Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-07
ROMANCE SPOILED.
Story Of a millionaire" and
a Erich Widow"
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He Is Charged With Larceny and Has
Wife in the West.
The Erich Widow" Said to Belong Up
in Mt. Vernon.

Mt. Vernon, Me-, July 6.-(SpeciaD -
There will be food for gossip in this
quiet village, tomorrow morning, when
it becomes generally known that de-
tective has been in town, looking for
q pair of runaways, and that the
woman in the case was a former resi-
dent of West Mt. Vernon. The man
for whom the detective was looking
is VIM. H. McMannus, Jr., of Brooklyn,
who is wanted in New York for larceny,
and the woman, for whom he is said to
have deserted a wife and two children,
and who is supposed to be with him,
is Mrs. Alice Dwyer, formerly Miss
Alice Dolloff of West Mt. Vernon. A
Journal reporter found Mr.. J. E. Orr,
the detective, and learned from him
the story of the case, which is as
follows:
William II. McMannus, Jr., the man
in the case, lives, or did live, at $50
East 18th street, Brooklyn. He is mar
ried and has a wife and two children,
and has been employed as chief auditor
by the Central Fish Co., at 223 Front
street, New York City. The firm has
branch offices in Boston and while in
the latter city McMannus met Mrs. Alice
DWyer.
Mrs. Dwyer was formerly Miss Alice
Dolloff of West Mt. Vernon. With Nc
Mannus it was a case of love at first
sight, and of an intensity that amounted
to infatuation. 1t appears, also, that
a f.
fected. McMannus told his friends that
Mrs. Dolloff was wealthy widow and
she IN turn told her people at home
that he was q millionaire fish dealer
SO time went on, and the two were
happy in each others love. Mrs. Nc
Mannus, at home in Brooklyn, knew
naught of the halcyon days which her
husband was spending in Boston, and
perhaps it was just as well that she
did not She had not been well for
the winter, and two weeks ago she
took the children and started for Colo
RADIO Springs to recuperate.
The departure of Mrs. McMannus
gave to McMannus an opportunity tC
partially lift the mantle Of secrecy
which he had made use of in his at
tcntions to his lady love, and to move
more freely without apprehension of the
consequences which might follow de-
lection.
That things do not always turn out
as they are planned is well known, and
while McMannus sought to make the
new life an ideal one, and intersperse1
with italian sunsets, there were matters
Quietly working below the surface
which were destined to cause him 8
great deal of annoyance.
These matters came to the surface
soon after his wife went West. Nc
Mannus reported to his employers that
he was sick, and they, being solicitlous
for his welfare, Immediately placed his
hooks in the hands of an accountant
to see if they could discover the cause
of his sickness.
Just what the accountant found Is
not of material interest to the genera
public, but suffice it to say that ht
| found n considerable shortage, and or
an individual charge of SIS n warrant
for the arrest of McMannus was is
sued by Judge Flammer of New York
When the officers called at his nome
thev found it closed and that he ha(
disappeared two or three days before
| In his stable, however, he had string
of horses, and these he had left il
charge of boy. Mrs. McMannus was
communicated with, ana not knoWlne
| of the warrant, she ordered the pollce
to search the house, fearing her nus
band might be dead within it.
Rut McMannus was not dead, he hat
simplv gone before. After the Officers
had searched the house and failed u
find the missing man. the case was
placed in the hands of Detective ). Ed
ward Orr of Brooklyn.
Mr.. Orr came to Boston and commu
nicated with friends of Mrs. Dwyer' al
North Somerville, and from then
learned that she came from some
where around Augusta.
Having got tangible clue ne came
down to Augusta, and began inc
search. He did not know the name OF
the town he was in quest of, and drove
about 1870 miles before he located the
relatives of the woman, at West Mt
Vernon.
II was there that he got next to the
object of his search, so to speak, foi
while he did not come into actual com
munication with Mrs. Dwyer or Nc
Mannus. he learned that they were
married and were living at 154 Car
field place. Brooklyn, and also that
thew were to leave Brooklyn, Sunday
night. to spend a weeks vacation in
Maine.
But the lovers will not come to
Maine. this trip, on account of an I'M
expected engagement in Brooklyn
Detective Orr telephoned headquarters
at Brooklyn, and had them arrested
and the sequel Of this story Will be