The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-10-16
WANTS NO DIVORCE
SO Says the Wife of Canada'5
Postmaster General.
SHE IS NOW IN NEW YORK CITY.
Denies the Story that She Cams to This
Country for Separation.

Mrs. John HRESArt Tells OF the Thirty
Years " Her Married Lifs--Psrssoution
by Her Husbaud--Ho Attempts 20 Take
Away Hsr child--ETerts to BIaOksp Her
Good Name How She Saved HaEEArt's
PrOPorty--An IntersstinR Story.
New YoRK, Oct iB-In East New
York on Stewart street there is little
two-story wooden cottage which, in SPITE
Of its modest appearance, is at present
the homo Of the wife Of John Hagsart,
the Postmaster General Of Canada.
Mrs. Haggart is woman with beau
tiful hair, white a. it ia possible for hair
TO become. Her face still has youth
full look and in spite of the fact that she
is well on toward 30 years OF age. Mrs
Haggart is still a beautiful woman.
Thirty years ago she was Catherine
Douglas, the belle Of the little inIand
village Of Perth about so miles from Ot-
tawa.
As is we'll known Mrs. Hagpart's life
has been stormy one ever since she
married Canada's present Postmaster
General When she left Ottawa few
days ago and it became known that she
was coming to New York or BROOKLYN
II was Immediately surmised that the
OBJECT OF her trip was to secure divorce
from her husband, with whom she has
not lived for nearly 30 years
When reporter brOached the subject
of divorce to her yesterday, Mrs. Hag-
CART laughed a little bitterly and said
why should l want divorce from
Jack Haggart, ia like to know? ! have
got along without one for twentv-nine
years, and / think l can do so a little
longer
"Besiles, if wanted a divorce
wouldn't come over into the States TO get
one. was married in Canada too.
The present wife of Mr. Foster ono of
my husbands associate officials in the
Canadian Governments was divorced
here and martied again there, and now
she is not admitted to Bideau Hall.
Besides, what good would a divorce
do me anyway ! don't think enough of
men to care to marry again and [ have
a line house of my own in Ottawa left
by my father to my sister and myself
1H5n ! have money, too, from the estate
and nearly tw years ago ] began an ac-
zion against my husband which never
came to trial, as he agreed to pay me
81, 600 year. 1 WAS satisfied with that,
though ! could have he'd $3 900 had l
pressed the suit.
"When | married jack Taggqrt near
ly 30 years ago ] was only l9 and could
have married whom l liked in Perth.
He owned a grist mill there and other
property that him made rich. l went TO
live at his mothers house. 1t was not
very long before 1 found that other
women interested him more than
did and that he preferred hotels and
barrooms to his own home.
''lt has been said that l used to fre-
quent places Of amusement more than
] ought after my marriage.
1.-THE only place | ever went to was
the skating rink and then / always went
with Nina HagZart, my husbands sis
ter. 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 l left him and went
home TO my father. Then when my bo
was a year old my husband came
and tore him from me and hid him. He
had the child brought up on an island
and educated there by private tutors
He was 10 years old when he came home,
and although everything had been done
90 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 indiscretiou, 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 advance
men is wholly untrue.
years ago l 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 fill book; but again / say
do not want divorce -
Mrs. Haggart, however, gives no
plausible reason for her presence here in
New York just now when divorce pro-
csedings would be so detrimental to her
husbands interest.
Denies the Killing