The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-13

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! patton and extravaganza, hundred
tongued gossip was not lorg informing
that lady Of her sons extravaganza and
his supplies were suddenly cut of. At
( the lowest ebb of his fortune he became
acquainted with Miss Heart, of Troy,
heiress of 100000 lef! by her mother, and
the heiress presumptive to the nearly
half million of dollars acquired by her
| iaLher. Her friends, it is stated, opposed
the marriage very strenuouslyi but Miss
Heart was obstinate, and young Living
stone was married with scarcely dollar
in his pocket. The bride paid the cler-
gyman's fee, and bore the expenses OF the
bridal tour to Europe. The 100000 inher-
| tied from her mother were mere bags-
telle to a man of Livingston's expensive
habits, but opportunely for him, Mr..
Heart died few weeks after the we'd
ding, and Mrs. Livingston inherited q
clear 100000. Livingston, her friends
say, hsd made such substantial progress
in di.posing of this also, principal as well
as income, that his wife was frequently
obliged to borrow small amounts TO meet
the current expenses of the household.
They managed, however, TO maintain
the appearance of unlimited wealth; the
family mansion was the scene OF as many
parties as ever; Mrs. Livingston's horses
and carriages we're still the fastest In
Troy, and their summers were passed a.
the mcst expensive watering places.
Livingston was the hero Of the local
clubs, and spent money as lsvishIy rs
ever.
In the meantime George LivingtOn
had made the acquaintance of Miss Mary
Gale, who moved in the same social circle
as his wife-motherless decidedly in
clined to firtstion. They met frequently,
and MISS Gale became infatuated with
the dsshing husband of her intimate
friend, Mrs. Livingston. What had been
mere filtration ripened into intimacy,
and Mrs. Grundy, amisble old gossip,
began to shake her head and indulge IN
mysterious whispers, which soon came to
the ears of the injured matron. Mrs
Grundy was of the opinion that Living
ston wanted TO squander another fortune,
and ntimsted the same TO his wife. The
intimacy between the Gales and the Liv-
ingstons was broken of, for causes it is
not necessary to explain, and Mrs Grun-
dy commented on the tact in very ILL
natured terms. About the middle OF
April Mr.. and Mrs. Livingston had
serious quarrel, and the lady taxed
ner husband with having ceased to
love her, hoping, womsn-like, that
ne would peremptorily deny the accuss-
ton. On the contrary, he unblushingly
admitted the fact. Mrs. Livingston did
not play the weak woman and fall into
Mysteries; she was of sterner stuff than
that. She sent a servant for Miss Gale,
and rs that young lady entered the Liv-
ingston mansion demanded TO know
whether her husband loved her. Miss
Gale expressed the opinion that he did
Then leave this house and the town,
both of you,' said Mrs. Livingston,
quietly. 1t was all the more drsmaLic
because there WAS no nonsensiCal indul.
gence in sobs and Mysteries. 1t is aver.
red, in fact, that the injured woman sup
piled her husband with the money for the
Journey, assisted to pack his trunk and
directed il TO be sent to the depot. Bot
the latter passes belief and may as well
be marked with a query. Miss Gale
went home, confscated the family dia-
monds, caught up what wearing
apparel and valuables lay handy,
AID met Livingston at the depot. They
took tickets for New York, but stopped
at Poughkeepsie, where they remained
until the next day. Being OF age, Mr..
4 l., h.. n,rtr,l tho
ments of his daughter; but after family
council, at his brothers suggestion, Vt
was decided that the abstraction OF the
diamonds was larceny, and the officers in
pursuit were instructed TO arrest her Tor
the theft unless she returned home vOlun.
tarily. The pair were met at the Grand
Central Depot on arriving in this city
the day after the escspsde, and Miss Gale
avoided arrest for theft by consenting to
take the next tram for Troy with the
detectives. Livingston remained here,
having been advised by the detectives
that it would be detrimental TO hiG
health to return to Troy. Mrs. Living
ston Immediately instituted proceedings
for divorce on the ground OF adultery.
No defense was made. The decree WAS
granted, and she resumed her maiden
name OF Miss Louise Hesrtt. The Gales
sailed for Europe in the latter part OF
April.
The recent movements of Livingston
cannot be fully traced. Some four weeks
since he was staying at the Metropolitan
Hotel, and has tried number OF times
since the divorce to effect reconciliation
with his wife. The affair evidently
preyed upon his mind, and it is stated
that he has once before attempted suicide
at the house of friend in SeVenty-Lhrd
street. Subsequently, he went to New
Jersey to visit relatives living there, ard
on Friday night returned to New \ Iork
and took a room at the Cosmopolitan
Hotel. His evident anxiety that his
wife should be notified Of the event by
telegraph yesterday morning, together
with the t-ifIrg nature Of the injury, In
volve the suspicion that the attempt was
feint, intended to act upon her sym-
pathies, not an accident nor even bona
tide attempt to commit suicide.