Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-21
A WIFE yg|RAN|iE AC|
Mrs. a. 8 Tiffany Leaves Home and
City and Sends Word Back That
She Will Not Return.

She Will Not Return.
Gives No Reason For Her Action
Present Whereabouts Unknown
to the Husband
Mf. Tiffany Reserves an Opinion
Pending Further Information
The Known Facts.
The strange actions Of the wife of a
prominent travelling man OF the citv| have
been the cause during the past few days
of considerable comment and gossip in
/ a North First street neighborhood,
where the incident. when ascertained.
came as shocking surprise to all. AS
divorce suit will probably be the OUT
come. as there have been several YER.
stons OF the affair, and as the matter is
bound to become public, the T.-R.
deemed an investigation and the publi-
be the best for all concerned.
Mrs. A. 9. Tiffany is the lady who is
1.-THE central figure in the incident, and
her actions are understood by neither
husband nor friends. Mrs. Tiffany has
been away from the city for the past
few weeks, spending the greater part of
THE time with sister, Mrs. William
Newell, at Cedar Falls. When she left
home there was not the least intimation
that anything was wrong. and neither
was there one week ago Friday night.
when Mr.. Tiffany, who was at Parkers-
\ burg, ran over to Cedar Falls to visit
4 his wife. When he arrived home, how
lever, letter came to him, written at
4 Cedar Falls and mailed at Des Moines,
saying that che was not coming back
and that he needn't look for her; also to
4 send her piano and some pictures, of her
own painting, to Mrs. Newell, at Cedar
Falls.
That is about all that Mr.. Tiffany
knows of Mrs. Tiffanys actions. He is
i Very much grieyed over the affair, and
says he never can be satisfied until he
4 learns absolutely the true cause for
/ Mrs. Tiffany taking the step che has
Mr.. Tiffany was ssen Immediately at
i ter his arrival in the city Friday eve
! ming. He said he did not care to say
/ anything, for he did not know enough
\ OF fact on which to base conclusion.
i and as he wanted to be fair to his wife
and himself he preferred waiting until
something further developed before ex-
4 pressing an opinion.
\ Mr.. Tiffany is III hopes that he can
A locate his wife and obtain from her an
=. Interview. In fact, he said, there are
business matters requiring settlement
4 that makes 1t Imperative that he obtain
a knowledge of her whereabouts and
see her. Mr.. Tiffany said further, con-
1 corning the case. that he knew abso-
t5lutely nothing of the reason for his
wife's actions, and the only possible
SEcause he could entertain was that per-
4 hapa she had become Respondent be-
A cause of an injury sustained some time
s ago, in which her knee was dlislocate Led
In bicycle accident, which made her
2 feel that she was not able to take upon
herself the responsibilities of caring fol
a home
4 Mr.. Tiffany said There has never
been an unkind word spoken in my
home since our marriage, and there is
slnothing but the kindliest of feeling be-
tween Mrs. Tiffany and myself, so far
as / know. My children have recpg-
lnized her as mother. and have intro.
= duced her as such. and our home was
3 an ideal 8ont. and happy. ! realize that
q step-motne1''s position Is hard
Fl one at best, yet hardly think tina,
has anything to do with Mrs. Tiffany's
Il actions. for, as say, my children had
learned to love her II such proves tc
y, he the Gaze however II will Stand hy
81 my children. for they are my flesh and
blood, and 1t has been my purpose t
provide for them In q way that they
will not have to start life as did, ar
orphan at 10, and fight its battles with.
out an education. This matteris great
{ blow to me. for had but recently hat
my home nicely arranged, at considera.
BILE expense, and this. turning up as Il
does now. throws everything int,
chaos
I. Mr.. and Mrs. Tiffany were married
only year ago last February. at Mus
!, catine. Mrs. Tiffany was Mrs. lns
Butts. a lady we'll known in Muscatine
and she had been engaged In the milf
. merry business there for some time Dur
ing her residence here she had mad,
i many friends. Mr. Tiffany's friends ar,
!. legion, and all are in sympathy witt
. him. His neighbors. who are his hes
], friends. are loyal in his trouble, AMI
& are anxious that matters will b
Strengthened up in due time
ATKINSON GETS IT.
I n arshalltown Man Secures Con.rac
for Erecting soldiers' Home Build
j n,~.-. 81