The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-03

wnOm the MAJOR welded after hi!
Philadelphia divorce, was a sutler Oh
the frontier and died three years ago
leaving widow and two daughter:
between whom to divide his 5000,
600. Major Nickerson and his wife
had known the whole family for long
years, and after his wife's departure
for Germany he got the relicts of the
defunct Carter to move from Balti'
more to Washington and took up bis
abode with them. The major
lived somewhat above his income and
was usually low in funds, which were
still further depleted by regular re.
mittances to Europe to his wife. 1t is
i.timated that the major simply be-
came too intimate with Miss Carter
(though this is gainsaid by other rel
atives of the majors here); that an
exposure was likely to follow, and
that in order to prevent this the hasty
divorce was engineered through and
the marriage followed speedily.
The " ung wife gave the money
out of her inherited wealth to buy the
mansion on Dupont circle. and he
then decided it over to her. This
property, it is said, is worth over $780,
600. 1t is further stated that Miss
Carter, or Mrs. Nickerson No. 2. will
probably not resist the attempt of
of Mrs. Nickerson No. l to secure
this property, but will let her have it
without legal struggle, and that this
will satisfy the legitimate wife, who
will then not interpose any obstacle
in the majors way in marrying the
young lady over again. Furthermore,
it is regarded as more than likely that
nc court-r artial will be held, and that
friendly influence will fix up the ir-
regularities committed in securing
the Pennsylvania divorce. So that
Do prosecution will he made in the
matter. Congress having fixed the
salaries of retired officers of the regu-
lar army, some doubt exists also rs to
the ability of army officials to stop
the majors pay, unless Mrs Nicker-
son takes steps for her own benefit.
Mrs. Benjamin r. Nickerson an
aunt of the majors and handsome
old lady of nearly 20, with a back as
straight as an arrow. when spoken to
OH the subject was not qIi.e as hope
full. She said t: at is my opinion
that this whole unpleasantness to
large degree grew out of the hostility
of Adjutant General Brum toward
my nephew. The major and his wife
were not on good terms. That fact
was widely known and generally un-
derstood for number of years past.
By the way, the dispatches have al
ways spoken of Mrs. Nickerson No.
1 and MOI, entirely emitting the
fact that there is No. 3. Oh. yes.
the major, after tie battle of Gettys.
burg, was nursed in the house of
Quaker family near the battlefield.
He there made the acquaintance of
young lady, a daugh er of the house.
who nursed him very tenderly, and
between her and the wounded soldier
an affection sprang up, which cuimi-
mated in marriage. She went with
him to the frontier after the war was
over, and there she died, poor little
thing. The second wife he became &C
quainted with in California. She
must now be about 40, never was
handsome, and did not even have
good figure. Neither had she money,
but she is well connected, in fact.
relative of Bancroft. the historian of
the Pacific coast. He had daughter
by her, who must now be about Is.
| know that the couple did not live
happily together, for on one occasion
he was then keeping house in Oma-
ha-he came through the city without
even going to see his wife, and that
she upbraided him for it in a letter.
The last time | saw him was six years
ago, ct the grand Pacific. Their do
nestle relations were then already
rather unpleasant. When Mrs.
Nickerson went to Germany, ostensi-
bly, to have her daughter educated in
Stuttgart, think it was well under
stood that the separation was to be q
final one. When she comes forward
at the trial and swears that every
thing was harmonious between her
self and husban d up to that time, she
commits as great wrong as he pos
sibly can have DONE"
"What seemed to be the difficulty
between the major and his wife 2"
"Well, there was what is known as
incompatibility very much so. She
is of a very retiring disposition, quiet,
and not capable of sharing her hus-
bands aims and interests, / don't
know that there ever were any yio-