Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-30
\ wonAN's CURIOUS ExrERrKxcE.

RUSSELL Colegrove's Wife Sues for Divorce
She Claims TO Have Been vicsimised.
bill hled by Major J. Mcdowell Darlington
for Fife b Colegrovs for an absolute divorce
from Russell Colesrovs recalls the sudden dis
appearance Of the defendant from this city
about two years ago. whom he was threatened
with prosecution for embezzlement Tho
grounds on which she claims divorce are cruel
Treatment abandonment and desertion- Her
maiden name was Effe b Campbell, and she
sets forth that when young girl not eighteen
years OF age she was induced by Colegrove TO
marry him without the knowledge or consent
OF her parents She met him at Cape May
ABOUT three months before their marriage. He
appeared an accomplished man in his manner
hd represented that his father was . man OF
means and that he was engaged in business
WIN MIN and amply able TO support her; that
ne paid her much attention. hattered her in
many ways and finally won her affection
nuneoiAteiy after their marriage, she being
upon visit to her sister in New York at the
ume. ne returned TO her parents in PhiladeI-
Pn.s ana her husband returned TO his parents
In New York, No. 100 East fist street, who now
reside IN TINS city At the end of six weeks she
.n she received message from Colsgrove TO
!ol1 lin IN Jersey City. and spent one week
with MN at Taylor's Hotel, when she returned
again TO her parents, her husband telling her
that her trunk was at the depot When she got
W unaoeipnia mere was no trunk and she
suosequentiy found out that the trunk was held
oy the motel proprietor for the board of her
seii and Colegroye. After remaining at home
perhaps two weeks she went back TO New York
10 see Colegroye and found him engaged in
what was called an intelligence business. He
represented to her, she states. that he was in
great pecuniary stress aud needed money 70
pay his clerks.
GAVE HIM HER JEwEIRY
She handed to him a ruby and diamond ring
which was present to her from her father.
This ring he pawned- The same evening he
came in and stated that he had to refund GER
tain money given him by his customers. She
mad 70 which her father had given her and
gave him that. Again, on the same dnv he
said 1t was necessary to have more money and
she told him she had none. She relates how he
gradually got from her her other rings. After
her return home telegram reached her ad-
dressed TO Mrs. Russell Colegroye which was
the nrst lntimation her parents had of the mar
rage This telegram urged her to come inn
mediateiy to New York, as her husband
was dangerously III. Upon her arrival in New
York, she said, she found that be was arrested
and In the Tombs. His father told her 5000
was necessary to obtain bail or for his release
and asked her If she could get the money.
or II her father could supply it. "Not know
ing what to do, and not wishing my father 10
KNOW my distress and perplexity." she says,
telegraphed TO him that wished the money
70 set my husband up in business. now see
the error OF this deception, but il was to pro-
tect the man that i had married Nv father
said he could not conveniently spare the money,
Out said he would try to raise il for me in some
way, his father succeeded IN obtaining bail"
ohe tells how she obtained $50 from an aunt
TO assist her husband and how her father
came on, without any knowledge of
what mad transpIred, and at her re-
quest set her husband up in business.
paying for the furniture and fixtures in the
once, and one months rent in advance. In
about week his mother told her that another
warrant OF arrest had been obtained for Cole
grove ana that II was necessary that he should
leave the city that evening. She saws he fed
from the city, the business was broken up and
she was left in the hotel without the board bin
being paid, all her jewelry being gone. even
her opera glasses taken by him. She sent for
her father, who Immediately came on, and the
conduct of her husband was then made known
to him for the first time. He recovered her
1eweiry from pawn and her trunk from Tay-
lors Hotel subsequently she went to Cole
gr owe again at Chester, Pa, and her father
again furnished him an Office and started him
In business. In a short time she saws. he was
arrested again and her father went upon his
bail again Again, at her earnest request, he
started him up in business the third time.
He was arrested again, she says, and her father
came to his relief again.
HER EXPERIENCE IN WASHINGTON.
She says she consented to come to Washing
ton upon his promise that he would do better
and his representations that his father was TO
appoint him general superintendent OF trans
portation lines in this city. She came to his
fathers resid ence, she says, and spent one
month there, for which his father afterward
demanded pay for board. He took her then
to Mrs. Reeds boarding house on L near 9TH
street. He then, the bill states, went into bust
ness on 18th street with Mr.. Sloan and en-
ployed Mr.. johnson as his clerk, demanding
a deposit of Mr.. johnson of several hundred
dollars. This money. she SAYS, he was accused
OF embezzling and she is informed q warrant
was issued for his arrest At this time she hap
pened to be visiting her parents. Notwith-
standing the sacrifices she had made for her
husband and his. she said, she was made the
subject of accusations by them.
This, she said. almost broke nv heart. I
was rendered almost delirious; it has greatly
affected my health. became convinced that
/ had been entrapped into a marriage with a
man absolutely abandoned-so far abandoned
that am convinced and my whole family that
he is beyond the hope of reformation"
She states that since March, 1885, she has not
seen Colegrove or had any association with him
as husband and WIFE, She AYERS that he will
fully abandoned and deserted her.