The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-21
SHIPPED WIFETO
Her LOVER when
PLOT WAS FOUND
Wealthy Wichitan First Put
Money in Safe Place.
Wired Affinity She Was Coming
to Meet Him.
ARRANGED PLAN CAREFULLY
Had Officer There to Shift Bur-
den of Proof.
Divorce Petition and Cross Pc
titiOn Filed by CahillS.
ARRANGED PLAN CAREFULLY
Had Officer There to Shift Bur-
den of Proof.

Wichita. kan, Oct 21.-Frank P.
Cahill a wealthy young business man
of Wichita, about a month ago mar
ried Juanita Baylcss, who came mere
from oklahoma City. Upon discover
ing. according to his story that she was
conspiring to desert Linn and take his
money along with her, he sent her 70
her affinity who is alleged to be Fred
CLYDE Of Tulsa. Okla Mrs. Cahill has
filed suit for divorce and 500 a
month almony. Mr.. Cahill flIed
cross petition in which he tells OF the
alleged conspiracy and urges the courl
not to allow his wife a cent of hts
Mr.. Cahill recently reported to the
federal authorities that he had as
covered n plan of his wife and an al
legged Oklahoma affinity to trim hln
of his money. Instead OF beconhtlS
excited and doing something desper-
ate. Cahfl sat down and studied con-
ditious cooily, deciding to put his wire
On a train bound southwark. He sent
this message to the other man:
Fred Clyde.
General Delivery.
Many men would handle you and
Juanita very roughly Tor less thaI
Won have done but as hard as 1t is |
am not going to even say cross WORD
10 her. Instead | will put her aboard
n south bound train this afternoon and
send her to you. l have all of your
letters end hers too Is that enough
said? When convenience permits drop
into wichita Pc ., y9p T Tnt44efTTsst4ani''i
Wife unaware of knowledge.
An apparently trifling incident
aroused Mr.. Cahilrs suspicion about
his wifes loyalty to him about ten
DAVIS ago. As he entered his home
one day he noticed his wife hastily Sc
GREETED a sheet of paper between the
scribblins. with affected unconcern On
the tablet cover Mr.. Cahill allowed
her to believe that he had not on
served the movement but he Kept MS
eyes open from then on, W.,
He found. he reported to PAU w All
limited States commissioner, that sne
was in correspondence with clyde ~
managed to secure possession OF titS
letters which, he stated, contained rel
erences to a plan for his Wl1e 70 Jon JON
CLYDE at such time as she could ger
what she was after" He learned o.
"a long distance telephone conversation
between the two the other day
Had All Love Letters.
At the time Mr. Cahill discovered
the alleged plot his wife was wearing
his diamonds valued at Sl,oVu anu ne
bad $1,000 in currency and several
thousand dollars worth of negotia pie
paper in the house. By clever pan
he secured the gems and then callnly
acquainted his wife with his KNOW.
edee of her clandestine affair ana OF
his plan for her to Immediately stsiIe
to her admirer. .
That he might be able to prove, II
necessary that he used no hard words
to his wife, much less any violence,
Mr.. Cahill staged the interview in the
presence of an officer. Up to that time
She had not the faintest suspicion that
he knew of the affair. He then drove
her to the union station in his seven
passenger Buick and with much cour-
tesy told her goodbye
Meantime Chief Hay wired 10 the
chief of police at Tulsa requesting the
arrest of Clyde. CahilIs attorneys will
file divorce papers, it was stated
According to the letters Clyde and
Mrs Cahill were sweethearts before
her marriage. Mrs. Cahill. who was
formerly Juanita Bayless, came to
Wichita from Oklahoma City a num-
Der of months ago.