A 12-year-old Wife Deserted

St. Joseph, Mo., Peb. 7.- Mra John Stevenou, only 12 yars of a?e, was in tne city Monday looking fur her truant busband, who was married to her three tnoulhs ago ia Grundy county ami lefc her on 'iuesday lasr. Her story, which has bc-en corroborated, is to the effect that she lias been twiee married, the first time to Robert Pattersoo, ]7 years old, by whom she had two cbiMren, both of whcm died, and the second to her present huaband, John Steverisuri. Her father is poor, and lives in Hickory, Grundy eounty. The girl was coinpelled to marry both time; by her fathor, who refused to support her. Mayor Doyle was oalled ujionand boughther a ticket for Hickory Stat. on, Mo., where her fat her resides.