The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-18
RUNAWAY WIFE
OF MOUND CITY
CREATES SENSATION IN EVANS
VilLE-MlsTAkEN FOR MIL
LIoNAiRE'S WIFE.
ONCE RESIDENT OF CAIRO
Deserted Husband at Mound City
Two Weeks Ago--Was ooleond1
oirI--Story Of Her Expert
ence in Evansville.


Pa. have been excited during the last
few days by Mrs. Price formerly OF
| Cairo and lattrely of Mound City who
/ was believed to be the run away
wife of Millionaire " a. Stone Of
the latter place. Mrs, Prices hus'
band was formerly in partnership
with Mr.. Aydt in the grocery hnsi-
ness on Eighth street He came mere
from Mound City to so into the part
nership referred to. returning 10 that
city when the partnership was dis
solved. About two N>ks ago MS
wife left him for reasons not stated,
and he is now again in Cairo Mrs.
Price was formerly a Golcunda girl
How she created sensation in
Evansville is related as follows in
the Courier Of that city:
Through the strange resemblance
which Mrs. Price of Mound City ILL.,.
bears TO Mrs Bertha Stone. runaway
wife OF Millionaire w A. Stone of
IIn!Cntowu. Penn, a melodrama by
long distance telephone was enacted
yesterday with the comedy of the sit
uaiion being enacted in the st
| charles hotel at Howell.
Mrs Price who is herself said q
be & runaway wife from the Illinois
city. went to the ST Charles hoteI
last Saturday with Or Earle Stewart
assistant surgeon at the L. s. Marie
hospital Mrs. Price was armed Win
a pistol IN her handbag aud a rifle
in her trunk. The actions of the
cuplp excited suspicion
couple excited suspicion.
Mondays Courier Of the runaway
Mrs Stone and the $4,000 reward
offered for information of her where
abouts. took Mrs. Price to be Mrs.
stone
4 telegram was sent to Millionaire
Stone by a young man at Howell
stone replied by calling up over the
long distance telephone from Union
Itown. Penn. Stone gave the yonne
man an accurate description Of his
runaway wife
I he voting man got a second lOoi,
at Mrs. Prlce Her appearance oil
fered the light hair, biz blue eyes
height manner green silk dress,
llarge kat ami small feet the exact
description of Mrs. stone.
Il believe it IS your wife was the
message sent to Stone by telegraph,
Stone called M Mrs. Price at TIE
St. Charles hotel She answered his
long distance call The old, broken
hearted millionaire, seated in his
splendid home in far away Pcnnsyl
Iyanla. east his voice a thousand miles
over the telephone into the ears OF
the woman he suspected Of being his
missing wife
Come home to ne Bertha hi
said Il will forgive you You dou'i
know how much trouble you are caus
Inns me Come home 90 see you
lpoor dead mother and keep me cat
iof the grave You are killing M,
Bertha. YOU are killing me-"
! = ana not yorr wife; { am not Der
THAT" replied Mrs Price IL don
know anything about your wife.
lne,er heard of you beforr"
Mrs Price hung up the telcVhon.
Ireceiyer,
stone was still not satisfied H'
ltelaphoHed 90 the young man C.
Howell again
&C and tell her VIII foreiycs her
TEL her to come hon." was Stone.
pleading exortion.
Pressed for more accurate o..
/. lscHptiou. Stone told the Young mar
that his wife had no gold teeth AN.
r. that beer right foot was delorm
slightly.
d With this added information tB
s yome man faced Mrs Price. She 90.
PLAYED two gold teeth and Offered O.
. take OF her shoes 90 show him TIA
She had mo- JcfomoI foot.
Or. stewart who resigned hi
, position 80 the Mariue hsritH %
Saturday might after telling %
> Stousr. surge0nin charge. that d
@ was in trouhls with women" va
+" supposed 10 hay. left the cts 81
T. lurlay night Instead. ne showed u
u n Evansville Yesterday anil dcuil
.e any connections with women aa
G. said De was going to Washington
take a civil service examination
Not until late in Tire Aft moon. 6,
lowing tho statement h. NIs PHr
that she was from Mound City n.
, the mystery surlu ling Dr Steaa
L Ic'e9rcl rp. u was then ieHrr'
tha, after having daily long distant
te'5 phone talks with Dr. Sraoa
~ from Der home tn Mound Cifr. OBJ
Dr. NJ Price Jeff her husband IN
icamp here tE0 weeks AGO She 81
cured a room at 1910 Gum sire,
- iTh- peor,. thefe grew -H-Hi..gls
be- because she rarriaF p ri-taI
lhes haudhae AMI haI q roe 1a O.
- ltnme Thcs requested hsr ta leal
iTha aertor called tier. to sea D.
4 land took her driving
Mrs Price then secured room
/ 900 Grant street She STAYED the
Il |mtH SATURDAY night A. both q
& inlaces where she roome1 sir maj
4 ltained highly respectable
4 lmeanor but e0nfleI In meme
d 4 peculiar turn to tie mystery.
Il 'tura in fact which may not be O..
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