Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-01-13
EUGENE oANNOWS WIFE.
n. Hss assn Mlssbg NV for Almost
Yraf.


Rugsne \. Cannon. postal cierh run
ming between Los Angeles and AlbuqueT-
que, who resides ~ 2Sp south All stree
IL mourning the ab ,ense OF hls wife,
Mildred X. GannoB, ~ years old, says the
Los Angeles Express. Ars, Cannon left
LOs Angeles inteniing 10 ylsi, friends
aud relatives Ia the east. Her deetlna-
ton was Philadelphia, and she has been
missing slnee last January. Her bus
band heard from her last while she was
on a train between Washington aud
New York.
Cannon has been nearly distracted
for q year past. He does not know II his
wife firing Of him has deliberately De.
serted him, or II she has met death
through some unknown means.
TIE couple were married In this city
about two years ago. They had met 10 q
private boarding house six nonths be-
fore and n hal been case Of love At
aFst sight. Cannon knew nothing Of his
Wife's antecgdentss aad she was never
apparently anxious to enllghten him up.
on the subject. Such information a.
she furnished has sines been found 70
ave been not founded upon fact,
Mrs. Cannon called herself sidow.
and when she left Los AnEeles took with
her several hund.sd dollars
Cannon, adverse 10 n0tOriety, made
but little inquiry regarding his Nlie's
whereabouts until he could stand the
suspense no lOnges. Then he wrote 10 n
Philadelphia paper 10 enlist Ia service
In tracing his wife. His story Ia that
last January MIS-. Cannon, while en-
route from Washington. d. c.. TO New
York, stepped of the train ~ the staff, n
In that city, and since that time has dis
appeared ~ absolutely "a II she hal LETT
the ear h. Her husband has made at
tempt after attemp' 10 locate his wife.
hut failure has been the result each
time.
Cannon has m3llred this belly OF d.
rector %, Public SAFETY kngilsh, OF Phlla
delphia Tad h's employed private de-
tectlyo, 90 seoui that city 10 gain some
knowledge o. his wiie's whereabouts. Ills
fear Ia that SOM accident has belallen
her. or tina, possibly she IL ieranged men
tally an under restraint In some public
institution. While va the train from
which she disappeared Mrs. Cannon
wroie long aud Ahectlauate letter Ia
her husband. 10 which shs expressed her
eagefue~ TO in nim again at their
hcme 10 Los Angeles.
M. Cannon says that thDir married
life was most happy. AMI that there wes
no reason why she should have deserted
him. As = matter Of fact there was
every reason why she should return "a
him 70 soon Rs her visit east WAS over.
Mira. Cannon Ia described ~ being
feet 8 inches high. 1855 pounds in weight
with fair and clear complexion. dark hair
aud blue eyes. Her age IL given ~ q
years. Her picture shows her to have
beeu attractive, IN. lhs fact that II I
should disappear 30 mysteriOusly IL one
OF the queer things that occur quite a.
often In life - In dction
To such OF his friends as have inlimat-
I'd 20 Cannon that his wife may have de-
liberateIy deserted him. he replies that s
knows nothing OF the sort Is possible, and
he will not be convinced such TO have
been thu ease TIL he hes been furnished
with positive proof Eyen II this IL true
declares eanuon, M would like 10 know
IT,, and although siill very mueh 10 'oy'
with bis wife. he would give her freedom
II he found that she no longer cared iol
him