
street. Mr. and Mrs. Wright occupied
rooms in the same house.
As consequence of the serious
charge against her husband Mrs.
Wright yesterday began proceedings
in divorce. The papers were served
upon Wright as he sat in the alder
mans Office. Mrs. Wright was pres
ent at the time, but while the hearing
was in progress she remained in an
| adjoining room and out of sight of her
husband. After the hearing Mrs.
Rhinehardt and Mrs. Wright chatted
| together.
| Mrs. Rhinehardt swore out the war;
| rant for Wright's arrest Tuesday and
| Detective Clifford captured the young
man as he was in the act OF boarding
q train for out of town early yesterday
| morning. He spent several hours in
the police station and at II o'clock
| was taken before Alderman Howe.
Mrs Rhinehardt, who is a young wo-
man, was on hand with her attorney,
"A. j. Colborn. Her husband is a bar
| ber and they have been married only
| four months.
MRS. RHINEHARDT'S STORY.
Mrs. Rhinehardt was the only wit
ness She stated that at o'clock in
I
| Wright entered her room and, against
her WILL committed the assault
| Wright pleaded not guilty.
| Detective Clifford stated that Wright
| to him admitted criminal relations
with Mrs. Rhinehardt. but denied the
assault. Wright furnished bail in the
sum of $500 to appear at court. Grif-
fifth Thomas became his bondsman.
Immediately after the hearing Dep
uty Sheriff Colborn served the papers
in divorce on Wright. The action or
Mrs. Wrights part is based on the
adultery charge. She names Daisy
Rhinehardt, the prosecutrix in the case
as the correspondent; she also refers
to divers other persons to her unknown
James jeremiah, father of Mrs. Wright
who was formerly Anna jeremiah. is
mentioned as the next friend in the
application for a divorce.
The couple were married Oct. 30
1895, at the jeremiah residence, 151
Lafayette street. Both are we'll known
in West Scranton. Mrs. Wright is al
exceedingly pretty young woman, o
blue eyes. red, full cheeks and ligh
hair. After her marriage with Wrigh
the couple lived for time on Fair
view avenue.
THEY SEPARATED.
They did not live happily and finall!
they separated after having SOM
trouble over the household goods. Owe
year ago Wright failed in business
and left this CITY. He was at tha
time arrested for Withholding a watcl
which was given to him to repair. II
settled the case after a hearing be
fore Alderman Howe.
During Wrights sojourn he engaged
in business successfully in Shamokil
and Bethlehem and afterwards went t
New York, but returned to this cit,
about three months ago. He secure,
employment in Spruce street jew
ery store where he posed as a pro
fessional optician, showing paper
from medical colleges to prove his re
liability.
OF late, however, Wright has con
Quoted a place in the old postoffic
, building. Wright is the son of Meth
odist minister. now deceased.
While Wright was sojourning a
Shamokin and other places his wifi
was with him for short periods, bu
they did not seem to get along we
together 1t is alleged that he wa
very cruel to her.
After hearing Mrs. Rhinehardt'
: story, soon after the alleged occur
, renee, she left him.