The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-29

every train waiting for the return of
the wife and mother.
The woman certainly possesses re-
markable powers and Elliott appears to
be completely under her spell. In spite
of the revelations printed by the State
Journal which proved conclusively that
she is not the daughter of Topeka
banker nor the person she claimed to be
she rejoined Elliott at Manhattan Sat
urday afternoon and at once convinced
him that the stories were untrue and
that her father is really very angry
because of her marriage.
Meanwhile the real husband is wait
ing on his little farm near Granville
expecting his wife to return and believ>
ing implicitly in her faithfulness
FORMERLY MISS SIMMONS OF
PERRY.
The details of the marriage which oc-
CURED Tuesday at Abilene, and the sub
sequent disappearance of the bride, and
the groom's fruitless search for her In
Topeka were printed exclusively in the
Friday and Saturday issues of the State
Journal. The mystery of the identity
of the woman has been solved though
the case Is little less mysterious even
when this is known. She is none other
than Mrs. Eliza beth Willitts of Grant
vile, Kansas, formerly Miss Edith Sim
mons, of Perry, Kansas, whose father
was at one time mayor of the village,
and who was shot to death within the
past two months on the street at Perry
by his brother-in-law, ]. w Coiley. be-
tween whom there existed feud.
Emery Willitts, the deserted husband,
and their little girl live on the farm six
miles southeast of Granville which has
been heavily mortgaged to satisfy, the
whims of the wife.
The romance which began at Linds-
borg where Mr.. Elliott met the woman
for the first time is developing into a
most unusual one. At Lindsborg Mrs
Willitts was known as Miss Edith Sims
and said she was the daughter of To-
WINGED the travelling man to whom she
was married at Abilene last Tuesday
that she was the heiress she claimed to
! be that after she rejofned him at Man
| haitian Saturday after an absence of
| three days he sent his resignat ton to his
employers at Milwaukee and asked to
| have some one else sent out to take
| charge of his trunks, still thinking that
! he had in reality welded an heiress.
| A travelling man who was registered
at the Gillett hotel at Manhattan last
night when reporter for the State
Journal reached there stated that he
| had seen Mr.. Elliott and the woman
who was his wife at hotel at Salina
one week ago yesterday Going from
Salina. Mr. Elliott and the woman who
was playing the role of hefress went to
| Abilene. From Abilene they went to
Junction City and back to Abilene on
Tuesday where they were married. They
reached Manhattan Thursday morning
and registered at the Gillett hotel for
breakfast.
The bride left Manhattan for Topeka
Thursday She sent message to her
husband from Topeka Thursday after
neon, and went to her old home at
Perry where she was all day Friday.
| She then went to Oskaloosa. where she
| endeavored to find her husband No 2
| in Topeka by use of the long distance
! telephone She afterward returned to
Manhattan, where he had gone. and re-
j Joined him.
LEFT MANHATTAN SUDDENLY.
/ The Ellfotts made an attempt to
throw the curious OF their trail last
evening at Manhattan. They went to
the Rock Island depot and bought tick
Il cts for Clifton, Kas., after telling the
clerk at the hotel that they were going
to Clay Center.
/ The couple were met on the steps OF
the car as they were about to enter the
train by a reporter. Mrs. Elliott hur-
lried into the car and went to the far