The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-31
HUSBAND LEAVES
WIFE DESTITUTE
K. ., Allcn, Of 6oS South Pine
Street, Deserts Bride Of
Six Weeks.
LETTER. 1 g. SAYING GOODBYE.


PIX Gla4plhg lisHnllns around Ills bride of
SIN weeks and kissing her With II burst
+ OF affection that he had not shown for
some t'inc. Russell Edward Alien left
h's wife Wednesday afternoon To return
no more. flc said that he was only going
A out OH q small errand, and tho young
wife, thinking nothing OF It, did not
note his absence until the hours length
cncd on into the night and no sign or
word OF his whereabouts came to her.
As tho night wore away Mrs. Allen be-
came Frustrated with anxiety and nerv-
Gus apprehension. Nothing was heard
( OF ite renegade husband Until the follow
ing morning, when Mrs. Allen received
the following letter which bids her farewell
without assigning any explanations
Richmond, Va, March %. 1906
TO Alaggie:
leave richmond To-day, an ! do not Il
Know where ain going TO stop
cannot give YOU an further iilforlna-
ton. as IT sceIns lnDossigble for us to
gel along as We should. leave It
Z. al TO YOU and am sorry things have
turned outtas they have. Miss Viigie
sLill has SO and that Is for you.
hopping that you will always get
along MI right ana please do not worry +
about me. Goodbye.
r. l.. a.
Had No Quarrel.
Mrs. Alien was seen last night al The
nome OF her friend, Mrs. Juchenburg, G1S
South Pine street. with whom she lived
before her marriage. She was asked If
she knew or impossible reason. but she
only shook her hcndi in4tbc deepest de-E
lection. She said TIM their married life
had been perfectly happy, and that no
quarrel had ever taken place between
Mrs Pickles with whom size and her
husband boarded, that her husband lad
grown very cold In r. attitude toward
her. intimating that his early affection
and r., his wffe'y story, It would seem that
Allen h;Yl simply tired OF his&yol,ng bride
and had taken the quickest means OF
Kidding himself OF her.
Arundel county. Maryland, eighteen
months ago. taking a position as clerk
Will NJ. Pickcl.. who runs a grocery store
at Gns south,sl'inc street. At tho time
Allca was in correspondence With some
Girl at his home. hut meeting his wife.
then Miss Maggie BonIohnnie. about
to the latter. and the courtship went rap
Idly on until they were married by Dr.
Smith. Of the Second BAPTIST church. on
i4iti. The couple went to live
with Mr.. Pickles who still employed
Allen as his clerk and they seemed to
live very happldly together. l,ntil the be-
ginning Of the cstrungcment of Allen
from his Wife X n S}2 Srss;ss;
Took All His Belongings.
z In some inystesious fashion Allen gath-
cred together all his belongings and had
them put ont Of the House without any
olne's eyer, knowing. anything Of T.. tie
took all the available money, all his !
clothes, his photographs, leaving nothing
to his wife bit the so owing 10 him from
Mrs. I.ucllenburg. Mrs. Allen has no Idea
where he has gone, ana thinks certainly; (!
not 10 his home, as he had often remark |
ed TO her that lie never wanted to i've |
here again.
AR. Plckel speaks very highly OF him,
saying that lie was orderly and well-bc-
hnvcd, md q most efficient clerk. 5
Mrs. Allen is entirely destitute. an
orphan and homeless. Before her mar |
who has again taken Tie
poor woman into her home. and is be-
her III her hour OF need. Il She
has n brother living In Petersburg and "a
sisterfsin Chesterfield county neither or
whom know anything OF her plight. She
has no idea ms 70 what her plans Will be.
and is apparently assured that her hu;s,
band viii never return to her She Will 4
cnntlrhic with Mrs IAchenburg unity
some definite arrangement are made.
Mrs. Allen Is a woman Of about tWen-
,y-fvc, and Is a year and five months
older than her husband, Allen IS de-
scribcd as being five feet and six inches
slight build and when lust seen wore 4 !
black suit. He has a front sold-iillcd
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