Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-11
A WIFE'S LOVE.

SlDc6 ne SuOt ulS WIG III tuo udIh ucSs
claiming he had mistaken her for a
burglar, Professor Alfred DOthimard
Morrison has been having his troubles
hssped upon him. Saturday he wss
taken hy rich aunt. Mrs. Margaret
C4hen, to her home at Chester Hill, a
short distance from New York, and al
night was as near maniac in appear
ance ss a man could be who had been
compelled 10 admit, all inside of ~
hours, that he was bigam st, pejur-
er, end stood chance OF being charged
= ith murder.
The tragedy of December 80 at Nor
rison's home brought 10 light woman
IN New York, who had married Morrl-
son IS years ago, and had never been
divorced from him. She was welded to
him when he called himself Gordon, bu;
he had not lived with her regularly for
wears, and had given her but 81 a week,
accordiog to her story.
Twelve years ago he had married
mother womsn, and in pretty cottage
it Mount Vernon had lived with her
much of the time, though he visited his
,ther wife every week. But all this
did not matter to the first wife. She
vas sent for TO 60 to Chester Hill late
% The afternoon, and che hurried there.
When she saw her husband she sprang
at him, fung her arms around his neck
md kissed MIN, while she sobbed on
lis shoulder, crying: "Ob. Fred,
Fred, how could you leave me ?"
Morrison was vlsibly affected. Tears
lowed from his eyes as freely as they
sd from the womaD's and bis voice
vas as broken as was hers. He re-
Jied, pressing her tightly to his
hosom: LILLIAN, my wife, my wife,
how you must have suffered through
nv errors, but through il you must
nave known that loved you aud you
.lone."
II thought you did. | hope
hat you did," sobbed the woman,
3 she covered his face with
ner kisses. But could not under
staud why you should leave me,
and can't now understand why you
ook up with that other woman. But
I love YOU, dear, and we will be happy
again. won't we ?"
"Well, you know l loved you," SAID
Morrison, weeping again,
II will never prosecute you, FREQ,
ior what you have done," and then
here was more hugging and kissing:
Mrs. Gordon and her mother removed
heir things and remained with the
professor as members of his family, AND
she remained there over night, too.
Not as easily recOuciled, however,
was Mra. Harry E. Ilenberger, sister
ofthe dead Mrs. Morrison, and who lives
in Middletown. The discovery that Moi
rison is a bipamist aroused her, and sne
-ays she believes man bad enough 10
lead q double life may be bad enough
10 commit q murder. She Is consulting
relatives regarding measures for further
inquiry, and is likely to prefer charge
cf murder against Morrison.
~ have letter in my possesslon,"
said Mrs. Ilepberger, received from my
sister q few days before her death. ln
it she complained that her husband
only allowed her twenty-five cents a
dsy for the support Of herself and their
adopted daughter ,"
When questioned about the story he
had told at the inquest over his dead
wife. Morrison raved, He tore bis hair,
apS then kissed the feet of the man
who was pressing him to answer ques'
tions as to how the woman died. ne
said the woman was standing when ne
shot her. DR.. Shipman, who attended
SON on the right shoulder, pass d
through her arm. entered the Dreas'
and passed into the abdominal cavity
He says if Morrison was lying 10 9eo'
as he claims when be fired, Mrs: MOI
rlsop must have been lying at full length
to have such wouud inflicted, out inc
ooroner let this statement pass without
question.