The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-11-24
Neal Obtains a Divorce From
His First Wife,
BY Virtue of the Action OF a
Colorado Court,

Though He Had Lived IN That State Lees
Than a " ar-Ths Decree Tnousht to bs
w rth ess, Hence tho Question as to
Whether Neal was Freo TO Mary Dora
! Barnett.
n very unpleasant aud dissgroenble task
fell 10 Ine lot OF a NEWS DEMOCRAT man
| tudsy, A disturbance between a husband
| and wife 10 uot au unusu Al occurrence and
! the knowledge that a husband Is unfa.th-
/ ful has Oeen brought home TO many wo'
| mon. The case which came to the report.
ers notice today, however, possesses fea-
| lures which make il at once both interest.
] ing and somewhat UNUSUAL, and the
question arises: us she u wife or not a
| Tife?n
In February Of this year, Francis Weida
! and fanny removed frOm Canton to
! Akron. Iueir daughter. EuzI, vent with
! tn5 family, A glrI ireud uf ucrF, ID .ra
! Barnett,the nineteen year old daughter of
| James Barnett, Uho rssides on "a farm TWO
| miles east of Ihis city, IA Canton town
| snip, wauL along with tde WeldA family
| IN ofh-r 70 nelp them fix up their house.
| The Weida residence wes puE in suape
| anu Eora Barnett remained TO pay visit
| WI,h har friend.
| : uiie there she naturally met number
| "' s"ung men, one of whom took par
| H'u'ar fancy 10 her not unprotty face, and
! aunir-d hsc Innocent, rustic,
though charming manners. The
| young man, whose name J.
| Johu N0al, IS quite HH attractive man OF
good address sud engaging manners. His
! attentions 20 ID Jra we're very mArked q and
| it was evident tnat he was very mucl in
I love with her from the start. his devotion
| TO her vibrated responsive chord in her
heart and they were together great deal
Of the time.
Dora remained in Akron for two or
three weeks aud then returned to- her
home in Canton township, IEe pustof-
fee clerks were KEEP. busy asserting lets
ters between Akron and Canton from
ID )ra to NaAi aud from Neal to the yOung
lady,
Ii March Dora received q letter from
4 her friend Miss Weida 20 the eject that
Neal was a married man and tn t she
should hHye nothing more to- do WITH
him, Later a aecnud letter was received
from Miss Weida. stating that
the story that Neal was mar,
riaRe license some time prior 20 the frat
circulation Of the story but bad baen IN
sue cesGful owing Ia the fact thar tho girl
was not old enough.
This letter allayed all suspicious
in the, ,mind of Dora B.r-
letters from her Aaron aumlr,r. ur
visited her at her coultry home = GU.
of times, and then went to Colorado.
White II" was IN tue West no fTtQu ulIS
wrote TO Dora, and his letters were al!
promptly answered. By this time an
understanding had been arrived at. Neal
had proposed aud Dora had glvcn him ali
atirm alive answer. After an absence of
between six and seven months, Neal
returned to Akron and n short time later
came to Canton and went out TO the home
OF Miss Barnett to see her. The evsntful
day, which was to unite their hearts and
destinies, vas set an Neat went back 20
Akron. He came again about fair time to
see his promised bride and 1t was decided
that there was no occasion for longer
delay. Mr.. Barnett had made inquiries
cen ;ernIng Neal, and was satisfied tnat
he was young man who was worthy the
haud of bis daughter. There were two
The Older, daughter, however,
with her husband. Dora was
therefore the only child remaining 10
cneer the father and mother and make
glad their home in the declining years
OF their life. Mrs. Barnett admired
the man Neal, and he was recommended
by large number of friends. His easy
manners quite won the father and mother
aud they gave their consent to Dora's
marriage without hesitation.
John Neal and Dora Barnett went to
New. Philadelphia, Tuscarawas county,
one bright day in the latter part of last
September and were quietly m married.
On their return to Canton Dora went
back to her home, arrangements having
not yet been completed 1T Akron, by tue
groom, Tor the reception of his bride.
Every week he returned to Canton and
visited his young wife. Thus matters
~ hn -
when
A CLOUD APPEARED
on the domestic horizon. In order 10
fully explain the nature OF the trouble IL
will be necessary 10 transport the reader
TO the Office OF Squire sWIulam
Anderson, in Akron, ONO, when an ac-
ton was brought October %, 1892, against
one John Neal, by his wife Mary S. Neal,
to compel him to support their infant
Guild. When the action was brought, III /.
q -tendant, John Neai, brought forta in an.
swsr, divorce obtained ia Denver. Colo
rado. The case was postponed for few
d tys, but finally the day for the trial ar
lived and sweet, ssd faced little girl
woman, accompanied by her mother,
came into tue presence OF the court, ana
told her sad story. The recital OF her
wrongs wns pathetic in the extreme. She
/ as an infant Elk weeks old, yet is little
more than child herself. Site lives with
her mother, MTs. Selfutb, at 3l3 Washing.
ton street, Aaron, aud at tue home of
Helen PraWl, something over year ago,
| tlcst.met the defendant, John Neal. He
Was q motornan on the Akron street car
line, and ten years her senior. AS he
lived on High street in the vicinity of her
home they met frequently thereafter,
i and Ii did not take him long TO accomp 'ish
her ruin. She then worked for the Wer-
ner Printing company, and her duties