The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27
LEAVES TOWN
WITH THREE MEN
Mrs Edith Haaga Conducts an
Exodus.
RIVALS IN SHARP QUARREL
10 STOP TROUBLE SHE TAKES
ALL WITH HER.

This might be called the tale Of an
eioDement or the story OF an exodus.
BE that as it may, She seven leading
characters are missing from their ac-
customed haunts a husband mourns
ms wife; a son has more or less tender
recollection Of supposedly devoted
mother. while some attorney VIII begin
10 wonder. when he learns Of the af-
TAR, what he is going to do with a
divorce case left upon his hands.
lhe woman who is missing is Mrs.
Eolth Haaga, who conducted the Olym-
pan rooming house at "A West First
south street. The three children are
hers, by her husband. Matthew p.
Haaga, who conducts a similar estab-
ushment at 8 East First South street.
One of the men who disappeared when
she did is said 30 be Richard Zmmer-
mann. The names of the other two
men are unknown one of them. a
chGm Of zimmerman. the latter being
the supposed fav0rite in the eyes of the
missing woman, has red hair. The old
est OF the trio is antiqUated. and did
The porter work at the Olympia house
Tor Mrs. Haaga
The divorce suit case figures i'm the
affair 10 the extent that only a few
days ago Mrs. Haagd brought an ac-
ton for separation from her husband
i'm the district court on the grounds of
desertion and non-support. The case
IS now pending.
Sells Her Business.
For some time past Mrs Haaga has
been conducting the Olympia rooming
house at "A West First South street.
thursday she negotiated a deal with
Mr.. and Mrs J. NJ Shafer whereby
lses for $1,000. according to the state
lnents made last evening by the new
tenants. How much OF that sum Mrs
Haaga paid on a mortgage said to exist
ON the place is not known.
shortly before midnight Thursday
nlght hack drove up i'm front of A
west First South street The an
houncement of its arrival was the sig
MAJ Tor active preparations on the part
OF the woman and the three men for a
nasty departure. One of tn three
younger children. "A little girl was
paced In the carriage and il was left
70 one OF the men to see that the two
boys were placed there also.
In the midst of the hubbub the two
young men happened TO meet on the
stairway leading from the rooming
house. The red-haired youth accused
MS alleged partner of attempting to
sneak of and leave him. There we're
some hot words. during which it is said
the woman i'm the case arrived upon the
scene and made the remark that she
would take him along also.
Boy Clings 10 Mother.
In the meantime the eldest son Of
MIS- Haaga, aged about l. years.
learned that something unusual was
ABOUT 20 happen. He chung to his moth
or az the landing of the stairs leading
from the street to the apartments
dhoVe. His actions angered thinner
mann, SO 1T is said. and he attempted
10 get the boy out of the way by chok-
Ing him and throwing him to one side.
The boy ran after his mother and
caught up with her halfway down the
stairs. tt is said that Zimmerman
drove the boy back
Then "a rush was made for the car
TiaEe and all climbed in. The vehicle
mad not gotten very far before II was
discovered that the two little bows
were missing. The cabman was di-
lected TO drive hack to the house. which,
he did Then one Of the men went to
room No. TO and got the children. In
ms haste he left one of the boys hats
nehlnd and shoe belonging to the
nJner- They were all taken to the Short
line depot where, il is said. the woman
bought tickets for the four adults and
the three children for San Francisco.
10 was stated last evening that the
husband arrived upon the scene i'm am
pie time To prevent the alleged clone
ment had he SO desired