The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-04-14

PHILADELPHIA, April 11.-A divorce suit
OF more than ordinary sensational char
| acter promises soon to agtate Philadel
| phia society for the reason that the CO
| respondents is physician, white-haired and
| wealthy, the father OF fine family, and
moving in the first circles of Quaker City
swelldom. Up to this time there has not
been a breath OF scandal in connection with
him, and when the news comes rs it must,
unless he succeeds in buying off the irate
husband, it will come like thunder-bolt
from clear sky. Among the residents OF
st. Albans Place, neat little byway in the
southern section of the city, until about a
month ago, we're Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Has
kell. Mr.. Haskell vas a commercial
dry goods firm, and Mrs. Haskell, his wife
was
A BRIGHT ROSY GIRL
of twenty two summers. There they lived
in apparently the most affectionate OF con-
nubial blessedness. Mr.. Haskell vas COM
PEELED to be away from the city good
deal, but when he returned he was received
with every indicatiO OF delight on the part
OF his spouse. The couple had been mar
ried three years and the tale of their court
ship, as told by the husband, was most
romantic one.
In September, 1882, Mr. Haskell and a
fellow-drummer arrived one evening at
Allentown and went out to the Fountain
House, a hotel in the suburbs of the town
and Summer resort, to spend the night.
There they met an elderly gentleman named
Vincent, who was stopping at the house
with his two daughters, both charming
young girls, pretty and acco mplished. Has
kell
FELL IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
and it was not for week that he con-
tinued his commercial tour through the
State. BY that time he had made con-
sidera BILE progress in his courtship and he
began a correspondence with Miss Vincent
which he continued when he returned home.
Some months afterward he met her again,
this time at Williamsuort, pennsylvania,
and the following year she came to Phila-
delphia.
Here he visited her in a Girard street
boarding house. Her sister had in the
meantime been married, she said, and her
father had gone to Europe on a business
trip. In this way she accounted for being
there
ALONE AND UNPROTECTED.
Haskell offered to protect her, not only
during her fathers absence, but for life,
and his offer was accepted. The wedding
was II quiet one, and soon after the newly
married couple went to housekeeping in St.
Adams Place. Ali went happily and
until about month ago, when
Haskell, who found himself in Bethlehem
one fine day, with no prospect Of see ng the
customer he wanted to interview Tor
twenty-four hours decided To run down
home and spenl the night there. When he
reached St. AIbans Place it was after bed
time, but the front door was not locked.
Thinking pleasantly to surprise his wife
he entered with his latch-key and
CLIMBED NOIsEI.EsslIY TO HIS ROOM.
To his astoniHhment, he avers,, HIS wife was
not the only occupant. Hefound there also
his old friend Vincent, his supposed father
in-law. He imme.lia tely ordered him from
the house.
Subsequent inquiry developed the fact
that the name Vincent WAS an assumed
one, that the girl was not his daughter and
that he had merely played 81 sh;trp trick by
which to get rid OF her.
Mr.. Haskell consulte a lawyer, who nd
vised him to procure divorce. The pa
pers have now been prepared and are
ready for filing.
1t is said the so-called Vincent has offered
a large sum to the young man to drop the
matter, as should publicity be given to the
affair it would be his social ruin.