Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-21

N0FFETT PROMPTLY FELL ON HIS KNEES.
thank Mr.. WhedOn for the protection
he has given my wife when she need
ed It."
Following the declaration Of twenty
four hours before that his pretty eight
een-year-oid bride of four weeks had
left home with the Rev. Asbury S.
Whedon, Charles w. Moffett of 455
Bergen street, Brooklyn, well known
business man, issued the above re-
markable statement.
While the police. Of every city in
America were looking for the missing
couple Rev. Mr. Whedon and his pla-
tonic friend returned unexpected to
the house in Bergen street In which
Mr.. and Mrs. Moffett and the Rev.
Mr.. Whedon had tried unsuccessfully
to maintain the status of a happy fam
lily. The Rev. Mr.. Whedon, it seems,
has a wife and several children in Jer
sey City whom he supports. but he
does not live with them. preferring
10 reside with Mr.. and Mrs. Moffett as
sort of ministerial Ohaperon and
peacemaker.
Mrs. MOffett told her husband she
would stay at home If he would change
his manner toward her and apologize
to all the world for his recent actions.
MOffett promptly fell on his knees.
begged her forgiveness and then wrote
out and signed the document given
above, which was promptly handed to
h. CI1
and the Rev. Mr.. Whedon issued state
ments equally amazing This is what
the minister said:
When a woman calls upon a man for
protection, she certainly should receive 1t.
This is all there is to our 'elopement."
When Mrs. Moffett was compelled by her
husbands raving to leave her home. I
saw her to a place of safety. Just where
that place is l refuse to reveal. When
Mrs. Moffett saw reports in the papers
Of her absence, she communicated with
me, and I brought her back. We have
not been together IN our absence.
have endeavored to use all the infiu-
ence in my power to preserve peace in
our home, and now that Mr.. Moffett has
expressed his sorrow and repentance for
his Incorporate words and has promised
amends hope that peace will come to US
This is what Mrs. Moffett said:
For the past four weeks my life has
been utterly miserable. Three weeks a
bride. my husband began to rave at me in
an ungovernable temper. I grew to be
afraid of him and repeatedly left the
hOuSe-once, at 1 o'clock in the morning,
because I could not stand his fits of rage.
| repeatedly called on Mr.. Whedon for
protection and never failed to obtain it.
The day before my departure from home.
last Thursday, my husband continued his
usual raving until almost midnight ana
put me into such misery that next cay,
after had been out shopping, felt taat
could not go home under such miserable
circumstances and decided to go to q
friends house
1 told Mr.. Whedon of my plans. and he
told me he would not remain home either.
because he did not care to listen to my
husbands raving. As to an elopement'
the suggestion is simply absurd, for Mr.
Whedon has always acted as father to
both of US and has always done his best
TO bring about a reconciliation.
When Mrs. NIoffett had finished her
statement her husband again took his
pen in hand He was busy most OF
the day writing statements In which
he was apologizing for having raved
toward his wife and forgiving the
preacher and her.
Peace apparently reigning once more
in the queer household, the reporter
whom Mrs. Moffett had summoned on
her return home departed with the
statements of the trio. The incident
was not quite closed. however, for
when the owner Of the Bergen street
house read the statements in the morn
ing papers he served a dispossess ne
tice on them.
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