The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-18
ACCUSED BY SPOUSE
NEWLY wEDDED WIFE CHARGES
 HUSBAND WITH THEFT.
Mrs. Wells Becomes Suspicious of Ills fntentien With Regard to s2,9O0 --Greem Says .tt Is Mis-
 uuderstandtng.

That J. R. Wells. of Montgomery married Miss Georgia Haynes. of Jack son, Miss., for the purpose of defraud- ing her of sS,00o, the dowry of her sister obtained for her by mortgaging property in Jackson. and that after succeeeding, he tried to desert her, is the charge made Dy Mrs. Wells who yesterday had him arrested in Mont- gomery. The .s5ecific charge against Wells is bringing stolen property into the state. He was admitted to bond in the sum of $500 last night.
 Mrs. Wells says she had known Wells short time and that he pro- posed marriage, asking her to meet him in Memphis, Tenn. Afterward, she says. he asked her to send him money with which he could travel to Mem phis, and she sent him, she alleges. $100, for which she has a receipt from the local manager of a telegraph com pany in Jackson which transmitted the money for her. She says Wells met her in Memphis, and ascertaming how much money she had. attempted to ac- quIre it before he married her. She declined 10 let him have 1t until they were married, February 15, in Mem- phis.
 Then, she states, he insisted upon her signing a contract to invest a certain amount os money in his business, and she declined. Finally he persuaded her to confide' the money to him, and she has not seen 1t since.
 The original sum, she stated, was $3,- 600. From this she sent him $l00 by telegra phic money order. The sum he obtained from her at the last. 1t is stated. was s2.90o. After he had secur- ed the money, Mrs. Wells says her hus- band became very indifferent, and she suspected he was going to desert her. She threatened in Birmingham last night to expose him, but he persuaded her to walt until they should arrive in Montgomery. They reached this city yesterday morning. ana registered at Clancey's Hotel. He immediately left her. Mrs. Wells says, and she did not see him again until he was arrest ed upon the charge she preferred against him at police headquarters veE- terday afternoon.
 Mrs. Wells declares she is penniless because of Wells's alleged act. She was at Clancey's Hotel last night. Her sister, who provided the money for the marriage. is said to be in Texas.
 Wells was arrested early yesterday afternoon by Police Officer n. T. Loe. He was taken to police headquarters, where he was held until last night. when he made bond.
 In regard to the charges made against him. Wells stated through his attorney last night that his wife was laboring under misapprehension They were married in Memphis, Fri day, it was stated, and after the wad- ding ceremony, she turned over to him S2, 900 According to his statement, Mrs Wells accompanied him as far as Birn- ingham, intending to go from that point to Jackson, to join him here later. At Birmingham, however, she seemed to have become suspicious of him. and he procured tickets for both to Mont gomery. The time he was absent from her yesterday, he declares he was at the furniture store which he conducts on Dexter. Avenue. He stated he still has the money she entrusted to his care, and had no intention 10 run away with it.