The herald., 1898-07-31
AND THE FIRST WEDDING WAS A
HAPPY EVENT
GREW MERCENARY WITH AGE
And Cupid Played No Part in the Sec
ond Affair-A Tale of Selfishness
es Told by Some Letters

be included in bill of exceptions recalled
case which has often been mentioned in
the newspapers, but a search through the
dusty and musty records revealed the fact
that not half has ever been told.
Many old residents will remember GER
tain incidents in connection with the life
Of John C. Bell, an auctioneer. who made
Los Angeles his home for years previous to
his death, and a few may know that he
was married, divorced and remarked to the
same woman; but the details of the events
and causes which led to the remarriage
after years of lonely existence are of COM
paratvely new and recent development.
1t is, indeed, rather doubtful if the old fell
low ever himself knew all about it. The
story would probably never have become
public had the wife fully realized what a
racy tale she had created by indulging in
too many confidential communications.
The romance goes back to the days CT
frontier life, when John C. Bell came to the
state as hunter for gold. He appears not
to have found the object of his search, but
he did find what he considered a treasure,
and his efforts to possess himself of 1t re-
suited In his marriage, in 1852, to Elizabeth
Justice. The couple lived happy and con-
tented life and raised a family of two sons
anu three daughters " youHs iioH anu
womanhood. Then came dissensions and
an agreement to disagree ana IN 1878 the
wire secured u.volce anu a al, n. ~ me
80 1.et a1o,. IN ~. uor,d GAME n los
AraeIas errogsd IN the business If auc-
.ionaar,rg nrosnared and ere many wars
~. .r,,r;rs an +ha shod,, eide of Easy
street."
rhat he h.d thrs r;sor from, noyer+v 70
.mu.rc. rooohad the aor Of tho wife vho
hod remained At San Francisco and IN
cun..,,har ,eos ,ayart.an +be,r
,araI .anaro+ior sha hogsn chi, AGAINST
ps,I 20 oo1,s,t bar ,,,,rorv and incidentally,
asrad ,udor,ant for several Thousand dol.
Love which che had inberitad from her
f..h.r ord ,,no,e nra,iors 70 bar diyorca
ord ,,hioh pan bad ba1d in +rus+ eor bar
h,,t bod naver accounted for
T, hr;u.,;,r ~ s,i. Nc pou o,..r.d,,.o
.ortroot tel g. Era,oisoo ,t..rro,,
p.var,,,Y uodabood ~, n,hioh y. ~
,,.nora w.. coca ord oooan+ 4, fea ,on+,rg
.r,on Tho resuI+ Tn short ha vos+ nh.ya
az nor cant ~ oil, he suocseded IN gstt,ng
our of Reu Tho old man tban in +he Gov
antics IN rooe;,,;rs pot;o. Of N. oo.,or
onnorsnt,y did not yieu, II &c hot If on
enemy and onened I'm a corresnondence
NTH bic forrar x,,;fa which 6ro1l,, ardad
Il, bis inviting ber to ,,isit hin, drr,re the
Fiesta of Anr,l 1906 She oaue and 70
uainsd +wo months Of tho erd Of which
tina +b.v vers ou;at,v ramorriad 7,
1oored lika bannv and ~ tho romance of
two lives and many neonle ca considerad :,
No ono would ovsr hoya hear ~ ,,,,rar
had Nrrs Rell been mora nr,dan+ ond ,ess
.alesb
The nax+ .n;soda IN tho t,Ie ~. eu,,
~ a sniff entitled RayerIy T. uodeha.d
eeaina+ p,,z.hetb Re1l ord +hare,r d.ra1-
oned ~. c.usas ard .yan+s uh;,h la - ~
ramerr,oga ~ ,ha s.n,v. gar.r;., anA ~.
divorced wife
Th. ottornav rers,v sou,b+ % ,,,,.,.
What was dive hin, &c on nov ,.r. ,o,,,,,,
art fae rrdar tho tar,,,s ~ ~. oortro,+ to
twean hin,.e1pond N1rs p.,, III. hr,do -
fam r,or+hs FOL, tho+ IN .+tor,o,, = ~. :,
n M r,onnar aided, h.r ~ oh.o,n,n, ~
ras,,,t and fought no o,oiro ~ go ~
trial and at the nroner time m. nl.intiAf
y.rv r,uch ~ tba d;scorntit,,r. ~ ~. aaod
hnt we1I-nreserved and annrscist iv. DO.