The evening world., 1908-11-18

PAST NOW FORGOTTEN.
Mrs. Churchman, Whose fIuS-
band Eloped, Says He Has
Passed Out of Her Life.

, There stepped or chicago tram IN
the Grand Central Station to-day a
radinntly happy man and woman. None
OF their fellow passengers. who had no.
tlced the devoted attention of the : an.
we'll groomed and dark mustached, 10
his companion. "a pretty. smartly
gowned woman. imagined fey a moment
as they watched them that tie two were
the hero and heroine OF a remarkable
romance Of middle age That they were
rather mat ure pair of honey mooners
was the general impression
Benjamin II. Barr an author OF some
note. and Gertrude Barr twenty years
his wife, were the two passengers. Mrs.
Barr was returning. 4 forgiven wife.
after an clopement which she confessed
TO her husband In Chicago was the re-
suit % an infatuation for Edwin Church
man, wealthy New York hosiery ner-
chant nj No. 90 Leonard street Mrs
Churchman. alone in he" home AT No
800 West Twenty-ninth street is the one
tragic figure In the reconciliation of the
Bars. whose handsome nlnetecn-year-
old boy William met them as they
stepped from the train. Mrs Churchman
has secured warrant for nea husband
on al abandonment charge.
Barr Is Not Wealthy.
Barr is not 4 wealthy man, In
worldly goods. Churchman, who owns
an automobile and other things that 20
with a big bank account, far outranked
him. There was only one way Barr
could raise the large sum he knew the
search he mad determined on must cost
that was by selling his furniture
Then. having set his affairs in order
Barr saw that his boy was provided
with good home and alone set out to
find his wife.
William Barr told an Evening World
reporter the details of the search for
the woman.
Mother told me at breakfast on Sept.
q. the day she went away" he said.
that she was going to Atlantic City
for a rest. She had seemed tired and
worried for some time, and 1 agreed
with her that change would do her
good
When / came home that night,
noticed that some OF the silverware was
missing. j asked the maid about 1t and
she told me that mother had packed it
and had taken three trunkfuls of
clothes and valuable knicknacks with
her.
II thought this strange and tele-
graphed to several Atlantic City hotels,
but could not trace her.
Then ] went systematically through
every desk and drawer in the house and
in my fathers desk l found a note ad-
dressed to him in my mothers hand
writing. ] opened it and found it was
good-by note. She said she was tired
of her life In New York and was going
away.
Maid Confessed Facts.
IT photographed my father and he hur-
ried home from Canada. We questioned
the maid closely and at last she broke
down. She said mother had gone away
with a man and had told her to keep
her informed of my fathers movements
through CIPHER personals in a morning
paper. Through an expressman my
father. two days later, found where
mother bought the tickets in railroad
office.
He came home that night and told
me hs thought he knew who the man
was. Up to that time we had never
heard of Churchman. The next day my
father went to Baltimore. We had sold
the furniture in the meantime. so as to
have plenty of money If we needed It,
A few days later the maid got a letter
from my mother asking her to forward
al! mail 10 the general delivery in Mil
waukee.
Hired Detectives.
my father went out there at once
and engaged detectives. He traced the
couple to Toledo and then to Chicago,
and there lost the trail. on Saturday
we got letter from the postmaster in
Milwaukee telling us that my mother
had asked that her mail be forwarded
20 general delivery. Chicago. Then my
father started of once more. and to-
day got telegram telling Of their
reconciliation, SO far as my father and
are concerned. It II a closed chapter,
We shall never refer 20 II and will try
our best 20 make mother forget It ever
happened"
The remainder Of the story comes
from Chicago. where Barr, after tell
ing his story a. the chief Police
got TWO detectives 10 accompany
him % The ros'-Dnre. on second
thoughts Ae dr.!Ird il would be better
tor him 60 remain away from the Post
once. rnd IN Police HeadnuArteTs
waited the result ~ denpy letter from
New Y1rt pacing NJ and down Tho
hoor Co conceal uls ueryuuAneH,
Found at the Post.ottoe.