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WALKEDFour Hundred Miles Over PrairiesDid This Deserted Woman With Her Little Children,But a Letter To Dear Joe SpoiledIt AllJudge K«IU« Refuted Te Oi.arce Mn Anna VaJ) From Hir Husband Charley -Orders Alimony PtM.heme ^ V”. :\v'.nuc. lor ioutaffSKW?*I J‘Uha«cUarftcdup'ivni* for Val«PcC*pJf-Lid ntFirtiSI never kn«* Jl'?\jpP f0T tli 1 worth WW*^ \ H oaf jW0 vtttGps^tfcsssrsiU«^*uced wing th«n. Atje*s•J aJ^o NVtlan T imday morning refused to fcnat a divorce to Anna Vail from her husband Cbarloa. lie ordered the husband to pa j alimony and rofierrod hjsilccJslon rogurdfag the dle-position 0/ fho two children who are now in poiACsiiou of tho woman pond' Jug further invesligaiion of her character.Tlio petition which wan fltoJ in Jauu-ary,':»?, cites that tho maiden name of the plaintiff was Anna Miller and iha« Bbo was married to Charley Vail, a*on of 1AQU3 Vail, In Clnclnnali la JJISoTwo boys were bom as a result of the union.When Mr*. Vail was called on ihc Biaod gho leatltied l« a period of mrltni Icoublca that few women are tver called upon lo ru through with. For covera years they liyed nn i lie Vail farm east of the city With her huabjitid'ft tthcx. Tho husband never did wpll and frequently lost his temper am! quarreled wJlh hor, At these times ho would amuse hlir.ceir by pinching her until her arms wore black and bine.I’LAYKD GYl’3Y.Finally tho has baud decided that he could do better In a new country and wltlj a \raso:i aud a team of hordes started south. laklnslilR wlfo and iwo buys with him. They went through Keoiucny, Tcnowece, Georgia and Alabama stopping a whlio In each afaic, but tho husband m tot did any thing aud Uwad uhfto;l lomculh oxhtcnca. Thou ho condoled tjiat the west wa* the place and if ter mom ha of travel the old wagon with lla occupants stopped near Fhlllpsbnrg, Kan.r i»» west ofKansas City. Here Charley Vail decided that hts wife and JJlllrt boya were an io-• Jinbranco and imldcnly setting Ids horse and wa^oo, deserted them. U*jokingly told fur that Sic wijhl go to ClncIuuaU and asked hor if she would coma to him w hen he got work. Sho did not helluvc lie would go but he ilbl and from that day to this he has ncTar spoken to her nor written her a Hue.HKtt !.OKl! WA!#K.For several weeka she w*s nuppjrlcJ by neigh bora bnt unable to do anythin* for herself and realizing that this had *wadeserted, abo started oat to walk homo. U was In Cm month of .lanuary and part of Iho tlmo snow covered the ground,bul she faced Uio peril* anil carrying the yncmgor boy part of the llnto took np her weary march Tisl-waul. For ICO miles she walked oyor wealcrn roads anil pralrios alone, Log. Ring food or working for It along ihc road until she finally reached Hpring-llcld,Mlt;i., where abo secured a position In a restaurant. Hero flho worked Tor merely enough to ftustata lifo In hcreoir and children, until at last eIio secured help from her mother and came Lack !o bur old homo Sn Hamilton. Since then aho has l»eu living on Fourth slrcol taking In boardors and doing washing for a living, absolutely unaided and disregarded by her husband.1IIS SIDK OF IT,This was tliocasoasft \vn* presented to (he court by tho woman and Judge Ncitan seemed to fool deep sympathy for hor, 1ml at tho list mlnnt© tho *1-torney for Charles Vail exploded a tomli by producing an old lel;cr. K was wiUten years ago by Mr*. Vail to aorgans to e.t «Such a. remedyDt. Williamsman sho addrnssed is “Ooar Job” and was tilled with Idcrlinitialing state* minU 'Jliis tctlcr, llio lurstaad prompted him iodo«c-rl his wife.MrA Vail alt;Jniit'clt;l tvrltiirg tlm letter, butsald ftwa? adrJrc-srcl to n flcfiltoua pers *imjtA anil had bean w/fiteu ac d a’, lowed (o rsll into tier husband’* hand^ merely a? ft watn'ttg to him as to w hat sho micl.idci If lu dtilu’t trca*. her belter. Thorc was no dontal on tho pa« I of the ]ui3hanil or I5i0 de: orllon cor lt;f tho long walk tl;e wife took*.Things JookoJ bright for tie woman unill Hid lo ler wna read, but afterward the court rcoai liccnino Rloomy and up-peils wcro a!l in vain. Iter cxplaoall. n of tho letter and '*Jcar .!lt;»••' ilidu'i KO and the ca*c was brought to an abrupt ending, the jiuSgo ho drnt Ihat uoithcr of them was entitled to a divorce and Hint ho doubted if cither was a proper per.'oo tn keep llie oh J Id r on.lx)c.il Foreca-l Olliulnl Jl.vkluv fu;-Dlelc.s the foilowint; dtia for llio limuth of lUccmbor cover lug a jioiioiV of '7 years, which h»v« b«*en complied fcinnthe records ol tho J«cjI weal heir bureau: Tempera lure—Meaa or norrasl tcinporature, :n do-Eroe*.The war in es I month w.n iViat of isst, with nn aveia^oof is degrees, ThocoldOJt mouth wan IhnL nf ^T., wilh nn avoraRo of li» defreae.Tho highest lomperaturo was 7*J do-Srcoson Ueccmbor :tl, IrtA The lowcat Icmpcralnro wn! S dcgroos •n December Lh_’, lf-7i I’/ccipilatlon frain and mrllcdenow)—isiArm go for (he mcnlb 215 Idcliop,A virago numher of darn with .id of an Inch or more, 12.Tin) wroatoat monthly precipitationwas V.II laches In lT'j.The least monthly precipitation walt; O.^S luchts In lb7«i The prontest amouiH of pircclpHaltoo, recorded In any *21 cojiflccnllvo hours w»v J.lu(cubeson n«upinbcr I|.\v.ThogrJitesl amount of frnnl.HI recorded in any 21 cowccuiivo hour* (record exlcndcij lo winter pf only)was 7 inchtn on December 2*, |v.»), Clonda and weather—Average i.umh’T of i-Joar days, 0;par;ly chmiy «Uy?, ll;rloti ly dajs, II Win il —Tins) rtva'lhig vlr.d^ have Win lt;»om tho .■‘•mlliwosi.1'lie hi ;lu al votocliy »f I hr wind wasI) niil.M from ll » nortJ.weM u l l)cn *ni.bor I, l^.e
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Butler County Democrat
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Thu, Dec 01, 1898
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