The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-12

ME.iner and Proceeds to Take Her to
the Altar and Pass Her ON a. BIS
spouse-Wife Number One Discovers
the Base Deception and Comes Back
Home to Make Things Warm for Him
Sues to be Divorced from Him.
Denver. Col, Sept. 11.-Lasr Satur-
day Attorney 1. ". stevens Aieu Al l'ic
county court the answer Esld croaS-
complaint OF Mrs. Ella hudson 10 the
divorce complaint flied by ner huSpdho'
James S. Hudson, in June OF 1885. MI
Hudson ds Il wealthy capitalist ana
rromineat Denver club man. AT one
xi,ne he was an extensive ore buyer
and miner, but OF late has not been en-
Kased in active business.
Every situa ton in the story told by
the wife of James 5. Hudson is Ora
matte, every feature unusual 10 fedd
life, and the setting would scarcely
need retouching to hi 1t for the melo-
dramatic stage. There are two herolnss
.sch of whom claims to be the lawful
" welded wife OF the retired capital
ist: but only one hero-or william, Tor
either name may be applied TO the role
MRS, Hudson allOtS TO her husband
Chilef among the charges mddS IN
the cross-complaint Is that MI huo-
son has for the past six years peeh NV
ing a double life and main tanning Two
wives and two separate domestic e5-
Establishments. In Denver the cross
complaint alleges, he posed as the nus
band Of Ellen Hudson, the eross-ceih-
plainant, while In New YORK CITY He
WAS known as the welded partner Oh
one Adelaide McDermott, or Mrs, Adel-
eji., Hudson. as he is said to have ad-
dressed her in his letters, woman
who was formerly modlste IA oa4o-
mons dry goods store on SlHteehth
Etreet No. 2 is now said TO De living aI
20 East 'Twenty-eiShth street, New
York. with her little boy Of years, VINO
IS alleged in the complaint 10 be the
son of James S. Hudson.
MRS. RUpSON'S ALLEGATIONS.
The cross-eemplalnt states that on
April %. 1883, cross-comi'.aln ant Was
married to James s. Hudson an the
county of St Louis. Mo. LIT sets Tofth
that in 1889 Mrs. Ella Hudson, being IA
NOE. health. was ordered TO Call
fornia by her physician where she re-
manned but a short time, not beng
greatly benefited by the visit. Then,
at the request of her husband she
crossed the Atlantic and took up her
residence in Paris, where her daughter
by a former husband was an art stud
ent: After she had recovered ilef
health. she says, her husband urged
her to remain in the French city, so
She could be with her daughter: Ihls
she declares was not done by HUDSON
to further the interests OF his Wiie 81
daughter, but fef other ana more
selfish reasons.
i'm 1899 Mrs: Hudson's daughter was
married, and then, her statement AYERS
she tiessiF.ed to return to her husband
SIDE; there being 40 COED cause for her
aeneer seieurn In EUROPE. To tfiS plan
he sitrenueusly AFFECTED, giving as JUS
tifieatie., fef; the objection the. excuse
that he WIS obliged to be in old Mex
seo most of the time; attending To prop
erty interests Of greet magnitude, ana
that the altitude where he lived WouId
be injurious to her health. All THESE
AIRS: Hudson declares
10 have been made in bad fafth and
solely fer the purpose OK Keeping hef
away from her husband:
The cross-complaint goes on to relate
that An the early part OF January, 1898,
Mrs. Hudson came to Colorado and re-
joined Hudson in Denver: 1t AYERS that
ne claimed To have lost the greater part
of tic, fortune through the financial de-
preston and that she, believing this TO
be the truth, agreed to go TO London,
England. where she had friends There
she would strive to support herself as
well as assist him. To this ne Is said
10 have agreed, promising as soon as
possible to dispose of his property IN
1erests in Denver and then reJoin his
wife in the old world. where they would
begin life anew.
MEETING NUMBER TWO:
Now comes what Mrs. Ella Hudson
gives as her husbands real motive for
al his shifts to keep an ocean and haIf
Z continent between him and herself.
When she reached New York City on
her way to England, her statement
continues. she met there d person VINO
revealed to her the manner OF her nus
bands conduct during the six years
That she lived apart from him. Through
inquiries she located the woman who
also claimed to be the wife of James ;.
Hudson. and they met Il is stated that
at this interview Adelaide AlcDermott
produced letters from the Denver CAPT
aalist showing that he pretended to re-
gard her az his full and lawful wife.
They are said to have been addressed
10 Mrs. Adelaide Hudson.
On information and belief the cross
complaint then makes the following
allegations:
That while she was in California in
1SS1. James s. Hudson. pretending 10 be
an unmarried man, induced Adelaide
McDernott, then a resident Of Denver,
20 go through a pretended maria sc
ceremony with him and did thereby
make Adelaide McDermott believe that
She was his lawful wife. That after
such pretended marriage Hudson and
Adelaide McDermott lived together as
man and wife in Denver. New York
City and elsewhere, and that he passed
her off 10 the world as his wife. and
that at the present time Adelaide Me
Dermett is known as Adelaide Hudson.
wife of James s. Hudson. That as the
fruits OF said Adelaide HudsOn's pre-
tended marriage there was born 10 her
. child. now about 3 years old,
Upon learning these things. the cross
complaint alleges. Mrs. Ella Hudson re-
turned TO Denver and confronted her
husband. II states that James s Hud-
son readily admitted having entered
into pretended marriage with Adel-
eide McDermott, as already set forth.
Afger obtaining this admission. Mrs.
Hudson refused IL live with her hus-
band again. and she has not since lived
with him.
PLACATINT NUMBER TWO.
The document fled by Attorney
Stevens further sets forth that on in
formation and belief Mrs. Ella Hudson
alleges that James Hudson was com
peeled 10 pay Adelaide McDeTmotI
Si0.0oe in order 10 prevent the New
York woman from prosecuting him foI
GecsivinE her into the belief that slls
was his lawful wife.
From sources outside of the court
records the information was obtained
that soon after the meeting between
Mrs. Ella Hudson and the pretendel