The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-09
NO JOY FOR HER. IT'SWOMANSWAY
Mrs. Mahaa Tasse Seeks Her WrOnged Wife
Fourth Divorce. Recreant Husband
And ALI Are From the Same Arrested With Another
Man at That. for Petty Thefts.
GOT ALL HER MONEY. SEEKS THEIR RELEASE
Husband Always Came Back for She
More Cash. band a
Once He Went for Tour Of Couple Arraigned Held I'm
Europe. der $500 Bond.
WrOnged Wife Lends Hand to
Recreant Husband.
Arrested With Another Woman
for Petty Thefts.
SEEKS THEIR RELEASE
She Had Not Lived With Hus-
band for Over a Year.
Couple Arraigned and Held I'm
der $500 Bond.

Her love for her husband so strong
that she can even be friendly with the
woman he loves more than herself Mrs.
c. R. Shearer. whose husband and May
Rogers were arrested Tuesday night
for grand larceny is trying to raise
bond for the recreant pair. So far she
has been unsuccessful but she is still
trying.
That's woman's way, you know"
she said sweetly, 'to stand by a man
when he is in trouble, no matter what
he has DONE
And that is Mrs. Shearer's way to
such an extent that she is friendly
with her husbands sweetheart anu
risns to telp her fight the case against
her, in order to help in clearing Shearer
of the charge against him.
Shearer and the Rogers woman were
arrested late Tuesday afternoon on the
charge of having stolen feminine wear
ing apparel to the value of SIS % from
Mrs. Alice De Young, of 1900 Quincy
street. The couple declared they were
husband and wife and it was alleged
that they had rented rooms of Mrs. DE
Young and afterward stolen the goods.
They were arrested, it is said by the
police, as they were about to leave the
city.
When they were taken to the police
station it was not long until Mrs. Shear
Ell called Shearer referred to her as
his first wife and asked to be al
lowed to speak to her. Wonderingly
the officers granted him this privilege
and later watched Mrs. Shearer NO.
1 and the woman they supposed TO pc
Mrs. Shearer No. engage in friend
" conversation concerning the defense
to be made against the grand larceny
charge. Later the two women, still
talking, walked to the county jail side
by side. There the pseudo Mrs. Shear
er No. was locked up and the real
Mrs. Shearer busted herself preparing to
defend her husband and the woman ne
has been living with.
Today. however. the burden became
too much for the real Mrs. Shearer
and she told of the deception prac-
ticed by her husband.
IT am Mrs. Shearer." said she, land
can't be Mrs. Shearer and she be
Mrs. Shearer. too. We have never been
divorced and there can not be another
wife. oh, 1 don't know, they may
have had marriage ceremony put
there has been no divorce. They have
been living together for year and a
half We came from California to To-
peka five years ago.
Mrs. Shearer is pretty little woman
and her manner betokens good breed
of police court and her bewilde rment
was amusing. With her today was
pretty seven-year-old child, the result
of her marriage to Shearer.
ST don't know anything about this
woman, except that my husband has
been living with her. 1 want to help
him out. That is ALL" she declared.
May Rogers, the woman alleged to
be Mrs. Shearer No. 2, is a notorious
character and is known to the police
as "Boxcar May" She was arrested
nearly a year ago in the City park in
mems clothing and the. police were
none the wiser until time came to
search her. 1t is alleged she has trav-
eled over a large portion of the coun-
try in mems clothing, beating her way
with tramps on box and stock cars
She has police record, according
to the officers
Shearer and the Rogers woman were
arraigned before Judge Simon in the
city court today. Their bond was fixed
at $500 each. So far Mrs. Shearerl
Sobs shaking her form as she told
of how another woman was winning
the affections of her husband, Mrs.
Charles Brown, 220 Hancock street,
this morning begged the police to
prevent the elopement of her hus-
band. with an affinity. She was told
that the police were powerless to act
save to make an arrest in case she
chargeda statutory offense. While she
lett certain the charge WOULD nave
been a true one, she could offer no
evidence to substantiate such
charge and it is now believed that
Brown has left the city with his. af-
hnity. Mrs Brown is a young woman,
not more than 25 years of age, and
one child is the result of her union
with Brown. Recently her husband
has neglected his home and been
seen much in company with another
woman. She says lately he has been
going out nights with this woman, it
declared, and now has reached the
stage where he spends nights away
from home. Mrs. Brown declares
that woman 80 or 33 years of age
is the one who has robbed her of
her husbands love.
Recently she has learned she told
the police, of her husbands plan to
elope with tie woman in the case
Last night she declares they were to-
gether, somewhere, all night. She be-
IleVed this morning that Brown had
eloped with the woman or was prepar-
ing to do SO today. 1t was in hope
tint the elopement could be prevented
that she sought police aid.
Investigation revealed the fact that
the room which the girl usually oc-
cupies at the Holiday house, corner
Fourth and Holiday streets was not
occupied last night. There is suit
case in the room and this leads the
officers to believe that Brown and his
new found love have not left the city.
but are prob9 bly, together somewhere
in Topeka.