Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-20
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE
Quarrel and Lawsuits---Mrs. Clara
LoughranLe Her Husbands
Home in New Mexico.
SAYS he WAS CRUEL TO HER
He Brings Damage Suits for $4,000
Against Two Young Men Whom Re
Accuses Of Alternating His Wifs's
Affections.

AoVuSoS VI AAoAotAuS LID Vlio o
Affections.
THE pretty romance in the marriage
Of Miss Claire Arthur of this city and
p. H. Loughran a few months ago,
after an acquaintanceship measured
only in hours, was shattered in Santa
Fe, N. NJ, two days ago, when the hus-
band filed damage suits against two
young men Of that city for alternating
his wife's affections.
"The girl, who but a year ago, mar
ried Loughran before the close of the
week in which she met him, has left
her husbands home in Santa Fe be-
cause she asserts that his heartless
abuse and reckless habits were more
her of unfaithfulness, and seeks to col
iect $4,000 apiece from r. G. GOrtner
and T. c. Curtin, whom he accused of
winning his wife from him while he was
1t the Democratic Convention in Kan
'as City. He met them on the street
l few days ago and the interference of
Dystanders was all that prevented
bloodshed. The romantic story which
began with Cupid in the ascendant bids
fair to close before the bar of justice
in the New Mexico courts.
Both OF the girls who figure in the
romance have lived in San Francisco
for years and are orphans. A little
more than twelve months ago Miss
We're introduced to P. H. Loughran by
a mutual friend. The introduction took
place ON Monday. Before Wednesday
the young man had fallen in love with
Claire, the elder of the sisters. On
Thursday he asked her to be his wife.
Friday their engagement was an
nounced, Saturday the marriage license
was issued, and on Sunday evening
they started on their wedding tour.
80 far Cupid was MASTER but after
the marriage his power began to wane.
The young couple went to New Mexico
to live. She says she found her hus-
band unreasonably Jealous, unfeeing
in his conduct toward her and quickly
she began to regret the hasty step
which had linked her life with that of
the man who won her heart in one short
week by reciting her favorite lines in
Shakespeare's plays.
~ knew that had made mistake
she said last evening at a lodging house
at S14 Folsom street. where she has
been staying since she left her husband
month ago. L saw that my husband
was not what had supposed him to be-
but I tried to do my duty. Before our
marriage l knew that he drank, In fact
like many foolish sentimental girls,
this rather prejudiced me in his favor.
thought could reform him by marry
ing him. Well, like many other girls
before me, I found l was mistaken.
"'My husband treated me more and
more brutally. He was insanely jeal-
Gus and did not wish me to visit friends,
receive calls, or even to go upon the
street. He dissipated fearfully, but un-
til recently 1 always hoped he would
give it up. Some months ago my sister
paid me a visit and she staid with me
until was compelled to leave my home.
"'Just before my husband started for
Kansas City, told him that if he con-
tinued his reckless habits would leave
him. When he came back found that
he had not drawn sober breath dur
ing his absence. Then l decided to go.
"'He pleaded with me to return to
him, and spent a week in this city try
ing to induce me to go back. I refused.
| felt that 1 could no longer endure his
conduct. Then he said that if refused
to yield he would ruin me. I suppose
these suits are the result of that threat.
"'The charges he makes in them, in
which my name is linked with those of
Mr.. Gortner and Mr.. Curtin, are out
rageous. He was absent during Fourth
OF July week, and there were a num-
ber of balls and parties in Santa Fe at
that time. The two gentlemen whom
he seeks to bring into this disgraceful
business called several times to see my
sister and invited her to the dances.
I went with them as chaperon. We
also went driving a couple Of times
and that is the only basis for the
charges by which he seeks to ruin both
of us. The old saying "marry in haste
and repent at leisure" has come true
once more. can bear anything he has
to say about me, but when he brings
my seventeen-year-ol sisters name in
to the matter he passes the bounds of
endurance. shall apply for divorce
"And so ends the romantic marriage
which followed within week of the
couples first meeting."-San Francisco
Examiner August 18th.