The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-20
The WINANS DIVORCE SUIT
Taking TESTIMONY IN NEW YORK
Naughty Looking Documents from Lon
DOMAIN Abbreviated Marriage Ger
emony Rehearsal - Honey
moon rafy-Family Jars.

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fillmore millionaire, began the hearing
Il Of the case at his Office at noon to-day.
4 The plaintiff, a handsome, elegantly at
4 tired woman, was acco mpanied by a
younger sister and a Mrs. Thorne,
tR middle-aged woman, who
is said to be an important witness for
Mrs OKeefe. Ex.Judge o. M. Porter,
counsel Tor plaintiff, was with the la
dies. Mr.. Winans, the defendant, was
present with his lawyers, Joseph S.
Schoat, James G. Carter and l.. @. Led
4 yard. The parties to the suit sat oppo-
site each other, but witness gave no sign
of recognition, but stroked his beard
nervously from time to time, while his
alleged wife gracefully famed herself.
The table of the referee was streWn with
i photographs OF Winans, taken at var
4 ious times in England. On the
back Of one picture, whore Edefendant
appears as swell in loud astrakan
trimmed coat, the following is written.
"To Miss SRrliield, as help TO re-
h member Ross X. Winans."
On another the following is scribbled:
ITO Ally, from Rosy, with the sweet
A est of kisses and the best of - -"
and "From Ross to his liulo devil
+ Alice"
y The first witness examined was the
complainant. She testified that she
Il first met Mr.. Winans at the Langham
"A hotel, in London, in 1872. She was intro
4 duced to him and he sent her books
4 and flowers. She left the hotel soon
& after, because Mrs. Hunt, by whom
she was employed as governess, failed
TO pay her salary. She subsequently
S obtained position in the same capacity
q with Lady Dukes, of Lewes, England.
When she departed for Lewes Winans
went to the depot with her. He told her
& he was fond OF her and asked her TO cor
respond with him. He wrote to her fire.
1quently. She came to London; had
b lunch and q drive with him, Wnans
+ proposed marriage to her, but she said
Il She could not wed him as her mother
and family were not there. When he
asked her a second time to marry
him she consented, but insisted the cere-
mony must take place in church. Win
s ans said he was an American, and in
his country a church ceremony was not
altogether necessary, and that a man
and woman who agreed to live together
!. Were regarded as husband and wife, He
finally induced her to acqulesce, and
they went to the Grossvenor hotel in
London, where he gave her ring and
solemnly pledged himself to take her as
his wife. de put the ring on her finger.
They lived at the hotel as
man and wife. She was known
~ 20 the servants in the house as
his wife. They then went to Cam
bridge, where his studies were com.
pleted. There he called her his wife be.
fore the servants aud others. The
couple journeyod back to London and
went thence TO Spae, Germany, where
they remained five or six weeks. Ar
ticles shipped 10 the plaintiff while at
Spae were addressed to her as Mrs.
Winans. The defendant spoke of her
as his wife and he introduced her to
+ Mr.. Latrabe aud to his (Winan's own
Z brother) as his wife. The plaintiff and
defendant came to this country on
Tie steamer Scotia, which arrived
here May 80, 1873, They were
booked on the passenger list az Gross
Minans and lady" They stopped &C
the Breyoort house, and whore tho re-
spondent registered with his own hand
writing: ar. Il. Winans and wife,
On arrival Mrs. Winans, so called found
that her mother was living IN Chicago.
She wanted a public wedding, bus he
denurred, alleging that his father WAS
Very Ill and he did not want to break
the news OF his marriage to him. The
defendant consented TO rene
tition OF the ceremony gone through
IN London just to ease her
mind. She then went to Chicago 20 see
+ her mother, while he journeyed to his
father's bedside at Baltimore. He wrote
her every day While she was In Chicago.
4 They met again in the city after an In
feryal Of couple of weeks and went to
the st, James hotel, but subsequently
removed to No. 80 West Twenty-fOurth
4 Street, where she was also known as
Mrs. Winaus. In addition to hor wed.
uihg ring, he gave her ring which he
said belonged TO his mother.
ANuMnER OF LETTERS.
r from defendant 10 plaintiff were then
put IN evidence, The following letter
$ Was written from Baltimore while the
plaintiff was in Chicago, on June 4, the
uay after arriving;
Ny Own Sweet Duckey:
suppose by tbis time my poor little
pet is pretty near home. What long,
nresome, lonesome, dusGy, hot Journey
You must have had. My poor little dAf-
f Ping, If you had seen Rossy as he was
gong home on the ferry-boat you would
pave pitied him more than yourself.
pc Went TO the outside OF the boat and
pred like regular baby. would have
peen ashamed Of myself II IL had not
ense, and I let T my tears r" course "a
p last as they would, which waa freely,
a can tell you. l sWar that | regular
poo-hood; 10 much, In fact, that an old
gRer came up aud stared az me to see
nat iJhe devil was the matter. / ar
flVed in Baltimore and found my
,prother IN the station. My sister waited
ia the carriage while Bill and walked
y the carriage. II you like, my little
euokey, you must not expect very long
ietters, II write every day. hope you
hot Ia. a 4.
here' am half dead with the heat.
~ you know l never know how fond /
pm OF my little devil until now, that
M parted from her. But your Rossy
rlu not be parted from you longer than
~ can help. hope to goodness shall
ket one tomorrow. / must got up now
III breakfast. Oil how lonely IL IL in
thls bi 3 bed all by myself.
Wen, my little darling, / must say
oou.pye, with as many kisses as will
thst I'LL tomorrow, and believe me To
Your loving Rossr.
RossY RANTS AND RAVES.
[' counsel for plaintiff road the follow.
ng letter for its worth:
Tuesday-My Little Darling;
4 nave received NO letter again to-day.
& they must DO disgustingly irregular
+. TN the posts. You said some gentle
ian asked you 10 go to the theatre. My
E uear little girl, how In tho world did
lou ever allow yourself to get 80 inti-
nateiy acquainted with thom as TO give
rlm the right to dare ask you TO do such
thlng. You should have got
MAD AS HELL
MS presumption 10 have asked
married lady, on so short an aoquaint-
we such an insolent question. Have
nng more 70 do with the
tmned blackguard or he will want TO
/'st your bed.roo next.
MY darling, l can't imagine how you
Ut allowed him 10 suggest such a
ing and to only say back that you did
iel well enough TO 20 anywhere.
ny, what must he haye thought OF
80 very cautious, darling;
rnye very little to- do with
one OF them. have
more time now, but must continue
letter tomorrow. Many, many