The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-23
HUSBANDHAD
REPOSED
TRUST
ONLY TO FIND THAT HE HAD
BEEN DECEIVED.
PitfuI Sight at Union Depot, of a Man
and a Baby Deserted BY One
Who Was False.

An injured husband, a bright, beau
tiful child, a wayward wife and heart
less mother and her seductive lover
are the central figures In a pathetic
domestic drama which developed in
the waiting room at the big Ogden
Union depot this morning. and the se-
quel TO which Is to come later.
Among the passengers on a late
train from Salt Lake last night was a
vell-dressed. intelligent looking young
man OF 25 or 80 years of age, and
smuggling in his arms was a child per-
baps one year old. The man found q
comfortable seat in which to place
his charge and, while the hnbe slept
the hours Of night away. It's father
walked up and down the waiting room
guarding the little one and impatient
ly waiting for an early train from the
capital city. With the advent OF day
light the child awoke and, while play
ing around the room and among other
passengers, the tender solicitude for
the babe and his sad expression at
tracted the attention of several ladies
and employees at the depot.
When the $40 passenger train ar.
rived from Salt Lake the man confid-
ed the babe to a lady In the waiting
room and rushed out to watch the
| emerging passengers. Not until the
| last one had left the car did he give
up his vigil and then, slowly return
| Ing to the room. he grabbed up the
| child and walked nervously back and
| forward. while suspicious moisture
| was noticeable in his eyes.
Walking up TO the man, Depot In
spector Oscar Gutke asked him II he
was in trouble and what train he de
sired to go out on. The man replied
that he did not know exactly where
he would go yet, and then, In burst
| of confidence. he continued:
II am deeply grateful. sir, for your
kindly interest in our movements. but
[ / and the little one are in deep trou
BILE and hardly know what to do at
present. The facts are that | am
deeply disappointed at the non-arrivai
| OF my wife on the train wnIcn mas
| lust arrived-and | realize now that
she is not coming. We have been
living at Salt Lake and until our
home was invaded by treacherous
scoundrel who posed as a friend. we
| we're happy and contented. finally
| found things were not as they should
| he. however and after a candid inter
| view with my wife, we decided to es
| tablish a new home elsewhere and tc
| leave the scene OF our trouble. She
consented TO this and everything was
| arranged for trip west, We were &c
start last night, and everything was
apparently agreeable all around J was
| to take our babe to the train and my
wife was to Join me at the depot. a
| few minutes before the train started
I received a telephone message from
her that she could not reach the de
pot in time, and she advised me tf
( take the train at once and she woulC
J Join me without fail on the next tralr
to Ogden Believing everything wa!
all right, did so and here | am, con
f,dent that the plan was simply
subterfuge in order to allow her u
remain with her lover In Salt Lake
This ends the matter so far as anC
| the baby are concerned, | shall re
turn to Salt Lake by tho next trair
and make arrangements TO place Tho
little one with relatives.
III anything should happen that
am wrong in my conclusions, and my
wife should arrive from Salt Lake OF
one of the trains today, kindly tel
her l have returned to Salt Lake. Bu
she will not come. l am sure o
that, and that | have been duped by
the mother OF my own child No,
will not give you my name, at pres
ent at least"
After giving Inspector Gutke al
I accurate description OF the woman
who was described as attractive II
| appearance and 81 years of age, thu
disappointed and sorrowing man pick
ed up the baby and took the early
train for the capital city.
All day long Mr.. Gutke has beer
On the lookout for the young wife
and mother, but no one answering
that description has arrived at thu
depot, and those familiar With Tho
mans story are forced TO the con
clusion that he sized up the situation
| correctly.