Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1876 — A WOMAN'S GRIT. [ARTICLE]

A WOMAN'S GRIT.

i Cincinnati-Ban Deserts Us We ant Cues to Bensselacr. THE INDIGNANT LADY PURSUES HIM, CAPTURES HER PREY AND BEARS HIM TRIUMPHANTLY HOME. A gentleman who registered himself at the Ausiiu House as a Mr. Geo. W. Bennett, of Cincinnati, last night, was “taken in out of the wet” about 10 o’clock by a lady claiming to bo his lawfully wedded wife. She says he left Cincinnati about two weeks ago with the intention of deserting her, but smelling a mice, she resolved not to be snubbed in any such way as thftt, and started on hot persuit. She failed to strike his trail, until yesterday, when, by some strange providence, she and her treacherous husband chanced to be upon the same train oomiug south upon the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago railroad; neither perceived the other’s presence until the train was nearing Francesville, at which time Bennett espied his faithful •“brow” and hastened to make his exit at the car door. She failed to get a glimpse of him until the train had started for Bradford, when she accidentally stuck her head out the car window and discovered Mm in the distance. The train had then attained pretty good Bpeed, and as the conductor would not stop and let her off. she was carried to Bradford, where she hastily left the train and sought conveyance overland to Francesville. In the mean time her husbaud took the hack and came to Rensselaer, stopping and taking supper at Halloran’s hotel, and afterwards coming down to the Austin House and registering, as before stated. Upon the return of Mrs. Bennett to Franoesville, she learned of her husband’s departure for this place, and immediately started after her prey, Being only about three hours behind kitu. She arrived in town between 9 and 10 o’clock, going first to Halloran’s where she glAnced over the register and discovered the name of him whom she sought. The landlord informed her lie had taken supper aud left, but the lady would nqt be satisfied until she had searched every room in the house. The most dilligent search, however, failed to reveal the whereabouts of her heart’s idol. She then proceeded to the Austin House, where he had next registered and taken % bed. She demanded of “Mine Host” Austin that he inform her which room he occupied; she was told he had been assigned a room in which were two beds and that a gentleman guest occupied the other bed. She then requested the landlord to go himself aud inform her husband that a party down stairs desired to see him, and the landlord did so. Mr. Bennett never once suspected that his wife was the party, and when he was ushered into her presence he was completely unmanned, for a time, but soon rallied sufficiently to engage in a very warm conversation, during the progress of which red hot shot \vci*e thrown iuto each other’s .qamp. The determined lady finally overpowered him and compelled him to surrender, his fortifications being too weak to resist the torrent of words showered upon him. After the smoke of battle had cleared away the victorious woman took her victim under her protecting care and watched over him through the night After breakfast this morning she waltzed him into her conveyance and started for Cincinnati, their once happy home. Mrs. Bennett was a wealthy widow When she married her present husband, and is now worth about $20,000. Foolish inxn that he is to want to leave such, a fortune as that.