Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-23
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Radcliffe April Zone of those cases
iniea! life, ahich is read as irnprobal,le.
IN the novel, has recently occurred; in
tins town. Attic the affair became pub-
nc some days ago, ii is stili a mater
Of talk here, and on.y sympathy is
Heard for all the parties except the lead
ing actor of the comedy. or rather trag
cay. Inc case IS so fairly reported in
The Eldora Enterprise that much Of
what follows is from its columns:
he past Two weeks have brought
forth a load Of sorrow for Charles r.
Finn and other relatives and friends IN
Radcliffe. Only short time ago The
home of Mr.. Finn was happy one for
himself, wife and little boy, but today
there IS shadow OF gloom cast over ii,
and the familiar voice of the wife and
irother is unhtard. Less than Two
weeks ago she was there and apparent-
~ IN good health and happy. Today she
IS an inmate of the asylum for insane
at Independence sent there with the
hope that her mind would be restored
and she could return to her home and
family once more.
The case is peculiar in more way
than one. A Mexican professor of mu-
sic, Aurelio Munroy. seems TO have been
playing quite an important part. He
struck Radcliffe several months ago and
made his little talk to the citizens of that
PLACE. He claims to hail from a very
aristocratic family, and states that at
che time he had money. MIR and Mrs.
Finn being great lovers of music, and
the latter quite musician herself, they
In ~ Nov
fdence and treated him with cordiality
and respect. MIR. Finn engaged him 10
instruct his wife on the piano.
Things ran along smoothly until a
snort time ago when Mrs. Finn in
formed her husband that she didn't love
FIN, but that her affections We're all CEN
tered in Aurelio. She stated that she
wanted divorce at once, and that
should any harm befall the professor
she would take her own life. Mr.. Finn
liealized that she was not in her right
mind. She was brought to Eldora on
Tuesday. April 2 and placed in Emer-
gency hospital. believing that her mad
linfatnation for the miserable Mexican
would abandon her and she would soon
be herself again. Everything went we'll
until Friday. during which time she
was on the street more or less. 1t was
discovered that a correspondence was
being secretly kept up between the two,
and several kilograms were sent back
and forth, in which the Mexican gave
her announcement Mrs. Finn consulted
County Attorney Noble in regard to get
ting a divorce. and the little Greaser
even Went so far as to visit Mr.. Noble
on behalf OF Mrs Finn in her attempt
to sever the ties between herself and
Husband.
Friday, a week ago Dr. Morse, of
the hospital, feared that she would use
personal violence on herself. and or
dered the commissioners OF insanity 10
make an examination, which was done,
and the unfortunate woman was taken
TO independence Saturday morning.
This professor passed thru here on
Saturday evening on his way to Iowa
Falls. where he spent Sunday. While
the train was waiting here, 1t is said
lie found way to send message to
the hospital. addressed to Mrs. Finn, he
sipposing OF course that she was here.
He passed thru here again Monday
raorning on his return trip, and it is
supposed he went to Hubbard. He does
not care to continue his lessons OF
teaching at Radcliffe. The climate over