The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-24

Ex-POliceman Leaves Suddenly
Leaving Family Destitute.
His Name Linked With That of
Another Woman.
DIVORCE SUIT FILED.
George c. Scott Asks Freedom
From His Wife.
Does Not Name HObSOn in the
Petition.
DIVORCE SUIT FILED.

George w. Hobson, an ex-police Of
ficer. lately a motorman on the street
railway, has suddenly left the city Mrs.
Mary Scott wife of Geo. c. Scott. of
the Santa F'e shops, has also left. They
did not go together but the fact of their
disappearance will probably figure in
the divorce suit brought by the nus
band of Mrs. Scott
Hobson leaves a wife and five chill
dren at 49, Fillmore street in destitute
circumstances. Mrs. Scott leaves only
a husband who Wednesday filed a
suit for divorce in the Shawnee district
court. The SCOTS lived at the house Of
Mrs H. Kline at 522 Madison street and
boarded with Mrs. T. NJ. Granger, 4O6
Madison street
In his suit for divorce Scott's petition
filed by Attorney Euler charges simply
extreme cruelty against his wife which
is sufficient to get to trial without any
other allegations. Mrs. Scott, however,
had expressed her willingness that he
should have a divorce before she left.
In spite of the fact that nonsense
tional petition was filed and that the
papers were laid out of the regular fi.e
in the clerks office, the other facts IN
the case have leaked out.
Mrs. Hobson, the deserted wife, stop
ped long enough in her task of getting
the children off to school this morning
to say: mo. Mr.. HobSOn has not
come yet. I'm afraid he has gone for
good. Yes. I heard a rumor about that
Mrs. Scott and my husband but l don't
know what he has been doing. l have
been at home every day; it takes al
my time taking care of the house and
the children. l could not go anywhere
and I did not know what he did. Yes,
he worked pretty regularly but he
didn't leave us a cent. We are nearly
destitute 1 do not believe he had any
money either"
Hobson had borrowed money repeat
edly from the street railways boys in
sums from 81 to $50. He told them he
was going to Hastings, Neb., to collect
S400 that was coming to him there.
He never had any money coming 20
him there said Mrs. Hobson, land I
don't believe he went there nor to Lin
coin, either, as some of the men told
me. He laid off occasionally and FIJI
day when he came home feeling i'll, I
thought nothing of it, but Monday when
he went away he never came back. 1t
looks like he has left us.
yes. know Mr.. Scott has applied
for a divorce but 1 don't KNOW tell
you 1 was never out enough to know
what to do. 1 don't think but I've
got to get the children to school and I
don't want to talk about that"
Mrs. Scott Younger Than Husband.
Mrs. Scott left Friday on the 1890
Santa F'e,'' said Mrs. Granger. "She
said she was going to Kansas City and
that she had a sister down there. She
always helped me around here during
the day. She knew Hobson, 1 know,
but he never came here. She always
left here after supper and went to her
rooms at Mrs. Kline's. She had trouble
several times with her husband but the
last was a few days ago after her
mother had given them both lecture.
The trouble is that Mrs. Scott is 20
years younger than Mr.. Scott She is
Eighty but 1 don't know what she did
after nights because she wasn't here.
She was about 80 years old. Her folks
live up near Wamego."
II made her leave here two days be-
fore she left town. said Mrs. Kline,
but 1 won't say anything about her or
have anything said because it would
hurt the reputation of my house. She
went down and stayed with Mrs.
Granger when she left here. She used
to run around at night. Yes, I know
about Hobson but 1 have nothing to-
say"
1t is further said that Mrs. Scott,
when leaving, drew $3.50 out of the bank
where she had been saving it from Mr..
Scots wages and took it with her and
that she purchased some fine clothing
and things at the stores and had them
charged to her husband.