The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-28
A WOMAN'S OFFER
Mrs. Sells-Greenspan Hires De-
tectiVes to Get Evidence.
Were to Furnish the Basis For
a Divorce.
THEY UTTERLY FAIL
Husband Makes Friends With
One of His Shadows.
Man Then Tells His Story and
Resigns.
An Offer of $1,000 For the
Necessary Evidence.
THEY UTTERLY FAIL


The is an amount far above the aver
age expended in such. legal adjudica-
tions, but it is the sum that Mrs. Sells
Greenspan is willing to part with in re-
turn for ground for a separation from
her husband, Simon Greenspan.
Mrs. Greenspan has made several eff
forts to secure the necessary grounds,
but so far she still retains the money
she fain would spend and continues
with husband on her hands.
Mrs. Greenspan wants a divorce, but
Mr.. Greenspan does not. Therein lies
the trouble. Without a divorce Mrs.
Greenspan can not be rid Of her sec
Ond spouse, and Mr.. GreenSpan has no
desire that she shall be. As means of
accomplishing her desire, the widow of
Allen Sells has offered men on more
than one occasion $1,000 in cold cash
to establish ground for a divorce from
her husband.
1t seems that the welded existence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Greenspan has not been
of the pleaSantest- When Allen Sells
died his widow found herself in need
OF a business adviser and a manager.
Such a man presented himself in the
form of Simon Greenspan. At first he
was but a bOOkkeeper and collector, but
later his business relations blOssomed
into a SuitOrShip for her hand. The
blossOming had it's effect. One day
Mrs. Allen Sells and Mr. Simon Green
span stole quietly away to Kansas City
the Topeka show man was the wife of
the Topeka, collector.
But while Mr.. Greenspan has cOntin-
ued in favor as a bookkeeper and col
lectOr, he has fallen from grace as a
matrimonial companion His fall Oc-
CURED some time ago, before he sud
denly went insane one night and at
tempted to demOIiSh the entire stock of
a Kansas avenue drug store. 1t was
at that time that his wife first con-
ceived the idea of securing a divorce
through the aid of an outside party, and
entered into an agreement with a To-
peka man to secure the necessary
grounds.
AS the story goes the man ingratiated
himelf in the esteem of Greenspan.
Things worked smoothly until the
Would-be detective one night INDUCED
in the flowing bowl to an unlimited ex-
tent, and in the morning found him
self without enough to buy a meal.
While walking along Kansas avenue
speculating on his ability to secure res
taurant credit, he met Mr.. Greenspan,
the man he was employed to shadow.
Naturally he asked him for the loan of
sufficient money with which to satisfy
his hunger, and in response Greenspan
pulled a quarter from his vest pocket.
It's the only quarter I've gOt,' said
he, but if you're hungry you can
have it,
This so touched the shadowfng gen
tleman that before another five min
utes had passed he had told Greenspan
y
After Mr.. Greenspan's ineffectuaI at
tempt to wreck a drug store, he took
up his residence in the state insane asy-
lum for a short period of time. When
he was finally released his wife again
attempted to secure the desired
grounds for a legal separation.
This time she employed a member of
the Thiel detective agency of Kansas
City. The detective came to Topeka,
but in endeavoring to become a friend
of the husband, he let slip something
that discovered his identity to Green
span. OF course, this brought his game
to a sudden standstiu.
The last attempt on the part of Mrs.
Greenspan to rid herself of her hus-
band was made not long ago. This
time she took a gentleman, who was
soliciting orders from house to house
into her confidence, and freely offered
him 81, 900 if he would aid her in be-
coming once more the widow of Allen
Sells with no Greenspan attachments.
However, the solicitor happened to have
no taste for detective work, and re-
fused the offer.
At that time Mrs. Greenspan said she
would gladly see her money go to the
extent of 81 900 if in return she was
furnished with grounds for a divorce.
So far as known she still holds the
same ideas. There seems to be but one
drawback to their accomplishment.
Mr.. Greenspan holds just as close to his
ideas of remaining the husband of the
rich widow, and the experiences with
the two men who were attempting to
wreck the matrimonial relations have
served TO mt him on his guard