Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-29
MARRIED FOR GOLD
1t Not Materializing, the
Widow Wants a Divorce.
WAS IT A PRACTICAL JOKE ?
Mrs. Huchenbergers Predicament After
Her Plunge for Wealth.

Herbert j. SecOrd Wanted a Wife So that
He Could Secure His Inheritancs of
$4,000, 900. Promising Large sum to
Any Woman Who Would Marry Him
He Got a Wife, but Failed to Keep HIS
Promise.
CHICAGO, Dec. 90. Mrs. Herbert j.
Secord-or, as she is known in Chicago,
Mrs. Minnie Huchenberger-is trying to
find out why she married her husband.
Mr.. Herbert J. Secord lives in Pack
waukee, Wis, and the wife lives at No.
231 North State street, this city. She
cannot decipe whether her husband is a
confidence man or a practical joker.
Six months ago Secorl wrote to At
torney Melford ]. Thompson, of this
city, announcing that he was heir to II
fortune of nearly $2,O0O,0 0J, and that
he wished to marry.
But there were conditions attached to
his Inheritance of the cash. The cOndi-
tions were that he should be married by
December 3, 1891. Hence his desire to
secure a wife and to secure one spec lilly.
To induce the lawyer to aid him,
Secord said that he would give MIN
81, 200 fer his services when the wedding
ceremony was performed. The matri-
monial agency business was a little out
of Lawyer Thompson's line, but the big
fee was an inducenent.
The attorney was acquainted with IA
bright, blonde widow, Mrs. Huchen-
berger. He preached the subject To ner.
She was young, good looking and
seemed in every way woman tUat
would suit Secord. Besides, the requi
sites demanded by the wife seeker were
not hard.
He merely desired to fulfill the condi
tions by which he could receive the
property and would be content with ii
woman who would be his wife in name
only. To find Il woman who would be
content with IA husband in name only
was what he wan Jed. OF course, the
woman would expect some satisfaction
for the chnu-. of her name, SO he kindly
offered to g.Ne her - 900 for the trou-
BILE of going from \ .ai-sI to P.lclwlu-
kee and having the cerothJ y perform ii.
The young widow was willing al or
the chance of marrying the supposed
gold mine agreed to give the attorney
81, 900 when she shout receive her - }, =
| 900.
Dec. 3, the last lay on which the vel
| ding could take place, ACCORDING 10 Sc
cords statement, was rapidly approach
| ing, and he must have the wife or lose
| the fortune But i'll his haste to secIte
| Tue NlLS u6 lOESOb Ill luz l)OI pax -
| that of sending any money to the yOuIg
widow to enable her TO go to Pack Wan
| kee.
| Lawyer Thompson was satisfied That
| Secord's claims were true, AMI tha5 Cne
| fact that he sent Eo money WA, Il lners
| oversight. When Dec. came no money
| had been received from S.cOrd. WlIOW
| Huchen berger had cash, but she did not
intend to spend it.
! She was willing to marry Il mIu for
$50, 600 cash down, but she dad not in
tend to put up any cash. SO Lawyer
| Thompson's creduIity ami good nature
were brought into play AMI ne advanced
| the necessary money.
| The widow Went to Pack wnuNee, WAS
| met at the depot by SecorI anI ma. rIti
! the same night. The bride groom Oegta
to act queerly, and gave the imprersip Il
TO his friends that his wife We very
wealthy. She asked him for het so, .
00U and he put her Off. Inca she got
mad and the next morning returned 10
| Chicago
''S.nce l came back" said she, Law
| yer Thompson hal uln locG4u up, AL
| they said that he wa worth about 500
in cash and had nearly the SAM A:nou g
i'll debts due him. Where Tue -, JJJ,
900 bcGuest comes in uon'J kuow. lie
has written me Il dozen letuers asking
me to return, but l viii not. l dom I
| know what to do-s.5 II divorce,
guess.