Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-02-22

OF 1he trap that had been faid FOL
her, Gavin was standing against the
wall and facing the door. When tile
woman who is said to have been his
wife thirty years ago, but whom he
had not seen for a quarter of a Gen.
tury, entered the doorway, he looked
her directly in the face, but gave no
sign of recognition. She gazed at
him for moment, as if she had sud-
denly been confronted by an appari-
tlon, threw her hands into the air, and
staggering toward a corner of the
room, called out in frantic tones,
CHARLES CHARLEsn'
and then fell on the carpet in a hys-
terical fit. Water was dashed in her
face, and after being revived she
looked wildly around and said, in
scarcely audible tones, 81 thought
he was dead" Gavin stood silently
there all the time, with his hands be-
hind his back, staring at his wife, but
saying not a word. His stolid face
betrayed no emotion whatever, and
he looked on with the Indifferent air
of spectator who had no concern in
what was transpiring. When the la
dy was led away he cody remarked
''That's her," He was then put on
the stand and his deposition proceed
ed. The entire forenoon was occu-
pied in taking his testimony, which
was given in minute detail, but which
may reduced to a paragraph, to the
effect that he recognized the defend
ant in the divorce suit, now known
as Mrs. Waddingham, as Paulina
Hulett, whom he married in Detroit,
Michigan, on the 25th of September,
1915, the officiating minister being
the Rev. w. c. Night, of what church
he could not recollect. He lived with
her about two years. She acted
badly, and they had separated, and
her whereabouts had been unknown
to him for the last thirty-fve years.
They had never been divorced.
Tuesday morning was consumed in
Gavin'sS cross-examination, and a
strong effort was made to break down
his testimony, but he proved to be a
good witness, and the testimony as
taken by the Notary would 60 to
show that he could not well be mis-
taken in his Identification of the wo-
man.
The most sensational and melan-
,, choly, episode of this extraordinary
domestic drama has yet to be record
ed. 1t was the intention of plain
tiff's attorney to place the defendant
on the stand, and try to obtain her adj
mission under oath that she was law
fully welded to Chas. r. Gavin, and
never been divorced from him, but 1t
was discovered that she had returned
to Mexico on Monday night, and this
was impracticable. To leave no fur
ther doubt on the question of the
previous marriage of the defendant,
Mr.. Nichols left for Detroit Tuesday
night to procure additional testimony,
if not the actual record. He took
Gavin with him, and it was part OF
their trip there to have him identified
as the Charles r. Gavin who lived
there in 1S45. Gavin's mother, Mrs.
Mary Marsh, she having been mar
ried a second time, an old lady of "a
has been living in detroit for fifty
years, her recent home being at 1Ol
Catherine Street. Yesterday morn
ing Gavin and bis attorney, Mr.
Nichols, called there to see Mrs
Marsh, and telegraphic dispatch
received yesterday afternoon gives ar
account of the sad result of the call
1t appears that she has been in :
weakened state of health for many
years, and on account of her age ant
many family Affections had lost vitali
ty of both mind and body. A shor
time ago she lost her favorite son
Knox Gavin, lawyer in Detroit, ant
she had believed her son Charlie.
dead for many years. When the twt
callers tapped at the front door yes
terday, it was opened by a girl, whit
conducted them to a room where tn,
old lady was seated. She rose to re
ceive them, but at the same momen
she recognized her lost son, and
screaming out his name,
DROPPED DEAD.
A reporter of the Globe-Democro
called on Mr.. Waddingham last nigh
IN his office in the Mclean building
Fourth and Market Streets, an
learned that he had been informed O
the mournful result of his attorney
call at the house of Gayin's mother
Mr.. Waddlngham said he had re