The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-18
KANSAS NEWS.
A Tennessee Girl is Deserted In
Salina.
On Her Way West With Suppos-
ed Husband.
ELOPED FROM HOME
Sad Fate Of a Southern Farm.
er's Daughter.
City VIII Care For Her Until
ELOPED FROM HOME
City VIII Care For Her Until
Father Writes.

Salina, Oct. ia secret departure.
clandestine and possibly bogus mar
ciage, hurried flight toward California
and a heartless abandonment at Salina,
leaving her without money and without
friends, constitutes one sad epoch in the
life of the woman formerly known as
Miss Emma Whited, Of Knoxville. Tenn
and who is now suffering from blood
poisoning, caused by an accident while
working for her board, at the boarding
house of Mrs. Sholl on North Ninth
street.
The unfortunate woman left Knox
vile, Tenn, 30 miles from which place
she was raised from childhood, in com
pany with Shurl Perry, bound for Cali
fornia, nine weeks ago this coming Sat
urday A marriage, as Mrs. Perry in
sists. took place the evening before.
Monday found the clipping couple in Sa-
lima The supposed husband informed
his victim that here they would have TO
change cars. Leaving her in the walt
ing room, careless in her new found nap
piness and implicit confidence in her
husband. Perry caught an outgoing train
and continued on his way to California
The bride of three days waited long
for her absent spouse. and when he did
not return took her way to near by
boarding house, with a dull and Sicken-
ing dread clutching at her conf1ding
heart. Since then she has not seen him,
although she has received two letters
from him postmarked at Arbukel, Cal,
but both have come addressed to Miss
Emma Whited and neither contains an
allusion to the supposed marriage.
Miss Whited is a young woman, 70
years of age. with the olive tint of
southern cline on her cheeks, black
hair, and large, black, trUstfu1 eyes.
Her height is a little above the aVerage
and her manner of address is such that
one is convinced that she is telling the
truth to the best of her knowledge and
ability.
Her life has been spent on a Tennessee
farm and always in the company OF her
parents, and when suddenly thrown out
on the cold world, unsophisticated as
she was, her helplessness was like that
of an infant.
Il married a man, or at least I think
did, she said to a reporter this morn
ing with tears trembling on her long
lashes, and ran away from home, with
out my parents knowledge and consent,
and now all this bad luck has come to
me on account of it. Here I am help
less on account of blood poisoning and
abandoned by my husband. I don't
want to love and get married any more
ALI 1 want is to get well SO that can
go to my dear home and work. simp-
ly want chance to work.
II thought he was all right" she con-
tinued in a. reminiscent tone
II knew him from childhood. A broth
er of his married cousin of mine and
I thought him all right. Five years ago
he went out to California. where he said
he was farming. but I don't know
whether he was or not, and came back
about three months ago. He told around
that he was going to take a Tennessee
girl back with him and my parents
knew his intentions, but they always
had foolish notion about their children
leaving home and so they wouldn't give
me their consent. don't think they
would have objected if I would have
stayed there. I am old enough to have
known better than to run away, but I've
learned my lesson, and it's a bitter one"
she said with a Sob
Deprived of means of support, the
case of the woman came up before the
city council last evening and arrange
nents were made for her to remain with
Mrs. SholI for the present