Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-05

Marrying a Convicted Burglars Wife
and Now Asking a Divorce.

and Now Asking a Divorce.
CHICAGO, March 4.-The Divorce Court
to-day furnished the ending in one OF the
most romantic stories known in this city.
In 1878 Douglas r. Hale was the manager
of the Chicago Clearing House, and was
we'll and favorably known in hnanclaI
circles. He was married, had two chill
dren, and moved in good society. One
night his house was entered and much
iewelry stolen. Mike Weaver, notorl-
Gus burglar, was convicted. and is now
in the penitentiary. Hale soon atterward
recovered his jewelry through the efforts
of Mrs. Mike Weaver, who proved to be
cultivated and pretty woman, VINO de-
clared that she had been imposed upon ana
had not the slightest idea Der husband
was a notorious criminal. The Hales be-
Iieyed her, and the burglars wife became
the devoted companion of the bankers
better half. This intimacy went TO sucn
an extent that when Mrs. Hale's health
failed and she saw her end approaching
she made Mrs. Weaver promise to eXer-
else mothers care over the two young
children. This promise was gwen, ana
Mrs. Weaver was installed in the Hale
mansion as the second mother to the be-
reaved children. She made decided
IMPRESSION on the bereaved banker, for
she had a good face and charming man
nprs. and, as the children loved her. he
offered marriage, which was to take place
as soon as her divorce from Weaver was
secured.
week before the wedding the love
dream was broken up by the arrival OF
detectives at the house, who accused Mrs.
Weaver of purlOiniug valuable diamond
from a ieWelry store whittier she had gone
TO purchase a birthday present Tor her
ad0rer. This arrest brought out the fact
that her sister, her husband and her
brother-in-law were at that time IN the
nenitentiarv. In spte Of this she talked
so plausibly that Hale believed her the
victim of circumstances, settled with the
ieWeler to avoid trouble and married the
woman. Then disasters came. The
bankers were not so easily imposed upon,
and refused to trust their funds with
man so nearly connected with a whole
family of penitentiary boarders. Hale
lost his management of the Clearing
House. and things went from bad to
worse. Still he was devoted to his vile
and would allow no one to
speak Ill of her. Dire poverty came,
| bnt still he remained bound by his
strange infatuatinn. The couple dritted
| to Milwaukee. one day Mrs. Hale was
arrested for larceny from number Of
stores. Hale was likewise arrested and
| lodged in Jail. She confessed. He easily
proved his innocence. She told a pititui
! tale of suffering, and said she had stolen
to keep the ex-banker's children from
starving. This did not prevent her from
being sentenced to the Milwaukee House
of Correction.
Still Hale refused to give her up. She
had stolen for his sake, and he would
stand by her. After she served her time
| the pair came to Chicago. Hale secured
employment and supported the family,
though, of course, not in the way he had
been accustomed to do. Last January
Mrs. Hale was again arrested, in this city,
and CONVICTED and sent to the house of
correction for year. This was the last
straw, and the infatuation was dissipated.
| To-day Mr.. Hale filed his bin for divorce,
on the ground that his wife had been tried
| l,.fo