The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-09
BROKEN HEARTS.
Son of Millionaire Hamlin Gre
ates Havoc i'm Denver.
Courts Rich Girls, Then Shocks
His Society FRIENDS
BY MARRYING ACTRESS
Mabel Hite, Leading Woman in
Telephone Girl"
Daughter of Kansas City Drug
gist, Petite and Clever.

Denver, Colo, March 9.-A brisk and
somewhat sensational romance, involv-
ing three cities and socially prominent
families. came to an end in Salt Lake
City when Ellis Hamlin, son of the mil
honaire junior partner in the firm of
Marshall Field & Co. of Chicago, was
married to Mabel Hite. the leading wo-
man in the Telephone Grip eompany-s
+ News Of the marriage reached Denver
today, and as a result several swell fam
lies with whom Hamlin was on intimate
social terms are vociferously denying
that they ever knew Hamlin well. Ham
nns who was a wild blade, came here
from Chicago about a year ago, OStensi-
bly, to look after his fathers mining in
terests in Central City and Colorado
Springs but in reality to allow the hot
trail he had left in Chicago society to
cool off.
ENTERED SOCIETY.
He was introduced into the Denver
smart set BY Mrs c. w bearing, for
merly Of Chicago, who announced that
he was engaged to be married to Miss
Lou Martin, daughter Of wealthy parents
living on Grand boulevard. Chicago.
lie soon became social lion, and
Within few months was paying devoted
attention to Miss Mabel Myers, the
debutante daughter of one of the wealth
lest men in Denver About three weeks
ago Miss Lou Martin. accompanied by
her father and brother. came to Denver
on visit and registered at the Brown
hotel
Miss Martin confded to a friend. it is
said, that her wedding with Hamlin had
been set for March 4, but that she had
heard stories Of his deVotiOns to Miss
Myers and had left New York City
where she was buying her rousseau and
came with her husky relatives to Denver
to investigate About this time Miss
Myers sailed suddenly with her mother
for Cuba, and Hamiin, finding that she
was well out of reach, denied to Miss
Martin the stories of his love for Miss
Myers.
MISS MARTIN RETURNED.
Miss Martin presumably accepted his
explanation and returned to Chicago to
await the wedding day; That was ~
days ago. Within two hours of Miss
Martins departure Hamlin boarded a
train and hurried to LeadsiDe, where
THE Telephone Girl company was
Miss Myers he had met and become in
fatuated with Mabel Hite. the eighteen
year-old star of the company, which
ended its engagement at the Tabor
Grand week ago Saturday night
Miss Hite attracted his attention the
first night the company played here, and
ne was in the dressing rooms and the
private dining rooms with her every
night thereafter. She is the daughter
of a Kansas City druggist, petite, bru-
nette and clever Hamlin made no secret
of his infatuation with her to his male
friends, and 1T was no surprise to them
when they heard that as soon as Miss
Martin departed for Chicago he had
headed for Leadville.
At Leadville Hamlin proposed to the
girl and was refused. He followed her to
Salt Lake City, renewed his proposal,
was accepted and married What his
plans for the future are is unknown here.
Hamlin is possessed of plenty of money
in his own name, it is SAID. Miss Hite
company two seasons, and is exceedingly
pretty and popular