Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-10
WICKED MRS.WELCH
A Millienaire's Son and His Handsome
Wife in Trouble, All Caused by
Youthful
Limb Of the LAVA Social Scandal that
is the Town Talk Of Hart.
ford, Conn.

NEW YORK, February 9.-Hariford, Conn.,,
is getting an unpleasant notoriety of late in
the matter of unfortunate love scrapes and
domestic difficulties, and recently the gossip
Of the town Satisfied itself with the discussion
oil the breach OF promise case of Williams
against Emmons, the latter, junior mem
Der of the firm of George A. Sawyer &
Co., being sued for 5000 damages. That
case is dwsrfed by a scandal which
Mr.. J. Hart WEIGH and wife,
who are young people moving ia fashionable
society, and who have hitherto enjoyed all
the Injuries Of wealth. Mr.. Welch is the
SON of State Senator WEIGH, large manu-
faoturer of Forestville, estimated to be worth
81 DOC, 900, ans is very handsome man in
the estimation of m,uy ladies.
His wife was a widow when he married
her, and is a very attractive woman. They
have two children.
Mrs. Welch has been belle at watering
places, and has appeared 10. be q great favor
lie with young people, especially at the
skating rink in this city, which is a popular
resort for young men and girls.
While the youthful buoysncy of Mrs.
Welch's demeanor, and her apparent love of
young society have been subjects of comment,
there has not been the least suspicion as 10
the purity of her character, and her reputa-
| ton BIAS been unsullied except, possibly,
among few who have thought her 10 be
| very indiscreet.
But few weeks ago her husband became
suspicious that her relations with lawyer
| in Boston, about thirty years of age, were
| not what they should be, and he began, il is
| said, an investigation, with the assistance of
| detectives, which resulted in satisfying him
she had been in the habit Of meeting the
| Boston attorney clsudestinely, not Only in
| that city but in Hartford and New York.
| At all events be put the case in the hands of
Hubbard & Hyde, attorneys Of this city, and
preliminary arrangements were begun for
divorce proceedings. The story is that Mr.
WEIGH directed his wife to leave home,
which she did, and consulted Judge Calhoun
as 10 her legal rights and then returned to
her elegant home. 49,.
Then she told her husband that advisers
told her it was the proper place for her TO
| stay. Now comes a very singular part OF
the revealed history of the affair. 1t is said
Mrs. Weleh, by expressing desire to pro.
| tect all parties from the scandal, which had
| just began 10 spread, succeeded in securing
| the attendance Of her husband at an oper attic
entertainment at the operahouse, where both
| were seen, and the effect was to quiet the
| rumors and modify the opinion Of people
| who had rushed 10 conclusions on e1 parte
statements.
1t is now sid by the lawyers, familiar
| with the facts, that besides the oDerahouse
| perform snce, Mr.. WEIGH was led TO such a
coBdonation Of all alleged previous INSIDE
| mesnors that all the detecave's skill he had
employed goes for nothing, and that pend
ing divorce proceedings are in a qusndsry.
Me-. WEIGH has taken his children and gone
to Forestvlle, where his fathers business il.
| be has transferred his house to his father.
Mrs. WEIGH being in possession, she insisted
on staying theE, but the horses and servants,
and the carriage facilities were removed.
the gas and water were cut of, and then
she held on in possession, but with limited
resources.
One probably extravagant report is THAT
she is well armed, and will not permit any
OF the Welches to come near her.
The report to-day is that yesterday she
busted herself with using carving knife in
destroying. bessatiful paintings, purchased at
large cost, and destroyed with other
weapons articles of use and ornament,
In connection with the present state of
| affairs, public attention has q revived inter-
est in reports, seusationally written up by
the local press, about the mysterious disap-
pearancs OF Mr.. Welchs coachman. This
happened two months ago, and various
theories were advanced relative 10 his disap.
pearsnce. Nothing was made public then
of any domestic trouble.
Public opinion settled 10 the conclusion
that the man was murdered. He was seen
al a certain time at certain place, and al
no trace could be found of him afterward
and as he was known to be a temperate m D.
he must have been fouliy dealt with. Blu
now some people are suggesting that some
of the WEIGH family know where he went
The man is nbtprobably dead. 1t ia believed
that a settlement would be made out of tht
courts between the parties to keep the I'M
pleasant details, which would be necessarily
dragged in, out OF The papers. The fac.i
now are OF public concern, because the Who'll,
public has knowledge of the affair in somt
form or other.