The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
A WOMAN'S MISTAKE.
She claimed the Wrong Man as Her
Truant Husband

She claimed the Wrong Man as HerS
Truant Husband
HIS PROTEST WAS OF NO USE.
Finally Her Mother Proved that.
She Was Mistaken III
the Man Was Allowed sss' sssss
to Go Free. 80; -;
4 strange case Of mistaken identity y
occurred in New York one day Ia tEs
s9sek. A well-dressed, ratherapretty
tyoung woman was getting OF a Sixtnas
avenue car at Twenty-third street.
when the face OF man sitting In the
car caught her eye. Her face lighted !:
up with delight, then rage, then de-:
termination. She sprang back on: the;
car and ran. toward the astonisheds
man with outStretched arms. ss2sS:
"Ah, Robert, Robert-at last!nshe
cried. 800 800
The man Looked sheepish and the
passengers giggled. The woman red-ss;
dened with rage and stamped her;
foot. :s$sss,, :$sSs
What! You don't know me? Me-,
your wife! Oh, my husband, my hugs
band!" she cried. 9:5.zssSsisss;;;
This was too much for the man,
He jumped to his feet, lodged the
waiting arms and fed to the street,.
The woman picked up her skirts;
shouting My husband, my husband 80
stop him!w and gave chase. So dfds
the passengers, determined to seethea
fun out. The man ran like ADDER
across Twenty. third street. Behind
him, lodging through the crowd, ran
the woman.
"Stop him, stop him!" she crted.
HE is my husband! He is a biga-s
mist! He's got four wives!" till her.
breath failed her.
Policeman Barry saw the man Sruns;
ming and caught him in his arms
The woman foAowed by the passengers
and hundred laughing people, cams
up in a second. 5ss:s5:ssss
PROTESTS UNAYAnING
II am not, am not" the maMas
gasping. s.s;sssss;;3Ess:
At this the woman fell to berafing
him as a bigamist. Barry decidedft
was too much for him so he took the
pair to the station house. There thes
woman repeated her story, and taes4
man said he was Rupert Price, a.
waiter, OF No. 116 Lawrence stTeea
The woman said she was Mrs. Fao1
ence Reynolds, Of No. 9S4 LexingtolGs
avenue. c-s-,SsSSssssEs
II am not this woman,s husband
and she will cost me my 5ob,he
walled. .ss$:!ssssss:s:
"Are you rsure this man is your
husband?" asked Sergt. Place.
''Sure? OF course I am sure. Didn't
7 live with him two monthss Don'tss
you deny it, either!" she cried 20 the
cringing Price. IS
COULD REMEMBER NO MARKS.
ssCan't you identify him positively 81
Don't you know Of any marks ons.
him?" s3zs:SS$;
Mrs. Reynolds could think OF nos
distinguishing Marks but she few
into rage at the suggestion that SIZE
didn't know her own husband. hess:
sergeant suggested bringing some of
her friends to the station-h house tos
verify her belief. The thought struck;
her as good. s.55$$ssSsssss.
There is my mother, Mrs. Lucretias:
Kreizer. She will know him" shess
said. s,a5:.;:::::sssss
'sAnd there is Martin Weiss. Maybe
you deny knowing him?;' fssii::5::Sss I;;8s3
Price sat down In the back rooms
waiting for the identifers, rather
nervous at the prospect. Mrs. Rey-
nolds walked around, occasionally
staring at him to verify her dentihca-::
tion. Finally Mrs. Kreizer came, met:
at the door by the triumphant MIS-
Reynolds with the information that
she had found her recreant husband. 81.
EXAMINED by THE MOTHER.
Price was brought out. Mrs. .s
Kreizer looked at him dublously. Shes:
walked around him and looked at hinss
from all sides, while Sergt. Place
tried hard to maintain the gravity OF
the onlookers. ..s=5
mo, Florence, it is not he. Robert
was much taller" Mrs. Kreizer gave Z
as her verdict. ssaa
Just then Martin Weiss came in.g
The news was given to him without 8
bias, and be walked around the
waiter, who began to get nervous y
again. ~ ...5.s:ssS: :.5:5sssS
"Not tall enough by foot, ,3ps Rob
ert," be announced, after careful tn-z
spection. :3s:s -
Ha, ha." laughed Price again, be-.
ginning to see the joke. Now you:
will let me be of to get my job?" Thteg
Sergeant said he guessed mistake S
had been made. ~ 8, c.t:; az
''And please, the next time you:
come out to look for your husband
bring foot-rule along" said Price as
he bowed himself out Of the door.
Mrs. Reynolds waited till she saw:
him turn the corner, and then ran NJ
home. ss
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