Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-18

baud when this document was placed in her
hands. The hear,-broken father confronted
her with The Certificate ard she then eau
dldly acknowledged thai she was married to
Shepard, declared with the enthusiasm
OF woman In love that her husband was
fully worthy OF her, aod lstt the house TO Join
him, despite the attempts Of The REF stricSen
father 10 restrain her. From that time 10
this NellIe's name, ii is said, hiss been for.
hidden word in the house OF ex Gov. Hub
bard. Toe old gentleman disowned the girl,
who had hitherto been his fsvoriie child
and positively refused 10 receive any COM
| nunicstion from either her CT her husband.
Alter the sensation created by her msrrisge
had died away, Mrs. Shepard fell quietly out
OF sight Of her former arisiocrstie friends
and she would hsye been almost forgotten
but Tor her proceedings TO secure a
divorce, which have oncs more re-
vlved The memory of her romantic
marriage. Alter the w-dIiug the couple re-
manned in this city for about two YEAR.
Shepard receiving clerkshp 10 Hartford
sboe store, where he worked faithfully. He
young wife had plenty Of money at TIL.
time, some that was hers in her owu right,
and more, it is said, from the ready purse Of
her heart broken mother, who, while bowling
meekly TO the viii of her husband, could not
buppIcce dil lONc 1OI hcH 0aiaAhh ShAAN. lhC
couple lived very happily for time, and a
child Was born TO them, girl, to cement
their union. About two years ago they re-
moved 10 New Haven, where Shepard started
large livery stable in State street, with
money furnished by his wife and her friends.
The stable lie connected with a large hotel,
and yields quite revenue to Shepard,
who is still running il. They eu-
gsged c0zy cottage in pleasant street,
and there for a time all went we'll. But
the domestic peace wss 10 be eAstiered in
New Haven. Mrs. Shepard became tired
Of her unlettersd husband, and they began
| to hnd that their tastes in almost everything
| ran in counter directions. Shepsrd at.
| tended strictly 10 his business, and Mrs.
| Shepard, who was not received with open
arms by New Haven society, showed her con
tempt of the fashionable world, Of which
she had formerly been belle, by purch asins
dog cart and handsome pony, with which
| she appeared in the streets elegantly attired,
on every plessaat dSy. The beautiful WON N
naturally attracted admirers, and among them
| one is said to be an aged and wealthy man.
ufscturer of New Haven, and another a
millionaire of New York, who frequents tn e
| Turf Club in that city. Shepard became
| Jealous of his wife, with or without cause,
and the result was that the two sepa.
rated several months ago, and have
not lived together since. Mrs. Shep.
ards lawyer in moving for the
divorce was l. n. Blydenburg, who figured
as counsel for the Mslley boys in their trial
for the murder OF Jennie Cramer. The caus,
for which the divorce was granted is said tC
be abandonment, Shepard making no coun
| ter-chsrges. Great efforts have been made
to keep the fact that divorce has been
granted secre, in Connecticut, the lawyer
and judges doing all in their power TO con
ceal The record from the public. IL is though
by some that Mrs. Shepard, having disem
barrassed heraelf of her plebeian husband
will be welcomed back 10 her fathers house
but the general opinion is that exGoverno
Hubbard will never recsll the denunciatioI
which he pronounced against his daughte
/ four years ago.