Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
INTENDED BRIDE is DESERTED
ON DAY SET FOR The WEDDING

! ding there, they turned inQuiringly to
| the hotel employees, and were given
an outline of the situation. The mu
sicians waited for about Is minutes
and then departed.
The invited guests had, as a rule,
secured wedding gifts, and innumer-
able pieces of cut glass, silver ladies',
spoons, and table sets that were de-
| signed to delight the heart Of Miss
Eldridge, will be laid away for use an
other day, and probably for another
bride.
While this was transpiring at the
hotel Miss Eldridge was engaged in
answering the numerous questions OF
the newspaper men. For about an
hour she talked with the reporters,
telling in detail the facts of her social
relations with Warren and of the affairs
which have a bearing on the case.
Miss I1ldridge talked freely with the
newspaper men, taking them into her
confidence completely.
| Young Woman Talks.
| well. all there is to be said is that
the wedding is not to take place as
planned said the young woman.
had closed and she was alone with the
newspaper men. Encouraged by ques-
tons from the reporters Miss Eldridge
continued. "Mr. Warren left home
about o'clock this morning, and !
have not seen him or heard from him
since. He saw Mr. Sweeney OF
lSweeney & Walker, and J. b. ingalls,,
the jeweler, later. | am informed. He
had expected to return about II
O'clock. He had several errands which
he intended doing, among them being
a visit TO the jeweler. call at the
hotel to complete arrangements for
this evening. and visit TO the county
lcleIk TO secure the marriage license
He stated before he left that he would
while down town call the masSeuse
and have her come to our home on
Ninth street and massage me so that
| would be rested and fresh for the
evening. He left the home in an en-
thusiastic mood. In fact | never saw
him when he seemed happier"
1t may be stated. as Miss EldridgJ
later explained. that Mr. Warren had
Tor some time made his home at tho
C1amer residence in South Rock Is
land, and had acted as the head of tbs
household. 1t was there that he de
parted from Miss Eldridge yesterday
morning.
. .Worse Than Death"
This Is EoEse than death said
theUyOung woman. 81 could not have
ed me as he has. and then do this tC
me- It is worse than death. Why
he had been SO devoted TO me. ant
had done my slightest bidding. He
had seemed so happy over our ap
preaching marriage. He had takeI
: all my jewelry and personal things anC
t had them marked with what was tC
have been my monogram, B. B. w
: Last night he brought home my wed
l ding dress, and gave me pear
brooch that | was to wear as my wed
ding gift He also gave me a rim;
| he said had been his mothers"
D Been Acquainted IL Year.
e Going back in her story at the sug
: gestion of the reporters. Miss Ed
: ridge told of her first meeting wit
: Warren Il met him at the law Of
/ fee of George w. McCaskrin yea
e ago. the 10Th of this month. | believe
d 1t was a very ordinary introduction
: | remember the stenographer brougf
him out 10 the room where | Wa:
5. At that time | was engaged to be ma
e ried in about two months TO anothe
r man-his name is Of no consequence
e You may state. please, that | neve
i was infatuated with Mr.. Warren, a
y though | found him a very charmin
It man, apparently a we'll educated MAJ
h and TO all appearances perfect gel
. tleman. He showed me credentia
n of recommendations from place
d where he had been employed in SON
electrical line at St. Louis, Cincinnati
San Francisco and Los Angeles. A
D, were of the most lattering characte
IN And when he went west on Il busine!
re mission for us. lawyers and othe
r with whom he came in contact wro
le rs letters warmly praising Mr. Wa
ne lren. His recommendations date baC
ne over a period since 1896, and are nea
ey lly complete since then. He also FL
s. nished me names and addresses
d. people in the south with whom
claimed acquaintance, and to who
was urged to write and ask abe
him. He received many letters fro
people in the south, and those
showed 10 me seemed to come fro
| the best class of people and were
H. very cordial character. He alwa
received his mail at the general
| livery window at the postoffice,
though other mail came to the hous
Engaged to Another Man.
CAS- | said before, l never was
fatuated with Mr.. Warren. | did II
love him, and the match was ma
by my aunt, who thought highly
Mr.. Warren and to whom he show
the greatest devotion. He knew hi
/ felt toward him, and that low
another man, the one | referred
as having been engaged to before
met Mr.. Warren. Mr.. War;
III Al