Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-16
A BRIEF HONEYMOON.
A RICHMOND BEAuTy-coURTsH1P-
MAKRrhGE-DIv0RCE.
Albert Tunstall. Madly Infatuated MAI
ries Miss Eubenk; RepcDts and
Sues for Divorce-it Reads
Like Romance.

RIGS Miss EHbank; Repepts and
Sues for Divorce-it Reads
Like Romance.
The New York Sunday Mercury OF
the l2Ib contains the following:
Judge Potter spent couple OF days
last week in listening 10 the testimony
in the case OF Tunstxll against TunstAll
for On absolute divorce. aDd very pc.
culiar case it was. From the facts and
statements brought out in the case the
following plain, straightforward nara
tive may be woven:
IN THE EARLY PART OF DECEMBER,
1884, Albert Tunstall, young man OF
about twenty. left New York on visit
TO Virginia, where be had many friends
and relations. In the city Of Rich
mond be stopped al the house Of cou-
SIN named Mrs. 1sbell, and, having
lived In that city FIVE years OF his liie,
be proceeded to renew old acqualntauces
and visit old scenes but the fsirest
vision be saw in that gay city was
Miss Laura Eubank, who. with her
mother, resided at Mrs. lsbell's. Laura
was young-eighteen or nineteen--and
was handsome even on the confession
of her rivals. Young Tunstsl was
deeply smitten by Miss Euoank's s
charms, and when he left for New York
II was with the well-estAblished under
standing that lovers correspondence.
should follow. This was kept up until
June Of last year, when there was a
written proposal and acceptance Of
marriage. Soon after this young Mr..
Tunstsll made visit tosfsichmOnd 10
claim his bride aud name the happy
day. lie arrived IN Richmond on Mon
dsv, June 7th. and repaired TO tue
home Of his intended bride. BE was
somewhat surprised and not little dis
heartened TO find Laura in the pArlor
with q Young man sitting close to Der
on the sofa, " lille the cool reception which
she gave him acted on him Like sho wer-
bath on cold morning. He deter
mined TO sit the other fellow out Gnd
then have q confidential and solid talk
with Laura, but
TIE OTHER FELLOW
evidently felt quite at home, and re
mEined Gll the afternoon. ln fact, the
Virginia beau tired Mr.. Tunstal out,
and when the latter got up to leave he
asked Miss Eubank when he could see
her sgaiD, and if be could cal thsi
evening. " Yes, if you like but an
going to church. You can come along
with me If you wish" lie went with
her to church, but instead OF looking
happy TO have her promised husban-
by her side she wept nearly al ID
time. MIR. Tunstsll felt embarrassed.
ard after church asked her why she
acted so, to which she replied that she
felt blue. When leaving her that nigh
be asked her when he should call 70
make arrangements for the approach
ing marriage, and she said In the morn
ing.
Mr.. Tunstsll called next morning
and found still greater surprise await
ing him. Mrs. Eubank, with tears IL
her ewes, handed him letter, IN which
the Young bride-elect stated that she
had gone to the country and did not
wish 70 see Mr.. Tunstall any more
She did not love and could not MARI
him. There was another man she lOvel
who would marry her al any time she
wished. lie did not believe that tie
young lady had gone TO the country.
and went TO her residence in the eve
ming and found her At home. There
as another but unsatisfactory talk
and be returned to New York, his hop 5
annihilsted
AND SPIRIT CRUSHED.
His mother and stepfsther, Mr.. Peck.
tried to console him and make him be.
lieve that il was fortunate thing for
him that Miss Eubank disclosed heI
true feeling before 1t was too lsie.
About q week after this ne received 8
letter from her begging him to forgive
her and take her back TO his heart
II know ] treated you worse than {
dog" she wrote. " J must have been
possessed. and as TO any other fellow.
] only said that 10 tease you. II you
are willing / will marry you yet -
His relatives begged him not to ansse'
this letter, and solemnly told him if b,
married the girl he would live TO repen
| II: but love was too strong for advice
and IN few days he wrote her, telling
her he had forgiven her and would make
ND. In his next letter be said he could
not leave bis business in New York
but if she came on here be would
MARRY HER AT HIS MOTHER :
HOUSE.
OF in church. whichever would pleas
her best. On Tuesday the Sth Of Sep
tomber, one year ago, Miss Eubank a.
rived from Richmond on the steam .
Roanoke. Tunstall was on the docl
waiting. 1t was O'Clock IN the eve
ming. lie got another cold reception
and Miss EubAnk said she could not g'
with him that night, that her mother
had warned her not 10 leave the shil
and 70 with him alone 10 his home If J
Was 6 O'Clock or after when shI
arrived, but to remain on boArc
all night and let him come foi
her iR the morning. Persuasion
was useless, and then he tod her tina
J on account Of business engagements h'
would have TO call for her at 3 o'cloct
next morning. She said that would d.
and she would be ready. BE returned
home and told his mother, whereupoI
the latter said 81 will 20 with you
and then she cannot have any scruples.
d" And / will 60, too" said MIR. Peck
and surely between US all she wi
feel safe enough" The three took IL
elevated railroad and went to the foo
of Beach street, where the steHme
Roanoke lay.
THEY MADE KNOWN THEIR MIssIO,
10 the stewardess, who informed then
that Miss Eubsnk was not on board
having gone ashore with Mr.. Bardette
the second purser, TO have supper.