Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19
MAY nANsrIELp,s ROMANCE.
Slited by her Lover, I'm Jealous rage
she Married her CoacIman.

One of the best known ladies in Hart.
ford was Miss May Mansfield, a handsome
brunette She was accomplished, and had
all the life and Nivacity Of Southern
belle. A chapter OF her history has come
TO light. She was the daughter OF a couple
who died I'm poverty in Worcester. Mass,
while she was an infant. a sister OF her
father was very wealthy and lived In
Lexington. Ky, She came on to attend
the funeral of her brother, who survived
| his wife q few weeks only. During her
visit she said that her brother. having
married poor girl, had been disinherited
by his father, who was q rich Southern
planter.
Little May was taken TO Lexington,
and had thereafter all the advantages
that wealth could procure. At the age Of
S she was left the sole heir to large
fortune. She afterward resolved to come
North and in the spring OF 1883 arrived
In Worcester After engaging comfortable
quarters NJ the hotel she went to the
cemetery, where she spent some time ut
the graves of her parents. There she met
and conVersed with lady, 10 whom she
related her history. When they parted
the lady invited her 10 visit her at her
home in Hartford
The Hartford lady was the wife Of one
of the wcalthiest and best known OF the
insurance men of that city. \ close
intimacy grew phetwcen the ladies, and
Miss Mansfield finally sat mp an establish
ment of her own i'm that city. While a
guest 1T the house Of her friend she was
introduced to n wealthy Hartford man.
She was pleased with his appearance, and
he fell in love with her. lie was constant
in his attentions, and in few months
asked Miss Mansfield To become his wife
She consented. Nearly year later while
on Western trip he became infatuated
with and married lady there.
When Miss Mansfield heard Of this her
grief, modification and anger completely
overcame her. An attack of brain fever
followed, which brought her nearly TO
deaths door She declined the invitation
of the lady who had taken such an inter
est in her TO visit the sea shore during the
summer, and remained at home with no
company except her coachman. William
Whittlesey. He was good servant but
a very ordinary man. one day, in a Gt
OF desperation. she summoned him to her
room and told him that she would marry
him if he was willing. Completely As
founded and hardly able TO articuate an
acquescence the man obcyed the com
mand of his mistress 10 drive her in
close carriage TO the Registrar OF Vital
Statistics and procure n marriage license.
They then went TO the residence of a we'll
known clergyman.
When the clergyman pronounced the
twain husband and wife the bride realized
FOR the first time the fun meaning
OF the step she had taken and
tainted away. Then began period
OF remorse and shame. She did not love
her husband in fact, could not tolerate
his presence, and only allowed him to re-
main by her side long enough to charge
him that he must on no account mention
the fact OF their marriage. Six months of
this life passed, and then the unhappy
wife told her husband that if he wished 70
engage in business she would furnish
money to purchase livery stable in New
Haven. Subsequently Whttlesey pur-
chased stable belonging 10 Williams *
Colbert on Temple street. New Haven. 4
Jew days after the purchase he brought his
wife TO that city. She was elegantly
dressed, and was noticeable for her dis
tinguished appearance, which was in such
striking contrast To her husband that il
attracted attention. After remaining
in that city few days Mrs. Whittlcsey
summoned her husband to her side and
told him that she did not love him, and
that she had married him In 1T OF
Jealous rage. She requested him TO pro-
cure divorce from her offering 10 pay
him a round sum. but he, with Yankee
shrewdness laughed at her. This angercd
her. and she visited a well-known lawyer
who told her that there was no escape from
the legal knot she had tied about herself
That night she fled from the city, Whit
lesey subsequently disappeared and, it is
said, went in search OF her.