Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22
ARREST FORMER |ONAN
Donald D. Donnan, Editor, Law.
yer, Preacher and Salesman
in Serious Trouble.
Is Charged With Abandoning His
Wife, Who Was an Iowa
Girl.
Another Woman in the Case
Domains Kaleidoscope Ca.
reer in Chicago.

| Chicago, May 22-DOnald u. DOnnal
| lawyer, trotting horse editor. Episcopal
rector and travelling salesman, was ar
rested yesterday on the charge of aban-
doning his wife, Mrs. Lucia Cole Don
nan. Separate maintenance proceedings
against Donnan have been pending in
the circuit court since April.
Last week Attorney Hirschl secured
a warrant for Domains arrest from
Justice Everett. Tuesday Donnan re-
turned from Indianapolis and yesterday
morning Constable Noonan served the
warrant Mr.. Donnan while in Chicago
makes his home with the family of j..
Is. Hayes, 594S Pairie avenue.
Miss Jean b. Hayes, the daughter OF
Mr.. Hayes, is the person whom MIS-.
Donnan asserts has come between her
and her husband. 1t was Miss Hayes
about whom the Rev. d. D. Donnan told
Bishop McLaren, when he Went 10 MIN
last January and announced that ne
must retire from the ministry. MIS-.
Donnan at that time had separated
from her husband on account OIL hia
fondness for Miss Hayes. She SAID thae
she had found out that MISS Hdses
called on the rector during the DAYS
when she was down. town working De
hind a counter to help out the scanly
$500 salary which he received as pasloi
of ST Johns Episcopal church at irving
Park.
When Constable Noonan went to
serve the warrant he was met by MISS
HAYES and informed that Mr.. DonnaIi
was out golfing. About an houf lalel
Donnau returned to the house from
game in jackson Park, looking as IL ms
domestic troubles We're slight cause
for worry. He was taken before JUS
tica Everett, where he gave bonds Oh
s, oOo to appear for hearing next
Tuesday.
The career Of Donald c. Donnan mas
been as varied as one from work OF
fiction. He attended the University OIL
Iowa, graduated from the Ia" depail-
mant. and was admitted to the par
Mrs. Donnan was society editor OIL
Cedar Rapids Uowa0 paper july 20
1883, they were married at Ioufon' III
They came to Chicago and ne became
a sporting reporter on morning pa
per He was interested in horses ana
had charge of the trotting news. His
wife stayed late at the newspaper OIL
flee helping with his work.
He had become an authority on trot-
ting horses when he one day startled
his friends by announcing that he IN
tended to enter the ministry. He mat
REGULATED at Western Theological semi
nary, and Mrs Donnan started work
ing in a store. He graduated ana was
appointed to the Irving Park church
For a year under his leadership the
church prospered wonderfully. Then
came his acquaintance with Miss
HAYES, his retirement from the min
istry and his separation from his wife.
Mr. Donnan said last night that af
ter this latest move of Mrs. Donnan he
would file a cross bill to her bill for
maintenance, asking for an
absolute divorce. What grounds he
will advance for such a separation he
did not say.
Miss Hayes is a young lady fox
whom 1 have the greatest regard" he
said. II told Bishop McLaren about
her and that there had been nothing
improper between us and he believed
me- Mrs. Donnan and I agreed to
separate, we packed up our goods, and
came down town on the elevated to-
gether. l kissed her good bye and we
went our different ways"
Mr. Donnan refused to discuss the
trouble with his wife which caused
the separation. He asserted that he
had contributed to her support since
that event.
In her bill for separate maintenance
she charges him with unfaithfulness
on several occasions with persons
whose names are unknown and with |
one person whose name is known to
your oratix."
Benjamin Thomas, aged "a, has just