February
18, 1896 – It was discovered today that Rueben Pickett,
traveling salesman for Mankato wholesale
candy manufacturer Rosenberger & Currier, has not only deserted his family,
but last Thursday married Miss Helms of Nashua, Ia. Neither of them has been
heard from since.
Mrs. Maggie Helms, mother of the bride, today wrote Pickett’s employers inquiring about the newlyweds’ whereabouts. Pickett had given the name of R. C. Chapman to Mrs. Helms, and told her he was single and had plenty of money and no bad habits (outside of having a wife and family in Mankato).
Mrs. Helms is anxious to have Pickett brought to justice if he has deceived her, and desired an answer to her letter by return mail. This afternoon a letter was received by the Mankato chief of police from T. R. Shape, of Nashua, Ia., making exhaustive inquiries about Pickett and his family.
Pickett was in Waverly, Ia., near Nashua, when he returned his sample case Friday. Warrants are now out for Pickett’s arrest.
Daily Globe; “Married an Iowa Girl. Developments in the Case of Salesman Pickett at Mankato.”; St. Paul, Minn.; Feb. 19, 1896; p. 1.
Mrs. Maggie Helms, mother of the bride, today wrote Pickett’s employers inquiring about the newlyweds’ whereabouts. Pickett had given the name of R. C. Chapman to Mrs. Helms, and told her he was single and had plenty of money and no bad habits (outside of having a wife and family in Mankato).
Mrs. Helms is anxious to have Pickett brought to justice if he has deceived her, and desired an answer to her letter by return mail. This afternoon a letter was received by the Mankato chief of police from T. R. Shape, of Nashua, Ia., making exhaustive inquiries about Pickett and his family.
Pickett was in Waverly, Ia., near Nashua, when he returned his sample case Friday. Warrants are now out for Pickett’s arrest.
Daily Globe; “Married an Iowa Girl. Developments in the Case of Salesman Pickett at Mankato.”; St. Paul, Minn.; Feb. 19, 1896; p. 1.
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