The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-26
She VIII Have Custody Of Hsr
Three Young Sons.
DAUGATER.lN-LAW OF SENATOR
She Dshst Courts and Fled 10 Europa With
Her ChIIdna--Naw RsiuTns as az
AgrssmHi Has Been Made.

New York. Sept 2S-After calmly is-
| noring The Supreme courts OF two states
for more than three months Mrs. May
Harrington Hanna, divorced wife OF Dam
iel Rhodes Hanna. son OF senator Mark
Hanna. returned 70 New York on the
Deutschland yesterday She fled in July
last 20 keep her three sons from theu
father and grandfather
Mrs. l4snua's return was not as tN-
citing as was her departure She came
quietly and without apparent fear. Cling
INK 30 her skirts were her two youngest
SONS, Dan h. Jr. aud Carl H. Hanna.
Tho eldest son, Marcus Hanna. walked
ahead OF them with Richsrd Bacon, a
lawyer and real estate agent OF Clove-
land. who is said TO be relative of the
Hannas and who had aided Mrs. Hanna
IN Bringing about a settlement with her
husband
The settlement permitted her 10 bring
her children from Europe without fear
Of them being taken from her So much
does Mr. Bacon resemble Dan Hanna that
he was addressed as Mr. Hanna by a
newspaper representative
lie is not Mr. Hanna 81 all Mrs Han
na, said with display of spirit. 1T ia
no use 20 ask him questions. ! have told
him not 10 answer them"
Mr.. Bacon tried hard TO keep secret
the fact that The Hannss were coming
on the Deutschland II is said that ne
boarded the steamship al qusrantue and
gave his name Mr. Brown 20 the ciis-
toms officials. When il became evident
"a both Mrs Hanna and Mr. Bacon that
their identity had been discovered Mrs.
Hanna said:
MRS. HANNA SATISFIED
MY three boys are 10 remain with
me. and 1 hrVe no fear for their future
safety and comfort ! will not disclose
what arrangement has been made or II
any has been made. It II sufficient 10
say that everything has been done 10
my satisfaction"
When you went to Europe did you
not intend TO stay for an indefinite pc
riod?' Mrs Hanna was asked.
Yes; when ! went away 1 Intended
STAYING for an indefinite period. and pos
sibly for good. / will not say what my
future plans are
Mr. Bacon would answer no questions
regarding the Hanna children and the
arrangement their mother had made with
the father and the grandfather who il
mark:
Everything has been arranged annie
ably"
Mrs. Hanna, her three sons and AIR.
Bacon were driven 10 the Waldorf
Astoria. The trunks were sent to
the hotel and then expressed to
Cleveland. Mrs. Hanna did not
she and her three sons attracted much
attention az they strolled through the
corridors while waiting for luncheon.
Mrs. Hanna and Mr. Bacon were Joined
by Lawyer kerrisch. OF Cleveland The
'hrce had an earnest conversation before
ana during luncheon.
The trouble between Dan Hanna and
his pretty wife began IN the winter Of
1897, and since then there have been only
short periods when there was not a
fresh sensation IN Cleveland society Mrs
Hanna. it " said suffered long I'm 81
lcnce Tor the sake of her sons. and when
the climax came she tried hard TO win
her freedom without airing family ar
fairs iu court. But when the time came
she showed that she Was of the same de-
tcrmiued character rs her father-in-luw
tie senator. who took his sons part In
the hsht to obtain control of the boys
Dan Ilapna, while n student at Ken
Non college. met Miss Carrie May IIsr-
rington. While together iu a boating
parity al EsCauabs, Mich. on Aug o 1857
thoy strolled away from their compau.
Ions, went 10 the home of q clorgyman
ana were married Neither was OF age
MARRIAGE WAS KEPT SECRET.
For several months they kept their
marriage secret When IL became known
senator nauna said. BOYS will br boys
and hc might have done worse Dan
Hanna took his wife 10 live ga Cleveland
iu the Hanna home.
Then ctmc stories of quarrels between
young Hanna and his wifc The first
open outbreak occurred ai the Cleveland
Horse show in 1897 The ncNt occurred
ut The Mckinley Inauguration. ia 1880
Several lines Senator Hanna prevented q
svp1 ration. but thmgs went from had To
woree until. IN January. 1855 Mrs uanua
hlcd suit for divorce. alleging neglect aud
cruelty
Mrs Hanna got The custody OF her
children aud an order from the court
compelling Dan Hanna TO provide for
their education. She took her sons 20
Europe and on her return presented =
bitl of sos" After some litigation Nr
llanuu paid the bill Later Mr. Hanna
married Miss Daisy Gordon said 10 be
the most beautiful woman in cleveland.
Learning that HE wlfe contemplated
another trip to Europe Hanna not wish.
ing 10 pay another sqSnO applied to The
courts last July to have his father Sena-
tor Hsuua.m,de The guardian Of his sons
The order was granted. and later q writ
was Issued prohtiug Mrs. Hanna from
removing thc bows from the state of
Ohio
While the deputy was a her front door
go serve on her tho courts order Mrs
Hanna escaped by the hack WAY. aud was
out ot Cleveland before tho officer could
approach her.
She cumc TO New York and reristered
81 the Savoy under the name Of Mrs
Brown Mr. Hanna followed on the next
train aud obtained writ Of hchaas cor.
pus from Justice McAdam Private lie.
tectiVes were employed a. frd Mrs Ham
i ma. but despite their watchfuluess she CO.
capped from thc hotel ana boarded The
Csmpsnia. There she again outwittod the
detectives, who tried 90 serve the writ
IN boX of roses. With the aid of the
Raroncss DC Paiiand she got ava, 10 su-
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