Evening journal., 1889-07-01

A Story of Unlawful Affection whach lie
Broken Hearted wife Has Nothing TO
Sag OF the Affair
Nav YoRK, July la remarkable story
of tie love Of married man for a young un-
married woman has just come to light here
The social prominence Of the parties and the
uncommon circumstances surrounding the
case make it Of unusual interest
Sacrificed All for woman's Love.
DIR. Charles E. Stillman, formerly medical
examiner for the Mutual Life Insurance
company, has shown, by the recent confess
sion OF his elopement with Miss Mabel
Schaus, daughter Of William Schaus, the mill
ionare picture dealer, tia be is not only one
OF the foremost men in his profession but one
who has sacrificed friends and position for
womans love. The fact that Dr. Stllman
was already husband and father at the
time OF the escapade, and The high social po-
sition Of both parties, have set the tongues
Of the 400 wagging.
How the story Came Out.
The story Of the elopement, while dating
back for two years, only became public prop
erty through the recent dismissal OF DR.
Stillman from the Mutual Life Insurance
compeny's service. The resignation Of DR..
Stillman was called for at the request OF the
young lad US father, Mr.. William Schaus
who complained that the medical director
prevailed upon his 24-year-old daughter
Mabel to leave her home Ii was revealed
shat DR., StillmaD had won the love Of Miss
sschaus beautiful girl Of rare charms and
decided artistic Accomplishments, viii le-
gally bound TO another woman, from whom
he then separated.
4szA His wife Hated Him.
In 1878 DR.. Stillman was married to Miss
Harriet z Greenman, OF Mystic Conn.
second cousin Of his Their happiness was Of
short duration. The doctor and his wife
quarreied continually, until life became al
most unbearable for both Dr. Stillman de
clares that finally his wife hated him and re-
quested him 70 keep out of her sight as much
as possible The doctor, not feeling disposed
70 inger where he was not wanted, sought
more congenal haunts and In his path crossed
that OF Miss Schaus He was captivated at
once. In her he saw his sours ideal. He told
her that he loved her, I'D Mabel reciprocated
bis love Then one day he confessed that he
was married man, but would spare no pains
TO free himself, because she was the only
woman be ever loved,
Strange Lave Anair.
Miss Mabel, after this confession. became
very IL and took journey to Germany with
her father for her health. The doctor fol-
lowed her TO Europe, and there the couple
indulged IN many quiet moonlight walks.
The young lady's father one day caught the
doctor and Mabel out walking alono-the |
greatest breach OF German etiquette In a |
couple not betrothed. Mr. schaus demanded |
that Dr. stillman publicly announce his en-
gagemI Mt to bis daughter, but the doctor
declared that such procedure would be i'm.
possible, as he was already married He must
get divorce first, he pleaded The father |
insisted on this proceeding as absolutely es.
sential TO protect his daughters good name.
Dr. Stillman thereupon returned to this
country 70 arrange for divorce. He received
several cablegrams soon after from Mr..
Schaus requesting him 10 break of all com
munication with the lady.
Driven from Her Homo.
When father and daughter returned IL Is
alleged that Mrs r. r Kennard. OF Hacl1en-
Back, N. j., sister of Mabel, taunted and
abused her SO about her love for Dr.. Stillman |
that the girl left her home, going 10 Cincin- |
natl Then il was that Mabel's father poured |
the vials of his parental wrath on her devoted |
head. He swore that she should never pass 4
his threshold again, and since that time she
has obeyed this harsh command, receiving
from her family pittances barely sufficient TO
keep her from starving
Separation Only Famed the Flame.
They had been separated more than two /
years when DR.. Stiliman learned OF Mabel's |
whereabouts through detective agency IN |
Cincinnati, and advised her b come TO this |
.4tfs rssht ~, a
Mrs Stillman abandoned her intention OF I
securing divorce from him, learning that |
he would then marry Miss Schaus, but that |
he has taken the woman he loves under his |
protection and when free viii marry her.
A Glimpse ne the other Side.
Mrs Stillman, the deserted wife, is a hand. |
some young woman Of 2S, with blue eyes and |
wavy brown hair When asked in an inter
view if 1t were true. as Dr. Shllman stated,
that she and her husband were virtually
separated at the time he met Miss schaus |
three years ago and that she had then agreed
to obtain a divorce, she said;
"First read his statement published volun-
tarily by him in The World, and will try
and answer
AS the reporter read ON, the face Of the
young wife being set and resolute while the
mother showed only too plainly evidences OF
Acf euitIiNEt. DOM tbool III well, however, |
until that part OF the story was reached in
which Dr. Shllman says: "But whom Mrs.
Stillman or some higher power may free me |
from bond which was irksome, tedious and /
worn with mutual loathingn
This cruel sentence was too much. There 4
came into the eyes Of the younger woman
look OF such intense agony as can only be
felt BY a wife who Is told for the first time /
that she has been an object Of loathing. She |
knew she had not had her husbands love, |
but she never believed he loathed and hated |
her. Springing 70 her feet the tortured |
woman groaned:
He Has Len Me Nothing to Say"
s'This Is too muchl / can make no state |
ment / have nothing 70 say. He has left |
me nothing 70 say Then burying her face |
ia her hands she left the room, sobbing
loudly, and hurried to her own chamber
''You need read no more, sir said Mrs. |
Etiilman, the elder, as her daughter-in-law |
disappeared. "Let me remind you, however,
that the fact Of my daughter-in-law living |
with nne under the circumstances is enough |
TO show the love we bear her She is with |
out fault in the matter
Mrs Stliman, the deserted wife, resides at
Piainfeld, n. J.
A Cloudburst at Elgin.
FLGIN, Ills, July LA cloudburst de |
scended upon this city at noon Rain fell in