Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-08

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Goodwin does MOI propose 20 let her
comedian husband lightly toss oil his
matrimonial bonds by t1e grace Of a
California divorce court and leave her
fo-lorn and Without means of support
if she can hel7 it. She said so yesterday
in Howe & HummeTs law Offices and
SAID so enpha-ically.
The sorry o. how Goodwin, en- route
10 Australia. Stopped over IN Sen Fran
cisco and ilel o bin fer divorce against
his wife. N..a z. Goodwin, has been
r9ld I'm 1-'n- and also how he engaged
1r7Vino Elliott. who was q member o.
Tom Fr7vlev's stock company, and had
Dr-viousIv appeared in New York, 10
TAX The place of Blanche Walsh. VINO
had been engsas "a as leading lady for his
Australian -our.
Nr-s. Goodwin preserved silence un-l
TO-DAY. when apDarenIy 81 could keep
sill mt no longer.
"Ihave been separated from Mr.. GOOD
win since 1891. ~ said She. ana unul now
7 have always refused 70 make any state
men- REGARDING our trouble. We were
married I'm Buffalo. and IL was h.gn
neon wedding I'm S. PauIs Cathedral
nc. an eiOpemenL as some people nave
said. The Rev. John Wesley Brown,
now rector Of s.. ThCmas's Church. mis-
CIV. oficiatei. We lived very happily
and one son was born 20 us. He IS now
dead and les I'm WOOil3wn Cemetery
Mr.. Goodwin never allowed me 70 aSso-
cia-e with professional people. and rare
lvaIIOwed me 20 20 behind the foOliSnts
with him. He didn't want the life O. the
.1-7fr- brought INFO his home. he said.
RE cove me- the beautiful house at No.
226 Wes- End avenue as Christmas
prasent. and whenever my birthday or
the anniversary Of our marriage came
around be would ask me what souvenir
I wanted. [, instead Of asking for a ring
or Q brooch. as many women would nave
done. would ask fer a picture, vase. or
something else which would add 20 the
beauty or comfort Of orr nome.
WOMEN SHALL BE NAlIELESS.
women have swept all my happin-
ess away and wrecked nv home. 1
VIII ro- mention names. Ny husband
left our home and went TO live az the
lambs Club. There was not one wo-
man alone whom I could name who has
had his attentions. There We're Mrs.
Goodwin paused O moment for smile,
while lTr. Hummel smiled encourage
menO "there were streams Of them!
His escapaies have been many and at
tended with great publicity but l have
borne az silently. with no Intention 20
retaHa-e until he has cast this foul st,g-
ma on my name and now / feel that l
mus speak
Mrs. Goodwin referred 70 the charge
OF hab.-u7I inteuper8nce which her nus
band had filed as grounds In the C2lifor-
MA courts. Howe & Hummel have in
structef Dunn * NcPike. attorneys OF
San Francisco. 20 make cn appearance
end send all the papers In the case TO
this CITY. when this Is done" said
N-. Hummel. eve will file cross bill
i0 California. and as soon as Goodwin
returns 20 this State we viii serve him
with Dapers in @ case for absolute di-
v1-ce. alleging inide,ity. Maxine FL
lott. another actress and a woman not
on the SAGE WI be named rs CO-respOn-
dents. Goodwin is well off, and We
shall ask for alimOny. He owns the
W. en- avenue properly ana MS So
cur;-es i~ the safe deposit vaults under
the Second national bank.
Mr.. and MIS-. Goodwin" continued
Mt Hummei. were married in Oct0-
bar. 1855. In Nay Of 1892, after he had
les. her. Judge Truax. in the Supreme
court OF this city, granted Mrs. Good
win a decree. s-ipulating tina, Goodwin
paw her $4,000 cash and half the pro-
Cee5s Of the sale Of the personal prop
er-y contained in the house on West
End averue-,his in lieu OF permanent
sllnony. 10 which Mrs. Goodwin might
have been entitled under the decree IN
that action. She. in turn. signed aw9y
her dover rights in the real property.
eyes. put In Mrs Goodwin. lie on
Is gave me half of what was already my
own aad kept the other half himself.
"The California courts are very strict
on this question OF claiming residence
for the sake os getting divorce, said Mr..
Humme. and Goodwin Is not a resi-
dent OF that State. Mrs. Goodwin was