The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-10
KING O. SCOTLAND
IN full FLIGHT
PAIR OF QUEENS rs AFTER HIS
MAJESTY.
Prayed His Way into the Heart Of a
Landlady at Sioux City and Married
Her, Neglecting to Get a Divorce
from His Wife in Minneapolis.

Mrs: Robert Leroy Thayer of Min
neapolis, who by priority of marriage
is the rightful queen Of Scotland-if
her husbands claims are true-is at
present employed in a Hennepin avenue
laundry, where she is struggling for
the supporteo of herself and her l6-year-
old daughter.
II met Thayer at the mission about
two years ago, and after a short time
we were married. said Mrs. Thayer
last night. Gle claimed to be a mem
and said that if the old dynasty had
not been overthrown he would be king
Of Scotland. We were married and
lived together about six months. Ny
daughter was i'll in the hospital, and
one day, nearly a year ago, I went to
see her. Thayer was at home when I
left and he babe me goodbye. When I
came back he was gone and I have not
seen him since. .v" ., ~
Duplicity Discovered.
II heard nothing more Of him until
friends of mine saw an account in a
Sioux City paper that a Robert L..
Thayer, a travelling evangelist, had
me about it. I at once wrote to the
Sioux City Mrs. Thayer and secured a
description of the man. 1t is the same
man. The woman then swore out a
warrant for his arrest, and I am ready
to do my part in bringing him to JUS
tice. I have the proofs of our wedding
and am ready to go to Iowa to testify
against him.
~ will say this much for Thayer:
he was always good to me. I don't
know what he gained by marrying me,
for l didn' It have a cent Of money. |
had some furniture and I have it yet,
but I have had to pay some debts of
his, and it has kept me pretty busy
since he left.'
AS Mrs. Thayer never heard from her
husband after he left Minneapolis, his
wanderings are unknown to people in
this city. He arrived in Sioux City
last November, and took room and
board at the boarding house Of Mrs,
He at once laid siege to Mrs. Summers
heart and after a short courtship, in
which he did much praying, he married
the I'M on Thanksgiving day. Mrs
Summers says that his praying is what
won her.
Strong on Prayer.
Mrs: Thayef' to Ca a sioux city Siite reporter
che wanted to pray, and he did pray
He preached to my boarders and prayed
whenever he got a chance, and talked
scripture all the time he WASH It reading
the Bible. I thought he was a Chris
ton and SO when he proposed, [ &C
cepted.
TIT wasn't long after the wedding
that Thayer's religious ardor began tt
wane. He simmered down to tw'
prayers a day and finally quit altogeth
er. He conducted mission meetings ant
sang some, but he wouldn't pray, ever
at meal times. I didn' It care much abou'
that for it seemed to me that he, PRAYED
too much for a man of his character
He went around telling yarns to 'accoun:
for the way my money disappeared. +.
later found hat he had run a number O.
bills. These he left unpaid when h
) left Sioux City, and I suppose that hi
creditors will try to get me to pa,
them. But I can't. He, has got ava,
with what money I had, and there is
mortgage n my home at Morningside
I put that on since I married Thayer.
Thayer left Sioux City Feb. 10, an
went to Emerson, Neb., to preach an
solicit funds. The Sioux City Mrs
Thayer has sworn out a warrant for. hi
arrest and officers are now on his trail
He was a member Of the Minneapoli
branch of the Volunteers of America
and is now a fugitive from Sioux City
Iowa, to escape arrest on a Warran
charging bigamy.