The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-11
WHO'LL BE THE NEXT?
LOTHARIO HAGOOD SOUGHT By
ANOTHER CLAIMANT.

Viola Rein Says She Married the Major
IN Jacksonv!lle-She is in Savannah
With a Certified Copy of Her Mar
risge License and on Track Of Her
Ex-Husband.
Another claim upon the affections and
pockss-book of the gay aud multi-married
Maj. Hagood, who created 80 many sensa-
lions in Atlanta in a brief space of time,
has appeared IN Savannah and is very de-
sirous of learning the whereabouts of her
erstwhile lord and husband.
The second Richmond upon the field
bears strong credentials in the shape Of her
marriage certificate from the ordinary OF
Duval county, Florida Her maiden name
was Viola Rein, and at the time the major
crossed her path she was cash girl in res
taursnt at Jacksonville.
THE sERPENT's SMILE.
Not a ripple broke the calm Of her daily
life in the Jacksonville restaurant, she says,
until one day Mai J. H. Hagood, as be gave
his name. took a meal there, became a
regular customer, made her acquaintance,
and on Dec. 3, 1891. married her at the
Office Of Justice Fox Of Jacksonville.
I'VE lived together happily for a few
days." she says, "when the major brought
his two children 20 the European hotel where
we were stopping in Jacksonville and asked
that take care Of them for him. / agreed,
aud few days later, just two weeks after
we had been married, he skipped out and
left me. followed him to Savannah, leAy-
ing the children, found him here, and we
registered at the Marshall house together.
In day or two be skipped out again
and went, as / suppose, to this other Sa-
VannRh woman who claims to be his wife
l heard nothing more Of him until recently
when learned of his escapade in Charles
ton, where l went Immediately only to find
him gone.
PRODUCED her CREDENTIALS.
81 then came to Savannah and put my
case in the hands Of Justice Elsinger He
asked me If could produce my marriage
license, and wrote 80 Florida for a certi-
fed copy, which you see there.n
The certified copy of the marriage license
and certificate produced by Mrs. Hagood,
number goodness knows how many. comes
from Justice W. H. Baker OF Jacksonville,
and Is addressed to Mrs Viola HaRood, care
Justice Elsinger. 1t shows the marriage of
j. II. Hagood and Viola Rein, Dec. 3, 1891.
SAYS HE Is THE SAME MAN.
The newly-found Mrs. Hagood describes
the major according to the Newspaper &C
counts of him which have been going the
rounds, and says he was a handsome man,
of about 90 years old, and apparently with
plenty of money.
"He claimed TO have come from Pennsyl-
vania, and had baggage checked from points
in that state. He used TO get money from
some woman In Chicago and believe that
the money was his, and he put it in her hands
to keep his numerous wives from getting
hold OF it through the courts. He was a
good-looking man, and didn't show his age
81 am confident that he is the same man,
as the newspaper descriptions tally exactly
with the man 1 married, and he told me
that his wife was dead and that he wanted
some one TO comfort him and help care for
his children. He also stated that a woman
in Chicago had bis money in trust for him
and that the frequent letters he received
were from her.
WILL PROSECUTE HIM IF CAUGHT.
II have put my case in the hands Of
Judge Elsinger, and shall prosecute Hagood
for desertion and bigsmy as soon as | can
catch him. God knows how many women
he has duped, and l will make him pay
dear for it If 1 catch him. / can get the
money to prosecute the case, and all I want
to do is to find the major"
In the meantime the new Mrs. HaRood
has taken up her residence in Savannah and
will await Developments.
WILL SHE CATCH HIMl
Whether she will catch the gay Lothario
or not remains to be seen, as he has proven
too smooth for the other vic
Tins who have been searching for
him up to date. She says, however, that
she can obtain the necessary money, and
realizes that the hardest job will be to se-
cure the defendant in the suit she proposes
to bring.
Justice Elsinger says he will look into the
matter and take whatever steps are neoes-
sary to secure the major, il such a thing be
possible. He thinks Mrs Hagood has
strong case and advises her TO push it.
The majors life appears to be a gay
school for scandal, and it seems that he has
not yet tided over all his difficulties.