The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-19
SEQUEL TO AN ELorEMENT.


About four years ago the beautiful and
accomplished daughter OF Ex-Governor
Hubbard. Of Hartford. Conn.,, cloped with
and was married TO Frederick Shepard, her
fathers coachmau. Ex-Governor Hubbard
nj once disowned the girl, who had hitber-
TO been his favorite child. and positively
refused 10 receive any communication from
either her or her husband. A dispatch
from Hartford to the New York Times
gives the following SEQUEL 10 the elopement:
"Aiter the sensation created by her mar
rage had died away Mrs. Shepard fell
quietly out Of sight Of her former aristo-
cratic friends. and she would have been
almost forgotten but for her proceedings
to secure q divorce, which have once more
revived the memory OF her romantic mar
rage. After the wedding the couple re-
maincd in this city for about two years.
For a few days they kept themselves per-
1ectly secluded, and Shepard feared to show
himself in public lest he should be assault
ed by his former master and father-in-law,
but finally finding that the Ex-Governor
took no more notice Of him than II he
were dead, he secured clerkship In
Hartford shoestore, where he worked
faithfully. His young wife had plenty OF
money at this time-some that was hers in
the ready purse OF her heartbrokcn mother,
who, while bowling meekly to the will OF
her husband, could not suppress all love
for her darling child. The couple lived
very happily for time, and enid was born
10 themia girD to cement their union. About
two wears ago they removed to New Haven,
where Shepard started n large livery
stable i'm State street with money furnished
by his wife and her friends The stable is
connected with large hotel, and Yields
quite revenue to Shepard, who is still
running it. They engaged a coy cottage
In a pleasant street, and here for time all
went well. But the domestic peace was to
he shattered in New Haven. Mrs. Shepard
became tired OF her unlettercd husband,
and they began to find that their tastes IN
almost everything ran in counter direc-
lions. Shepard attended strictly to his busi-
ness, and Mrs. Shepard, who was not re-
ceived with open arms by New Haven so
ciety, showed her contempt OF the fashion,
able world, Of which she had formerly been
a belle. by purchasing a Gog-cart and a
handsome pony, with which she appeared
i'm the streets, elegantly aItired, on every
pleasant day. The beautiful woman natu-
rally attracted admirers, and among them
one Is said to be an aged and wealthy manu-
facturer OF New Haven, and another mil
lionaire of New York, who frequents the
Turf Club in that city. Shepard became
Jealous OF his wife, and the result was that
the two separated several months ago, and
have not lived together since.
"When the breach occurred Shepard
went to live at a hotel, and his wife re-
NAMED in the cottage with her child. The
husband called frequently TO see his child,
of
the two together. Some four months
ago she gave up her cottage and
went to live in the Selden House,
ut New Haven. The breach between her
and her husband was constantly WIDEN
ing. although it was very apparent
that Shepard still idolized his wife.
Some three months since, when the
rumor that she was about TO seek for a
divorce was first spread, friend Of Shep-
ards spoke to him on the subject. He
cried like baby then, and said that he had |
always been true to her, and should always
love her devotedly. He acted like child
that was being punished, refused TO be-
lieve that his wife would ask for divorce.
and seemed to be confident that she would
ultimately return to live with him.
L" Mrs. Shepard's lawyer in moving for
the divorce was l.. n. Blydenburg, who
figured as the counsel for the Mal!ey boys in
their trial for the murder Of Jennie Cramer.
The cause for which the divorce was grant
ed is said to be abandonment, Shepard ma
king no counter-charges. Great efforts |
have been made to keep the fact that a
divorce has been granted secret in Conecti- |
cut, the lawyers and the Judge doing |
all IN their power to conceal the re-
cord from the public. 1t is thought by
some that Mrs. Shepard, having disembar-
raised herself OF her plebeian husband,
will be welcomed back to her fathers
house; but the general opinion is that eX-
Governor Hubbard will never recall the
denunciation which he pronounced against
his daughter four years ago."