The sun., 1895-05-27
LOVE DISOWNED BY BOTH.
THE PAINTER,s TWO WIVES MEET
OpER Yrs DEAD B0DF.

ne Haa Five Children By the First and ts,x
By the gecona-Pninters' Union Pays HE
Funersl Expcnses-Fstaiiy Iniured While
nt Work In MIR. Gerry's New House.
Thomas Lovo, boss painter. who was fatally
injured whle at work in Elbridge T. Gerry's
now house at Fifth avenue and Sixty-first
street week ago, was claimed by two wives
few hours after his death In the Presby teran
Hospital. The women mot for the first time
over tho painters dead body. Their meeting
made known that the painter had been tho
father OF eleven children, i've by wife No,
and the remainder by Mrs. Love No. 2. None
of the latter is yot ten years old.
A son by the first wifo and throo OF the chill
dren by the second frst knew of each others
existence when their mothers met in the room
at the hospital in which lay their fathers body.
After comparing notes the two Mrs. Love re-
fused to have anything to do with the dead
mans body, and he'd II not been for the New
York Painters Union. of which he was mem
Der. Lovo might have been buried in Pottcr's
Field.
Love. who was AZ years old received a COM
pound fracture OF the skull by falling from
scaffolding on the third floor OF Mr.. Gerry's new
Fifth avenue house, on May go He was
moved to tho Presbyterian Hospital. where he
died on the following day. When 10 years old
Love was taken into the family of Joseph
O'Halloran, boss painter, who lived at 3l4
East Thirty-fourth street. O'Halloran taught
the young man his trade, and the latter recip-
rocated by falling in love with and marrying
tho daughter OF his benefactor. That was
twenty.four years ago. Five children were
born to the pair, four Of whom died. The ffth
whose name 10 George. is 90 years DID,
Ten years ago. after the death of his fifth
child, Love left his homo morning, and did
not return. His wife finally decided that ne
was dead and went to live with her father in
her @ brother. joseph oHalloran. S succeeded % % his
in Of ri The NEW
%SE Of 1hs to
striking resemblance to his supposed dead
brother.in n-law. When he spoke to him the man
became confused and avoided the young painter.
sister I Of his discovery she said that. I as Love W.,
about him she ended the matter by resnmns
her maiden name. Love appeared from time to
o'HaIoran avoided one another. .' '''i' ''' "'N
e. hG5 %Sss S
sister she said that It was her duty to give her
husband a decent burial. and. accompanied by
hospital. pit I'' 'n1 ' '0e' 'Ae'' '"' "eA' 'H'
Upon entering the room where the body lay
ments for the funeral had already been com
pleted. In the room were two other women and
three small children all Of whom were crying
bitterly. When Mrs. Love entered they stopped
crying and lS at ss her r, a1Sestenabl
hss Sc that hs t5s
body of your father"
The man saa that his
was in the room when Mrs. Love entered want
ed to know why she came there.
I've come to claim my husbands body" said
she "and here is the undertaken"
The woman looked startled;
This isn't your husb band" she said This
is the body Of Thomas Love-"
Mrs Love walked across the room and looked
at the dead I'd, man. an ,,,, aha. .co,,. .,,. :.
your father"
"You must be mistaken" said the other
woman. HE is the father Of my three chill
dren;I ,. A., ,. -, .ur r,, ., ,,,., NJ. 1..
do you want to known"
because he married me fourteen years be:
fore then" said Mrs Love. He has been bad
man"
Mrs Love No. 2 collected her children:
he knew what thought Of him!"
@ Then she 10 followed owed Mrs Love No; l.; ...
T.!o No. l had told her story. Mrs. Love No. 2
told hers. She said that she married Love when
shs was 10 years old, and he was 30 He had
hard and good
had had SIX children. Love hadn't missed
night away from home during the ten years.
But didn't he ever tell you hc had been mar
F':o 1d the the se o.se1 mi he didn't and won't
have anything more to do with him."
!" Nor T." said NJ. l. I'm going home"
The Panters' Union buried Love in Calvary
Cemetery on Thursday.