Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-23
MRS. TABOR,S TALE.
The Wife of a Millionaire Accuses Her
Husband Of immortality, and Wants
Divorce.
A Romance SpOiled-Ex-GOTerner Ham,
hton's Daughter Suing for Divorce
From Her Husband.

DENVER, Col, April 22.-The followin
Ia the substance of the complaint filed b.
Mrs. Tabor sg4inst her husband, Lieutenant
Governor Tabor: That the plaintiff and de
ienda1t intermsrried at the city of Augusta
Me-, January 81, 1857, and have ever sine
been and are now husband and wife; tina
the plaintiff, from the time of her marriag
until the 10th OF july, 1880, lived and co
habited with the defendant az his wife, snC
always conducted herself a. a true, faithful
and loving wife, forgivIng all her husband
faults and shortcomings, aiding and assisting
him IN his common business, and studiously
striving to make their home and family
pleasant, comfortable and happy; tha
IN or about the month of January
1881, the said defendant, disregardine
the duty and solemnity of his marriage
vow, willfully deserted and absented himself
from said plaintiff, and ever eince has, and
continues wil.fuiIy and without cause tc
desert aud abandon said plaintiff, and that
the said defendant has oftentimes offered tc
the plaintiff portion OF his large fortune
II she would apply for and secure divorce
Tor which she has ample causes. but each oil
said offers has been firmly rsjected that
shortly after their marriage the defendant
and plaintiff removed to the then Territory,
now State, of Kansas, aud thence in the
yesr 1857 TO Colorado; that by their common
mutual exertions, patient industry, and
economy Tor more than twenty-three years,
they acquired a property, real, mineral and
PERSONAL, partial and imperfect description
Of which is set forth, and Ia believed to be Of
the estimated value OF about s., DOC, 600
The plaintiff says that the said defendant is
now the owner of other minss and other
properties, real and personal, but the
plaintiff is not advised or informed concern
ing the same so to state the same with
certainty OF description or location, but Is
informed and believes the same i, be of
great value; and the plaintiff fur q COM
plains, saying the income of the q iendant
now and fpr some years last past from the
produce of his mines, interests, ETC., amounts
TO about $4,000 per month in money.
as plaintiff is informed and believes
and therefore states the fact to be, where
fore plaintiff demands the following relief,
to-wit: First, that the defendant, by an
order OF the Court, may be required to pay
to plaintiff a reasonable sum for her support
during the tendency Of this action, and such
other sums as may be necessary TO enable
her to prosecute this action, to pay solicitors
fees, and to defrsy all necessary costs.
Second, that the premises known as Block s,
n. L. Browns addition, be awarded to her
as her sole and separate property, the title to
be vested in fee simple in her; that the de-
PENDANT may be made to pay the plaintiff
$4,000 yearly, payable quarterly, for her
and support, and for such
other relief as may be deemed meet and
agreeable to equity and good conscience
This suit has created great deal of SYM
pathy for MIR. Tabor, whose domestic diff
culties have been known here for a year.
The allegations set forth are stated BY his
intimate friends to be false in every respect
Is he has offered her a handsome sum time
and again if she would only cease to
trouble him, and her income last year is said
70 have been $4,000 from one piece of
property alone. Mr.. Tabor's wealth is
greatly overestimated in the complaint, and
ler claim for alimony is therefore branded
rs wildly exorbitant.
A Romance spoiled.
BALTIMORE, April 22.-The following en-
ry has been made on the chancery docket of
he Circuit Court for Washington county:
Glare Sianhope rs. John L. Stanhope, April
18th. Bill in equity filed and summons
ssued to Baltimore CITY," The plaintiff is
he youngest daughter of Governor w. F.
Hamilton, whose home is here. She is suing
or a divorce from her husband John L.
TO whom she was married last Au-
gust. Miss Glare Hamilton, who was sixteen
'ears old at the time of her marriage came
home to the country residence of her father
n this place last June from boarding
chool at Nyack, n. Y. AT the time of her
ather's inauguration as governor in March,
$50, she was among the ladies who assisted
O receive the guests at the official statehouse
and it was there that she first
net her husband. S,anhope, who is
wenty years old, is Of good family,
'ut has only the income Of a clerk
a a dry goods house in Baltimore
t is believed that he became engaged to Miss
hamilton during the summer of that year,
$50. Nothing was suspected by the family
mil the early part of last summer. when
Hiss Hamilton having returned from school,
Dung Stanhope became frequent visitor at
er home. Governor Hamilton forbade
tanhope holding further communication
18th his daughter. Stsnhope disappeared
horily afterwards from Hagerstown and the
overner,. family, niti--t+-7- 7v--s-fs-e4geP
on of Miss Glare, imagined that they had
zen and heard the last Of him. A few
eeks later however, and just as Miss Clare
as preparing to return 10 boarding school, |
rumor became current that she had |
larried young Stanhope. The governor on |
taking an investigation discovered on |
cord in the Circuit Court here marriage |
ceuse issued to Clare Hamilton and John |
gOtdIDOpe. NILES vas BEOmPll1
mt back to school and her whereabouts was
ept secret from Stanhope. The latter did |
ot hesitate to make public the circum-
ancss Of his marriage, which took place at
en- Mar Park, a pleasant resort on the |
lue Ridge Summit, while the girl was |
tending a picnic there with party of |
lends and relatives, among whom were the |
overnor, his wife and his other daughters.
lanhope obtained the license in Hsgers
'wn, and securing the services of a clergy
IAN from Westminster, Carroll county,
as present at Pen Mar by appoint
ent with Miss Hamilton on the |
az of the picnic. The park is situated at
lie base of a peak which rises from the |
On the topmost point of this |
FAX is a rock known as High Rock, from |
hich twenty miles of the Cumberland val
y and the States of Pennsylvania and West
irginia can be seen. This rock was chosen
the scene for the union, and while the pic
&c was in progress Miss Clare slipped away
ON her friends, hsstened up TO the rock,
here she found Stanhope, clergyman, Ii
nse and witnesses waiting for her. At an
ovation of 1000 feet above the sea the
arr age was performed. Then Miss Ham,
ton rejoiued her family. The marriage
-as concealed until early Ia September,
hen the license on record caused some talk
nd led to the discovery. The disappearance
the young bride after the discovery led
Iany to suppose that she had been sent to
,went, but she simply returned to board
lg school. Governor Hamilton has engaged
ereral Bradley T. johnson and Mr.. John
|. Poe as counsel, and, it is said will make
renuous efforts to secure the divorce on
,caust of the brides youth. Young STAN
ope will contest the application, which he
aims is not made with the consent of his
life.