Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-10
TABOR TROUBLES.
A Sad Scene in a COnrt Rom
in Colorado,
The Divorce Of Lieutenant
Governor Tabor and
Wife

Denver Republican.
A reporter entered tho county coz t
room yesterday afternoon about 8
O'CLOCK, and found SIX persona there
Judge Harrington, County Clerk
Steele. Sheriff Spangler, MIR. Steck.
Mr.. Rockwell and u woman. The
woman WAS on the witness stand and
was being quesiioned by Mr.. Seek
1t did not take the reporter long to
"catoh on" 81 to speak, to what was
going on, The lady was Mrs, Augusta
l. Tabor, the wife of Colorado's mil
lionaire and Lieutenant Governor
Ii. A. w. Talcr. Tae occasion of
her being there was that she had
applied for q legal separation from
her husband. Mrs. Tabor was asked
but u few questions, aud those vent
to show thai she sought a separation
from her husband simply on the
ground of desertion and uothiog else.
She testified that Mr.. Tabor had de-.
serted her without cause in the sum.
mer of 1880. and that since the Jsnu
airy following that summer had not
contributed one dollar to her support.
When asked by the jadge if there was
any collision between herself and
Governor Tabor i'll trying to procure
a divorce, she hesitated some time and
then said there was. Her counsel,
Judge Steck, explained the matter In
this way:
The collision exists only ss to Mrs.
Tabor consenting to take a certain
sum of money TO procure a divorce
from the defendant and that in no
other respect was there a colluaiou
between the parties.
"The governor has given me L, Veta
place and the home in which l now
live. / value them at $3.50, 900" said
Mrs. Tabor. "That is all, she added
sadly. He is worth SO, 900, 900, and
that is all I get. 1 should have half. u
Mr.. Rockwell took the stand aud
corroborated Ms Tabor's testimony
in regard to the desertion of Gov.
Tabor. He said he was willing, az
the attorney for the defense, to admit
everything charged in the plea, When
asked abou. Gov. Tabor having secured
a divorce at Durango last March, Mr..
Rockwell replied that he knew the
divorce was procured.
"Fraudulently," said Mrs. Tabor.
eyes, fraudulently," said Mr.
Sleek.
81 told MI. Tabor" said Mr.. Rock
well. that it was not worth the paper
it was written upon, aud advised hin
TO secure another. l have been work
ing for that for some time"
Judge Steck said there was nothing
more to be said and he hoped hi
honor would grant the decree.
"Judge," remarked Mrs. Tabor, sc
wish you would enter upon the recorc
Not willingly asked for" Here he
feelings 81 overcame her that sh,
burst into tears ana repeated to her
self several times, ooh, God! lot will
ingly, not Willingly"
Judge Harrington, in summing up
said he was satisfied that the plaintiff
story was true In every particular
and had nc hesitancy In granting tn,
, plea, and, with q few scratches of tn
, pen, ii A. W. Tabor and Mrs. Au
!. gusta l.. Tabor we're declared legal
separated, and free to marry again.
3 When Mrs. Tabor was handed
: paper to sign, she turned t. MI
: Steck, and said with a hysterical sot
= "What is my name2'
Your name is Tabor, ma'am," h
replied. "Keep the name, it Is your
by right"
y 81 WILL" she replied, ''it is min
till 1 die. It was good enough for m
: to take. Tt is good enough for mo t
Q keep. Judge, 1 ought to thank 20
f for what you have done, but I canno'
f l am not thankful, but 1t was the onl
thing left for Inc to do" and bowln
Q to the court she left the room, s
Mrs. Tabor, but the wife of Govern
{ Tabor no mere.