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Show BENEFACTOR IS ROBBED OF WIFE Eugene Gates Runs Away With ff the Spouse of William Turpin. William Turpin, who swore to complaints com-plaints yesterday charging his wife, Bertha Turpin, and Eugene Gates with adultery, tells the old, old story of misplaced mis-placed confidence. Turpin says that he took Gates Into his home about four months ago and treated him as a friend. He was greatly surprised and shocked upon returning home yesterday morning after a week's absence to find his wife and child gone with the man he had befriended. From the neighbors Mr. Turpin learned that his wife and Gates had left about 11:30 o'clock Saturday night taking her little six-year-old child with them. He was also Informed by the neighbors of his wife's Infidelity while ho was away. Gates, who It Is charged thus betrayed be-trayed the confidence of his benefactor by stealing his wife, Is said to be a professional horse trader. He camped near the Turpin home In North Salt Lake for a few days last March. The weather was stormy and disagreeable, and, taking compassion upon the man, Mr. Turpin took him Into his house. Since that time Gates hns lived with the Turplns, and was treated much the same as a member of the family. Mr. Turpin says the man has an oily tongue and smooth manner, and that he had made his brags that ho could entice any man's wife away In a week's time. Mr. Turpin considered this mere talk, never for a moment thinking that he would attempt his machinations upon his wife or that she could be won by his talk. About a week ago Mr. Turpin left home and went to Alia In search of work. Then it was that the neighbors noticed the intimacy between Gates and Mrs. Turpin. Yesterday Mr. Turpin Tur-pin returned from Alta to find his home deserted and to learn of its desecration. He found that Gates had not only taken his wife and child, but says that he also stole his overcoat and clothing to the value of about $40. Gates, ho says, had three horses and a wagon, and the supposition Is that the runaways run-aways drove toward Ogden. It Is also thought, however, that Gates disposed of the animals and other properly and that they left by rail. Mr. Turpin called at the County Attorney's At-torney's office yesterday and eecured the complaints against the couple. Sheriff Emery has taken the case up and believes that the couple will be overtaken if they did not leave by train Gates Is a man about 30 years old, while Mrs. Turpin Is a girl of 22. Mr. Turpin married his wife, whose maldon name was Bertha Sadler, when she was 11 years old. They have one child, the little six-year-old girl taken by tho runaways. Mr. Turpin desires that his wife and her betrayer be given the full penalty of the law, but he wants his child. tertaln the visitors, and the affair can be made quite a successful one. The officers of the Commercial club are enthusiastic en-thusiastic over the project. Tho road will surely be open In January, |
