St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-25
TORE THE LICENSE.
Capt. Torcott Promises Hereafter
to Cleave to His Lawful Wife.
Denver Times.

to CleaVe to His Lawful vie.
Denver Times.
A romance in real life is the story of
the separation and reuniting of Cyprian
Torcott, a retired captain in the French
navy. and his wife Mary. After three
years of absence, of patient toilaand
faithful duty on the wife's part: of for
gettulness, Inconsistency and finally love
for another on the husbands, the two
were brought face to face yesterday
afternoon and to-day are living happily
together. The chance meeting has
cheated hedivorce court, saved a mar
rage fee, and given to a mother and
three children the long-lost head of the
family. 1'<
Three years ago Torcott, who has
made and lost a dozen fortunes, who
has served in Africa as captain of a
French man-of-war, and has owned and
commanded Ocean-sailing vessels, found
himself in Denver a poor man again.
His wife and two children were sent
home on visit to the Wife'S mother,
near Montreal, Canada, and TOrcott
went to work at the bottom of the lad
der He is a Skillful blacksmith. and
secured a position where he earned IS a
day on the new capitol building. This
position he held until a few days ago,
when he went into business for him
self.
Letters between the husband and wife
were few and lar between, and at last
ceased altogether. The wife says her
letters to her husband were returned
unopened. The husband says he never
received any answers 10 his epiStles.
Their lives drifted as far apart as their
personalities.
Mrs. Torcott, who is highly educated
and cultured woman, supported her
three children-a second girl was born
upon her arrival East-by teaching
French, English and music. -.
She lived with her husbands parents
near Montreal. Torcott, however, grew
in love with lady of this city. She re-
turned his affection with ardor, and
when an acquaintance told her TOrcott
had wife, she said she didn't care if
he had a dozen. She loved him and
would marry him.
Through Lawyer Early divorce pro-
ceedings were begun. Torcott alleged
that his wife deserted HIM in Boston,
and summons was mailed to her in
that city. 1t was returned undelivered.
The divorce mill was grinding quietly
and with dispatch and Torcott was so
sure that everything was all right that
he secured from the county clerk new
marriage license. 1t was his intention
to marry his new love on the evening of
the day when his expected divorce was
granted.
But fate interposed. A friend of the
wife wrote to her of the divorce pro-
ceedings and engaged Attorney FL. B.
O'Reilly to look after her interests. He
secured an order of the court allowing
the wife 500. Torcott. would not pay
this, and began to regret his haste. He
of the divorce.
Lawyer O'Reilly sent for him yester..
day, and Torcott arrived at the office in
the Good block promptly at 2 o'clock.
He was elegantly dressed. and showed
he is man of refinement and educa-
ton. The lawyer told him the divorce
proceeding would cost him $500 before
he got through, aud TOrcott threw up
both hands.
just then there came knock at the
door. and TOrcOtt was asked to open it.
He did so, and there on the threshold
stood his wife and two little girls, one of
whom he had never seen before. The
sight melted the faithless husband COM
pletely. The wife fell upon his neck
and both wept like children. The little
ones were clasped in fathers strong
arms, and the family walked out of the
office united.
They are living with Toroott's brother
at the corner of Thirteenth and Alta
streets to-day.
The divorce proceedings will be
dropped, and there will be no second
wedding. Torcott has torn up his mar
rage licence, and says he is to-day the
happiest man in the world. Lawyer
O'Reilly is out nice fee, but smiles
contcntedly whenever the matter is
mentioned, conscious of having per-
formed good action.