Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-21
WITHERED ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
The Course Of True Love Badly
Mixed In.

MILWAUKEE, May pa highly sensa.
tional divorce suit has Just come to llSht
in Waukesha county. The papers in the
ection were served upon Nj. Baco yester.
day at Wsukesha. Col. VIM. i. Villas vol
unteered as counsel for Mrs. Bacon, and
drew UP the complaint, which covers six.
teen pages of legal cap. After the usual
prelminaie les, stating when the plaintiff
and defendant were married, how the
former had tried on all occasions to be a
true and faithful vile, and the financial
circumstances of the husband, in which
his property is estimated at 100000 and
his annual income at $4,000, tue complaint
goes on 10 relate how, almost from the be-
ginning OF tLeir married life, the wife has
suffered from
Succession Of Petty TyrRnnics
and gross cruelties, to the damage Of her
health as well az her spirits. A the out
set, it is alleged, the husband kept in his
house a woman who, under the guise OF
housekeeper, was retained IN the house.
hold and 0eated at the head OF the table, -
the displacement OF the wife, and TO her
oflense in every wifely point % view.
Findinr that size WAS fond OF driving an
old hose and phaeton belonging to hin,
he ma IL suCn disposition of them as ~
prevent that recreation. he insisted upon
her retaining a servant girl whom she bad
handmade. Finally he turned her two
CHILDREN out OF doJTs, 8ni sudderly ly an-
nounCed to her his intention Of leaving
WaukeSha and making their home at La
CrO0se. With bat few hours prepL.a.
ton she accompanied him 20 the new locl-
ton. Nhele she found that the home in
question was a boarding house. where lie
Left Her Among Strangers
alone, day after day, while he was back at
Waukesha and az other places. The com.
plaint alleges that after living IN this
monUtonous way for several months her
desire to see her children compelled her 10
return TO WaUEesha in Angus; Of last year,
upon which he refused to have anything
further 10 do with her in a marital way,
although she often entreated him 10 give
ber the position OF wife and the comforts
OF home. Forced to remain away from
her husband, she had lived with the par.
ents OF her first husband, who had previous
" taken care OF her children, but the de-
fendant had latterly refused 10 psy for her
b. ard or that OF her children, and had for.
hidden the merchants OF the town TO give
her credit. This is the substance Ot the
compliant. which. however gees into de-
tails more specifically, ard in one place
charges defendant with being Ohensively
"lecherous and passionate. At the close
separate maintenance is asked for with
divorce n IIrsgu e. NOfn-DOt from the bonds
Ci matrimouy. An affidavit attached asks
for an
Immediate Allowance,
by order OF the court. for her maintenance,
and states she was left wholly destitute Of
means. with a debt Of 500 for board, which
her husband refuses to pay, and which she
requests that he may De compelled TO pay.
". ID. Bacon is well known in Milwsu.
l.. -, al IT EIa
Northwestern National Fire and Marine
Insurance company from which position
lie retired in 1873. He was also engaged m
the commission business here. Mr. Bacon
is quite as we'll known in Milwaukee as be
is in Waukeshe, where he has resided since
lsi. He was born al Saltwater, Saratoga
county. n. Y, August q, 1876, and IS con
sequently s. years Of age. In 1863 he was
aPpoi5Rsa P3inssie Pf3ymasiieT IL ,,s tae army Sy
toned at 81. Louis. In 1865 he OF.
gained the Farmers National Bank OF Wau.
kcsha, and conducted IL for shout folr
years. He was member Of ths assembly
In 1853, and il is said that through his in.
iusnce the Wisconsin industrial school TOR
boys was located st Waukesha de was
President OF the wsukeshA Agricultural
Society for several years, and was for Some
time a member Of tie board Of trustees o.
Mason and has been largely
\ Identified with Tesperaars Nsve.
mentA.
| He xss married the first time " Miss Della
| Blackwell in New Yosk in 1888. His wife
! Iied February ~, 1880 A yesr after her
Testh b. was msrried TO Mrs. Josephine
| G,bps, the lady vbs is now seeking seps-
| ration from him. Ar. Bacon has the ap
pearsnce OF beisg q prosperous farmer.
! we'll preserved buddy faced man, with grey
/ hsir and gray side whiskers.
/ Mrs. Bscoa j. daughter Of 8, d cirpsu-
! ter, former editor OF the Madison Patriot,
| ara -. inventor e nsEked ability. lie
xss also l. mous Tor his unuring ego,ts tn7
! years tC Gb'sin the payment nt bill Tor
| stare rr,u'i:e incurred during the w1r.
| NJ EEc~n yts lis eldest child. aat n
| "JTsi~ farr,r'gI" is ttiii yeHiemhFTpd -
v, Gis'r society as one Of i's brilliant mem
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