The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-09-25

MoFFETT 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-old bride of four weeks had
left home with the Rev. Asbury S.
Whedon, Charles W. Moffett of Ala
Bergen street. Brooklyn. well known
business man. issued the above re-
markable statement
While the police of every city in
America We're 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.
Mn. Whedon had tried unsuccessfully
to maintain the status of Il happy fam
lily. The Rev. Mr.. Whedon, it seems.
mas wife and several children in Jer-
sey City whom he supports, but lie
does not live with them, preferring
to reside with Mr.. and Mrs. Moffett as
sort of ministerial chaperon and
peacemaker.
Mrs. Aloffett told her husband she
would stay ut home il 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
reporter by Mrs. NIoffett Then she
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 It,
rms is all there is to our "elopement."
When Mrs. Moffett was compelled by her
husbands raving to leave her home, 1
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 brought her back We have
not been together in our absence
l have endeavored to use all the influ-
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
ain uneovernable temper. | grew to be
afraid of him and repeatedly left the
house-once, at l O'Clock in the morning,
because could not stand his fits of rage
l repeatedly called on Mr. Whedon for
protection and never failed to obtain it.
he day before my departure from home.
last Thursday. my husband continued his
usual raving until almost midnight and
put me into such misery that next day,
after 1 had been out shopping. felt that
could not go home under such miserable
circumstances and decided 10 go 10 a
friends house.
told Mr.. Whedon OF my plans. and he
told nee he would not remain home either
because lie did not care to listen to my
husbands raving. AS to an elopcment
the suggestion is simply absurd for Mr..
Whedon has always acted as a father to
both of us and has always done his best
10 bring about a reconciliation.
. When Mrs. Moffett 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 foryiving the
preacher and her
Peace apparently reigning once more
in the queer household the reporter
whom Mrs. Mofctt had summoned Oh
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 no
tice on them.