Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-23

CHICAGO, ILL.,, December 22-The
final scene of comedy of errors. with
two John Wills and two Mary Wills as
the chief actors, was enacted in Justice
Dooley's court in the Maxwell street
police station to-day. John VIII of ESQ
West 18th street, was before the JUS
tice, charged by his wife Mary with
wife abandonment. John VIII Of IS
Clybourn avenue. was in the court
room with his wife Mary. to prove to
her that there was another man Of his
name, having wife with her name,
and that the other man was the real
author of a divorce suit against Mary
Will recently filed by John win in the
circuit court. The whole comedy was
brought to light through Attorney EN-
NETT Glare, counsel for the John VIII
OF West 14th street.
For many years John VIII has kept
saloon at IS Clybourn avenue. His
wife Mary and he were regarded by
their neighbors as model couple.
They seldom went into other parts of
the city, but were content with their
business. The possibility of the exist
ence Of another John VIII in Chicago,
married to another Mary VIII. never
occurred to them.
One Wife il startled.
A few evenings ago. when the house
work had been done, the Mrs. Will oil
Clybourn avenue picked up her even
ing paper and sat down to read 1t. Ale
most at once her eye lighted on her
own name on the printed page. John
VIII has filed suit for divorce from
his wife, Mary WILL" read the item.
John Will--that was OF course her hus-
band. Mary win was herself.
Stunned, the woman sat and tried q
read some other meaning into the par
agraph. She could not She thought
of the loving manner in which her hua-i
band had spoken to her at supper-of
the kiss he had given her at the close
of the meal, of the air OF content he
had worn as he lit his pipe for an
after-dinner smoke. She could not
reconcile facts. but the statement In
the paper was obvious. He had sued
for divorce.
Copfronts Her Husband with II.
She sat grief-strlcken for few mo.
ments and then, with growing susplc-
ion, rushed TO the saloon room and be-
gan upbraiding her husband.
The poor man was thunderstruck.
He hadn't seen the item and didn't
| know about the divorce. He thought
his wife must be going crazy. He ar
gued, tried to explain, but she would
not listen. Finally she began TO CRY
and at about the same time a bevy or
neighbors rushed in to learn what the
filing of the suit meant. They had seen
the item. Poor John VIII was In =
quandary. He stood bewildered while
questions and denunciatIon were hurl-
ed at his defenseless head. AT last
some one showed him the Item. He
denied It. He called it false. He
swore he loved his wife now and for
ever, but the neighbors would not be-
lieye it.
skeptIcism at Last Cured.
For two days this John VIII endured
a miserable life AT last he came to
| the court house, secured the name OF
the attorney who had filed the suit and
learned the truth about it-that II was
filed by another John Will He told
this to his wife, but she was skeu-
teal.
| At this juncture John VIII, OF West
Fourteenth street, was arrested. charg-
ed with deserving his wife, and John.
of Claybourn avenue, saw the way to
clear himself. He took Mary Will with
him to the court and pointed out the
other couple 10 her while the justice
called them by name. She was con-
WINGED and the couple returned In hap
piness to their north side saloon. Tie
other John VIII was discharged from
custody on account Of the fling Of the
suit and his wife was told ti1at sue