Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 152, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1913 — Mr. Soo Checks Wifes Elopement With Her Affinity [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Mr. Soo Checks Wifes Elopement With Her Affinity

PITTSBURGH, PA.—Foo Soo, known in Chinatown circles as Frank H. Soo, Esq., of 522 Third avenue, and a ?>romlnent figure there, became highy Incensed the other night when he returned home after a visit to the joss house to discover that his wife Lena, whom he married in Howard, Pa., less than a year ago, had eloped with a former sweetheart Foo Soo did not wait to report the elopement to the police, but secured a weapon and started out to recover his wife and nn eigth-months-old mannikin, both of which he says he is devoted to. "Watch the developments! , The chase was successful. Foo Soo found his wife and baby at Fourth avenue and Smithfleld street. They were accompanied by a young man whom Foo Soo recognized as his wife’s sweetheart when she was a coy country maid. The Chinaman demanded that his rival return his wife and child to him. The best he got was a solar plexus blow, and he went down for the count. Before he was able to resgain his feet the man from Howard seized him by the queue and swung him through the air until he i:rew tired, and then escaped. Foy Soo revived a few moments later and a battle between him and

Mrs. Soo followed over which one would retain possession of the half-celestial-half-American baby. The battle waß interesting one and baby was getting the worst of the affair. A great crowd gathered, including a few coppers. They stopped the tug of war and locked up Mr. and Mrs. Soo on a charge of disorderly conduct, also Soo, Jr. A search was made for Mrs. Soo’s affinity, but he made a successful getaway. Half a hundred “chinks” soon appeared at Central station to bail out the Soos. The pair was released on forfeits for hearings, but before they left police headquarters Mrs. S6o and her devoted husband indulged in another hair raising argument in pigeon Chinese. The result was that Mrs. Soo did not return to Chinatown, but was locked up again on a disorderly charge, along with her baby.