The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-03
A SENSATI0N BETIYED.
"orHELLc" WITHOUT rHErRAoEoY,
A Fair vIrsInllu prar for Divorce from Her
DulEy Husband, and ALLEGES that She was
COtre,d iAto HsrryIny Htm-A Precious
Pair Who were Credited to wheeling.

Aspecial dispatch from Cleveland to the
IsTELIaKNcER, received last night, an.
nounced that proceedings had been begun
there yesterday In suit for divorce, the
plaintiff being Mrs. Ash, nee Miss Walker.
This recalls To mind the sensation which was
created in Wheeling last July by q publica.
lion alleging that white girl OF this city or
vicinity had eloped with colored man, and
that the pair had bean married In Cleveland.
Investigation proved that the girl was Miss
Walker, the daughter Of wealthy farmer
living near Leesburg, LOudon county, VIZ.
giniR, and that her dusky lover wAa an old
man named Ash, who had been employed
by the girls iAther. They had been traced
to this city by an uncle, OF the girl, but all
trace OF them was here lost. The case was
put In Captain Benefits hands, aud he sue
ceeded in tracirg the clipping couple to Cleye-
land, where the man was employed as cook
In cheap restaurant and the girl as domes-
tic. They had been married in the Forest
City. Captain Bennett arrested both Of
them, and tho girl was taken home by her
indulgent parents. The sequel opens wita
the filing OF the petition for divorce by the
foolish girl. She Is hRnd.ome, intelligent
young woman, and her insane infatualion
for Ash was an inexplitable mystery.
TIRED OF HER oTHELLo.
The Cleveland Leader Of yesterday slys
that the young lady, whose name was 1amsen
s, Walker, since SD returned 10 her Virginia
home, seems to have lost the lsSts spark OF
affection for her 0thello, and with cruel
determination to rend the legal bonds that
united her 10 him, sent instructions to attor-
neys hero TO begin q suit to have her mar
riage to John Ash SIT aside. Tsmsen does
not, II seems, now s!gn the name OF Ash 10
checks and billetdoux, but sticks TO her
plain maiden name of Walker, the title OF
the suit being Tamsen s. Walker VS.. John
Ash. Hansen in her peltion lays that she Is
years old, and that John Ash Is full.5l0oded
negro thitty.hve years old. From her early
childhood, she says, John was employed
by her father as ssIvalt, and for nine
years sac saw him every day. She says
that by reason Of being SO employed the col
ored individual gained great influence
over her and Bucc.edeed 10 securing for
himself her esteem, confidence and
friendship. By reason OF the influence he
gained over her while In her Virginia home
she says that he induced her TO accord him
improper privileges, and after she had once
| fallen victim 10 his wiles, he coerced and
compelled her to comply with his de.
sires by threatening, II she refused, TO e.
pose her past sins OF this nature. The intini.
acy continued until the l2:h OF last July,
when, TAmsen says. II became apparent 10
her that thu natural conSt quence OF the fault
she had committed would within few
months expose her disgrace to the family.
Size informed the negro OF the fact, and he
Immediately told her that she must leave
home aud come to Cleveland with him.
FRIGHTENED INTO ELorIEG.
She refused at first but he threatened, II she
did not fly with him, TO expose her to pun
ishment under the laws Of Vrg MIA, az he,
acts with him had, he Informed her, rendered
her liable TO criminal prosecution In that
State. She accordingly came to Cleveland
with her dusky betrayer but Gays that she
left him as soon as they reached the city, and
obtained situation as nurse girl and se1-
want with lady On 6ibley street, intending
10 have nothing more 10 do With Ash. He
discovered where she was working, however,
aud threatened II she did moi marry him 10
expcso her condition to the people where she
worked and to the public, and then to have
her hantcuffed and taken back To Virginia
In irons to answer 10 criminal proceedings
for her intimacy with him. Solely
through her fear that he would carry
bis threats into execution, and because she
was friend!es5, penuiIess and stranger in
the city, she corssntsd TO have the marriage
contract performed. She says that she was
married 10 tho negro on July 10, 1888, BY
Rev. W. F. JONES' nrgre minister, and In
the presence Of negro Witness At Jones' resi-
dence. She Gays that since this marriage
ceremony she has never lived with Ash and
never intends to; that tie marriage consti.
tutes q blot and stain upon her character,
happiness and future. She therefore asks
that tho marrisge contract be declared null
and void, and that abe be forever released
from any s.mblsge Of union with John
Ash.