Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-05-21
NAY NANSFIELD,s RollAHcR.

J1ltod hyher Lover, iAa Jealous Rage
she NIarFloA her Coachnlan.
" One OF the bert known ladies II Hart
ford was Miss May Mansfield, q handsome
brunette. She was accomplish and had
all the He and yivacity Of 4 Southern
balle A chapter of her history has como
to light. She was the daughter OF a couple
who died IN poverty In Worcester, Mass
while she was an infant. IA 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 few weeks only. During her
visit she said that her brother. having
married . poor girl, had been disinherited
by his father, who was rich Southern
planter. e.
Little May was taken to Lexington,
and had thereafter oil the advantages
that wealth could procure. At tho age OF
- she was left the sole heir to a large
fortune. She afterward resolved 10 come
North, and In the Aprlng Of 1888 arrived
In Worcester. After engaging comfortable
quarters at the hotel she went to the
cemetery, where she spent some time at
the graves Of her parents. There she met
and conversed with a lady, to whom she
related her history. When they parted
the lady invited her To visit her at her
home in Hartford. -. p. g.,
The Hartford lady was the wife of one
of the wealthiest and best known of tho
Insurance men Of that city. A close
intimacy grew up between the ladies, and
Miss Mansfield finally sat up IN establish
snent of her own In that city. While q
guest at the house of her friend she was
introduced to- wealthy Hartford man.
She was pleased with his appearance, and
he fell in love with her. He was constant
in HIS attentions, and In u few months
asked Miss Mansfield to become his vile.
She consented Nearly year later, while
on Western trip he became infatuated
with and mar1ied q lady there.
When Miss Mansfield heard of this her
grie1 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 fit
of desperation, she summoned him to her
room and told him that che would marry
him & he was willing Completely as
founded and hardly able to articulate an
'acQutescenco the man obeyed tho COM
1nand OF his mistress to drive her in a
close carriage to the Registrar of Vital
Statistics and procure marriage license.
They then went to the residence Of we'll
known clergyman.
When tho Clergyman pronounced the
twaia husband and wife the bride realized
tor the first time the full 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 be must ON no account mention
the fact Of their marriage. Six months Of
this Me- passed, and then the unhappy
wite told her husbapd that II he wished to
engage In business ahe would furnish
money to purchase livery stable in New
Havsn. Subsequently: W'hittlesey par-
chased stable belonging to Williams Il
Colbert ON Tempae street Hew Haven. A
few days after the prrcifs SO 1ae brought his
wife TO that city. She was elegantly
dressed, and was noticeable for hor dis
thguished appearance, which was In such
striking contrast to her husbands that 1t
attracted attention. After remaining
in that city few days Mrs. Whittlesey
summoned her husband to her side and
told him that she did not love him, and
that she had married him In q fit Of
Jealous rage. Size requested him to pro-
cure divorce from her, Offering to pay
him a round sum. but he, with Yankee
shrewdness, laughed at her. This angered
her, and she visited q we'll known lawyer,
who told her that there was no escape from
the legal knot she. had tied about herself
That night she fed from the city, Whit
Iesey subsequently disappeared and, II 4
said. went IN search Of her.