The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-21
THIRTEEN FATAL TO HER.
Mrs. Degnan WOOed Thirteen Months
and the Honeymoon Lasts Thirteen


From the New York World.
Ida l.. Dean, a blonde young woman. had
been employed eight years by the Good
year Rubber Company, and was IN charges
OF one Of their New York stores when sh0
was wooed and won by Matthew L. Deg
nan, widower. 30 years old. and the fath-
er of four grown up daughters. After ~
oourtship lasting thirteen months the
Rev. David l.. Fleming married the couple
al the residence Of the brides parents, No.
1918 Gates avenue, Brooklyn, April 25 1894.
Mr.. and Mrs. Degnan went to live I'm AZ
Hat owned by the husband, at No. 5e6 Gem
trail avenue, Brooklyn.
The thirteen months OF wooing was fol,
lowed by thirteen days Of honeymoon and
ended there on the thirteenth day of her
married life Mrs. Degnan left her husband,
and he a short time afterward notified the
public that he would not be responsible
for any debts contracted by her. Yester-'
day, thirteen months after the marriage.
word was received from Guthrie, Okla,
that Mr.. Degnan had taken up a residences
there and had commenced a suit for abso-
lutte divorce on the ground of desertion..
His counsel is Isaac Foster, OF No. A Court
street. Strange enough, Mr. Foster, who
lives at No. 1886 Halsey street. during the
thirteen months Of his clients wooing oe
Miss Dean, often called on that young wo-
man In company with Mr.. Degnan.
The plaintiff in the divorce suit six
years ago retired from his shoe business
at No. 1875 Broadway. Now again comes
In the fateful number for he owned thir-
teen houses in this city He collected his
own rents and on or about the thirteenth
Of the month collected the rent from Mrs,
Degnan, who lived In one of his houses.
He met his future wife on one of these
occasions, and soon began his campaign
Of love, which lasted thirteen months.
Miss Dean occasioned much surprise
when she called on her friend, Miss May
g. Knoder Of No. GA South Ninth street.
then and now employed by the Goodyear
Rubber Company at No n Broadway, and
Informed her that She was going TO be
married. She asked Miss Knoder to be
a bridesmaid and received her consent. At
the marriage ceremony the bride was Civ
en- away by her brother-in-law, Thomas
Dennis. At No. 556 Central avenue fat
had been elegantly furnished, and the
couple went 10 live there. What hap
pened is not definitely known, but on May
s. thirteen days afterward, Mrs. Degnan
left her husband and returned TO her pa
rents. Sine then she has been employed
at No. II Broadway, but on last Saturday
resigned her position. The fiat when the
bride left was Immediately closed, and TO
this day is untenanted.
The gorgeous furniture is inches deep
in dust, and desolation rsigns supreme.
Degnan himself went to live with his mar
ried daughter, Mrs. Dorsey, and a single
daughter, Annie, an invalid, at No 413
Evergreen avenue. His property which
Is estimated at 100000, he conveyed to An
ME. 1t is alleged for a nominal considera-
ton. and on Jan. Is of this year left, much
broken down in health for visit west
I1F.r la, t,,t
at home when a World reporter called
last evening, but her sister said: Ida
says that her husband treated her cruelty.
and she was advised not TO live with him.
Since then she has practically been an i'm
valid"