The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25

MARION, Ind, June 24-Here is story
OF modern Enoch Arden. Edward Lind
say formerly lived in Akron, Ohio. where
ne was employed in factory. He was
honest, energetic, saved his money and
purchased property in Akron. Thirteen
years ago he married a young woman
who lived in a little town near CIeve-
land, Chic. The bride was taken to the
new nome in Akron where she lived fol-
one year. child was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Lindsay, and it seemed that their
happiness was complete
The panic of 1892 and 1893 caused the
factory in which he was employed to
close Lindsay was unable to get en-
ployment in Akron, and he went to Colum
ous, Ohio, in search of employment but
without success. He wrote to his wife
often, the letters were filed with ex-
pressions of love for the wife and baby.
but he seemed to be discouraged and
almost out of funds, with no prospect OF
employment. After three weeks the let
ters ceased to come. Mrs. Lindsay went
to Columbus in search of her husband,
but failed to find him. She returned to
Akron, sold their property and came to
this city to join her parents, who had
removed here from Ohio
Falls in Love With Another
Stephen Applegate, of this city, fell in
love with Mrs. Lindsay and asked her
to be his wife. Mrs Lindsay explained
to him the mysterious disappearance of
her husband and told Applegate if he
would wait one year and no tidings were
received she would then marry him. This
was agreed to- and the year passed with
out news of the missing husband Apple
gate and Mrs. Lindsay were then mar
ried.
Last fall three years after the mar
r1age to Applegate, strange man called
at the Applegate home and asked Mrs.
Applegate number of questions, and
then said that he was her husband, Ed
ward Lindsay Mrs Applegate recog-
nized him and told him of her second
marriage, but offered to get a divorce
from her husband and again marry her
first love. Lindsay told her it would be
unfair to herself, their child, her second
husband, and child born as the result
Of her second union. Lindsay told her
Of weeks of weary walking at Columbus
in search of employment, failure, dimin-
ishing of funds, until he was without a
penny, desperation when he thought of
his wife and baby, temptation, robbery,
arrest, conviction, and sentence for ten
years under an assumed name.
Attends First Husbands Funeral
Lindsay refusedt to permit his wife to
leave her second husband, but told her he
had procured employment in Hartford
City; that he would keep her posted as
to where he washapd after his death he
requested that she see that he was given
proper burial s.H He also requested that
she get divorce. from him on the ground
of desertion, and. not tell her husband and
their daughter of his incarceration IN
prison and reappearance.
Mrs. Lindsay did as he requested, but
refused to live with Applegate. An ap-
pIication for divorce was filed; the decree
was granted, and since that time Mrs.
Lindsay has supported herself.
Recently Mrs. Lindsay went to Hartford
CITY to attend the funeral of her first
husband. She is to be again married to
Applegate. as she declares the marriage to
him was illegal on account Of her not hav-
ing divorce from Lindsay, who was lly-
ing