The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-16

She had. which Amounted 90 from tl
90 H. ta.oo0 h the house. Morrison found
iht ron and one da when De was prop
efly soaked uith aooae DE straddied q
horse end ieft ihe farm.
a search wac commenced nt once for
the runaway husband and he was found
at Cleveland pawnoe county. Morrison
was not even 30 much as put under are
rest but returned 10 his wife and kissed
and made up." But. be had spent por-
tion of the $1,000. yet Mrs. Morrison.
although she liked him none too well.
IL is said. forrave him and took him
back into her fold
Last week Morrison advised his wife.
whom DE claimed 70 love and adore ale
most unto insanity. to take trip to
Knasas city ana undergo course Of
medical treatment ia a hospital there.
Mrs. Morrison, o woman whose age be-
gun 20 make ito print OF feebleness and
iunrnhty long since thought that this
would be her opportunity and she took
bis advice and went 10 Kansas city
She had put Ter money into her hustle
and laid SC away 10 It's hiding place.
one day Morrison discovered the roll in
It's soclusion and he set about to get
Sc. He arranged "a lot Of newspaper
clips IN the hustle, removed the casn
an laid the article back where ne
found it
Mrs. Morrison BOT TO Kansas city and
her change was running short and she
Thought that She would dig up the cash
she had stored away She removed the
hustle. opened the part i'm which she
had hidden the money and. to her as
tonishment. the money was gone and
there was no,-.ng to be found but the
newspaper clips.
The wires were set adro with mess
ages to the sheriff and other officers OF
Payne county. but Morrison has not beer
found yet
Morrison as heretofore stated, IS ar
atheist and has been drunkard for the
pas, ten years. He has been known tc
M up on bitterz or anything IL hS
could not get whisky or beer, but nc
crime was brought against him before
He Is a shrewd fellow, a scholar havinl
read a great deal, and is also musi.
cian Mrs. Morrison has record o.
having had seven husbands. Some o
them are now dead and some divorced
She is in fairly good circumstances own
ing two good farms in Payne county
besides cattle. horses and other stocla
When Mrs Morrison married her las
husband CMorrison) she said that sh'
was Only marrying him because he wa
"a good worker and could take care o
her farm II is said that she woul,
never permit him to run the inancia
end Of their affairs and let him liv
merely as hired hand.
1t Is believed that Morrison saw hi
awful plight and. driven almost int
madness committed the crime wit
which he IS charged He was never al
lowed TO run any bills FOR fear, ms Mrs
Mrorison often saiG. that he might bu
whiskey II he was given chance.
lie used TO can his wife dear name
ana even bought n guitar and sang am
played to her IN the poonlight on th
farm while the coyotes We're howlin
Of the loneliness OF the night Morriso
is a man of tender feeling and broa
sympathy, but shis IS another case q
whore the heart OF kindness was tume
to stony carelossness by negligenc
and cruelty.
Where Morrison IS, no one knows II
skipped with the S1,S5o, fine team {
horses and a wagon. lie was original
from Illinois. is plasterer and a har
worker
This has stirred up considerable gos
sip In Payne county and those who kno'
the Morrisons are wondering that some
thing even worse than the stealing &
the money and team did not occur Ion
ago