St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-09
Another Interesting Chapter Told in the
Unromantic Romance Of Pretty
May ogburn.
For an Instant the Late Sergt. Kirkham
is Resurrected and Placed Before
the Public.
Sons of the Pine Tree State Celebrate
1.-TWO Unusual Criminal Cases
Disposed of.
Patsy Cardiff Thirsts for the Gore OF
Truthful James--Local
Briefs.
smAY OGwrRN,s CASE.
The Gainsford Property DWindtin

The Gainsford Property DWindsIns
--Hs0rsanatic Marriage Claimed.
The romance of pretty May Ogburn of
Minneapolis seems in fair way TO undergo
total eclipse and her marriage with Arthur
Gainsford, the late millionaire carriage
manufacturer of Cincinnati. to be mere
mOrganatic affair with man scarcely COM
fortably well off. 1t will be remembered
that some time ago the GLOBE published
an account of how May OgDurn, pretty
Minneapolis girl of eighteen summers. mas
auerading in Cincinnati under the name of
Pearl Langdon, had met and fascinated
Arthur Gainsford, reputed young mill
lonaire, and fed with him to Europe. Her
parents and relatives in this city fully be-
lieve her claim to have been his wife and
now his widow. as he died in Nice. France.
The early part of last month. The first in
imation the Gainsford family had of
Arthnr'S wife was dispatch from her,
signed May GainsfOrd, announcing the
heath of Arthur and the fact that she would
eturn with the remains. Last week Mrs.
Jennie Hoffman of this city, Mays sister,
went to New York to meet her. and on Sat
arday they arrived in Cincinnati. In the
meantime the affair had created a wide SEN
Iation and the arrival in Cincinnati natur-
lilly gave it new impetus. Mrs. Gainsford
Immediately retained prominent lawyer
md announced her intention Of laying claim
10 the estate. The Cincinnati papers de-
Fote considerable space to the case and are
Of the opinion that no marriage had taken
place. but that the alleged wife. by means
Of letters and certain public acknowledge
QentS, will claim
MARRIAGE DE JURE
and not a marriage de facto. The Gains
Ford family say that if a marriage is shown
they viii offer no opposition to her claim.
no matter what might have been her social
position. The fact is that May Ogburn be-
lieved Arthur Gainsford to have been a
millionaire, when in reality his estate is
worth something less than $4,000
and the Enquirer thinks it
will scarcely reach that figure.
Mays story is that she met Gainsford in
Minneapolis last Christmas, and that in
February of this year she met and married
him in some city which she refuses to dis
close. They went to Cincinnati, bit kept
the affair secret, she spending her time,
according to the Enquirer. in one of the
most notorious spots of that city. 1t is this
fact that leads the Enquirer to doubt the
wedding, for it argues that if married,
GainSfOrd would never have permitted his
wife to continue woman of the town. The
family say that if it can be shown she was
made the victim of a mock marriage, she
will be permitted to enjoy her portion of
the estate. 1t seems that Gainsford had
made a will, devisng his property to his
sisters; Mrs. Gainsford says he offered to
substitute for this will one drawn in her
favor. but she had refused to talk Of any
thing suggesting his death. If this
be the case, Mrs. Gainsford, if
his legal wife, would be entitl ed
only to her dowry, unless child
hould be born to inherit the remainder.
One-third OF $40, 900 brings that alleged vast
estate down to almost pitiful sum, in COM
parison.
EARLY HISTORY.
1t has been developed that Gainsford's
real name is Kelly, he having taken the
more euphonious title of Gainsford from his
stepfathcr. His life has been an eventful
one, having begun. at manhood, in rail-
road Office at Pittsburg, changed to coke
manufacturer at COnnellsville, thence to
the carriage business at Cincinnati.
The Minneapolis preface to May Gains
ford's career is very well known here, and
has not been without Teproach. Her
acquaintance will eagerly look for the out
come of the singular case, whatever it may
be. Although there is no suspicion of foul
play, the Enquirer says the body of Gains
ford will be brought to Cincinnati and a
searching post mOrtem examination made.