The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-17
| Service on Mrs. Walker While She
Was Standing on a Broad
way Corner.
HUSBAND ARRANGES MEETING.
Thinking That Reconciliation
Would Be Effected, She FulHlls
Appointment and Finds
Deputy Sheriffs.

Leaving his wife on the corner Of Broads
way n Washington avenue yesterday.
George q Walker, formerly an attache Of
the E. ]. Arnold Turf Investment Company.
hurried to the office of an attorney, SUBJ
scribed to a divorce petition. and. returning
served on Mrs Walker. who had patiently
av aited the return Of her husband.
When the copy OF the petition was placed
In Mrs. Walkers hands she looked inquir-
ingly at her husband. read several Of the
allegations and then burst into tears before
all the passers-by on the crowded thor
oughfare.
The deputies went their way, the husband
his. and the wife returned to her home.
soreiy distressed over tho result of a meet
Ing which she had been led to believe would
result In the reconciliation Of her husband.
WOMAN CAUSE OF TROUBLE.
TWO weeks ago the couple broke UP house.
keeping at No. 1888 Wyoming street. Mrs
Walker going to live with her mother. Mrs.
l.ele Doak. at No. It's Mississippi avenue.
walker removed to another part of the CITY
with such OF their belongings as were not
tented with the fat which Trey had occu-
pied. including a piano. $1,000 worth Of dia-
Honds and all of the wife's wearing ap-
parei. which he still has. Mrs. Walker says.
iheir separation followed the wife meet
ing walker and another woman. who Is said
10 nave been a stenogra2her in Arnold's Of
nee when Walker worked there. at the nre.
works display on Dedication Day.
hirs. walker went to the Worlds Fair
grounds expecting to find her husband
mere ana she vas not disappointed. She
approached him at this time. she SAYS. and
ASKED him to go home with her, but he re-
NAMED IN The wonan's COMPANY and shs
returned home alone.
EXPECTED HE WOULD RETURN.
walker had an p 'ntment Yesterday
WIN his wife downtown. and when abe Ief,
ner nome to meet him che confidently ex-
pectea that they would come to an UNDER
standing. and that she would ,aka hi~
oack with her. He Joined her after she at
On the street car at Sixth and Pine street.
ana together they went to lunch at . n..r.
oy restaurant. Later they walked to Broad
way: and there Walker had his wife witt
vn n Sidewalk until he could bring the d.
'orce proceedings and get service upon her
Mrs. Wake is a fraii little woman. prob
ABLY not more than 1s years Did. Her bus.
paHd Is =. He was divorced from a former
we. ana before he was employed by tho
arnold Company was a motorman. Nra-
Maiker denies all the charges averred IN the
pett'on. including one that she threw table
ware at him. and she meekly says thst shs
VIII De only too happy IL he will drop the
proceedings and come back to her.
All the troubles are laid by the wife at
Ine aoor or the "get-rich-duick'' business.
winch her husband entered nearly a year
aeo. Before that time. she says. they dd
not nave much money. but they were al.
ways happy.
Before her marriage Mrs Walker was
Miss Ehs J. Doak Of Austin, Tex. bsine
connected with the w%ell-known Texas fsm-
ily by that name. which has been prominent
IN Travis and Williamson counties Since the
aaSs OF the Republic. She was married TO
walker four years ago. much against her
motners VIII Directly afterward they came
to st. Louis to live