The Wheeling Daily Register

A Wife Deserts Her Husband and Four Children for a Life of Shame and Disgrace-A Sewing Machine Man Her Paramour-When Confronted by the Injured Husband the Seducer Disclaimed any Knowledge of the Woman-The Husband Brings His Children to this City- An Application Made to Get the Little Ones Into the Children's Home.

About twelve or thirteen years ago, a young man, printer by trade, married a young lady whose parents reside within four or five miles of this city. The young man worked at his trade in this city for a while, and then went to Pittsburgh, where he got work for a time. He finally moved to Columbus, Ohio, about SIX YEARS AGO, where he has since been working at his trade as compositor on one of the daily papers of that city. During his stay in that city he became somewhat addicted to strong drink, but as we understand, on all occasions was exceedingly kind to his wife, and children which now number four. The children range from two years up to ten or eleven. For several months past the family have not lived happily together. The woman is about 28 years of age, of very plump and prepossessing appearance, with something about her which is particularly fascinating to the society demons who are ever on the lookout for a fresh victim. She is exceedingly fond of fine dress and society, and possesses an UNCONGENIAL DISPOSITION toward her husband, whom, some seven or eight weeks ago, she refused to live with The woman then left her home in Columbus and returned to this city, where she has two sisters and other relatives living. Before leaving she directed her husband to pack up the household goods and ship them to her at this place. During this trouble, the husband was, as he told a reporter of this paper yesterday, discharged from his position through some influence of his wayward wife This left the husband in an impecunious predicament, which necessitated the delay of forwarding the household goods. The wife became tired of waiting for her goods, and taking advantage of the cheap fare offered by the recent excursion from this city to Columbus, returned, and finding her husband out of money and unemployed, gave him her return ticket to come to this city in search of work, which she said he could get. The woman did not return with her husband, but remained in Columbus, where she at once begun a more public LIVE OF SHAME. Being out of money she sought the shelter of a boarding house and remained there for a few days, when the keeper of the boarding house told her to get another place to stay. She then went to the home of a friend of her husband, who took her in for a few days This friend soon found out that she was keeping very unreasonable hours with a disreputable SEWING MACHINE machinist who was employed in an office in Columbus. This man was her acknowledged paramour, and while she remained at her husband's friend's house he would visit her frequently during the week, and on Saturday night both would leave the house and remain away until Sunday morning. The husband grew anxious for his wife and used every way to get her to return to this city and live with him for the sake of their children, three of whom he had with him, the youngest being at Columbus, The husband telegraphed to his wife that one of the children he had with him was at the point of death This appeal for her return availed nothing. "The gentleman at whose house she was stopping, finally succeeded in persuading her to return here and live with her family. of action. He went to the place where his wife's paramour was employed, and confronted him with the seduction of his wife. The fellow denied any knowledge of the whole thing, and when asked where the woman was, said he knew nothing of her. The paramour was insisted upon by the manager of the agency who was cognizant of the affair, to give the husband the desired information. The two men left the place together and walked out in the city. The paramour watched his chances and got away from the husband who walked some distance along the street, when he came face to face with the woman, who appeared very much agitated at the sight of him. Before going up to his wife and before she had seen him, he saw her exchange certain amorous signs with a number of men on the street, among whom was her paramour The husband endeavored to induce his wife to return with him, but she refused to live with him any more. Previous to his last visit to Columbus he had sent his wife a considerable sum of money, which she had spent in dissipation with fast men. After this last public exhibition of her shame, the husband gave up all hopes of ever reclaiming her. On the evening of the same day on which she was last seen by her husband, she returned to the friend's house and remained over night. The next morning she got up and kissed the little child in a very careless sort of a way and left the house to seek shelter, perhaps, in some den of vice and iniquity. To day one week ago, the almost broken hearted husband returned to this city with his youngest child and household goods. Yesterday or the day before he made application to the Childrens' Home to have his children cared for until he could get a place at which to work. These are substantially the facts given to our reporter by the husband himself.