Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-04
Married Once too Often.
lPittshnrr Times of Tuesday. J

The recent marriage of Charles ;. Mas
sew of Hazelwood, to Miss Elizabeth A.
Grove, of Butler county, has excited con-
siderable gossip, not only in Hazelwood,
where Massey has been living, but in Steu-
benville, the former home of his parents
Miss Grove had recently been employed IN
Sisley's tailor store on Hazelwcod avenue,
this city. She is pretty girl. The mar
riage ceremony was performed by Rev. D.
Jones at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Miller
of 112 Page street, Allegheny, on July p.
Proceedings in divorce in the case OF
Charles S. Massey and his first wife are
still pending in the Steubenville courts,
and the wife from whom he is seeking leg
al separation, it is said, will insist upon
his punishment for marrying again.
1t is not definitely known where Massey
and mis- wife are at present. Mr.. Massey 5
father, who lives at 1869 Lytle street, said
| that he had no knowledge of his sons sec
ond marriage. He said his son was visit
| ing in Cumberland. C. II. Sisley, for
whom the young wife worked, said that
| the couple had gone to Chicago, while Mrs.
Miller an aunt of the girl, at whose home
the marriage was performed, said that the
| couple udu BOue " OlcNcltuu. u bSiOSA aul
| from Steubenville says:
The Charles s. Massey, of HaZelwood,
| whose notice of marriage to Miss Elisabeth
| A. Grove of Butler county, appeared IN
| last Fridays issue of the Times, was Tor
mer resident Of this city. His father was
| Cyrus Massey, who was prominent con-
| tractor and builder here for years. He
| constructed the city building. There were
| three sons, John, Charles and Horatio
| About 10 years ago the skating rink fevel
broke out and the Masseys erected a rink,
| which the sons managed. Johns wife was
an inveterate skater and became so gay
that he sued for divorce, alleging inhdellty
| and secured his decree.
Not deferred by his brothers i'll fatec
marriage, Charles became infatuated with
Alice Kells, daughter of the then leading
brick manufacturer of the city. He pald
her an ardent cou rting. They met nj ght
" at the skating rink, and Alice always
skated with Charley. He would take hei
home, and if the father was there, there
| would be q scene, because the father
| would ruu Charley away. They were mar
ried Their troubles began then. They
were miserably mated, and from the very
beginning had trouble. This continued
| until about yeBr ago, when the Masseys
| becoming involved, sold out their planning
mill here and moved away. ROBERT Mas
sey, a cousin, appeared upon the scene anc
took up with the wife OF Charles. They
attracted some comment, but nothing wa:
done until last March, when the Massey
moved to Hazelwood. Charley's wife re-
fused to accompany him, but instead wen
| to Chicago with Robert on April IL
Charles began suit in court for divorce, al
leging that his wife was guilty of extreme
cruelty in calling him vile names and OF
4 divers occasions had struck him with he
fist, had beaten him ON the head with
chair and otherwise maltreated him. Hi
cousin Robert was named as the corespon
dent. Service upon the wife was had b.
publication, the petition alleging that sh
was living in Chicago. No further actor
was taken, because the case was not ready
for trial at the last term of court, but Mas
sey's attorney had expected the issue t.
| be tried at the October term, and he wa
more surprised than anyone else to lear
of his marriage.