The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-23
HIS PLAN
IS SP PO|LED
Thomas Evans Would
Wed an Heiress.
WIFE LIVES IN HONOLULU
Bold Scheme To Divorce Her and
Get a Big Fortune in
New England.

Thomas Evans, once we'll known in
Honolulu, who went to Manila when
the war in the Philippines was under
way. and established himself in pusi-
ness there, has been heard from in
Hartford, Conn, under circumstances
which are certain to place a wealthy
young heiress of that city in an en-
barrassing position. Mrs. Evans and
her children did not accompany her
husband on this trip to Manila, and
although the latter did well in many
business ventures in the Philippines.
capital, yet his wife here seemed to be
farther and farther away from his
thoughts as the weeks passed. When
Colonel Mills, of the Sixth Artillery,
structed to inform Mr.. Evans that he
would be sued for divorce upon an
arrangement of certain financial at
fairs.
But Mr.. Evans left the Philippines
and went to the New England States,
where he represented himself as a
single man. He proposed to young
lady whose fortune is reputed to be
in the neghborhood of s600.000, and
was all but accepted when the young
lady happened to remember that one
of her dearest friends, who had just
been married in Boston to well
known Honolulan, was IN the Islands.
and she could ascertain more of her
suitor, who said he was business
man of this city.
Her guardians were the men who
had managed the financial affairs OF
her friend. and they became interested
in knowing more of the man from far
away Hawaii. They wrote, and the
lady soon after receiving her mail.
boarded the steamer Maui for trip
to another Island. She asked one of
the officers of the ship II he knew
Thomas Evans. Certainly he did, and
also his wife, and their five children!
He told her all he knew or the man
who had already offered himself to the
$4,000 heiress, and the next mail to
Hartford carried a letter whose con-
tents have undoubtedly proved the
Waterloo of the former Honolulan.
AT the same time the wife had re-
ceived a letter from her recreant hus-
band saying that after all he thought
they should obtain divorce, and IN
order TO save her trouble, he would
procure it in Rhode Island. He was
$4,000 in debt, but had big schemes
on. He thought it better for all con-
cerned that the divorce be obtained.
For himself he did not intend to marry
again, but that foot and hand free,
he could put his whole soul into his
business. AS for the children, he
promised they would be well provided
for; there need be no fear of that, he
said. The wife took the letter to well
known attorney who handles her af-
fairs, and he emphatically stated mot
much,' and sent the husband a letter
which told him that he couldn't pull
the wool over their eyes as easily as
he hoped for. In the next mail the
wife received a divorce summons from
a Rhode Island court in which she was
charged with "wilful desertion.'' This
was turning the tables to an extent
which even the attorney could not
brook, and a letter. tingling with sar-
casm, rebuke and a few pointers in
law was despatched to him, and the
chances are that the golden $500, 600 Is
fast fading away from the Honolulans
sight by this time.