Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-11
A ROMANTIC TALE.
a WOMAN'S DEVOTION TO HER
HUSBAND.
In Order to Secure His Pardon She Pro-
cures Divorce and Marries Wash
ington Ofiiciai-A Tale Worthy
of Rider Hsggard's Pen,

Officer Bromley yesterday related to a
| GAZETTE reporter a story which, 10 say the
| least. is decidedly interesting and romantic
| in its nature. All the actors in this life
| play save one live in Fort Worth. while
| the other resides in Washington City. The
names Of the persons are withheld by Mr..
Bromley, but both are at present living in
this city
The circumstances are these, which, to-
gether with subsequent events, go to show
the COnstancy and Self-sdcrfcing instinct
of noble woman:
About five years ago there lived in one of
Texas towns man and his wife who had
lived happily together for two years or
more At this time the husband became
acquainted with handsome, dash
ing woman OF easy virtue
though she was not notorious He was
much in her company, and began to SyS-
tematicaily neglect his wife for this adven-
turess, who had dazzled him with
her beauty of face and figure. The
man in question had enemies who had often
before tried 10 work his ruin,
though unknown to him. The woman
for whom he had neglected his
wife was as INSCRIPTIONS as she
was beautiful, and for consideration en-
tered into an agreement with the man
enemies TO ruin him, both socially and po-
litically. A well devised plot was laid and
had her paramour arrested for rape, and so
well was the testimony got up, and so
ably was the case prosecuted with the
money of his enemies, that the result was
verdict of seventeen years in the Texas
penitentiary. The man was imprisoned.
and from that day his faithful wife
commenced trying TO have her hus-
band pardoned. Her efforts were tireless
but were just as fruitless. All her money
was spent in vain effort to secure pardon.
When she had at last about given up all
hope of securing release OF her huS band
she met an official from Washington city
This gentleman soon became enamored OF
the lady and proposed matrimony, assuring
her that if she would get divorce from her
husband he would secure his pardon. The
lady privately told him she had not spark
of love for him, but that she would
procure a divorce from her husband
on the ground of his being
felon, and then marry him, provided he
would abide by his promise. The divorce
was procured and the officer and the con-
vict'S wife were duly married. The cere-
mony once performed the Washington
gentleman forgot his promise, and when re-
minded of it by his wife, who was wife in
name only, he remarked that her erstwhile
husband was doing very well and
there was no need of hurry. He showed
no disposition toward making an effort to
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promised to help, and the lady
whom he had married left him and
came to Fort Worth. This WAS about
four years ago and she has lived in retire
ment in this city since she left the Wash
ington official. He has each month
sent SO for her support. Not
once did she relinquish her efforts to secure
a pardon for her husband, but gathered I'm
disputed evidence to show the char
acter of the woman on whose state
ment he was convicted, she pre-
scented them to Governor Hogg, and impor-
tuned him without ceasing to pardon
her husband. The governor could not
withstand the justice of her appeal
and finally about two weeks ago he sue
cumbed to the wife's entreaties and gave
the man his freedom. He was, however,
no longer the husband of the woman
who had worked tirelessly that he might be
free man again, and she was the wife of Il
man whom she despised. She cannot Sc
cure divorce from the Washington
man, because she has no ground upon which
to base her claim for such proceeding. She
was neither abandoned, nor has he failed to
support her On the other hand she
abandoned him, and he has provided plenti-
fully for her support. The lady still is at
tached devotedly to her divorced hus-
band, and is nearly distracted, not knowing
what course to pursue under the circum-
stances. How the matter will terminate
can but be a source OF interest to all.