The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-11

went 10 the hotel where the company was
stopping, and had nome difficulty In being
shown 10 her husbands room, he being AZ
the theaier. She, however, waited pa.
tlently his arrival. When bhe heard
them coming in, she went to The head Of
the stairs 10 greet him, and observed him
coming up with Alice Oates, she calling
him by familiar names. They parted q
floor below the one she was on, Alice
Oates saying "Don't be long," and he
came slowly up. When he arrived near
the top step she ran towards him 10y.
fully, but when he saw her his
face expressed amazement and anger,
BE caught hold Of her roughly, pushed
her into one Of the rooms, and then seiE.
Ing her BY the breast threw her violently
to the end Of the room and against The
wall. She only said "0h, Henry, y and he
poured out . torrent ofabuSe, saying that
II her presence were known he Wouli
loose bis situation. After some harsh
words he Gained down, and said she
must return Immediately 10 Scotland.
This Hhe refused to do, andhe again went
into an excess Of rage, called her abupive
names, and insisted that she should leave
the hotel that very night. She answered
ascalmly as abe could that a Wiie's place
was beside her husband. He then prom.
ised 10 support her Handsomely II
she would divorce him, but this she
refused 10 do, and he repeated that she
would ruin him II she let her presence be
known. After Rome time he told her to
wait there, and left her sitting on chair
and went down stairs to the room OF Mrs,
Oates, where he remained until 2 o'clock
In the morning, and then returned and re.
NAMED Sitting opposite her on 4 chair
the balance Of the night. In this time
he said never one kind word, nor even
offered 70 kiss her, She was In need Of
rest, a. she had Just come from fatiRu.
Ing voyage across the ocean, and had been
very sick.
All this had no effect upon him, and
she felt that his heart was turned against
her. Al z the next morning he took her
down to breakfast, but during the meal
he never addressed one word to her, so
that she felt she was held In contempt
and derision as some bad woman by the
walters and others about her. He then
forced her to leave for New York again
by the morning train, and she has not
seen him since, nor received one word
from him.
During the night referred to she OBJ.
served In his possession gold watch and
chain (somethlng he had not possessed
the season beiore), and saw an inscription
upon II "a follows: Henri from your
own fond Alice"
She now therefore sues for divorce and
alimOny, on the several grounds OF adul.
terry, desertlOn and cruelty, and she &c.
cnses her husband Of criminal cohAbita.
ton with said Alice 0Gtes in several
divers places, namely, the Union Place
Hotel, New York, during the months Of
June and July, 1877, (they having, as she
states, lived there together publicly and
openly Long Branch, Providence, and
various hotels in cities aud towns Of New
England and the West.
Al least one party TO this suit Is we'll
known. Mrs. James A. Oates ia an &C.
tress whose professional career is we'll
known. She originally was married to
James A. Oates, who put her on the
stage. He died in this city in 1868.
Some years after she married Tracy W.
Titus, from whom she procured a divorce
in the summer OF 1876. Since then she
has been single.
Oh the other two parties to the suit,
the career Is described in the above.
Dir. Laurent is a fair artist OF good pres.
ence, and Mrs. Laurent Is comely little
lady, not more than twenty-four years Of
age.
The affidavit Of the vile Is accompanied
by another in substanliation, which gives
details Of scenes and times and places
wherein the acts alleged took place, bnt
this document is not Of such nature as
We care 10 print. Lockwood & Post are
the attorneys for Mrs. Laurent.