Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-24
LOST KEY MAKES TROUBLE.
Through IL Mrs. T.. NJ. Foster Finds
Her Husband Living with
Another Woman

a novelist who is lacking a plot for
his next story can be furnished with
a good one here free of charge and il
also illustrates again how small a
thing may change the entire course
of events in the life of a man or
woman. Another point brought out
is that Mr.. |. l.. Hubbell i'm addition
to his well known ability in connec-
tion with the practice of the legal
profession, has considerable ability as
a detective and had he not turned his
attention to the law might have be-
come as celebrated as "Pinkerton.
But TO relate the story. Last win
ter gentleman came here, from
Greenville, it was understood and
leased basement for the purpose of
putting in bowling alley. He stated
to some friends that he was making it
a business of going around the coun-
try and putting in bowling alleys,
running them short time. and then
selling out and moving ON. His name
was gwen as f.. Nj. Fostor and he was
accompanied here by a young woman,
who was known to most people only
as Mrs. Foster" although they de-
clined TO register at Hotel Bricker as
husband and wife and were assigned
seperate rooms. They shortly after
rented room in |. l.. Hubbell's block,
which they furnished and occupied as
long as they remained here, some six
or seven weeks. At the end of that
time he sold out to a man named
Moore and left.
Upon renting the room he was given
two keys by Mr. Hubbell and when he
left town, he left one with Moore the
man To whom he sold and said nothing
about the other. That's where he
made mistake, as if he had went
directly to Mr. Hubbell and said he
had broken it or lost it his perfidy
might not have been discovered. As
it was, Mr. Hubbell not finding his
key, inquired for his address, and
learning he had given it to friend at
Fenton, Mich, wrote requesting the
return of the key. After some little |
time letter was received in reply !
from Port Dover, Ont, signed Mrs. |
Foster, saying her husband was not at |
home and as he had quite number of
~ - she 0uls 49, -------- .--
ing which one it was. Mr.. Hubbell |
not knowing but what ii was the same
''Mrs. Foster" that was in Belding, |
wrote that it was the key to the room
she occupied here and she should
know it, Then the woman in Canada
began to smell something. She wrote
saying she had never been here and
requesting particulars As tinal
outcome she came to Belding last
week, got warrant for his arrest and
with Deputy Sheriff Fred Smith OF
Ionia went TO Lowell where he had
recently taken lease of the Hotel
Brace.
Since leaving BeIding he had writ.
ten her from Grand Rapids that him
self and two friends had decided to 90
to Cape Nome, Alaska, and that she
need not expect to hear from him for
a year at least OF course that was
just for blind and he had not the
least intention of doing so. When
she confronted him at Lowell he made
no attempt to deny the relationship.
She pleaded with him to return TO her
and his children and demanded to
know know if she had not always been
a true wife to him, which he acknow-
lodged The scene was most affect
ing, melting the officers TO tears. She
said all she wanted was TO get her
husband back and she would overlook
everything, and refused to make an
arrest. Foster finally promised to
close out his business and return to
his wife, the wife to 90 home at once
She begged him to accompany her to
the depot, but he objected, consent
ing to do so finally when urged by the
officers Foster and his wife have
lived together 20 years. Their Oldest
. child is boy l6 years of age, and
girl and boy younger He is Al years
old, his wife 3S, and the girl Will
whom he was living about -.
Nothing is known here about the
girl. but it is supposed she belongs II
Grand Rapids. She was not bad look
ing, and was very quiet and lady like
in her ways, making but few acquain
tances while here.
= She Wants Damages