The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-11-24
QUITS GOOD HOME
and ELOPES WITH
BURGLAR SUSPECT
Turns Back on Her Husband
When He Visits Her In Jail,
and Parts With Little
Ones.

Philadelphia. Nov. 22.-Trapped In a
boarding house. where she had fled
with suspected burglar, and two OF
her own children, Mrs. Edna McDon--
aid. wife OF millionaire lumberman OF
Colchester. Conn, has stubbornly re-
sisted the efforts of her husband to get
her to go back home. With the alleged
burglar, Herbert Elliott. Of Rochester.
she was arrested and tonight they oc-
cupy cells at police headquarters.
Samuel Mcdonald, the woman's hus-
band. had provided her with luxur-
ious home in the ultra fashionable part
of Gloucester. Finding her today, after
search of IL weeks, In want of money,
he tearfully implored her to give UP
Elliott. She turned her back on her
husband. stolidly declaring she was
satisfied with the step she had taken.
She insisted Elliott was merely
boarder in her home.
The Philadelphia police say they ar
rested Elliott on information supplied
by the police of Rochester. who MAIN
tain he was implicated in. burglary
In that city on October IL.
Stole While With Her.
Mrs. Mcdonald left her home on
Labor day, and Elliott is alleged to
visit he and the millionaire's wife
made in Rochester while detectives
We're on their trail.
Mcdonald was elected to the state
legislature from Colchester. New Lon
don county. In 1909. and. has been
prominent in republican politics. He
was married 20 years ago, his wife be-
ing nine years his junior. She is now
SO. The McDonalds have six chill
dren, the oldest, Edna, being IS years,
and the youngest Sidney years.
When his wife disappeared last Sep
TENDER Mcdonald was astounded. Their
home life had been ideal. He has in
dulged her ever caprice. She had auto
mobiles, retinue of servants. and the
Mcdonald home was the scene OF many
brilliant functions.
Mrs. Mcdonald took with her when
she fled from home $1,000 in cash and
$1,000 of Jewels her husband had
bought for her. With her went Eliza.
beth, her 15-year-old daughter and
Sydney. She told her children that
she was going to visit friends in vari-
GUS cities. Two of Mrs. McDonald's
four boys were In boarding school; the
other children she left at home.
Wore Good Clothes Away.
AS she departed from home Mrs. Nc
Donald was attired in an expensive
travelling gown, and In three trunks
thought she and the children would
need. From all the Manchester police
can learn, Mrs. Mcdonald did not meet
Elliott until she reache ed Rochester and
there she and the alleged burglar lived
In boarding house which the rum
AWAY wife started.
The detectives broke into the board
ing house on Mt. Vernon street, Nc
Donald saw his wife he broke down.
She betrayed not the slightest emo
tion. Confronted. with the alternative
of going home or being locked up, Mrs.
Donald trailing along after them. When
Mcdonald saw his wife he broke down.
Mcdonald calmly declared that she
preferred a cell. She kissed her chill
dren goodby, but ignored her husband.
Later at police headquarters McDon-
aid visited his wife's cell with his eld-
est daughter. but she repulsed their en-
treaties to return home. She had used
up all the money she had and her
clothes showed wear