Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-11-10
ELOPING FROM A CONVENT.
The Career of a Fifteen Year Old Girl VIII
Ran Away With a Circus Man.

The Career of q Fifteen Year-OId Girl Who
Ran Away With Circus Man.
Norwich, Conn. ,---On q bright January
morning of this year Mrs. Della Maynard
sat in the judges room at the city court in
this city. Her appearance attracted the
attention of all who visited the court. She
is q young and beautiful blonde, with finely
marked features and of perfect form.
She was richly dressed. She chatted mer.
rily with her female friend, and she APP
peared to view the charge against her, that
of bigamy, as a rather romantic incident.
Mrs. Maynard came to this city four years ago
and soon formed the acquaintance ofCharles
Maynard, saloon decorator of the town of
Ledyard, q few miles south of Norwich.
Love and wedding quickly followed. The
couple were married by the Rev. Mr.. Cryer
of Bean Hill. A child was born, and it
was now three years of age. Two years af-
ter the marriage Mrs. Maynard left her
husband. accusing him of intolerable cruel
ty. Her child went with her. On Deem
Der 20, 1879, she again married, notwith-
standing she had not procured a divorce
from her first husband, and that he was
still living in this country. Lyman Bra;nen
was her second choice. He was hand
some young mechanic in one of the Nor
wich pistol shops. Soon afterwards May
nard, who had never done much at any
time to assist his wife. appeared at her new
home and demanded his child. It was re.
fused him, and he instituted proceedings
against her for bigamy. Her appear
ance in the city court aroused a strong
feeling of sympathy for her in the popular
heart. The trial Of the case against her
was adjourned for few days, and she was
placed under $500 bonds, which was fur
nished by an express driver of this city.
On the following day she and Braman fed.
Four months later Capt. Whaley, of the
Norwich police, traced the couple TO Mas
sachusetts town and brought them back to
this city. They were tried and convicted
of bigamy in the superior court and SEN
fenced to six months in the Wethersheld
state prison. They went to prison and
Maynard regained his child. While in
prison he story of Mrs. Maynard's life was
are respectable and wealtey residents of
vantage and an excellent education. When
Is years of age she was finishing
her studies in convent. She had
been there hardly year before she eloped
with member of circus troupe that Wis
tied that city. She travelled with the troupe,
and at length, it is said, married one of the
performers. After time circus life lost
its charms; her husband was not congenial,
and voluntary separation soon followed.
She then came to Norwich. During her
Imprisonment here her parents learned of
their daughters disgrace. They commu-
nicated with her, asking whether she was
willing to abandon her reckless course and
return home, She answered that she was
willing. Her sentence expired yesterday.
and she is now on her way to Montreal.
Her latest husband is industrious and re-
He had never been convicted of an offense
until his marriage. He said in prison that
he should take steps after his release to
legalize the union. His wife processes un-
concern for him.