Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-09
MAGGIE mircnxLL's ROMANCE,
Dame Rumor Tells Tate OF Love,
Eiopemeuf, Marriage. ana Divorce.
New York Herald

New York Herald.l
The latest news about Maggie Mitchell Is
surprising. II came from Chicago yesler.
day. and 10 say that Il created astouish-
ment Is TO put II mildly. II was 10 The effect
that the lively little F0nchon had already
figured in the divorce courts. and that her
present suit against her husband. Henry j.
Psddoce, IL her second venture in that line.
The story went on 20 cay That somewhere
IN the "liftleSO Miss Mitchell fell suddenly
IN love with a hinds0me young stranger
while playing an engagement in Richmond,
Va. she was then Young and was accom-
panied By her mother. II was before she
had found "FauchOo,r and sne was playing
littie one and twO-act pieces. ike "Nan
and "1he Little Treasure" SIZE eiOped,
the dispatch says, with the Coy Loihario
afier the performance on a saturday night
got married, aHd returned 90 Monday.
CHICAGO DIVORCE.
II was stated that her change Of heart vas
due 10 Der mothers irluence, and that she
gave ~ The nCwly.mNte husband Al her bid
diug. The yonng man grew melancholy,
went 10 ihc mincs. aud was never beard OF
afterRarl. The affair was kept 4 close Sc
crei, aud msny year, aiterWard Judge RO
bert Wilson obtaiHed @ divorce Tor Miss
Mitchell IN a Chicago court. The ease was
handled so dexierously that Il never 90, into
the newspapers. and even members Of the
family were kent in the dark. The peopieln
the Theatre IN Richmond. however, knew all
about It., and whispered ~ it so that Il got To
TIE ears u y. u. hcNicker aud his alsu2ger,
Louis II. -barpe.
All the professional people IN town were
taking ~ these reports Yesterday and The
lady's m2uy friends bere were puzzled by
them. b,sny old actors and managers did
not believe the rumors and said the stories
had grown ont o. the iailtulton Of " Billy"
WilkcsOn.
FAITHFUL LOVER.
About the time Miss Mitchell IL ssid to
have made the romantic marriage " Bi IL"
WiSeson was running HI. hotel next door
10 The Holldly-Strcct Theatre. IN Baltimore.
lie va, very rich and very well hkeI. lie
icll desperately In love WIN Maggie Mitchell.
sold out bis hotel. ard followed her for
years. The lady was Obdur1te, and refused
70 listen to " ilkesop; bat he persisted in
travelling from place 90 place With her, and
could not be content ont OF her Slgbi. lie
bought tickets ioT every performance and
sst in front odmring her aud feastlng bis
eyes. He spent his fortune in that " 80, and
finally, some tweuty-one years ago, saw
Maggie Mitchell become the vile OF Henry
J. Paddock.
Maggie Mitchell Is now IN her fity-eghih
year. II Is said, but she looks ss young rs she
did tWentv years ago and Is a, sprlg ntly aud
agile on the stage 90 ever. She Is producing
new plsys righi along and j. rs great m at
traction as OF old. The husband IN pr0snec-
tive that the people give her u an 2ltrac-
tive Young lssding man, but II Is hardly
likely the 2Ossips can be- right in that r.
speci, a. Miss Mitchell is devoted % her chill
dren.
FASCHON's FAMILY.
Henry J. Paddock was his wife's manager
from the time % their marriage up 10 TWO
years ago. lie then resigned from the con-
duct Of her affairs and set mp As rCll-estate
dealer Of 10. ~ Broadwag. lie slld That
he knew nothing II his vlfe's affairs. and
did not wish 10 say ANYTHING about then.
Charles L. Mitchell. her brother, theatrical
manager, said that he bad never heard ~ The
marriage reported from ChicagO. Paddock
vas the FIRST end only husband he haG ever
known bis sister 10 have, and he WIS sorry
that trouble had come between them.
Probably no msn IN town knows more 81
the history OF tue Alitchclls than !. W. COT
ler. lie was sick in bed yesterday and too
feeble 10 see visitors. Mary Mitchell Nag
Qie's elder sister. married ".lm' Collier
She was very beautiful woman and
talented and accomplished actress. lie was
d8shidg young fellow and as popular ~ be
wa, straight aud handsome. He was The
pr0iege and friend Of Edwin Forres,, and
one OF the most promising men ~ The very
front rank Of MS prof s,i0u. M9ry Mitchell
got q divorce from Collier and married }.
W. Albaugb. They travelled as stars Tor
number OF years and are now settled m
Washington.
Dir. Albaugh and Mr. Collier are fast
friends, aud both are cbums Of Paddock.
The Al, aughs have = fine place a Long
Branch. like tie Nitehal., and lead ihe the
a'rical colony there In th summer seasons.
I'm the above publication concerning the
Maggie MicheltPad lock divorce case, 10 Is
alleged that ,he was secretly married IN tbs
city in 1858 TO a man whose nlne Is mol
gwen. # may be true, bit no one her,
seems to know ANYTHING about it,