Evening journal., 1897-05-31

on an unusually elaborate scale, even
for a rich Western family. This was
on June 2, 1896
THEIR WEDDING TRIP ABROAD.
Mr.. and Mrs. Acklan Immediately
went abroad on their wedding trip. and
once fairly from beneath her parental
roof the troubles of the young bride
began. Even on the voyage Acklan was
neglectful and his indifference soon be-
came marked. 1t is stated on the most
excellent authority that during the first
week of their marriage Acklan asked
his bride to write to her parents for
money. He even wanted her to use her
pin money to defray the expenses Of
the trip.
Mr.. Acklan had told her father that
he wanted to go abroad TO publish a
novel. AS a matter of face it is said
that he wanted to go abroad for the
benefit of his health, which was poor,
and which was misrepresented to Mrs.
Acklan's parents as being sound and
good. They left New York for London
a few days after the wedding. From
London they went to Paris, thence to
Hamburg and other points of interest
In each place Mrs. Acklan's husband
consulted a doctor about the condition
of his health. He paid little attention
to her. He was more interested in mis-
health and his writing than he was in
her. They returned to Paris and made
their headquarters at the Hotel Trem-
oyle. 1t was noticeable that Mr. Ack-
Ian took his bride to the cheaper ho-
tells, which was source of discomfort
to her.
1t was about the middle of October
a & lsa
steamer City of Berlin, the City Of
Paris then being disabled. Before the
steamer left the dock Mrs. Acklan gave
the purser her jewel-box, containing all
her jewels, including her engagement
ring, for safe keeping.
On the trip over his manner toward
her was extremely cold and was no
ticed by some of her Cleveland friends
who were aboard. Before the steamer
reached New ork Mr.. Acklan went to
4 the purser, secured Mrs. Acklan's
jewel-box and took her engagement
ring and put it in his pocket. She de-
( manded its return, but he would not
listen TO her.
MRS. ACKLAN LEAVES HER HUS-
BAND.
Things grew from bad to worse and
. Mntu luCl ItlulMtu " lnlo NOunlA ,
last October the bride of five months
left her husband in New York and
went home to her parents, at Cleye-
land. He made no effort to follow her
II has been stated that Acklan deserted
, her, hut that is not the case.
Once at home Mrs. Acklan told heI
parents of her dreadful experience, and
had several weeks full of sorrow She
broke down under the strain and had
a serious attack of brain fever which
nearly ended her life. She afterwart
went to the Hot Springs, Va, from
which place she came here. While al
Hot Springs an officer in the United
States Army did a gallant act for her
He bought up and destroyed, unknown
to her, all the copies in the town of Q
certain issue of Town Topics" which
contained one or two spiteful, unpleas
ant articles about the marriage an,
speedy separation.
e BETHOUGHT HERSELF OF MR.
KNOWLES.
Her friends advised her to ask for Z
divorce. She studied over the matte
for several weeks and finally decided u
do SO She did not fancy the idea o
bringing proceedings in Cleveland. Sh'
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had met in Bordeaux while he wai
consulat that port and who had beer
an usher at her wedding. She cOmmu
) nicated with him.
Her communications with Mr.. Know
). les resulted in her coming to Della
, ware last February and filing a notice
/, of her intention to apply for divorce
Early in March she filed her bill for di
vOrce in the Senate. Senator John Pyl'
had charge of it and in five days from
the date of its introduction Mrs. Ack
1 Ian went before the divorce committee
and told them why she wanted q di
vorce. She told the committee tina
}. her husband had misrepresented h.
, age to her and her parents. lie tot
> her he was 80 and he was 45. She toll
the committee that he had misrepre
n sented his physical condition, that h
q said he was in good health when h
\ really was an invalid. She furthe
: complained that because of his BAT
. health he was not affectionate and wa
not capable of the name of husband
: She also told of his ill-treatment.
+ IMPOTENCY AND ILL-TREATMEN'
p The committee listened to Mrs. Ack
:. lan's story of how he had disappOinte'
p her and by unanimous vote agreed {
l. report her case favofably on tn
n ground of impOtency and ill-treatmen;
n About a week after the Senate Di
g vorce Committee disposed of the bill
Il Mrs. Acklan went to Washington, whe
reports came that she had decided {
Il abandon her suit here because she ha
n ben annoyed by lobbyists who demand
l. ed $4,000 for six votes TO get her bi
r. through the Senate. These reports lie
t. to a general investigation of the di
g vorce business of the Legislature dur
I'd ing which the Senate passed her bi
N without any opposition and went I
ID the House. During all the hubbub Mr.
IS Acklan would not open her mouth
ID say whether or not the reporte
se charges were true.
e BRIBERY AND ADVENTURES.
- - The Investigation Committee locke
A. into reports Of bribery in connectio
"a with another important divorce bi
- and labored for two weeks. 1t wante
10 to make its report, but Mrs. Acklan
n bill was in the way. Quietly one aftei