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Show FRANKSUENIESI I. He Says Re Never Was Muchly Married. He Gives His Version of the Dom?stic Difficulties That are Reported to Darken the Threshold of His Happy Home. The publication of a .sensational story in a morning newspaper to the effect that Chief Detective Franks, of the Franks detective bureau of this city, had, at Uitleieiit times, under numerous numer-ous aliases, led unsuspecting females to the altar ot hymen and then deserted them for pastuies new and iields ol a more verdant hue, led a Timr? reporter to chase dowu the facts in the case and present them to the public. Detective Franks was sitting at his ollice desk writing a description of a criminal whose apprehension would be ot beneht to tne community, when a Times reporter interrupted him at his labors. "Walk right in," said Mr. Franks, in response to a thump upon the half-open half-open uoor. "Yes," he replied to an interrogation interroga-tion as to whether he h id seen the morning herald. 1 have read the herald, and all t have to say is that I know nolniiig of tins woman, except thai 1 was engaged upon a case of heis J "Concerning" lier husband, who had de- scrted her. 'It was about three weeks ago," said Franks, sciaiching his chin whiskers with a peiiimlder, to encourage Ins memory, "that a woman came to our oihec. She represented that she had been descried by her husband at Wichita, Wich-ita, Kan., who lied lo tiiand Junction, Colo., taking along her o year Oidclnid.l At Grand Junction s!'e overhauled him. lie was employed in a brickyard. Again he deserted her, llns time going to Kidgeway, Colo, Siie traced him from Ridgeway. Colo., to Eureka, Tin-tic, Tin-tic, Utah; and theme lo Salt Lake. Here sue met a real estate agent named .Leonard, lo whom she told ner story, l suppose. I'oiiard introduced her to Mr. Fcklund. The woman unfolded a pitiful tale of sorrow. She represented that she was financially euibarassed an:! could not repay us for any tumble we might take in her case. "Aitei a coiisuitatioii with my companions com-panions we decided to do what we conscientiously con-scientiously eoiiid for the woman as she seemed to be m d. stress and in need ot assistance. Sue said she was a soldier's sol-dier's daugnter and wanted to lind the headquarters oi the Women's Rebel" Corps. 1 took her to Capt. Greeniuan s oilice and introduced her to tne captain cap-tain and left her to tell her s ory lo Mr. Greennian. 1 underalojd alter-wards alter-wards that she got relief and imposed upon the Wonu-n's Relief Coips by slaying two weeks at their expense. "During this time she would come into the miicj to make inquiries of her husband and child. 'i never saw the woman ; never even heard of her until she entered tiiat door," said Mr. Franks, pointing to the open door leading to his oilice, "The report that t .ere was a mutual recognition recog-nition between us when we met is a tissue of untruths. "A few days ago, while talking to Messrs. Norrell ec Eckiund, she said she thought, she had known me some where. The idea seemed to grow upmi her that at some time she had married me. Friends advised me to close her mouth. My answer was that 1 had yet the lirst person, man or woman, whose mouth Iliad to close. If I hail ever wronged her there were plenty of coin ts in Utah where she could obtain justice. All she need do was to apply to the courts and prosecute me. "Day before yesterday she left a nMe for me. saying: f 'Mr. Franks: I would like to see you to-morrow at 10 o'clock. Mrs. L. Hamilton-.' "1 did not see her, but wrote on the bottom of her note that I did not want to see her, that 1 relinquished tiie case owing to the fact that she had created false impressions of her position towards to-wards myself. "When she read the note she at once went to Captain Greeiiman's ollice and said to him, T am more convinced than ever that I know Mr. Franks.' "1 have nothing else to say, except that my mime is Franks and always has been. I have been in Salt Lake If ii years. Prior to that time 1 was in California, New Mexico and Arizona, and can establish my whereabouts for all the years of my life. I have been in the secret service very nearly all mv life."' "Is it true," asked the reporter,"! hat you were twice married m Geoigia once in Alabama, and again in Nebraska?"' Ne-braska?"' " It most assuredly is not." emphasized empha-sized Mr. Franks, with a thump on the table. '! never was in Nebraska in my life." 'Tly the way," observed Detective Franks, '"this woman informed me that she had been married three dill'erent times and that her husbands were all living." Mr. Franks then showed the reporter a letter of recommendation as to hi.-, integrity and character as an officer from many of the most prominent olli-cials olli-cials in Utah. As the reporter left Mr. Franks' odice j he observed, "Queer old world, this."' "Yes," echoed the detective, "Queer world." Times. |