The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-07
LOST LOVE IS
WORTH $4,000.
So Thinks Carnes Who Has
Brought Suit Against Hanson.
ALIENATION IS THE CHARGE.
Boasts Of The Respondent aa1 Letters viii
Form The Most Interesting Part Of The
Testimony.
ALIENATION IS THE CHARGE.

| New York. April 7.-By the arrest OF
| Arthur Noble Hanson, who is known as
| DR.. A. N. Walton. and the issuance OF
| an attachment against his property In
| this state. a little love affair has been
interrupted and his business has some
what been interfered with.
Hanson is now in Ludlow Street jail as
the result of an action which has been
begun against him in the supreme court
| by Frank M Carnes TO recover $4,000
damages for the alienation of the af-
| fections of his wife. Nellie r. Carnes, and
the attachment against his property was
granted in a suit brought by Carnes TO
recover $500 which he invested in the
beef extract concern with which Hanson
is connected.
Hanson came TO this city from Cali
| fornia about year ago. He always
! dressed we'll and appeared to be man
| Of means. occasionally stopping at the
Waidorf-Astoria While at Sea Gate. L.
| l., last summer he chanced 10 make the
| acquaintance OF Mrs Nellie B. Carnes.
| who is about "a years OF age. vivacious
brown hair, and blue eyes.
She had been married to Mr.. Carnes on
March "a. 1894 He is about ten years her
| senior, as is also Mr.. Hanson. The latter
| was attracted by the woman. and by ar
rangement. IL is alleged they frequently
met thereafter. without the knowledge
of her husband, and also INDUCED in some
| correspondence.
SAID TO HAVE BOASTED.
II Is charged that Mrs. Carnes was also
a frequent visitor TO the office OF Mr..
Hanson, and that she was seen at the
Waldorf-Astoria with Mr. Hanson, and al
| other places I'm this city.
IL Is said to have been through the fact
that he boasted OF having won her esteem.
and through the discovery OF several let
ters written by Hanson TO her. that Mr..
| Carnes discovered the relations that
existed between them. At all events II is
said he did not live with her after March
| %. and IL was only on Friday that her
husband informed her of his discoveries
and of the action that he had taken
against Mr.. Hanson.
PROCEEDINGS brought by Mr.. Carnes are
| In the hands OF Campbell & Hanes law
| yers, who served the attachment on the
| New York National Exchange bank,
| where Mr.. Hanson has an account. VIII
liam II. Higgins, who was formerly
partner OF Hanson in the beef extract
| business, in an affidavit used in the suit
| for the alienation OF Mrs Carnes' afTec-
| tions says that when he discovered Han
| son went by the name OF DR.. Walton he
/ inquired his reason for so doing, and was
| told that there was some trouble of a
| family nature TO obviate which he thought
| ii best 10 change his name.
| Mr.. Higgins says that Mrs. Carnes fire.
| quently visited Hanson at his bffice, and al
Il n
ne declares, they paid no attention TO him,
| Mrs. Carnes simply replying at one time:
"Oh, my husband is dopey, and i can
| take care of myself all right" Hanson
| was i'm the habit of referring TO Mrs
| Carnes as Little Sunbeam which was
pet name he adopted for her.
LETTER IN EVIDENCE.
| Following is an extract OF a letter
| which came into the hands OF Mr.. Carnes
| and is also made part of the record In
| the alienation suit
| Dearest:-How the hours and min
utes have dragged since Monday a. m,
| for / have been too Ill 10 do anything
| but think: and that in my present
| state is the worst thing i could do.
Sleep is the only thing that appeals to
me. Went over 10 see my father yes
day and 1t was all I could possibly do
y TO hold my head up, Every one told
me | looked I'll ard II was the first
time was told that for many weeks.
Was sorry 10 feel so on account OF
my aunt. as she gave me such a pretty
| birthday luncheon. and tried not to
show my lack OF interest. But when
I my friends were talking | was silent
! which Is most unnatural. So many
| pretty things were given me, among
| them a box Of beautiful flowers, some
of which | should have liked to trans
fer TO you. because j know you love
them as do.
How long 10 see you, dear. prom
ised to let you alone this week, but
| am afraid / cannot NELL.
| The attachment which was obtained by
Mrs. Carnes was based on the claim that
Hanson is n resident of California Mr..
| Carnes claims that Hanson induced him
TO purchase the interest of Higgins In the
concern, although he never saw Higgins
until after the transaction was COM
| pleted He says Hanson told him he
could secure Higgins interest I'm the busi-
ness for 5000. and that he subsequently,
paid tho money 10 gain a share IN the
business He seeks to recover $500 of
this sum. which he asserts Hanson OBJ
tainSd I'm the deal
| Judhe Greenbaum granted the order OF
arrest and warrant OF attachment.