The evening Republican., 1902-04-19
Mrs. Hetherington aBride

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has added another chapter to the
tragical romance of her matrimo-
nial enterprises. She was marrled d
at one OF The city hotels tonight to
i J. W. McConnaughey, Seattle
/ millionaire. Her mother, Mrs.
Emlen Hewes. and her sister Helen
attended the ceremony, but the
father it is said. refused to be pre-
sent. The wedding was private.
| Mr.. McConnaughey mad been
staying at the Hotel Stenton in
Philadelphia for the last week and
he came 20 New York with Helen
Hewes this morning. Mrs. Hether-
lnstor and her mother followed on
a later train.
The family has been in mourning
for some time Tor another daughter,
Mrs. Mary Hewes Patterson, who
formerly lived in Pittsburg, but the
bride of tonight gave up her dark
raimeat and wore blue silk trim
med with white lace and white
chiffon.
The couple will return to Phla-
delphia next Monday and will
spend week at the Stenton. after
which they will go TO Seattle,
where handsome home awaits
them. Mr.. McConnaughev is County
! Treasurer of Seattle, a real estate
broker and paint manufacturer.
By this union Is recalled a re-
| markablc love story which began
IN 1855, when Bessie Hewes was
pretty girl Just out of Vassar. and
which reached a thrilling climax
in Vol; ohama, Japan. on February
I5, 1892, when her husband, Lieu.
.enant James II. Hetheripgtou. Of
the United States navy, shot and
killed George Cover Robinson, an
English banker.
The Hewes girls were brought
up in Wilmington. DEL, where
they were noted for their beauty
and were popular IN society. Bessie
was a strilinsly handsome blonde.
with remark aoly fine blue eyes.
She was always regarded as the
gayeSt OF the family. ...'... ...-'.
She first met Hetherington at
Cape May Point in 1855. when she
was only II years old. but thcv were
not married until 1889. After the
birth OF their first child, lIetherng-
tons ship, the Marion, was ordered
to Japan. HIS wife sailed ahead Of
him by the Pacific Mail Line. took up
her residence ut the Grapd Hotel in
\ Yokohama ald was welcomed as an
ornament to the American colony
there.
The Marion did not arrive for
nearly moEih aftCrward, but Mrs.
llcthcrIngton did not find the wait
tedious. While native nurse looked
after tie little aughler, she led
gay butterfly life aud the gall lants Of
the colony wed with each other 10
Eeaping attentions upon her.
Among these was George Cover
Robinson. English by birth but a
thorough cosmopolitan. lie was
handsome, fashionable and talent
ed 10 many ways. Before long he
and Mrs. Hc,hcrington we're much
ton was pacing the deck OF the
Marion. Inch crawied lazlly across
the Pacific counting the minutes
until he should see his wife aud
baby.
He arrived on November ,, 1891.
Atlerward he said that he almost
imned 'ately observed. a change in
his wle's manuer. but 1t was not
until several months later that he
discovered letters exchanged by
her aud KoDlnson which ievca caled
The truth,
On the evening Of February l3.
1902, the two men met lace to face,
Without word, llelhtrinston
drew Il pistol and fired. Robinson
threw up his hands and cried: ut
ser7cs me right. deserve TO die y
Then he fell dead. II deveIuped
that he had Anticipated this end,
aud Il Will was found he0uc alhipg
all his possessions to Mrs. Helhcr-
ln.ton. She refused TO accept anv-
thing,
llethcrlng!on was tired and ac-
quilted. HIS friends expected him
10 begin divorce proceedings at once
but 10 the surprise oi every body he
'or9 ave his vie and gave the world
to understand that she had been IA
victim oi Robinson $ Vaccinations,
lnth lace OF grave criticism, thev
sailed Tor home Ill the following
May.
subsequently lIctherington was
assigned 10 the navyvar4 at Seattle
and he and his wife lived there Ior
two years. During this time boy
was bora TO them. They then
! made the acquaintance OF Mr.. Nc
Conndughev. who, as his bride
sad to-day, is awful nice-looking
and awful nice.
1t was thought that the chapter
was closed, when there came the
Astonishing announcement hat
Mrs. ietherington had gone back
! TO Wilmington, aud, through At
torney Robert Pennington. begun
sui lor divorce. The cause she
gave was not made public
She spent all OF last winter at
Eismere, suburb oi Wilmington,
! where she lived in a little frame
| house occupied by the mother Of
her former maid. Eiieo johnson.
IN the meantime the Hewes family
had moved 10 Overbrook, Pa, Mrs.
HelherInSton had been alenated
from Them ever since the Yok oh anna
ALTAR. ard Ior long time her