The sun., 1902-02-23

doctor lived.
Il bought her ticket for Paris on th.
strength OF such documents. But further
Investigations. regret to say, showee
that the husband In the Paris hospita
did not exist the letters. signatures anc
| attestations were forgeries. This woman
and a German with whom she was living
had for two years been practising this
form OF deception upon a large number
OF people and. In the case OF one large Lon.
don firm, had received assistance under
two different names and addresses.
But for every case Of trickery like this
one there Is sure to be one where the cir.
cumstances are so genuinely pathetic and
the necessity so urgent that one can't help
too quickly.
Il have in mind a woman, q native OF
New Orleans. Her husband had shipped
as a muleteer to Cape Town. When the
ship returned TO New Orleans the captain
told this woman that all OF the muleteers
without exception had Joined Kitchener's
Horse.
Her case was laid before the Mayor
OF New Orleans, who conceived the brilliant
idea that as long as her hus band had Joined
Ktchener's Horse she should go to London
Gnd draw part OF her husbands 3 pay. So this
poor woman with her two children, one a
baby in arms, the other but years old came
to England. landed at Liverpool without
a bob and was directed TO the Ladies' Trans
vaal War Fund Committee, where lodgings
and food for the night were provided for
her.
The next day the woman and her chill
dren came to London arriving at Euston at
10 o'clock at night and being penniless
walked with her baby In her arms to West
Cromwell road, a distance Of several miles.
where two relatives were employed as
domestics. These two could not give her
more than temporary assistance.
Investigation by the War Office re-
vealed no trace Of her husband. The
steamship company was asked 20 take the
woman and her children back to New Or
leans. but they replied that as they had
brought her to England at the request Of
the Mayor OF New Orleans for nothing,
they did not feel that the should do any
more.
'Well, the woman was sent back to
America. but I have never been able TO get
1t clearly In my mind what induced the
Mayor Of New Orleans to send that poor
woman and her two wee children to Eng
land upon such an errand.
Most Of our cases are pathetic. but this
quality Is greatest when women have
been sent to England by their husbands
on some subterfuge, and the man then takes
advantage OF the wife's absence TO apply
for q divorce on the ground OF desertion.
This Is done with astounding frequence.
In two instances recently, 1t has been my
privilege TO assist in blocking the game
Of the scheming husband and defeating his
purposes.
'One was In Kansas City. The woman
came to this country about eight months
prior to my notice being called TO the
matter. She had been sent here by her
husband for the benefit OF her health.
Her remittances ceasing, she learned
through a friend that her husband had
instituted divorce proceedings against her
on the ground of desertion and that the
case would be tried shortly. Counsel was
engaged for the woman and the divorce
was refused There Is not the slightest
doubt that the woman was sent TO England
by the husband for the purpose Of getting
rid Of her
AT present there is a very similar case
In New Haven, Conn. Counsel was en-
gagged Just as the divorce was about to be
granted.
.There arc amusing as well as sad cases.
There were two old fellows. clever bluffs.
both pretending to be veterans. who were
successful for a long time In obtaining
money from charitable Americans. One
used the simple but effective story, that
he had lost his false teeth, had no money
to buy a new set, and wouldn't his COM
patriot lend him something toward pur-
chasing a new setf
The artful dodgcr had his teeth In his
pocket all the time he was making his plea
In fact. when he tried the game on me
succeeded in getting my hand In his pocket
and pulling out the teeth.
Il never saw my toothless friend after
that. but the other fellow had similar
game. only In his case II was a missin z
leg instead Of teeth, leg lost In the war
IN defence OF his country, and any little
would help In getting a cork leg. The old
fellow never was nearer the battlefields
than the borders Of Canada. He lost his
leg In q railroad accident
But the general run OF stories are of
/ carelessness. The customary story Is the
loss of money while on the way to the Bank
OF England TO deposit it. There seems TO
be some mysterious spot near the bank
| where the money Of Americans or rather
Of those stranded Americans whom know
Of goes to. / should like TO find the spot.