Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-09
THE EVENING STAR.
MONDAY. December q. IS,S.
Love and Money.


WIFE GETS DIVORCE THAT SHE MAY GAIN An
INHERITANCE, AND THEN RENARaIgS HIS HTS
BAND.
The following remarkable story is teegra phed
from NolWlch. Conn: An affair has Just come
To light in this city which has created quite a
sensation, inasmuch as the parties have moved
IN the highest circles OF society ana atfiuence
Inc persons involved are Edward T Chase. son
OIL samuel Chase, OF New Bedford, formerly sea
captain ana Miss Mary A Naples. a daughter
Oh the late James Naples one of the wealt hieSt
,.d,It, IN the state Edward first became
opened shoe store on one or the PRINCIPAL
streets and lived in fine STYLE poSSIblY naynnd
nus means. lor he failed shortly and has been
unemployed since During his mercantile buSi-
ness among his lady customers he made the ac-
Quantancd OF Mary. with whom he soon no
came more ana more intimate. until finally that
intimacy grew into an infatuation and she an
peared no longer 10 control her own actions
Her father protested against Chase's visits and
even went so far as TO turn him out OF the
house several times. 1t is known in addition IN
this that MaryS brother had actually threat.
ened To shoot Chase if he persisted In visiting
his sister. so great was the family dislike for
him. In consequence Of this. Mary being OF an
unyielding disposition. their meetings were
clandeStinely held. Time passed on and they
were married on February 10. 1874. The father,
aggrieved and respondent AZ this action ana
the loss OF his own wife short time before.
finally died. AT the funeral several special pD-
hoenen were stationed at the gates and eve
nueS thereto TO keep Chase from entering.
TO the heirs. was prOyiSO that forbade Mary
entering into possession or controlling in any
way her share while she lived with Chase and
also stating that Chase should never be beueft-
ted thereby, Everything has been done II
thwart the fathers purposes i'm this regard by
The ChaSes, but without success. Edward aud
Mary. not having any control of the legacy.
were slowly but surely being brought down to
poverty. People refused him credit. and even
the roof over their heads was sold. Such was
the history and condition of the ChaseS when a
petition was sent into the November term OF the
superior court by Mary Chase praying for di-
yorce from her husband Edward on grounds of
'1ntoierable cruelty No one probably in this
section ever anticipated such thing. knowing
they lived in perfect harmony and felicity The
divorce was granted and Mary Naples then pre-
Sented her claim for the property, asserting
that she was no longer the wife OF Chase which
was corroborated by her presenting her divorce
pal erS TO the trustees, who immediately gave
tie control OF the properly, which consists OF
houses, bank stock. and bonds worth thousands
Il dollars. fAto her hands. Edward and Mary
again met as lovers and at the end OF two DAYS
the sequel shows, they were once more united
In the bonds OF holy matrimony. The wedding
tour No. 2 was not as extended as the first and
the ceremony throughout conducted on a
strictly private scale. without ostentation.