English gal desserted - Mrs Wilson - Putnam

Yesterday evening about dark a young woman of eighteen years sought the police of this city and told them a story which illustrates a woman’s trustfulness and a man's perfidy. She gave the name of Mrs. Wilson and said her husband Thomas Wilson; that they were married in England and had sailed for this country arriving at New York on Thursday last and that they came on to this city. They had started for Greencastle originally the woman said, as her husband had told her that this city was to he her future home. They arrived here on an early Yandalia train yesterday and tiie woman says they remained at the depot. He left her near the station, ostensibly to see some friends, and that was the last the lady saw of her husband and it is supposed that he is still looking for his friends. The woman says she paid for the tickets for both of them from England to this point and besides that gave her husband seven hundred dollars which lie had in his clothes when he disappeared from the depot. Mrs. Wilson remained at the station patiently waiting for the return of her husband hut he never came. At dark, tired and worn out with her watching, she came up to the city and sought the aid of the authorities. Messrs. Starr and Donnohue took her to the National hotel where she spent the night. She is a sensible appearing young English features and de scribes her husband as being twenty nine years old, tall and erect, and slightly bow legged. He had on a dark colored coat and light trousers. If the story is true in detail it is a case of the most heartless desertion and one that should excite sympathy for the young woman in a strange country.  A Banner Times reporter visited Mrs. Wilson this morning at the hotel.  She told a straight story about as above stating that their tickets were right through from Liverpool to Greencastle; that they sailed on the Campania, arriving in New York on Thursday. They arrived in this city on the 9:40 train yesterday morning (it is thought from her statement) and that at 11 o’clock they walked one block from the depot and that and Wilson turned to the right saying he was going to hunt up some friends; that was the last she saw of him. She remained on that corner until 4:30 before she gave up the hope that he would return. They were married last December and Wilson had been in that country four years, having gone from this country. He was in the English Army nearly all that time. She says she is 18 years old and according to the laws of England she could not leave there without a permit until she was 21. She said her mother’s name was Mrs. A. Hewitt of Searth Barracks, Liverpool, England, writing the address for the reporter in a clear plain hand, as the reporter had some difficulty with her H’’s.  Mrs. Wilson’s husband had no opportunity to leave her in New York as she kept close to him. She says he talked of Greencastle as long as two years ago.  She is quite anxious to return to England and says though the law provides a penalty of the cat-o-nine-tails for her leaving as she did, that she would prefer going back and taking the punishment rather than stay here. She said that her mother will send her the money as soon as she can get a letter there and back. She says she has been a cheese maker, but will be glad to wash or cook until she can hear from home.  Marshall Starr searched the south part of the city for traces of Wilson but could find no one that had seen him.  His wife says he wore a dark coat, light pants, black derby hat, black shoes and a white shirt, and had no other luggage.  She has no luggage except a parcel.  He took her pocket book with him.  Trustee Graham is looking into the case today while Mrs. Wilson remains at the National.