The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-01
WIFE FLEES
FROM HOUSE
IN N|GHT|E
Row IN Diamond Merchant 5
Apartments Sifs Exclusive
Community

| Chicago. Ill, Aug. 1.--After d more
lor less troubled married life OF half
a dozen years, Mrs Samuel 7. A.
Loftis, wife OF the head OF the Jew
lelry installment house OF Lofts Bros.
4 Co. los North State street, has de-
scided 10 bring suit against her hus-
9and for divorce Court action will
pc taken as soon as she is able 10
tieaye st. Lukes hospital, where she
went last Sunday evening after escap-
ing from her home at $500 Kenmore
layenue In her night dress
This information wEs youchsafed
| py Cecil Page of Page & Page, attor-
neys, SS South Dearborn street, who
lhas acted as Mrs. Loftis attorney in
other litigation Affecting her family
affairs
4 ne r3w bet weeR husband and wife
on Saturday night which aroused the
exclusive Kenmore avenue neighbor-.
mood and caused Mrs Lofts 10 lice
her home In dishabille with a bleed
ling lip, was declared by relatives of
the couple to have been caused by
Mrs. Lofts announcement taat she
would take her troubles to the di-
vOrce court
Mrs. Lofts, who was Miss Spru
ance, daughter OF Mrs. Harmon Spru-
.anee. 2400 South Park avenue, before
her marriage TO the installment mer-
chant, is given credit for saving her
husbands life on July 20, 1907, when
he was shot by his brother, Joseph
LOFTS, in the state street store. She
caught her brothers. arm and the
bullet from his revolver inflicted only
slight wound
Slapped His Wife's Face
IN August. 1909, Lofts ana his wife
were the central figures In a scene /
at the South Shore Country club, |
when it is alleged the jewelry dealer
Slapped his wifes face in the bali
room. Hiy connection with the club /
ceased soon afterwards. bur ii was re-
ported that the couple patched up
their differences and continued to /
lye together in the Kenwood avenue
house.
Samuel LOFTS, who Is said to be the
president oil the Lofts company andl
his wife the secretary. could not be
round at HIS place OF business. Clerks
said he had been there during the day
but remained secluded in his office.
Seeing ITO one
Joseph LOFTS, who retains an in
terest in the business notwithstand
ing the shooting ARRAY of 1907, adj
nitted that Sam was pretty hard tol
get along with
Sam is stern disciplinarian, he r
said, and Ii he tells his wife to put
ln red hat and she puts on blue I
me he gets very angry. Sam and IN
lave had a pretty strenuous time of 4
I in Chicago since We came mere I
rom Philadelphia. Sam Is no angel. Z
know, but | believe ne knows right {
rom wrong He has q high temper Z
nd sometimes does reckless things.
Il know nothing of this last trOu 1
lie. He has just got back from a /
trip to Pittsbnrg, and Ily
hought everything was all right at 4
is home. | was az party out there 4
week ago, aud 1t was regular JOY Z
arty. believe me. 4 like his wife, I'm
90, even II she did come into the n
tore one day and choke me. II c
here's TO be a divorce, | haven't ET
card OF it, h
Mrs Joseph Loftis. sisterin-law ot n
he injured woman, said: N
Il know there has been some trou-
lie between my husbands brother s.
ad his wife, but / haven't heard the d
omplete story yet Knowing Sam as y
do | am not surprised, and am e
raid my sympathies are all with his y
ife" "A
aw Rrouses Neighbors b
Stories of " a row In the Loftis d
lartment Saturday night began TO 4
,ep out through the neighboIs yes "
rday. Mss Lydia Wrayforth, a s.
aid employed in the paartment OF 81
RS. Russell II. Folwell, directly hpe
love that occupied by Lofts and his
lie, said. e,
While Mrs Folwell was out Sat cl
day night I heard a terrible noise III
the LOFTS apartment. | listened ol
while and heard the screams of a or
oman one OF the neighbors ran for 3
policeman, but he couldn't find one, Dt
ia pretty soon ! saw Mrs Lofts Va
n out of the house with only a night m
be and blood running from a cut on IA
r lip. ne
she covered at the Goor Tor a
lile, CRYING out that she was afraid
so back TO her apartment. She no
lied a passing taxicab and drove &c
nth / haven't seen her since. and a
Fontt shf,t thora has hanu any one -