The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-04

and liberal allowance of money brought
many friends to his side He belonged to
a fast crowd of young fellows. His father
learned of this and sent Harold to DR..
David Porter, an uncle, in Kansas City.
Some years previous to that time DR..
Porters first wife died and he married
dashing Ada Blandy of GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
then % years old. Soon, according to
Thomas bill, the young wife became ac-
quainted with fast young men and began
to lead an improper life, which so preyed
upon the Doctors mind that he attempted
three times to take his own life in 1896.
In 1897 while his nephew was visiting
him, DR.. Porter, after telling his wife Of
his intention, did commit suicide.\
Married Mt Council Bluffs.
Thomas alleges that the widow set a
trap for him, hoping to marry him for his
expected Inheritance. He says that a
former family physician Of the Porters
conspired with the widow to bring about
the match, and that the two filled the
plaintiff with whisky and took him to
Omaha. There they failed to secure IL
cense and went to Council Bluffs, Iowa,
where the ceremony was performed by q
clergyman. Harold had known the woman
at this time but five weeks, and the mar
riage took place three weeks after DR..
Porter's suicide.
Kansas City, and while on the train Har-
old received telegram telling him that If
he appeared in Kansas City he would be
arrested for being implicated in the death
of his uncle. He left the train and
came to Chicago. Three days afterward
his bride arrived in Chicago and told her
husband that she had been put out of
the Washington hotel in Kansas City.
In October, 1897, the couple went to New
York to visit the elder Thomas, who.
however, refused to receive them, declar-
ing that his son was insane, having
Judged the young man from his actions.
At this time Dr. j. B. McFatrich of Chica-
60, was brought into the case and the son
was placed in his care for treatment.
After months treatment the physician
was satisfied Of his patients sanity, but
the father refused to accept this opinion.
Mrs. Thomas went to New York to visit
a sister, and returned to Chicago shortly
before Christmas. By that time Thomas
had learned, he says, of infldelity on his
wife's part, and refused to live with her.
She remained in Chicago three days and
then went ito Columbus. where she since
resided.
Disinherited.
The young man remained with his ply
sician as a student until July, 1898, when
he became restless and felt that he ought
to take care of his wife. With this in.
tention he went to see his father in the
hope that he would aid him in some way.
but he found himself disinherited. though
his father gave him money enough to re-
turn to Chicago. A little later he went
to Columbus to see his wife and saws thar
he tried there to find something to do to
support her, but she refused to see him.
Returning to Chicago, he resumed his
studies. and is now student in a medi-
cal college here.
=. The original bill was filed by him in
October, 1901 and charges his wife with
desertlon. She filed an answer, in which
she alleges that he deserted her, and
asked the court for separate maintenance.
The woman received $4,000 from the
estate of her first husband.