The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-08
LOOKING FOR His MISSING WIFE.
Edward W. Caskie Lett with a
Bri@ht-Eyed isaby TO Comfort Him.

Edward W. Caskie Lett with q
Eri"hr-Eyed Haby TO Comfort Him.
Edward W. CasKie. Il clerk in the.
general offices Of the Wabash Rail-
road. is looking for his wife. who left
their home last Tuesday morning
Besides the husband. Il bright-eyed
baby boy was left by the mother. The
father and usband has taken the child
to the home of his wife'S parents.
Capt. and Mrs. Grant Marsh, of 1Ol6
Virginia avenue. Meanwhile thu
father has asked the police to locate
his wife. and also Robert Albert. re-
Gently mustered out Of service at Camp
Meade. who. he thinks, knows some
thing of his wife departure.
Mr.. Caskie left mis- home. 10U9 New
stead avenue, - usual Tuesday. and :.
as was his wont. kissed his wife and
child gooGby for the day. As far as
he remembers there was nothing out
of the ordinary i'll the farewell. II
as it had ever been. He did not re-
turn from his work at the Wabash
offices until u o'clock. AS he ascended
the steps he noticed that the door was
closed. but not locked. He went over
'he entire house. and then went to ii
neiyhbur's house. Mrs. Flansberg :.
where he aske, for information OF ;he
whc.ra bouts OF his wife and child.
She gave him the first intimation of
something wrong when she brought
out the child. She then told what she
knew ol the missing wife to the aston
ished husband. She said that about
9::}O clock that morning note had
come to Mrs Caskie by Il special mes
scnger. She had seen her read it and
noticed the agitation Of the woman:
! Soon Mrs. Caskie took the child IL Tue
home of Mrs. Flansber". stating that
she was going down town and would
be back in an hour or so. But the
mother of the child did not retura,
That was ali Mrs. f'iansbery Knew
.ir. Caskie went back Je his OWE
hu.nr ana began looking Tor u not,
from his wife. lie searched in every
possible place. but no word Of his
wife u!,.ant for him could he find.
However. hc did find notes which he
tnouyht threw some light on the mat
ter. la Il trunk lie found letters run
ming back three years. signed ''lsODr.
Albert ana l.. 7. MofTeti," both in
;,he same handwriting. lie had hc.'1'' cn'''i
OF both names. but further. than that
he knc" nothing of the man. Accord
Ing 10 Mr.. Casnie. the purport of ali
the letters was the same. protesting
love for Mrs. Caskic and urging her
to leave with him. Caskic says that
Judging from the letters which he found
his wife wrote to the person signing
himself ''isobert Albert" and Il. T.
Notfett' As frequently as she received
replies.
II was about eight Years ago that
Edward W. CaSkic led Nellie Marsh
to the altar. She was we'll known to
Il large circle of ST. LouIsans. Her
father WAS for MANY years i'll the EN-
ploy of the government on the north
ern Mississippi. but he has retired of
late. though he is still we'll known as
Il pilot. His son L. IL pilot on the
river. and runs out of st. Louis reg
uiarly. Caskie comes Of an old Vir-
ginia family. The marriage of Nellie
Marsh to Caskic was rather sudden.
According to Caskie. she wanted to
marry II Robert Albert. bu. her par
cnts objected. His marriage to her
followed soon after the other engage
ment was broken of. Dut. AZ she
seemed perfectly happy with him. he
thought he had fully won her love:
Robert Albert is known in St. Louis.
He has relatives living here and two
brothers work in downtown wholesale
houses. Caskie says he traced Al
bert's trunk to- the station and learned
that it had been checked to New Or
leans. He claims that Il man saw Al
bert yct on the train. OF his wlfc's
departure he knew nothing definite.
Caskie said Albert had no regular
but that he had some
money left after being mustered out of
the army.-GlObe-De Democrat
Chronic DfarrhOea Cured