The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-23
MR.. Sk|IMAN 5 WIFE.
Who Is Young, Beautiful and
Wealthy
FORGIVES HIS RASCALITY
For the Sake of the Little
Fright Who Cut Her Out.

| unconsidered tailor, Of Brooklyn, who
works in little shop NECESSARILY. press
| ing old clothes or mending them, and
lives in a dark, dingy house at Browns
vile. was set at liberty yesterday. his
wealthy, aristocratic wife OF Buenos
Ayres who gave him money, luxury, so
cial eminence there, said that she for
gave him for having taken her money
her diamonds and her furs. She forgaye
him for having deserted her.
Her property was not in his possession.
He had her fathers gold watch, but she
kept silent wf1en ne said that 1t was
gift from her. The Magistrate dismissed
the charge against him. He smiled, not
triumphantIy, but with an air OF CRATE
fitness.
THAT man was born with caul: ex-
claimed Mrs O'Connor, at whose house
Mrs. Smitman is staying. 1t seemed true
that he was unfortunate. Mrs. Smitman
impressvely, said: HE is very unhappy.
He has four children and their mother
in Brownsville, who depends on him en-
tirely for their existance. They are his
children. His bad example may affect
them. He needs the means to train them
better than himself"
Mrs Smitman is 10 obtain a divorce
from him to divert all the documents that
she has brought from Buenos Ayres for
his confession as an unfaithful business
associate into persuasive reasons for his
marrying the mother Of his children. The
latter, whom he has preferred. has pale,
IL Of
excessive work and worry, in her thin
features. Mrs. Smitman has health,
beauty, black eyes that are quickly ex-
pressive. hair like the plumage of a crow,
youthfulness. She said, in reply to the
question, ''Why do you forgiven"
1.-THE mother of his children is so pitt
full, His children are so poorly clad and
fed If he be punished. they suffer. 1
cannot imagine what he did with the
money and the jewels that ne took from
my safe. But their value was larger than
what have said. I have lost by him S45,
900. I was ashamed to admit it, since
am the head of the house of Jean Ari-
baud, OF Buenos Ayres, and ought to have
been distrustful Of husband whose ante
cedents were not better known to me. I
have been we'll educated. You see, 1
have the gold medal of the conservatoire
OF Paris.
''Smitman came TO my father, in the be-
ginning of 1896, asking for work. The
house of Jean Aribaud is the great fur
house of Argentine. Smitman is a skill
full ladies' tailor. He was engaged at
once. He did his work well. my parents
liked him. In September, 1895 I was
twenty-six years old. My mother said,
He is serious. capable. honest. He is
North American. You have a great deal
of affection for him. Become his wife,
so that the house of Jean Aribaud may
be continued after your father and are
dead
my father had a cult for his trade in
furs. 1t was his fathers trade. his grand
fathers. All our ancestors practised It as
far back as we know. Father would say.
I think that Cadmus must nave carried
in his ships furs for the original Jean
Aribaud.' The idea that Smitman would
take care of the business captivated me.
I thought that he was sincere, intelligent,
an able man of business. We were mar
ried. I bought house that cost SEQ. co.
and furniture that cost 81, COO.
There were carpets of Aubusson. sill
yer. laces. Everybody who was any
body at Buenos Ayres was on our visit
ing list. We had a villa near the city. in
a garden of beautiful plants. Every Sun
day we went there. with friends or alone.
We were happy. Mr.. Smitman attended
to all the details Of banking for the house,
because 1 detested them. He kept the
cash book. On July 4, 1897, we gave a
reception at our house. All the fashion
able people OF the city attended We
danced, had supper. praised America. At
ter the guests were gone Mr. smitman
asked me to play the Washington Post
March
81 PLAYED ii It was his march 70 Amer
ica. 1 saw him dress at six in the morn
ing. I was half asleep. l supposed that
he was going 70 work. But the maid
came 10 tell me at eight that he was
wanted in the wareroOms, the foreman
came TO tell me AZ nine that ne was
wanted in the workshop and dressed
and rushed out IN terriable anxiety. He
had never left me for an hour. / was sure
that an accident had happened. I feared
that ne had been killed. I went 20 the
Chief of Police. who said coldly. Yes. we
viii sarch for him Examine your &C
counts
1.-The key 20 the safe was not IN the
clothes that he had left. The lock had
20 be broken. There was no money in
the cash box I stopped the payment OF
a c:1eck that had drawn in the favor NJ
a friend for $500. For months 7 refused
TO believe the evidence that M husband
had deliberately abused my confidence IN
him. Finally. his friend betrayed him
and his address. I came here was 70
Mrs. O'Connor's house by the stewsrdess
OF tile steamship IN waich I came. en-
pIoyed a lawyer and detectives and found
Suitman.
When I saw him could not TAX -
him. Ny hands were cold as ice. No;
because OF the money. but Of the fact that
he preferred % live IN 4 house - squsll6
with a woman 50 inferior. She Is ugly.
small. ore OF her shoulders IS lower than
the other. But / am not meanly Jealous.
I want 10 obtain divorce and return 70
the house OF Jean Aribaui. -slat sadly
needs me. Ny mother and father are
dead"