Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-22
THE wADDINGHAMS.
Sensational Developments in Depo
sition Court.
The Wife Confronted by Gavin, Her AL
legged Husband Of Thirty Five
Years Ago.
The Mother Of the Long Lost Man Rec
ognizes Him and Suddenly Expires.
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heretofore been published in the Giobc-
Democrat. Mr.. Waddinglam has been
o resident of 1T. Louis all his life. and
is the preseason Of great wealth, being
reputed to be worth from S30O.D0O 10
100000. About year ago Mr.. Wad-
bingham established legal residence
at Mexico, Mo-, and shortly afterwards
instituted the suit for divorce. IL an.
pears that he met his
wife for the first time
in ST. Louis about thirty wears ngo.
She was then known us Mrs. Paulina
Hulctt They were married on fhe
3Oth of August, 1853. The plaintiff al-
ieges that shortly after marrying her
he discovered that his wife's repute
was not entirely satisfactory, and for
this reason he left her, having lived
with her less than n year. She went
to reside in Poultney, Vermont, where.
according to the allegations, she led n
questionable life, though he RENTED
to her, for over twenty years, 500 per
month. a short time ago he accident
ally discovered that at the time he
married her she had another husband.
one Chas. ~. Gavin, still living; for
all OF which reasons he prays for a
divorce
The plaintiff Is represented by X.
NJ Nichols and Geo. i. strong. attor.
neys of this city, and The defendant
by Judge Frye of Mexico. During
the month of January the plaintiff.
took dispositions In the city OF Detroit
to prove her previous marriage in that
city about the year 1915 TO Chas. r.
Gavin, and also dispositions in Poult-
ney VI, to establish the reputation of
defendant while she resided in that
town. The testimony taken at these
two points has been prepared in pam
phlct form, ana IL must be said that
the notorial reports contain much
That would be gratifying to those with
u strong sense for the prurient. The
testimony, us printed, Is intended to
establish the following: About the
year 1913, Charles r.. Gavin, who was
then young man of 20, and Paulinn
Hulctt, aged then about l6, lived to-
gether rs man and wife. They were
supposed to have been married. aud
the people who knew them then testi.
~ that they recognized each other as
man and wife, as did the respective
families of each. None of the wit
hesses, however, were able to bear tes.
uinony to the actual marriage, and
NO RECORD WAS FOUND.
- hPItuio tIlub NIlDIIlX NIIpI InlE
period Gavin wandered eastward, and
being caught in an act of grand lar
ceny was sent to the Auburn peniten-
tiary for three years. While he was
ia prison his wife went to the bad, and
lie became sort of wanderer serving
shortly thereafter u term in the Column
Dus, y, penitentinry for counterfeit.
ing. For the past few years his family
anu acquaintance have entirely lost
sight of him, and his mother. who had
not seen him for thirty years, sup
posed him dead.
The dispositions In poultncy, which
are quite voluminous, relate to the life
of Mrs. Waddingham in that town
and they arc intended to establish the
charge that she was in bad odor dur
ing her long residence there, many of
the witnesses testifying to scandals
anu gossip which We're current in that
country community
In response To all these damaging
charges Mrs. Waddingham enters a
general denial. She alleges In her
answer that she was never married to
Charles r. GAVIN, but that n cousin of
hers who greatly resembled her. uam-
ed Martha Jane Husllins, was the one
who married Gavin. AZ 10 the testi-
mony concerning her habits of life in
Iouitney she simply AYERS that the
witnesses have sworn falsely.
THE LoNG-Eosr GAVIN FOUND.
In the meantime Mr. Waddlngham
mas been busy for several months in
eVieavors TO discover the whereabouts
of Ehas. 4, Gavin, If still living. He
employed The services of M advcrtis |
ing agency. and advertisements were
fAlx 4 Il. Al.
country. kbout two weeks ago he re-
ceived a letter, dated shreveport, La. |
signed by Chas. II. Gavin, saving Thai |
he was still alive, and asking to know |
what was wanted of him. Gavin was
nj once sent for, and has been in st.
Louis Tor several days, though his
presence was kept rather quiet. Mon
day was the day set for the hearing of
iurther depositions in behalf of plain
Till, and defendant had been duiy no.
tiiicd TO be on hand ut the Office of II.
NJ. Nichols, Fourth and Olive streets.
Inc purpose of Mr.. Waddingham and
his attorney was to surprise the de-
Tense by the production of Gavin, and.
according to the account given, their
success IN this respect was most COM
plete. The plaintiff and his ATTORNEYS,
with Gavin, were on hand before 10
u cloNh, ~ lnAt nOur the defendant
entered with her attorney, and
mere scene intensely dra-
matte in its details ensued. Mrs.
Waddinghan, who Is well preserved
woman seemingly avout IS years of
ago, though older; and of small and
shapely figure, came into the room
with asmile on her face, and entirely
unconscious of the trap that had been
laid for her. Gavin was standing
against the wall and facing the door.
When the woman who Is said to have
been his wife thirty years ago, but
whom he had not seentor over n quarter
u century, entered the doorway. he
looked her directly In the face, but
gave no sign Of recognition. She
sazed az him for moment az Ii she
lad suddenly heen confront ed by am
'pparition, threw her hands into the
,ir, and staggering toward a corner of
he room, called out in frantic tones;
CHARLES! CHARLES. cuARLEs,n
md then fell on the carpet Ia hys.
.efical ut. Water was dashed in her
lace and after being revived she looked
wildly around and said, in scarcely ,
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