St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-22
PAID $4,000 FOR HIM
a New York Woman Pays an
Extraordinary Price for
an Ordinary Man,
From Whom She Is Now Max
ing a Fierce Fight for a
Divorce.
ae Is Thrown Into Jail Be-
cause He Refuses to Put
Up $500 Alimony.
Lawyers in Possession Of
Some OF the Wife's Very
Elusive Letters.

New YORK, Dec. 2l.-The progress of
aStrange romance of love. hatred and
cruelty has been interrupted by the in
generation i'll Ludlow street Jail of
Winfred ). Shaw, an affable young man
who has been gathering only a small
part of his experience in life behind the
counter of the broadway dry goods store
ot James McCreery Il Co. The walls of
.he prison will hot open and disclose the
form of young Mr.. Shaw to view until
ne consents to pay 800 alimoay due his
wife pending the trial of her suit
against him for limited divorce, on the
ground of cruel and inhuman treat
ment. Mrs. Shaw also has suit
pending to recover from her hus-
band property in the village of
Mount Vernon, bought with money OBJ
-ained from her two days before her
marriage. The queereSt part Of the
story IS in reference to the circum-
stances under which Mr.. Shaw got
this money, over $4,000 in all. Mrs.
Shaw is the daughter of John K. Smith,
who IS SAID TO be well-to-do dealer in
building stone. According to Shaw's
statement she followed him around per-
SSting in declarations of undving love
and appealing to him to permit her to
become his wife. He told her he did
not love her. wherein she offered to
give him every cent she possessed if he
would marry her. Frequently, according
TO his sworn statement, she freely offered
him her entire property, consisting of
$1,000, left her by Mir. Murray, her first
husband. lie tried to avoid her, but
she
Begged His Steps
and overwhelmed him with vehemently
ELUSIVE letters. many of which are in
the custody of the lawyers. In one let
ter she threatened to commit suicide
unless he married her. In another she
offered to immune herself in a convent
and remain there until lie was ready to
take her. On Jan. Is. 1887, he ran away
to avoid her, but she followed him to
the Catskills, and when he walked out
In the moonlight she ran after BIN aud
prayed to him to love her. He told her
he could not love her and asked her not
to make such a noise, as some one
might imagine a murder WAS being
committed. She represented to him
that she had $4,000 Early in July,
1887, she wayiaid him on Fourth
avenue and One Hundred and
Sixteenth street and again i'm
plored him to give her his love. He
told her he could not make love to or
der. He finally capitulated, and on
July 20, 1887, Shaw ana Mrs. Murray
were married. Three days before that
she drew from several savings banks
the sum of Sl4.6S0.40, the money left
her by her first husband, and it was i'll
consideration OF this money, Shaw al
legeS, that the marriage took place.
Shaw and his wife lived an unhappy
life. and she sued for separation He
says he will stay in jail until doomsday
rather than reiinquIsh his claim 10 he
late Mr.. Murray's savings. Under the
law he can be kept in Jail three months.
He was at one time president of the
Metropolitan Rowing association. 1t is
alleged that Shaw wears the late Mir.
Murray's gold watch and chain.