The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-25

the midst of the festivity the guests
were shocked by seeing Commodore
Mayo's young bride show SO great an
aversion to her husband that she could
not preserve her self-command when he
was hear her
The guests felt uncomfortable, and
Notwithstanding the lavish display of
lights and flowers the sumptuous supper
proved an Egyptian feast.
The next day, when gossip of the social
event OF the season was still fresh a new
rumor passed from lip to lip. ss
me commedore' sasyeung wife had gone
mad! - - ~. -, 80.
The next day, every one In Washington
society passed the. house In Iowa Circle,
but the. imposing exterior gave no clue to
the strange happenings within.
On the third night after the. reception
white-robed figure. with, bare feet
treadingz the snow, was found fitting
around the grounds of the Mayo man
sion. It was the commodore's young
wife. Her mind was shattered, her rea-
son gone.
MRS. MAYO LEAVES HOME
No one was surprised when 1t was an
nounced that the bride of two weeks had
left her husbands house and sought
shelter with some friends in the neighbour
hood. Mrs. Mayo returned to her ia
theirs home few days after. assigning
no other reason for her departure than
that she was suffering from nervous pros
tration, and that it would be impossible
for her ever to see Commodore Mayo
again.
They took her back to the old home In
Waterbury.
Perhaps said her father, ''the faf7lil-
lar scenes Will revive her"
Her mother said nothing For five long
weeks she SAT childSs ho6SIda
while physicians and nurses struggled
with the poor girl, who was sick with
brain fever, the result of some terrible
mental shock or grief.
But the patient grew worse instead Of
better. In early February she was taken
to the private asylum of DR.. Buel at
Litchfield, Conn Eight months later a
asylum and went back to Waterbury. 1t
was all that was left of the beautiful and
courted Jennie Stevens
The family withdrew from society Jen-
ME had outgrown her childhood friends:
she had outgrown her girlhood. too; like
wise her health, her youth, her happi-
ness, and all that had made life dear to
her.
In 1894. after repeated unsuccessful eff
forts to become reconciled to his wife,
Commodore Mayo had published in the
papers at Washington that Mrs Mayo
had wilfuliy deserted him. and that he
would no longer be. responsible for her
debtS-the latter part of which is highly
amusing. since Mrs. Mayo. has; AN indie
pendent income which far exceeds the
corlmodOre's retired pay.
Shortly aftefward Commodore Mayo
closed his Washington house and went
to Fargo, N. D., where he attempted to
secure divorce, but was prevented, by
Mrs Mayo, who filed a counter suit in
Connecticut. After a long legal war Mrs.
Mayo obtained a Decree
The commodore continued his suit in
Dakota and also obtained divorce on.
the ground that his wife's mind was nm
balanced at the time of her marriage.
Very little has recently been heard in.
washington concerning the commodore
and 1t was with something of q shock
that the news of his third marriage was
received.
Nothing is known of the third Mrs.
Mayo beyond the fact that her maiden
name was Nina Goodman. and that she
lived on Nineteenth street in an unpre
tentious boarding. house. Her husband.
Mr. Hall, was dead before. she came. tn
Washington, and. she was known here as
Mrs. n. G. Hail.
CAREER OF TEE. COMMODORE.
Commodore Mayo was an ante-beIlum
WI SiiiieIH anu uidhcS considerable claim
before the department and congress for
favor on the ground Of his loyalty during
tne civil war
He entered the navy from Virginia in
ISL, and has seen twenty years and nine
months sea service. together with the
usual amount of shore service and de-
tached duty that tails to the lot of an
officer who entered ASA midshipman and
served for forty7fve years before retire
ment.
the commodore was in command of the
Norfolk navy yard tn 1885, the last active
duty he performed, and was ordered be-
lore the regular examining board for pro-
motion to the grade of rear admiral.
While IN command at Norfolk the com
modore was involved in disputes with his
inferior officers relating to discipline. ct
iauette and administration, to the extent
OF fifteen cases.
TIL, board before which he appeared
for examination for promotion was COM