Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19
NOT AFTER A DIVORCE.
TIE WIFE OF CANADA'S POST
MASTER-GENERAL
Tells of Her Unhappy Life-She was Once
the Belle of the DOmlnion-Her
Talk to = Reporter.

New YORK, Oct. lS.-Oyer in East New
York, at No. Is Stewart street, there is Il
little two-stOry wooden cottage which. in
spite of its modest appearance, is al present
the home of the wife of John Haggart, post
master-general of Canada.
Mrs. Haggart is q woman with beautiful
hair, white as ii is possible for hair to be-
come. Her face still has a youthful look,
and in spite of the fact that she is we'll on
toward fifty years of age, Mrs. Haggart Is
still beautiful woman Thirty Years ago
she was Caroline Douglas, the belle OF the
little inland village of Perth, about SIXTY
miles from Ottawa.
As is well known. Mrs. Haggart's life
has been ii stormy one ever since she mar
ried Cdnada'S present poStmaStcr-general.
When she left Ottawa n few days ago and
il became known that she was coming TO
New York or Brooklyn il was Immediately
surmiseG that the object of her trip was to
secure a divorce from her husband, with
whom she has not lived for nearly thir v
years.
A Herald reporter visited the lady last
night and preached the subject to her, when
Mrs. Haggart laughed 4 little bitterly and
said 'Why should | want divorce from
jack Haggart, Id like to know I have
got along without one for nearly twenty
nine years, and think | can do so a little
longer.
Besides, If | wanted divorce from Hag-
CART wouldn't come over into the stat 10
get one. l was married in Canada. and !
should look for my divorce in Canada. too.
The present wife of Mr. Foster one of my
husbands associate officials in the Canadian
government, was divorced here and married
again there, and now she is not admitted 10
Isideau hall.
Besides what good would divorce do
NE anyway? l don't think enough of men
TO care TO marry again. ana | have fine
1,F,
father to my sister and myself. Then l have
money, too, from the estate, and nearly two
years ago began an action against my hus-
band winch never came 10 trial., rs he
agreed to pay me $1,000 4 year. l was sat
isfied with that. though | could have had
5000 had l pressed the suit"
In reply TO 3 question us 10 whether she
had o photograph of herself and husband.
Mrs. Haggart said vehemently:
C''No. | have none here; but II | had and
you could print mine and put alongside Of
it picture of my husband giving ME a pair
OF black eyes the people Of Perth could I'M
derstand and appreciate it, Then print
Jack Haggart'S photograph alongside that
Of Miss Jennie Craig, with one hand hold
ing hers and the other in the governments
exchequer. All Canada would appreciate
that, for my husbands relations with that
young woman We're well understood. She
was employed i'll my husbands department,
and when she went into temporary retire
ment for few months he continued to
draw her salary for her from the govern
ment until the affair ended in au investiga-
ton.
When l married Jack Haggart nearly
thirty years ago. ] was only nineteen. and
could have married about whom I liked in
Perth. He owned Il giist mill there and
other property that made him rich. | went
to live with him at his mothers house. 1t
was not very long before I found that other
women interested him more than [ did. and
that he preferred hotels and bar-ruOmS to
his own home.
1t has been said that | used to frequent
places OF amusement more than | ought af-
ter my marriage.
skating rink, and then ! always went with
Nina Haggart, my husbands sister. The
tickets he gave us for the rink represented
all the money he ever spent on us.
Zone day after my child was born he
struck me. Then left him and went home
to my father. Then when my boy was a
year and a half old my husband came and
tore him from me and hid him. He had
the child brought up on an island and edu-
Gated there by private tutors. He was ten
years old when he came home, and although
everything had been done to ALLEVIATE him
from me. he used to steal away at times to
see his mother He died seven years ago
Everything has been done to catch me in
some indiscretion, but never has one word
been alleged against me either when | have
been abroad or at home. Everything that
has been said about my having made
trouble for my husband or having stood in
the way of his advancement is wholly I'M
true
''Years ago / saved his property from his
creditors by refusing to sign away my right
of dover In fact, the whole story of my
life with John Haggart would i'll book;
but again l say do not want divorce
Mrs. Haggart, however, could give no
plausible reason for her presence mere in
New York just now when divorce proceed
ings would be so detrimental to her hus-