The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-08
Well Known Local Dentist Left
the City Last Friday and
Wife Says His Whereabouts
Are Unknown.
FAMILY TROUBLES ARE
ASSIGNED AS REASON
Mrs. Chenoweth Says That
Her Husband Refused to
Live Longer With Her Par
entS-Was in III Health.

DR.. Leslie S. Chenoweth has left thu
city and his whereabouts are un
known to relatives.
His alleged desertion of wife and
child, and abandonment of q lucrative
practice in dentistry caused big sen
sation in social as well as busines.
circles when 1t became known today
He left the city last Friday.
His departure is said by the young
wife to be due to trouble in the family
On Friday evening when he went home
he demonstrated with his wife, she
said, because of the strained relations
which had existed between her ane
his mother. Mrs. w. S. Chenoweth
The outcome was that he declared ht
would never again live with his par
ents-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin A
Marlatt. l31 South Ninth street
Relatives Not Alarmed.
On Saturday morning 1t was an
nounced by his relatives that he had
left the city for several weeks for the
benefit Of his health. 1t was said then
that he would go north or to the north
west, but no word has been received
as to where he has located. SO far as
could be learned today. His relatives
are not greatly alarmed at his alb
sence and they believe that his where
abouts will be made known soon.
: Relations existing between Mrs
Alice Chenoweth and her mother-fn
law were not the most congenial. &C.
pcording to stateudsnts Of the youns
wife today. DR.. Chenoweth and his
mother had planned to take an auto.
mobile trip into the southwest. expect
ing to leave here on August Is. His
wife was not to be a member Of the
party, and she refused her consent to
her husband making the trip. -
Kissed His wife Goodbye.
When DR.. Chenoweth went to his
home on Friday evening he upbraided
his wife, it was stated. Her mother
Mrs. Marlatt, interposed and told her
son-in-law that If he would stop being
q baby and be man that there would
be no reason for any marital trouble
kissing his wife good night and say.
ing that he was going away, but would
return on Saturday morning, he in
formed his mother-in-law that he
would never spend another night in
the Marlatt home. He went to the
home of his parents, w. S. Chenoweth
and wife. and left early the next morn
ing.
The promised visit to his wife and
child on Saturday morning was not full
filled. No word was received and his
continued absence led her to suspect
and afterwards ascertain the real con
dition of affairs.
Most congenial were the relations
Of DR.. Chenoweth and his wife. accord
ing to the latter, except when the trou.
BILE between the two families arose and
made circumstances somewhat strain
ed. The young wife has planned nc
action against her husband and says
that she will take none.
Left For His Health.
1t was stated by DIR. Chenoweth's
relatives today that he left the city
for the benefit of his health. They
said that he had had hemorrhages
since last November. They did moi
know where he had located or where
he expected to locate but are antici
pating word from him in a few days
His wife, before her marriage, was
Miss Alice Marlatt. She was but sew
enteen years old when married. She
Is twenty-one years old today. Eign
teen months ago today son was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Chenoweth. DIR. and
Mrs. Chenoweth were popular amonE
the younger set and he had built up an
excellent practice in dentistry. His
office was located in the Murray build
ing. 1t has been closed and some ol
the furniture removed by a local deal
er.