The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-16
KANSAS NEWS.
LeaVenWOrth Woman ChlOro-
forms Her Husband
He Says, and Then El0pes With
VIM. Haslett
WHILE WAS ASLEEP
But There Is Another Side to
the Story.
Said to Have Been at Depot
With Her.

Leavenworth, March 16. - James
Nichols believes that his wife has eloped
with a man by the name of William
Haslett, who, he says, weaned her affec-
tions away from him. He thinks she
has gone to Fort Steele, Wyo., and de-
clares he will swear out a warrant for
her arrest. He reported the matter to
the police yesterday.
He said that he had been married to
his wife for eleven years and that they
had lived happily until recently, when
his wife had become acquainted with
Haslett. This was while they were hv-
ing in Atchison and about a year ago.
Here Haslett, who was then living In
Leavenworth, visited his home, ostens1-
bly, for the purpose of insuring his chill
dren, he says. Haslett was then an in
surance agent and also representative
Of the American Wringer company
Since that time, Nichols declares, his
wife's conduct toward him has never
been the same as it was before she
met Haslett. On the contrary, she has
several times threatened to leave him,
declaring that as soon as a ticket for
Fort Steele, Wyo., arrived, which she
was expecting, she was going away.
Monday she told him the ticket had
arrived, but said she was not going
away, and would send it back. He
was treasured, but that evening, while
go to the office and send it back then.
She refused, promising to do so the next
day.
They retired as usual that night. but
yesterday morning he awOke at o'clock
to find his wife and four children gone
He declares that he was chloroformed
by her. He went to the depot, but found
she had already gone.
He then decided to procure warrant
for her arrest and apprehend her on
her arrival at Fort Steele.
He believes that his wife chloroformed
him and his mother, then took her
clothes and their children and left. This
is his story. Another, which puts a
different light on the subject and is
follows.
Mrs. Nichols appeared at the Union
Pacific ticket office yesterday morning
accompanied by man who answered
the description of her husband. The
parties had with them several children
and she was given tickets for herself
and the children to Fort Steele. After
receiving them Mrs. Nichols. the chill
dren and the man who accompanied her,
went to the Union depot. Here the man
was seen to snatch the tickets from Mrs.
Nichols and tear them up, after which
he fed towards Cherokee street The act
was witnessed by several bystanders,
who pursued him but were unable to
capture him.
Joseph d. Hurley, the Union Pacific
agent, and she was given new tickets
and started on her journey without fur
Their interruption.
Both parties concerned in the case
are pretty well known in this city. Mrs.
Nichols was formerly Miss Carrie Large
and resided at Sixth andPawnee streets.
They have four children which Mrs.
Nichols took with her when she left the
city.
Nichols recently sued the Rock Island
road for $1,000 for injuries which he re-
ceived several months ago while at
work on the road. He was struck above
the left eye by a hammer thrown by
fellow workman and he held the road
responsible for his injuries.