The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-07-10
EXTRAORDINARY STORY,
OF LOVE, SECRET MARRIAGE, BE.
TRAVAIL, DESERTION. d.
VORCE AND REVENGE.
A BoMBSHELL FOR WASHINGTON
SOCIETY.
From the Washington Capital

lrIom tne washington Sapltal.I
Some six years since, a young law stu
dent of this city fell in love with, and
courted a lovely girl, who soon returne ed
his love, and tue two becnme engaged to
be married. The young gentleman was
poor, hoSever, and not yet admitted to
his profession, SO that marrying for the
time seemed to be out Of The question.
He was madly in love, however, and fear
ing that before he could secure a sufficient
competence to justify marrying, be might
lose the object Of his affections, he pleaded
with her to have n secret marriage, and
promised, that Immediately after the cere-
mony she should return to her home, and
he would, as usual, 60 to his bachelor quar-.
ters' Alter much persuasion she consent
Ell, and the two were united in wedlock at
the church Of St. John, in Georgetown,
by Rev. Mr.. Tillinghost, on the - Of June,
1866.
The young man for while was true to
his marriage promise, but be soon became
as importunate for the possession of her
person as he had been for the secret
marriage. Of course she yielded, but
they both kept their secret, and as pro-
gress in the law was very slow, she, at bis
suggestion, brought an influence to bear
upon the administration that resulted in
an appointment to II Western Territory.
Her social position and connections were
sufficient to control the appointment, aud
she had money enough to provide him
with an outfit.
The young man departed, and made
quite successful career for himself in his
new field OF operations, and, writing re-
gularly and returning at intervals, he as
sured her Of his heartfelt affection and
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her, This sort Of thing continued for four
years, when she telegraphed to meet him
at Cincinnati. She FASTENED TO obey, and
found her husband in II state of great ex-
ctment. He told her that he had got in
rolved in some moneyed transactions, and
that the choice was presented to him of
either marrying n very rich woman, who
loved him to distraction, or being sentence
ed to the penitentiary, and that he had
married and was noI in her power. She
coald punish him for his dastardy conduct,
and If she did that, he could not complain;
he added however, that he had parted
from the woman at the door Of the church,
that he did not love her, and could not
love any one but his lawful wife.
Appealed to III this manner, she could
only ask him what could be done, saying
that she was ready and willing 10 shield
him to the last. He then suggested di-
vorce, and said that he could 20 to New
York and procure one without any
difficulty. To this she consented and the
two wended their way to the great com.
mercal center, where he found divorce
r lawyer, and in three days divorce was
f procured upon testimony manufactured
: between the husband and the shyster, of
the most extraordinary character. One
man, for example, by the name of -,
swore that he had known the plaintiff and
her husband for years at Downingsville,
Pennsylvania, place the poor woman had
never seen. Another witness, calling
himself--,swore that the parties were
bona fide residents of New York, and that
he had frequently accompanied the de.
} PENDANT In nightly visits to houses of i'll.
fame that on one occasion he had waited
ut such place for defendant until tired,
and then went to the room, knocked at IL g
, door, and being told to come in, found the
defendant putting on his clothes, with a
prostitute addressed in the room. Upon
this showing, the divorce WAS granted, and
the decree winds up as follows:
, That the marriage between the said
plaintiff, and the said defendant.
-, DO dissolved accordingly. And
the said parties are and each OF them il
free from the obligations thereof. And
FUR her that 1t shall be lawful for the said
pIaintln to marry again in tho same man
ner as though the said defendant was
actually dead. But it shall not be lawful
for the said defendant to marry again un-
til the said plaintiff be actually dead.
Enter, 5. JONES, Judge"
The poor wife returned to her home
feeling that she had done a heroic act in
shielding the man she loved, and sustain
ing herself with this thought, time rolled
on, until one morning she awakened to
the startling fact that she had been cruelty
sacrificed. She learned that the man to
whom she had clung was about to marry
a fashionable lady OF the first connection
in the land. She made inquiry and found,
to her sickening disgust, that the day was
actually set upoh which this infamous
outrage was to be perpetrated. She
hastened to New York and procured
certified copy Of the decree, intending to
appear at the church on the day of the
mock marriage and forbid the banns by
presenting II copy of the legal document
that showed that, although separated from
her, he was not authorized 10 marry
snotl err.
Unfortunately, through circumstances
over which she had no control, she arrived
too late. The cruel act had been accom-.
plished. A grand wedding, graced by the
presence Of members of the cabinet and
our most aristocratic people, had occurred,
and the papers were full of glowing ac-
counts of the magnificent ceremony. Our
readers will iecolect the event, and they
viii have occasion to recur to it again, as
legal steps are being taken by the betrayed
wiie.s friends to bring this wrongdoer to
punishment. The wife Is now satisfied
that me whole story Of the second mar.
rage was fabricated to deceive her. and
she Is, OF couree, very indignant.
In addition to all this, we learn tbs,
tins gay Lothario paid his court last win
ter to ore Of our most beautiful and 90
complished bellies, whose appearance in
society always created u du,ter anon.
the gentlemen VINO aockei to her side 20
bask 10 the sunshine of her smiles. nnd w
enjoy the brilliancy Of her conversation
it was supposed that the gentle IAN, as he
then appeared TO bs, and this fascinating
lady, whose family ia one of the Oldest and
most exclusive in tho country, were en-.
gagged, but II seems that while she e.ioyed
his onversationsl powers, she discourage ed
any tender emotions, and thus saved her.