Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-23
Welded, But NO WIFE.
The Most Remarkable Divorce Case
on Record.


The most remarkable divorce case that
was ever known was recently before the
courts of Brown county, says letter
from Georgetown, Ohio, to the Clncln-
natl Enquirer. 1t was remarkable III
many of its phases, enc of which there
was an entire absence ofscandal through
ont the whole affair. The parties in TIE
case are Of the best families of Brown
county, and, notwithstanding the decree
of divorce, the relations existing between
them are AS pleasant and friendly as
between any warra friends where the
deepest respect and highest regard eX-
lists. Here you lave divorce without
cross look or an angry word, much less
a blow, as ground for the petition. The
divorce was obtained by the husband
while he sincerely loved and respected
his wife. The lady is q thorough chris
tan and as gentle as dove. She made
no defense, and is to-day held in the
highest esteem by her own immediate
family and that of her recent husband.
The prominence of the parties interested
and the strange features of the case rem
der the story worth the telling. Hon.
, Chiffon 4. White IS one of the most pop
, ular gentlemen in the state, and in his
time has served four years i'll congress
and several terms i'll the Obi" senate.
He was a great friend and close compan-
ion of Vallandigham, and more hoI-
} orable, high toned gentleman could no.
r be found anywhere. He is now about
IS years of age, and there has never
been a suspicion of aught against him in
0 public or private. Nor will there ever
: be, for Mr.. White is of the good old
t fashioned stock that knows but one
: path through life, and that is the road
e traversed by only those who are upright
e and honest. He is a lawyer by profes,
r sion, but in spite of that he is as square
!, as die.
h In his youth Mr.. White married Miss
:. Fanny Boyle, sister Of Mr.. John Boyle
:, of Perry township, Brown county. Mr.
;. Bowie s of the firm of Roach & BOYLE
S contractors, doing business in Cincinnati
g This lady was reared a Catholic. She
). had a sister named Miss Isabel Boyle
y who married Mr. Hall. In the course
e IF human events Mrs Fanny White diet
V and so did Nh. Hall.
{ Mr.. White and his sister-in-law saw
!. considerable of each other, and she!
:. concluded, after long series of talks
n that it would be a good plan for them t.
= marry. SO their friends were appriseC
of their engagement. and everybody wa
pleased at the news. Mrs. Hall, as tn,
wedding day drew nigh, began to hav'
some misgivings as to the propIiety o
re the marriage, but her friends informei
l her that if she withdrew from the com
" pact at that stage she would precipitat'
)r a scandal. Mrs. Hall was even a NOR
r deyo.ed Catholic than her deceased
=, sister had been, and she was filled Will
msgivings lest she might be doing some
( thing that would clash with her religion
Ne duty if sine married her brother-in-law
IS However. on June 10, 1888. she wa
married to Mr.. White. The ceremony
was performed in Cincinnati.
1f Immediately after the wedding thu
e couple made tour of the east, visitin,
4 Washington, New York, and other i'm
:. portant cities. They were gone severa
% weeks. At the outset the bride tearfully
IS informed her husband that she wa
ot thor ughly convinced that the weddin.
N should never have taken place, snC
begged him to consider her nothing
&c more to him than a sister. She wa
lei gentle and kindly in her intercoursf
S. with Mr.. White, hut was as firm as
le rock in her determination and conclu
" sion that the alliance was unholy. Mr.
Ie White respected his brides request, ant
never even so much as entered her room
1t at the hotels where they stopped. HaC
d she been his sister in reality he coulc
D. not have treated her with greater deli
d cacv.
ct Upon their return the lady went t.
lie her old home in Perry township, anC
er Mr.. White repaired to his freside a
= Georgetown. subsequently he visited
re MS wife and her family, by whom h,
A was received cordially, but he cOnducte,
lie himself as only near and dear frienC
is of the family. He generally went.thert
ut on Saturday and remained until Monday
es all the time respecting his wife's de
at sire to lead life of celibacy.
T. The two frequently discussed thei
r strange relation TO each other, and TIM
rs lady endeavored to convince herself tina
it would be no sin to perform the dutie
of wife under the circumstances, bu
she found it utterly impossible to recon
Gle such a course with her ideas o
10 religion. So at last they resolved tina
rather than maintain their strange re
-, lation to each other, and in order t
~ prevent the gOssips from talking the,
" would procure a divorce. With thi
I'd understanding Mr.. White fled petition
= for divorce, alieeing-as he had to alleg,
\ something-that his wife was guilty o
!" neglect of duty. Judge De Witt c. Lou
rs don, of Georgetown, granted the divorces
er February Is, 1885.
n Thus we have the strange spectacle o
:, a cou1tship, marriage, and a divorce
IL without quarrel, without an unkinC
lie thought or a pang Of jealousy, or any o
.e the elements that heretofore have en-
tered into the history of all separations
of man and wife since the world began
Mr.. White cont ,ues to pay visits Il
1t the home of his ex-wife and is treated
with the same kindly consideration tina
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