Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-14
From the Topeka Capital
HARVEY d. LOvELAND.
The Nan Who Marries frankie Morris
While the Penitentiary Stares Her in
the Face-His Family Relations
the Story of His Downfall.

day morning announced the marriage of
Harvey ID. Loveland, formerly of Topeka,
but now of Wichita, TO frankie Morris, mt
Erie, in Neosho county. 1t will be remem-
bered that on Saturday last the Jury. before
whom Mrs. Morris was tried, brought in
verdict of guilty, thus convicting her of
poisoning her mother to get $500 insur-
ance money. The case is one of the most
remarkable ever tried in this state, and has
connected with it many features of startling
character. The trial has been watched in
this city with unusual solicitude, from the
fact that the defendant tor me Yeas resid-
ed here, and was divorced by the Shawnee
county district court from her husband, Mr..
A. A. Hurd, assistant attorney for the
Santa Fe railroad company. An
other fact which has increased
the general interest here is the part taken
by another well-known Topeksn, Mr.. H. ID.
Lovelsnd, who is now the husband of Mrs.
Morris. Some facts relative to Mr.. Love-
lands domestic inideity have been given
our readers heretofore. 1t was quite gen.
orally believed on The streets yesterday that
Loveland was not divorced from the wife
with whom he had lived for seven years in
this city, Blu, who is now living in Wichita
Many thought Loveland, realizing the havoc
he had wrought in the circle of his own
home, and the anguish and pain he had
brought upon his aged father and mother
and his faithful brothers, had deliberately
yielded to his infatusiion tor Mrs. Morris
and married her with the expectation that
Re would be immediately prosecuted and
ccnsicted Of bigamy and sent to the peniten-
tisry, but it is understood that a couple of
weeks sgo an smicable divorce suit was in
stituted In the Sedgwick county court and
divorce granted 10 Mrs. Loyeland, and tina.
he entered into bonds to make adequate pro-
vision for the support of Mrs. Loveiand and
| their son.
II. ID. Loveland came to Topeka with his
wife and three children, from New York in
| 1877. The first year of his residence here
he taught school IN the district just east of
| the cemetery. During this time he also
read law, spending his evenings and Satur-
days in Peck, Ryan & Johnson's Office where
be and James A. Troutman were students
together. In the spring of 1873 Mr.. Love-
land was admitted TO the bar At the same
time w. C. Campbell, now an attorney for
Santa Fe road, b. N. Curtis, clerk of the
Shawnee county district court, Charles F..
Spencer our present county clerk, and Jas.
A. Troutmsp, Of the firm of Day d Trout
mar. were admitted. He never engaged in
the practice, however, but worked industri-
tain bis family. After some time he was
employed by John P. Cole and for three or
! four years managed his business with singu-
lar ability and success. 1t YVES while thus
employed that he became acquainted and
ensmored with Mrs. Morris, then Mrs. A.
| Hurd.
| His unfaithfulness soon reached the ears
of his wife who, in order TO avoid publicity,
smothered grief and indignation, as long M
possible. Loveland finally left Coles and
began travelling. From this time his neglect
Of home and family was more marked, and
| it was apparent that the once faithful bus-
band and father was gradually drifting away
| from them. His absence from home for
months 1t q time, and his open and notori-
Gus association with other women. SO
wrought upon the mind of his wife, that she
became almost frantic, and in the early part
of June attempted suicide at her home in
North Topeka. She had been to New York
two months visiting and upon her return on
the last day of May was met at Kansas City
by Lovelsnd, who came with her 10 Topeka.
Upon arriving here at midnight be hastily
put bis wife and son in hack and then
boarded the train for Wichita This heart
less desertion of the wife ard son whom he
had not seen for more than
two months, led TO the attempt
at suicide two day S later. A week or two
later Loveland was induced TO take his fam
iiy 70 Wichita and provide home for them.
This WAS brought about by a brother of
his, who has always taken sides with the
abs ndoned woman. He has not lived with
Mrs Lovelsnd since her removal TO Wichita
tive months ago, but continues TO provide
for her. Loveis nd's aged parents reside in
Topeka. as does also his brother Asa, who
has been employed for years at the Shawnee
mills Horace, his twin brother, who for q
long time was engineer sf:.the Shawnee mills
and afterward the Inter Ocean, now lives in
Wichita, Those who knew Loveland best
say there was no young man in the city who
was more devoted to duty, more conscien-
tious q nd industrious than be, until be per
mitted himself to be led astray by bad as
socistions. During bis residence in this
city death invaded the home FIVE times, and
to-day Eve beautiful children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Loveland sleep in our ceme-
terry. When death was roobing this
household of its jewels, one by one, no one
supposed the dear children were being saved
the humiliation and disgrace of g fathers
inconsistency. One bright child, n boy six
years old, remains TO share bis mothers af-
nictions- II the facts in the life of Mrs.
Morris and Loveland for the past two years
should be written and established BY some
literary genius they would be passed over
as tale Of improbable romance instead of
one of real life.
What punishment ought to be meted out
10 husband and father who, without cause,
deliberately forsakes the devoted wife, who
has borne him six children, five of whom
sleep under the sod. is question that We
cannot answer. The entire Loveland family,
father, mother, and brothers are firm in their
devotion 70 the hesrs-broken wife, and have
no words 70 offer in palliation Of the
atrocious conduct Of their son and brother.