Evening journal., 1899-08-02
BRIGHT LIFE WRECK ID.
Lawyer Shakespeare Driven 10
Madness BY His Wife.
He IS NOW DYING OF PARIsIs

He Is NOW DYING OF PARBsIs
HE WAS BORN AT NEW CASTLE
AND WAS wELL-KNowN TO
MANY DELAWAREANs ~ HIS
BRIGHT CAREER RUINED BY
HIS UNFORTUNATE SECOND
MARRIAGE.
James H. Shakespeare. a former Del
aware man, who was known to all Del
awareans either personally or by repu-
tation. has been committed to the
Friends Asylum for the Insane, at
Frankford.
His case is hopeless, and inevitable
death will soon place the seal on the
last chapter OF a life that only a few
years ago was full of the most bril-
liant promise.
The physicians have declared that
Mr.. Shakespeare is suffering from that
dread disease, paresis, from which the
only escape is in the grave. There is
no possibility of recovery. wholly or
in part and all that remains for the
many friends of this once bright light
of the Philadelphia bar is to await the
final moment, which cannot now be far
away.
Born in New Castle, Del forty-eight
years ago. he went to Philadelphia
when quite a young man and entered
the Office of James II. Heverin, then in
the front rank of the criminal lawyers
of the city.
There was that in the newcomer that
attracted the attention Of the veteran,
and Shakespeare's paths were made
easy Opportunities that he could never
have hoped for were offered to him
and he took full advantage of them.
His advance was rapid, and his close
association with Mr.. Heverin eventual
ly led to his being taken in as a part
ner,
It was full faith that Mr. Heverin
placed in Shakespeare and in 1880 he
emphasized his confidence by giving
his sister to Shakespeare in marriage
The first cloud came five years after
his marriage. Mrs. Shakespeare died
and the shock Of the bereavement had
scarcely passed away when Mr.. Hev-
erin himself was stricken by death.
1t wns not long after this thai
Shakespeare met Nellie Whitelock, an
actress. She was a widow with one
child. She had been married to Roberi
Whitelock in Philadelphia in 1884 Hell
maiden name was Nellie Rhinehart
and she was born in Richmond, Va.
At the time when she met Shakes
peare her husband had not been dea,
long. and her experience on the stag
had been brief It had not been happy
and she was prepared for any change
The stage offered her few attractions
The wealthy young lawyer offered he
many.
Shakespeare was deep in the toll
before any OF his friends realize,
what he was doing, and when they un
dertook to expostulate, he scorneI
them. They knew him as a man Of firm
determination, and, though many wer
shocked, none were surprised when, ol
April II, 1892 he became the HUSBAND
Of Mrs. Whitelock. He went to NeY
York to be married, and the ceremon,
was performed by Rev. E. S. Tipple a
his residence, No los West Forty
first street
Shakespeare took his bride to Phil
adelphia. His was a deep infatuatio
and he said no to none of her demands
He prepared a residence at Fifteent
street and Montgomery avenue, Phila
delphia, and fitted it with costly fun
nishings.
The young bride soon showed sh
had no thought of leading the quiet e2
istence to which her studious hare
working husband was disposed sh
wanted something swifter. gayer tina
that
Her restlessness led to the breakin
live in the Lorraine apartment hous
where there were more people. mol
doing, more excitement. Still she W;
not content and they fitted from OF
fashionable hotel to another. Mr.
Shakespeare all the time widening Il
circle OF her acquaintance. Her lin
was not reached, however, until 1S9
when she peremptorily demanded tn
she be permitted to go to New Yol
to live.
That Shakespeare's infatuatiC
had not diminished with Il
passage of years was show
by the readiness with which
acceded to her unusual demand. q
though he knew it would separate hi
from her the greater part Of each wee
Her power over him was now COZ