Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-20
DEAR DUCKY."
The Ltz3ngG Of Love WilaN'S Picked
Up in LHni0r.
Alice 0'Kesfe Presses Her Suit
for Divorce.
Letters from tho Baltimore Million
aire-How He Boohooed and
Where He Got Lonesome.
wINANs' DE AR LITTLE DUCK.
HER SUIT FOR DIVORCE.

NEW 1ohhJ May lJ.-Otepnen L. nam,
the referee appointed to take testimony in the
divorce suit of Alice O'Keefe against r. r.
Winans, the Baltimore millionaire, began
hearing the case at his Office on Wall street at
noon to-day. The plaintiff, a handsome
woman, elegantly attired, was accompanied
by a younger sister and Mrs. Shorn, q middle.
aged lady, said to be an important witness
for the plaintiff. Ex.Judge Porter, council
FIR the plaintiff, was with them. The de.
PENDANT was present with his lawyers, Joseph
S. Choate, l.. j. Carter, and L. G. Lsdyard.
The parties to the action set opposite each
other. Winans gave no sign of recognition,
but stroked his beard n~ervously from
time to time while his alleged
wife ~leisurely and gracefully famed
herself. The desk of the referee was strewn
with photographs of Winans taken at various
times. On the back of one picture, where the
defendant appears as q swell in q loud astra-
kan trimmed coat, the following is written:
ITO Miss soaltield as help for the remem-
brance of r. r. Winans +"
On another the following is scrubbed:
ITO Allie from Rosy, with the sweetest of
kisses and the best of
On another:
"From Rosy to his little devil Alice"
The first witness examined was the COM
~plainant. She testified that she first met
Winans OF Langham's hotel, London, in 1871,
She was introduced to him, and he sent her
gifts. books, and flowers. She left the hotel
soon after because Mrs. Hunt, by whom she
was hired as governess, failed to pay
her salary. She subsequently obtained a
position in the same capacity. with Lady
DoalIes of Lewis, England. When she de-
parted for Lewis, MIR. Winans went to the de
pot with her. He told her he was fond of
her and asked her for a correspondence with
him. he wrote to her frequently. She came
to London and had a drive with him. WInans
proposed marriage to her, but she said she
could not wed him, as her mother and family
were not there. When he asked her the sec.
ond time to marry her she consented, but in.
sisted that the ceremony take place in church.
Winans said he was an American and that in
his country a church ceremony was
not considered necessary, and that a man and
woman who would live together were re-
garded as husband and wife. He finally in.
duced her to acquiesce and they went to the
Grosvenor hotel in London, where he gave
her a ring aud solemnly pledged himself to
take her as his wife. He put the ring on her
finger. They lived at the hotel as man and
wife and she was known to the servants In
the hotel as his wife. They then went to
Cambridge, WHARF, his studies were not COM
pleted. There he called her his wife before
servants and others. The couple journeyed
back to London, and went thence to Spa,
Germany, where they remained FIVE or six
weeks. Articles shipped to the plaintiff
while at Spa were marked Mrs, Winars.
The defendant spoke of her as his wife and
introduced her to Mr.. Laterof, and to his own
brothe. as Mrs. Wiuans. The plaintiff and
the defendant came to this country on the
Rtpamar Spnfia ubioh orri nod Mo-, IN 1871
They were booked on the passengs Or list as
Ross R.. Winans and lady. They put up at
the Brevoort house, where respondent regis
tered in his own handwriting ''R. r. Winans
and wife,"
Upon her arrival Mrs. Winans, so called,
found that her mother was living in Chicago.
She wanted a public wedding, but he de-
INJURED, alleging that his father was very i'll
and he did not want to break the news of the
marriage to him.. The defendant consented
to q repetition of the ceremony gone through
in London just to ease her mind. She then
went to Chicago to see her mother, while he
journeyed to his fathers bedside at Baltimore.
He wrote to her every day while she was in
(hicago. They met again in this city after
an interval of a couple Of weeks, and went to
the st. j ames hotel but subsequently moved
to 10 West Twenty-fourth street, where she
was also known as Mrs. Winans. In addi-
ton to her wedding ring he had given to her
a ring which he said belonged to his mother.
A number of letters from the
defendant to the plaintiff were pnt in
evidence. The following letter was written
June 4, the day afterwards:
MY Own wet Ducky; l suppose by MS
time my. Door little pet is pretty. near home.
Whata long, tiresome, lonely, dusty, hot
journey she must have had. My poor little
darling, If you had seen Rosy as he was
going, home on the ferry boat you would have
pltled him much more than yourself. He
a baby and l would have been ashamed of
myself it the cause had not been what it was.
l excused myself and let the tears come as
last as they would, which was freely. 1 swear
that ! regularly boohooed 60 much In
fact that an old niger con up aud stared
at me to see what the devsl was
the matter. / arrived in Baltimore and found
my brother in the station.
MY little ducky must not expect a very
long letter It L write every day. / hope you
have not got as hot weather in Chicago AZ
here I'm half dead. Do you know that
never knew how fond / was of my little devil
till now, that l am parted from her, bnt be- at
rest, Rossy will not bs away longer than he
can possibly help. / an go anxious for a letter.
hope to goodness 1 shall get one tomorrow.
l must get up now for breakfast. Oh, how
lonely it is in this big bed all by myself
We'll, my little darling, / must say good bye,
With as many kisses as will last you till to-
morrow, believe me to be your loving and sad
-, Rosy.
The counsel for the plaintiff read the fol,
lowing letter for all it was worth:
TUESDAY My Little Darling: Il have re.
ceiyed no letter again to-day. They must b.
disgustingly irregular with the posts. You
said some gent asked you to go to the theatre,
You dear little girl, how in the world did YOU
allow. yourself to loose your good sense so far
as to get acquainted with any of them 80 as to
give him the rightto dare to ask you to do such
a thing. My God, you ought to have got
mad as hi at this presumption to ask a mar.
ried lady on a short acquaintance such an in
solent question. Have nothing more to dc
with that id blackguard or he will want
to visit your bed room next. My darling
cannot imagine how you ever allowed him to
suggest such a thing, and cay Rack you did
not feel well enough to go anywhere. Why
HI, what must he have thought of you! Be
very careful my darling. Have little to do
with any of them. i have no time for more
now but must continue my lecture to-mor-
row: Many, many, kisses from your LOVING
old boy. Rosy"
COUNSEL for Winans in the cross Examination
elected tho facts that Mira. O'Keefe, while
Miss Soalheld, studied music in London
uader Halter aud in Paris under Heller. She
acquired her German and FIeLch in Weis
baden snd Paris respectively.
Heavy Demands in Dry Goods.