The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-06-13
Is IN SIOUX FALLS
IS SHE AFTER DIVORCE?
Mrs. DoebIer Leaves Elderly and
Wealthy Husband in
Moorestown, Nj.
SAYS SON HAS BEEN ABDUCTED
Furthsl Than This the Unhappy Benediot
Will Make No observation-disclosures
Has Great Many
Admirers.

New York, June why has rich
Mrs. Doebler left her husband? Is she
to be allowed to retain possession Of
her little son, Jack? Are there to be
South Dakota divorce proceedings?
These and many other questions were
asked in Moorestown, N. j., yester-
day. Mrs. Doebler has left her beau
tiful home, taking her 6-year-old boy
Jack with her. A telegram says that
she is in Sioux Falls, s. D., with the
boy. Meanwhile the grave, elderly hus-
band stays alone at his deserted home,
morose, gruf and unapproachable.
The Doeblers are wealthy. Mr..
Doebler, who is 45, is traffic agent for
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad, with offices
in the Bourse building, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Doebler, beautiful Camille Heul-
lngs that was, is the daughter of old
israel Heulings, richest man in Moores-
town, who left her s15O,OOo ten years
ago, invested in gilt-edged securities
that are now worth $250,000 She is 80
years old.
No End to Admirers.
The heiress had a host of admirers,
but she would have none Of them. In
rapid succession she gave the mitten
to a rich young Philadelphian,. a man
man with a>long pedigree and a short
purse, and well-to-do Swedish bus
mess man. Her lift with horses, dogs,
plenty of friends and plenty of money
contented her.
But one day she lost her heart to the
tall, middle-aged well-connected rail-
road official who went to live in
Moorestown. The marriage was the.
social event of the town in 1895.
At first the Doeblers We're very hap
py. Ihey entertained extensively.
They went to live in one of the Heul-
ings houses, but soon it wasn't big
enough for their needs So Mrs Doeb-
Ter commissioned Frank e. Mead. Of
Keen & Mead, Philadelphia, to build
new home for them and the little
papy boy who mad come to the couple
Another Man.
Mead is 80, intellectual and good look
ing. He was just back from tour of
Egypt and was full Of lore of the land
OF the lotus. At first he wanted to.
model the house after one of the tombs
or the Fharaohs, but Mr.. Doebler OBJ
| 1ected. Instead he was allowed to con-
| hne his eastern ideas to the interior.
SO he built quaint, old fashioned ex-
| terror, set In a garden of by-gone days,
trlcked out with diminutive flower beds
| and brick walks, all running back to a
country lane.
Inside the house was a marvel Of
| weird effect. The diningroom had no
chairs, but low benches fastened to the,
floor All the furniture was in Egypt
ian style. In the drawingroom low
| benches took the place of sofas, and
piles or rugs and cushions on the floors
played the part of the chairs. Sombre-
colors and time-stained rafters made
| one feel creepy in the place.
But Mrs. Doebler was delighted.
When Mead fell ill of fever, aggravated
by nervous disorder Mrs. Doebler in
sisted on having him cared for in her
home. For seven weeks MI. Mead en-
1oyed the Doebler hospitality but one
night not long ago, when Mr.. Doebler-
| returned from his days business in the,
city he found the house dark and de-
serted-the servants discharged and his
VIE and little boy Jack gone.
Husband Gets Letter.
Next the husband heard they We're
IN Sioux Falls, with a residence there.
After time he got a letter. 1t told
| MIN jack was we'll and in school. Each
| week he got message about the boy
FRIENDS OF the wife have received let
| tiers telling them that she intends to.
get Dakota divorce after six months
residence.
II shall not make a statement at this.
| time" said Mr.. Doebler yesterday,
other than to declare that my boy,
has been abducted and taken into a.
foreign state by his mother. I assure
you that 1 insist that am entitled to.
become his guardian
Sioux Falls. S. D., June Mrs. Jno.
n. Doebler, Of Mooreslcwn, N. j., is
here with her son, boy Of s. She came
here with Mr.. Mead, and they en-
gagged rooms at the same. fashionable
boarding place. Mr.. Mead left last
week. The mother looks sad and Won
RED It is1understood she is here to
secure divorce.