Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01
. LOCAL MELANGE.
How Mrs. Barnes Was Ri
vorced by Her Husband.
SHE WILL FIGHT THE CASE.
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transpired in San Francisco in the early
part of December, with later develop
ments in the first weeks of the present
month, which has been scrupulously
Suppressed by the great dailies of that
city. On December 7th Mrs. W. S.
Barnes, known professionally as Mrs.
Hattie Delaro Barnes, was divorced by
her husband, son of General w. Fl. L.
Barnes, a very prominent and wealthy
San Franciscan, whose name is known
throughout the length of the State. Mrs
Barnes is now in Los Angeles with the
Pearl of Pekin company and twitters
nightly on the boards OF the Los Angeles
theater as one of the four pretty "Ching
Ching girls"
A reporter called upon the lady at the
Westminster. yesterday and was received
graciously and with q warm shake of the
hand. Mrs. Barnes is very pretty indeed
and the good taste Of her quondam hus-
band must have been ass great when he
chose her for wife as his strange be-
havior is now remarkable in the face
of later developments. She has
been much sought after by
managers as strong drawing card,
and visited this city on previous oc-
casion with Nat Goodwin in Hobbies
and Confusion. Her beauty is of the
brunette character, and an artist would
find little in her well-rounded and plump
figure to improve. At the outside she
cannot be over % years Of age, and it is
likely that much smaller figure would
be nearer the mark.
Apropos of Judge Levy's decision in
granting the divorce to her husband,
Mrs. Barnes said "If divorces are OBJ
tanned as easily as that in California,
don't see the use of marriage. I re-
ceived notice when l was in Kansas City
that the case had been eet for December
End, and as 1 was then ill with influenza
l sent on physicians certificates and
begged for time to reach the Coast in
order TO properly defend the case. Judge
Levy paid no attention to my petition,
and after a short postponement of one
week the decree was ordered"
"When did you first meet your hus-
| band, Mrs. Barnes?"
| 'It was in Boston in 1888, while l was
playing 'Pitti Sing in the Mikado at the
Holly-street theeter. We were married
in New York in the early part
of 1889. 1 left the stage when
we were married, and promised
my husband that I would never
return to it. We came to Californis
shortly after, but was not received with
any great degree of warmth
by my husbands relatives, and
they soon managed to send me East.
That was in October last, and Mr.. Barnes
promised that he would follow me as
soon as he could get away, and come
East by way of Portland. 1 arrived
in New York. and received nu-
merous kilograms and letters from
him to the effect that he
would come on Immediately. His
father evidently prevailed on him to stay
in San Francisco, however, for the next
heard of him was that he was very ill.
| thought that wife's place was by her
husbands side under the circumstances,
and hurried back to the Coast. At Og-
den received telegram from his physi-
clan that should come to him at once.
When arrived in the city was warned
by my friends that Mrs. Barnes had
threatened to kill me if 1 called at
the house. went TO General Barnes
and begged to be allowed to see my hus-
band. But he said NO, you can never
pass my Threshold
81 spent several weeks in attempting
to see Mr.. Barnes, but was unsuccessful.
While l WAS in San Francisco met a
lady who was introduced to me as Mrs.
Bell, but who was in reality Mrs. John
Mahoney, the wife of detective, hired
by General Barnes to spy upon me. We
became very warm friends, and she sug-
gested that we go East together; that
she thought she could get two passes.
despaired of ever seeing my husband
again, and agreed to go. During my in.
timacy with her unbosomed myself of
all my domestic troubles and this she
afterwards used against me. In New
York was compelled to take an engage
ment to support myself. and after l re-
ceived notice that my husband had ap-
piled for divorce. l joined the Pearl
of Pekin Company because they were 60
ing west"
"What was the reason for divorce
charged in the complaint"
"Mr. Barnes alleged that had been
cruel to him. Cruelty! Just think of
| it! Mr.. Barnes weighs 205 pounds and
is 6 feet l. The complaint set forth
that had used abusive language to my
husband, and for that reason the decree
was granted. The company arrived in
San Francisco four weeks after the
divorce was granted, bnt was still un-
able to see Mr.. Barnes. wished to
settle some matters with him, but the
General had Gent him down to Santa
Barbara to avoid seeing me-"
"Do you intend to contest the case?'
eyes, I shall leave the Pekin Com
pany as soon as their engagement in this
State is completed and return to San
Francisco. If new trial is refused l
shall appeal the case to the Supreme
Court and make every attempt to obtain
Justice if such thing is possible"
Mrs. Barnes is of the opinion that her
separation and subsequent divorce from
her husband was caused solely by the
maneuverings of General and Mrs.
Barnes, who were very much displeased
at their sons marriage. There is abso-
utely no foundation for the charges in
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