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aMaefyJOHH AND JENNIE.* i J .DID THEY ELOPE TO^ETHEK ?■rs. Bnlmer of Xorffl FUtaieM L*i»vm ' Home find Ftfmflj Deur, WliUe HerHas bond Adrrrfi^* Ttal He Will 2K« Looser tsji BUlo ConlrsdrdnmrrieaThe relationship existing between Mr. and Mrs. Albert; Mi! Bulmer of NorthPlainfield, had bmv pleasant during their seveh years or mqpefrf Aiarried life, untilrecent#, but of lave a scandal has beenbrewing and the cdimox was reached yesterday, when Mra4 Bpimer packed up her worldly possessions ip a trunk, which she expressed to Boudd Brook, and with her youngest child, aj cjfipple about three yeare of age, left rthd city last evening.•« * i.According to Mr. Buhner’s statement, who• d K kby the way, is a hardworking and industrious man, it appfea that John Sharkey has been paying marked attention to Mrs.Bulmer during tier*^husband's abeence, and h as spent money lavishly upon her, even fitting her oiit ijrith a new dress. OnWednesday of last Week; Mr. Bulmer8yB» Sharkey accompanied his wife to Elizabeth tb witness: the ! parade of theKnights of Pythias, ybfle he remained at home and toiled for the maintenance ofSthis family, ;which:.coi}6it8 of himself, his wife, and two children, the eldest aboutsix years of age.*’s actinMrs. Bulmer’s actibns, according to her husband’s statement^ soon became the talk of the neighborhood, and finally Mr. Bulmer himself was| acquainted with the facts in the matter, fee says he performed the part of a dpteAive and on several'w -■occasions saw Shargey leave hi9 (Bul-meif’s) house at I; uReasonable hours of the night. Mr. Biiln%r remonstrated withhis wife, who tuifiem deaf ear to his entreaties, and yestenRy morning she openly declared to hi to that she no longer loved him, and expressed a preference forMr. Sharkey. The husband tried to reason with her andi offered to forgive her,notwithstanding jthd? fact that he hadheard damaging tepjprta concerning her,’ tout i it was of no uses and grabbing up herei-[-youngest child, she jjeft the house.Mr. Bulmer at un^e sought legal ad-r-yfnei-e■sUi-►11dfvice, and in another Jjolumn today he advertises that he no longer pay bills contracted by his/wife, she having left his bed! and boprd without just and sufficient cause. Mry Bulmer; related his sorrowful tale, with tearp in his e^res, to a Pbebstnsreporter this morning. said that hishappy honife had feee£ wrecked, and thatone of his ^hildreh bad been taken fromjpldest bo^ hlt;yIi.tncrI-hedII-i-Bdk11v■\yBrdhim. The Eldest boj; he is in possession of. ; He declares that he will never againlive with his wayward wife, whom he had learned to love aid ojjecish, but whom he now declares is the cflrect cause of his unhappiness. I ! J *Sharkey waAi mefcber of the butcher firm of Sharkey A VRiNest. His relationship with Mrs. Bulrafer first reached his wife’s ears Jesterday^and she was naturally overcome with^gi|ef when she heard the sadness. Sharkey left his place of business early last£ evening and wenthome. His appetite* failed him and hecould eat no supper. For a time helounged about thO house, and finally donning his bept suit |of Clothes, and gathering up what other Fweating apparel beJ K'needed, told his wpfe|he eould not standMiGthe disgrace and Wa* going to leave the city. Mft. Sharkey coaxed and begged her husband not to deserther^ but ibe insisftd on going, and info ajumping info a h^ck fhat was waiting in front, of thej house, wjs driven away.It is supposed £hat| Sharkey joined Mrs.Bulmer, and that:; tl|e two were either driven to Dunellen 3r Fanwood where they took the cars for parts unknown. Sharkey did not evei^ make any disposition of his business, Neither did he inform his partner, Mr. VanKest, that he intended going aRay. tf. Thus two more ^familie-% have been wrecked bjf! the majfr infatuation of awoman, wfco possesd so little self-respect as tojleave a cqijmfortable home, besides leaving one of fcer children behindher. * | . I 1 MH 1 -r-4-—
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Plainfield Daily Press
Plainfield, New Jersey, US
Tue, Oct 09, 1888
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