The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-09

For several days sensational accounts
of the marriages of the three parties
named below have been going the rounds
of the press. We have been at some
pains to secure the facts in the case, and
they are as follows: Nellie Dclaven, a
daughter of John Dclaven, of Canton
Village, came to Ogdensburg about the
close of the war and entered one of the
milliner shops as an apprentice. She
was good looking and of prepossessing
manner. Shortly after her arrival she
made the acquaintance of Frank W.
Richards, a young man then residing
here. He was Protestant and she a
Catholic.
They were married here without the
consent or knowledge of her parents, and
moved at once to Canton. Her parents
could certainly have made no opposition
to the marriage before it occurred, and
they now say it was never unsatisfactory
to them. For three years the parties
lived pleasantly together at Canton.
Richards then determined to better his
situation, and went West alone. He
secured a place as brakeman on Wis
consin railroad, and intended as soon as he
could to send for his wife. Before that
time came, however, an accident oc-
cured by which he was seriously in
jured.
Dispatches were sent to his wife to
come to his dying bedside, and the pa
pers placed his name among those fatally
injured. As was to be expected Mrs.
Richards desired to 90 to him, but being
in straitened circumstances and bcllev-
inc that she could do him no good, did
not. Hearing no further from her hus-
band, she gave him up as dead. After
working at the millinery business in Can
ton for some three years she went to
Oswcgo and opened millinery store in
that city. There some six OF seven years
ago she was married to John Tule, with
whom she has lived since. Their life has
been a happy one, and one child, less
than year old, has been born to them
To return to Richard: He was under
the doctors care at Fond du Lac seyera
months, and finally entirely recovered
He had heard nothing from his wife, anc
concluded that she did not want to heal
anything from him. His life after tina
was one Of rowing kind, i'll this bushes
one month and in that another, FL
erected telegraph poles in Mexico, ant
worked on the railroads Of Texas. At tn
breaking out of the yellow fever he wa
running between Galveston and San An
tonic. He was then promoted to tn
conductorship of freight train, whicI
he ran into New Orleans to provision th
city. About six weeks ago he got a leav
of absence and went to Canton.
He has a sister, Mrs. Lena Smith, re
siding there, and his wiIe's relatives sti
live there. On his arrival at Canton hi
wife, Mrs. Tule, was notified by Mr.
Smith that he was there. She at one
went to Canton and had an intervie'
with him. The story that she was o
her way to see a sister in the East seem
to be a myth. Richards was at Canto
for several days teaching the boys how
play billiards and visiting old aequain
: ances. He was known by some 6
Texas Jack" though why he shoul
bear that name it would perhaps be har
to tell. On the 10Th instant he left Can
ton, saying that he was going to Mass
Chusetts.
1t is also understood at Canton that /
left New York on the 10th for Topeka
r Kas. His wife left Canton on the 9th {
: this month, and her friends at Canto
e understood that she was to return to hC
= husband No. 2 at Oswcgo, and wOul
;, continue to live with him. The Oswee
y papers and dispatch to the Sun both j
l l dicate that she had fearful separate
d from husband No. 2 at Oowego, and thi
t she had gone west with Mr.. Richard
Il Be this as it may, the reader may pa
d his money and take his choice, leayil
v her with whichever husband he has Il
) most sympathy with.