The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-10
FOLLOWED HER
HUSBAND FAR
New Bedford Woman Chased
EiOping Pair TO Honolulu.
WON HIM BACK TO HER SIDE.
Her Long Pursuit Touched His Heart and
They Quietly Left for Home, learlng
the Other Woman Behind.
WON HIM BACK TO HER SIDE.

New Bedford. March 10.--After a pur-
suit lasting more than six months and
extending from one end of the continent
10 the other. the wife OF Dr. j. B. De
Faria has at last captured her husband
Her rival Mrs. Sanders, is left deserted
on the shores Of Honolulu Letters receiv-
ed In this city by friends OF the persons
concerned reveal a sensational ending OF
the elopement which startled the south
end six months ago.
DR. DeFarla was leading physician
here among the Portuguese colony and a
handsome man. Mrs. Sanders is the wife
OF Capt. Manuel d. Sanders. Of the
schooner Republic. which left Perth Am
boy few days ago for Havana. During
the absence OF her husband Mrs. San
ders and DR.. De Faria eloped, leaving
word that they would never come back
To New Bedford.
The deserted wife declared that DR. De
Far1a had been bewitched. She said she
would follow him around the world and.
sending her four children to Portugal.
she started.
Capt. Sanders said his wife could never
come back to him.
Starting out with only 500, Mrs De
Fsria made her way across the country.
with the fixed purpose OF overtaklng the
deeiug couple and regaining her husband.
She followed them as far as San Fran
cisco. and then the trail mysteriously
came TO an end. For several months she
worked at odd fsks in that city. al
ways waiting anxiousiy for some clue
that would enable her to continue the
search
One day she happened To pick up a
Honolulu paper. In bold black type on
enc of It's cages she saw her husband 8
advertisement as physician. She had
saved a little money during her three
months sojourn in San Francisco and
lost no time In setting out for Hawaii
on arriving at Honolulu she proceeded
10 hunt up her husband and his compan-
ion. Just what she would do on finding
them she had not planned. Her one aim
was to run them down and then let
things take their course. As 1t happened
the two were not getting on too we'll to-
gether. Whispers OF attentions OF a
young army officer toward Mrs. San
| ders had aroused the physictan's jealousy
| and quarrels had become frequent.
IL was I'm tho midst OF one OF these al
! tercations that Mrs. De Farfa made heI
! appearance. To the elopers the sight OF
her was as unexpected as lightning from
a clear sky. They had supposed until that
moment that she was In her native coun-
try, Portugal.
The efforts she had made to fnd him
brought about "A change OF feeling in DIR.
De Faria. After a long conversation, AT
which Mrs. Sanders was not present the
two made preparations for a quiet dis
appearance. Nothing was said to Mrs.
Sanders, and the flight OF DR. De Farta
with his wife few days later took her
by surprise.
Four thousand miles from her relatives
and friends with no money. she nearly
COLLAPSED Neighbors relieved her imme-
diate wants From letters received by her
friends in this city II Is believed she con-
templates returning She asks whether
opinion here Is bitter against her.
Or. De Faria and his wife have re-
turned TO Portugal to their children and
IL IL said they will never return to this
country.