, 1880-09-09
srAFro1|D VS.. STAFFORD.

n uLLs flE.El Ftlt n llNNltCEs
. There was Ii1cd y1stcrday IN tho Circuit Court
a bill BY john +. Stafford. the Superintendent of
the Exposition uniltlir,x, nRklng for Il divorce
from his wife, II. 2. atniFo.rl, on the ground
Of adultery. Owlng to tho fact that tho
bill was suppressed for gcrvtco, It Ia
Impossible to Eiso Its language with precision.
II s understood to bo quite brief, and prohabty
NIL there Is Ut Interest III tho cnse IL contained ia
tho following nnrr.tIve:
Mr.. Stntrortl Is an old and wcli-known citizen
Of Chicago. Tri0r to tho ilre no WIS ono Of tho
wealthy men Of this ptuce, Ills property beng
ynl.lei at fJ0O,00 Ills first wifo died lohr,
auu ho married about 1891 or 1915. tho
nue from whnn h0 Is n0w seeking to
obtnin a, divorce. soon after mnrrIaHo ilo
purchased from Col. ". +. Johnston his house
mt tho eoruer Of Michigan avenue and Adams
strUpt. md thero Mr.. Stafford II, cd In tiu style
way, hv st!ll reta!ns, 10 wis, With Sir. j. y.
nrp saf apoae"1 aa III Il inss o H"s @ III ~ e
tho attempt III tho rlilruu,Is 10 yet possession
n Sears 's"' al ra ta The psxc4o ss ~ a' ,oetty sss
wIlch ho ow,,rsi was consumed by II. Iiko
many otnora tlc rebuilt at n',ee. ~ tlu this ho
aap%s% HIS pa " a nad @ asa lin ~ u pfisSts s j.
many. nttera: 1t took tho receipts fr!'n nll ILLS
III srt Is kcip IL III 3 III ss ase. s sts o ao %
tssn sesi.isuce. Nesosssr!!y these !ssnsy i.msss
II IL understood, WIZ
ExcnEn,SaI.r uspLEAsANT TO HIS WIFI,
WHO hnd boon accustomed, during tho yenra
%Sa i1l as Tss pnss Of .s ~ s:ya
5 %,sy ,n9s of M A. S,, sH,ors yl ssty % %'s 4 aH.i,
wNy or .ihos 1carnodl tcloxr.puy, as,i hal hc.
oS,tnu Auita M expert uptrntur, cnncnEe'l tho
| III this nrt. 50 hl0 ssIrtoti u scloDl ut their
house. aslll ha,t tlnite ll.labur uf pupils. AiLoX
1r Gn wSnpaiy y G"E II" %'t ha " 'ss sae 1s o
where, 70 whutn ste lal takea u ta,,cy, as!d 10
whoM!, lMsa,!so he w1s !,oos, shv YAyt, lcssol,s
took Mrs st4tEor,l tu church a1d other pacas,
HMt w. A;,,fss q f*hSsr'' a,o, %Esh her y "Ys
rpl,,onstr,tnoo chiefly On thu gro,,nI that tho
!nnna aharctur was not e,nat md thut theru
c ee1 @ psavy 1S. lin, u III s'" nEv
ia'ly: Mis-. sta1onl, however,. declined 10 p;it
Chnplnau. unl be continued to frequent tho
ho,tsu.
Ss az ;ss ri ess 'Htssr s;s es '?s e:
i Ill.,, 'isxn:sYxa Sas!!as.s, o., w. ssi!ssS;
hcrset II ,hs way t tor sott.e ti,lu ~ Tho csIoris
ot lren:ls howasSr, s|,eeeetso ~ ei!cetlig t.c.
husbands ho,nr. !ho!uh, uatur'1lly. tho tcr!na
upon which they lived tti9ethor woFo not oF Il
very Intimate M ssrv. 6he tIatl bud NIX children
l
haud's teslre tint thuru should bo Hoinu ono al
hptho to takU clre Ut thetl.
AFfEH 4 TINE SHE AGAIN LEFT ttRR IfONE,
and haS not ntur1lCh to 1t Hlncn. Hhe hlOvrtl tC
hauso gu Gei1tFu street. Gvar lieeoaM Pnrk
WhoIG Chapman continued Waiting her. tint
euy hp called ~ thu hnlHo and asked II she WI.
iu. !Fhl people sA!a thOy l!tln't knuw. l!e snit
TINT Ae Wnltu lDtk hp.St4Ira uni SEQ fhr him,
ytlf. Accu4toHlrtl tu hts Autnx 80 mueh nttl,lt
tho house. tloy pAsd rn nttputlOn ~ this, and HI
went up.stulrS. Presently MIR. stnttarl cam.
IL, und thoy stated to her that Sir. Chapman hut
boon 10 sec hcr. md was, they tWlloyed. up
slnrs Hu wont ~, ttcrt. n,,d lhe sst thing ths
pcuple III tho hnuB0 knew therG WIS nn altDrel'
it0u, 1t resulted In hts laAvlll4 tho huusu. M
Sf aa,sf u aaa M nc sa @ sYr os
: In senseh Vt Charsnlt,s. wht! w,.s f0un,l at hi
wis arrsstsi. an 1miic.tnsnat wa io,ins
a3ltnat him Dy the drai,d Jury, and hs rotnanr.
! III tu!l up t0 YESTERDAY aftcrllo1u, when b
J was batlGd nltt. It was With difficulty
, It Is uAlerstool that Mrs. Stafford VII
fHretsl 10 prosecute this man, who had accord
tuA IN the statement OF the o.l!cer, leen dly
covered With ler Jewelry !n hs pCsacss!s1
: friendly tcrsna with Mira, Stafford; that sht
hnwevor. for some reason, bad tlgslre4 TO bttal
OF tho friendly reiauuns which A44 etlste,
batween tAcm; and thut ho had taken lhl