New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23
II & PENDLETON W1NTS HIS MONEY bAOh
THE FORMER MAYOR or FORT WORTH SAYS he
RECEIVED BOGUS DIVORCE PAFLNS '"''-
LEGAL FIRM ~ EHIo CITY

prcrvED BOGUS DIVORCE PAPERS FROM
LEGAL FIRM IN EMS CITY.
v.ut,,, : pcndleton. formerly Mayor of Foi worm.
NJ, - made disclosures in thi, cty "hi'" IVA, '"
a further exposures of the nciaiio"' "",", - -,
div,rce vapefs carried on BY unprhc'Pcu 49,.
NJ pegaleton already has suffered al ',,
,,, through his alleged divorce from his WIG Gnu
49,, tgocnert marriage to a pretty typewriter Oh fo''
III /, ra. mi. nOt0.icy that caused III" "
i.., hi. office Of Mayor, and IT was 10 re'o'o ""
roey that ne paid for his bogus divorce Ad' "o '''"
10 Ncw-York ,.. l. as fellows
Something over wear ago he became oo"' -.
he could 10 longer live happily VII" "'S s.,,od
80 irco,upatlbNtv If temperament ana nc "o'o ~
-. ai,.,rce lie saw in a New-Nork ncWspaPo'
,bc advertisement of Hughes OahhppeH' Com
h. a,Ie 10 secure divorces IN any state az" -
sbem negotiations followed, ana inc H.m', eI
cav. agreed to procure a divorce TOT '-'Y ~.
s-,ucntIy he came to New YORK ana '0,c',.a 81 Coo,
- diyorCc dccrre from the superior court VI O'
-. ~ IN which, the cook County seal was uu''
~1 Nv p.ndlcon wa, surprised that the dlNo''c
WI, obtained in Illinois. Is he SUPPOSE 80, tLo
we're proceeding for 1t m New oih. "' '0 49,
pancr, however the ground ilal Ms "i TSbes FOLD
~ his wife were incorrectly sPcHeN' .''' e -,
him he saws that the error was pToodDN r''No ;" ~"
,..,,. Cicrh,s Office and il would be corc''c"' y
week later Mr. PcudleOn received 'nV P;rPG he took
payi.s altogether 10 the firm 4-oo' lo' "'''' ~
NJ pendeton returned Fort Worth he says, a HJ
t,und one Of his children ILL., lie dlu 10, VIZ % he
a. I Ve', worry BY telling hcr OF the diNot"ci 80 on6
COM, ntet TO live with her for ten HohuS, at ia
20 ,t ir, time The child died. during inns |r.'lor II
"a. ole ted Mavor of the city. After the cIu 49,.
he ett Fort Worth having told his " ne I'll uc ui
aid wen! 10 Ncw-uTcHIS Whelc nc ~.,r,,,,t
CnIleu who had preceded him. Inc coup eaon.iOc
IN Tnrt Worth where reports we're clrcultieu chir
rom chicago to the effect that Mr. Fendleton bc
w." Lncn, lie denied this, but the niih oil I'Fsi,'
d Campbell denied having procured di N i was
and a, that all of his friends deserted MN G ri
compccd tO resign his Office and Weh ne nou l,,c
tLn divorce really was fraud he turned O.cI az ~
ri er ne, properly his real wife. the hoIncI VI Lad
"bild~rn leaving Fort Worth with the wOnSu nv ri,
,,orr.cd in New Orleans, and coming 10 Nc" i,
H. avs he is now poor and wants TO get G.c ni,
hack mat he paid 10 Hughes CQmp6elI e;G %c
who is himself a LAWYER protests mat it pod az
nancy To Hughes 4 Campbell In gOou lHVI a." Ino,in,
nectcd a genuine divorce, although he aunlIs @ bsS
flei NO complaint made no afdaVlts, nor lur 5
nv tnstimonT lie called on both Hughes ana camp
he'll YESTERDAY but got no satisfaction -, ,orrcd
W. Durvcc Hughes and Patrick H. CamPDCIii 40 tho
a law firm at No. 800 Broadway, IN july - - raS
membership existing until April, loeO "n'no W,oad
d,ssolycd Campbell took an once al 40, -', Wode
w and Hughes became associated WIN H. a ,oTr,
CsmnbelI said Yesterday that he had n" knGMIoU a
wbatnver of Mr. PendletOn's affairs. tla husn -. a.
tended 10 the divorce and that NJ, VIZ arraar
innocent Of any wFOngdOng. Hughes dlu 'o' me-
at his 0ficc Yesterday. and Mr. Wade VII : vel,
emnloyed him A. a clerk a salary OF 20 a VII" tn
G i've M Information as TO his whereabouts Inc
seal was made for Hughes by John NancOuI,, 10
NJ the Nassau Print Works, No. go fuIt 10. po,din
court proceedings have yet been taken pS MI ~