The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
MRS. HUTCHINSON
AND HER HUSBANDS
Husband Marco Says That She is Not
Rich
AND THAT SHE FOOLED HIM..
The Bride Denies All His Allegations
and Declares That She Is
Quite Happy With Her
Young Actor.

NEW YORK. May -special.-Cornelius
r Marco. of this city, former husband
of Mrs. Louisa Hutchinson whose roman-
tic marriage in Richmond to young
actor was reported in The Times this
morning, says that Mrs. hutchinson Is
seventv-eight years old, and thai instead
of possessing a fortune OF S3,ooo,oo9. her
income is less than $1,000 year Marco
went TO the Herald Office yesterday after
noon and talked freely about ms former
wife.
why, people will think I was chump
for giving her up. he SAID. ana my
father, who lives at Darlington 5. Z. ana
is fairly well off, will think l am a fool
'tshe took me in said Mr. Marco, with
a reminiscent froHn ''and she has taken
that fellow Hutchinson in. She told me
that she was worth s3.c0,Oo0 she pro-
missed that after our marriage she would
settle 100000 on me absolutely. So | mar
ried her in the parlor of the old Hotel
Brunswick on December 20. 1884.
q never got from her more than three
or five dollars week. and she used to
fuss over giving me that much. At times
she wouldn't eat, she was so close listed.
':She began to grow Jealous and suspi-
cious of me. and didn't want me TO talk
with other women. She even went SO far
as to put detectives on my trail.
II got sick of the whole business. Twas
young and had my life before me. So 1
told her one day, and we agreed to scpa-
rate last June. She got her decree several
months ago.
Mr. Marco is at present employed by an
insurance company. He says he has been
on the stage, and is at present consider
ing an offer from a well-known theatrical
manager.
MRS. HUTCHINSON DENIES.
The Herald prints special from Bos-
ton, in which it is said that Mrs. Hutchin-
son denies every statement made by
marry me- she said HE married me
for my money, and after we We're mar
ried I found out that he was man who
would not work and had no visible means
of support I supplied him very liberally
with money, and he squandered II IN all
kinds of reckless living and on other girls.
I demonstrated, but it was OF no aVali.
Finally I got tired and sick Of his actions
and secured detectives, who had very little
trouble in obtaining evidence against MIN.
Then I secured a divorce.
According to this statement Mrs Hutchin-
son declares that she has a large holding
of real estate in New York city, and that
she may be worth much more than
$4,000. 600. She declares that she is happy
with her husband, and does not want no
torety Some of her Boston friends say
that Mrs. Hutchinson is very wealthy
but has been swindIed during the last few
years by people to whom she has lent
money and whom she has asss ted in many
instances
NO MORE SCENT FARES.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
announces that next week transfer privi-
leges on the system will be greatly in
creased bur that the fare to and from
Coney Island will be increased to 10 cents.
The company declares that the scent fare
does not pay, and that in order to make
its running expenses at that price 1t is
necessary to crowd passengers uncomfor-
tably on the cars.
The fact that Seth Low will preside at
the mass meeting to be held in New York
June 26th to ratify the action Of the Phil
adelphia Convention shows that Mr.. Low
is once more a Republican in good stand
ing, and that there is harmony between
his faction and the regular organization.
SAW HIS HEART BEAT.
a remarkable surgical operation was
performed in one of the Long Island hos
pitfalls on Thursday night. Fritz Brandt,
mason, was taken to the hospital suffer-
ing from self-infiicted pistol shot wound
in the breast The surgeon discovered that
the bullet had entered at the point Of the
breast bone. Inc patient WIS suffering III
tense pain. and it was decided that an
operation was necessary. After the man
had been placed under the influence of
ether it was discovered that the bullet had
shattered the breast bone and had passed
through the lung backward and downward
into the liver, where it was lost. The in
cision made by the knife gave the sur
geon an opportunity to see the human
heart performing its functions. The dell
cate operation of sewing up the pericar-
dunn was performed, but the patient died
few hours later.
NOTES.
August Belmont has given 100000 to
build one of the seven chapels that will
go to make the Cathedral of st. John the
Divine.
1t is said that the Stateof New York
will have to pay at least 100000 as
result of the City Clubs charge against
District Attorney Gardiner.
In the examination of Jacob Lorillard.
bankrupt, it developed that he was in
debted to Russell Sage in the sum Of
$1,000, and Mr.. Sage is pressing his claim.
He says that he needs the money.
Six foreign ships landed $751; immigrants
at the Barge Office yesterday, most Of
whom were Germans and Italians.
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