Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-16
NO. 1S7
TWO DIVORCES.
TIE STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS IN TIE JOSIE
DE- MOTT CASE,
The Celebrated Circus Ridtr-li Looks as II he
Former queen Of the Arena Was Acting
PaH-Eya Hamilton is Paralylsd By
Service from Joshua Mann.

PHILADELPHIA, January l5.-There
are unexpected and rather startling de-
velopmentS in the Hines divorce ease
decided on Tuesday. and the proba-
Oliltles point 10 the granting of q new
trial. The Mrs. Allen who, according
to the story Of the libelant. formerly
Josie DeMott, engineered the marriage
and forced Miss DeMott into an unwil-
ling giving matrimonial vows. is now
In the city and states emphatcally that
II was case OF 'Barkis Is willin'" on
both sides, and that she Mrs. Allen
merely acted in the capacity Of friend
and counsellor.
James Ii. lleyerin, the attorney for
Hines, said to-day that he would make
motion for 1 new trial within the time
prescribed for taking such action. and
that Mrs. Aliens deposition would be
presented in support OF the motion.
When asked why his client had not ape
peared at the trial. Mr.. lleyerin replied
that he had no doubt but that Hines
had been persuaded not To oppose the
granting OF a divorce AT the present
time and that his appearance might bee
looked for in ease OF rehcaring. Mrs.
Allen is reported As saying that Miss
DeMott is filling a double role on the
judicial stage, and that. while protest
ing positive aversion for her guardian
husband, this is merely big play car
ried on in order 20 spoil the plans of
those who We're directly responsible for
the commencement OF the proceedings
in divorce.
Mrs. Hines is known in the circGs ar
ena as Josie DeMott. When she was ON
the witness stand she said that she had
known Hines only two months previous
10 their marriage. She saw him gener-
ally on the street and In front OF the
circus tent, around one Of those things
they generally called 'rObbing affair
She was little lOath 10 20 into par
ticulars as TO what the "robbing affair"
was, but finally. under pressure. She
said Hines was connected with the
games that followed the show. especial.
ly the one where three little shells were
used, with three little balls. 81 would
pass him near the table" said he. "W here
these were sometimes rs often as four
times a day. / never knew what bis
name was until one day he paid an the
fares Of the company In street ear boo
one OF the towns whore We were per-
forming Hines did not fell anything.
My father said he was iiNer. That is.
he bought the police and made ar
rangementS IN the towns they visited
that TIM games could be- carried ou
with impunity. He also got the fakir-
who participated in the management of
these little games out OF jail when they
got in there
Continuing, the libelant said that she
first realized what had happened ln her
dazed condition after Mrs. Allen had
told her TO say Eyes" To the magistrate.
Hearing Mr. Hines say that She would
have To marry him, and seeing the mag
istrate there, il seemed 10 her that there
was marriage. She did not hear thr
magistrate ask her whether she would
take Mr.. Hines FOR her lawful husband.
The only thing she heard Wa, when thc
magistrate said: "What are you going
to answcr?n and Mrs. Allen pinched beer
arm and told her 10 answer yes.
Then she realized that there was
marriage ceremony begun aud ended.
No one congratulated her after the mar
riage. They all seemed grave. She ad-
mittod that her husband had been Boo
Europe, and that she had seen him
once in a box while performing in Lon
don, and that she also saw him Boo front
OF the hotel where she was stopping.
but she did not recognize him on either
occasion.
She said that after She went into the
room at the hotel where Mrs. Allen. the
woman who induced her 10 marry Hines.
stayed the door was locked After the
ceremony was performed She went di-
rectly and told her sister The sister 900
once repeated the story to her brother
and he in turn told it 10 his father and
mother. "My father came 90 nae. said
the witness, "and asked: DO you love
this man?' said No lie then asked
me II wanted to live with him and !
said no. lie next said, Are you d yir-
tuous girl? and replied that ! was.
My father then said he would DO all be-
could To aid me- ont OF my difficulty.
The petite little witness then turned
to her counsel and said impressiyely, in
criticism Of her husband: 81 loathe
and despise him and under no cIrcum-
stances will ever live with him