Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-08
SHE WAS AN ADVENTURES.

to Eleanore Gilmore, in Philadelphia, in
1856, revals remarkable story of the
infatuation of a susceptible artist for his
beautiful model, followed by marriage
and the rude awakening from the ro-
nance when gullible husband found
that he was the victim of siren as de-
signing as she was charming, who did
not scruple to encompass spurious mar
riage and divorce certificates in order
that she might be his wife.
Dunk in 1882 was one Of Philadel-
pbia's leaders in the art world, in
which Bohemianism played some part.
He was president o. the Sketch Club, a
director in the Art Club and prominent
in the literary circles of the Quaker
city. He had fine studio, and as he
often painted from life he one day ask
ed his friend Frederick L. Pitts, q
brother artist, if he knew of young
woman of faultless form and face who
would like to pose for him.
Pitts introduced to him Miss
Eleanore Gilmore, and as she pleased
Dunk's artistic eye he engaged her to
display her charms SO that they might
be transferred to canvas. Business rela.
tions between the two were succeeded by
feelings of friendship, and after time
Eleanore confided to the sympathetic
artist that she was deserted wife, cast
of by Irwin Claus, and that she was
obliged to enter his studio in order TO
gain her daily bread.
He was all the more ready to believe
this, as she showed him a marriage GER
tifcate, signed by DR.. Pepper, of the
Central Methodist Episcopal Church, of
Philadelphia. Six weeks after she gave
birth to child in st. Matthew's Lying
in-Hospital, but her forlorn condition
only served to render the artist more
interested in her.
Love succeeded his concern, and ad-
miration for his engaging, though un-
fortunate, model, and finally he pro-
posed marriage The other husband
was the only obstacle, but Eleanore
brushed away that impediment by 60
ing to Brooklyn and returning with di-
voice papers signed apparently by
Judge Pratt, of the Kings County Su-
preme Court. The course oflove could
then run smoothly enough, and the ro-
mantle attachment began in Bohemia
was sealed by wedding at her aunt's
house, in TweliGh street, in the city of
Brotherly Love. She was artistic in
taste, too, and she cultivated her desire
for distinction in the histrionic line by
taking lersons at several schools OF act
ing while her husband worked away
n fI,a aocoi
They lived in apparent perfect enjoy
ment until 1889, when Durk discovered
that his wife held her VOWS lightly.
Wishing, however, to avoid the dis
grace of bringing suit for divorce on
scaudalous charge, he, through his at
torney, Allen w. Gangewer, agreed to
allow her to secure the decree from
him by alleging desertion. In her al
legations, however, she falsely alleged
that he had deserted her for two years,
which, it seems, was not the case. His
LAWYER, however, said that to avoid
complications it would be better to al
low her 10 get the divorce, though she
had committed perjury.
Durk was too glad to be rid of her to
bubble about the means, and be con-
tinued to pay his wife alimony and
tried to forget the painful denouement
to his studio Irritation in increased de-
votion to art. He is impressionable,
however, and eighteen months ago met
his second fate and he determined once
more to tempt the rapids of matrimony.
He became heir in the meantime to
100000, and he learned in the mean
while that the divorce could be reopen
ed by third party on account OF his
wife's alleged perjury. This deter
mined him TO cut loose all the bonds
and, as he had heard various unpleas-
ant rumors as to his wife, he determin-
ed to do what he should have done at
first, investigate her career thoroughly.
No man in Philadelphia was more
startled than he when he found that
there was no record of his wife's mar
riage or divorce to Claus either In Phil
adelphia or Brooklyn, and that Mr..
Claus freely acknowledged that she
was never his wife.
Dunk was then convinced that he
was the dupe of a designing adven-
turess, and year ago he brought suit
to annul his marriage with her on the
ground of Misrepresentation and fraud.
In the meanwhile he had taken studio
at No. 80 Chambers street, Philadel-
phia. Evidence accumulated as to the
fraudulency of the papers and her
numerous liaisons, and everywhere he
went he was startled by tales of his
wife's doineS.
She brazenly denied all his allega-
tions, however, and succeeded in hav-
ing the case put off frequently till
short time ago, when she went to
Europe and failed to appear to defend
herself.
It seems she married, not long ago,
the son ofa prominent manufacturing
chemist in Philadelphia, and with him
she is now doing the Continent,
She is a plump blonde, with very
winning ways and face and figure
that Invariably draw Y. Herald.
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