Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20

DEsERTIoN is CHARGED.

VA. Jan ls.-
fsneeial.o-Eor a long time 1t has been
sY,own to newspaper men and others tna.
there was something il the many 11i. '
that Mrs. Mamie Shaw, formerly MES
Mamie Witcher Langhcrne was seehi.s
a separation from her husband, hop .as
Gould Shaw. TO Wholn sne vac tes -
IN Oct q. 1897.
since November last leading newspapers
,f the country. from Massachusetts 10
virginia have been anxiousiy Wa1cn'i's
the clerks office OF the circuit court mere
Ia Charlottesville, each fearing that an
other would score what is so much feared
By newspapers Of the first casa ped..
y-,daea SO eacer we're they that the an
nopncement was made prematurely that
a decree OF separation had been granleo
somewhere probably in Dakota
While all this feverish anxiety troubled
ma newsoa pers Mr.. Daniel Harmon, q
iis,inerished lawyer OF the Charlottes-
ril,e bar. known to the profession
;brourhout the State and beyond for his
great ABILITY. had the matter In hand. He
Aid not talk; he did not even do anything
shat disclosed his connection with the
esse. one thing Mr. Harmon did: he
,,ept his counsel. and when the boston
papers were chasing Lawyer Robert y,
fier1icA, Of that town, valniy imagining
that he was In Thomas Jefferson's nam
lot he was really in the borough OF the
4Sn,cleerbocIers at an inn known as the
waldorf Astoria, In consultation with our
Daniel Mr. Herrick had already boon
here, however
Wi,s, this astutc Mr. Harmon, repre-
senltne the beautiful Mrs. Shaw, ano
5dr. Herrick, representing Mr. shaW
family, talked about al the. Waidorf-As-
foria is not a mater of common knoWi-
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iect Of conjecture. or, probably, It Wouio
be moro accurate TO say. attractive op-
,1oriunity for Attempts at deduction
MERELY A MEMORANDUM
when the Charlottesville attorney came
back to his Office he at once took steps
20 move the affair on toward definite
fssue. but with scrupulous care to AVOID
notoriety Only note OF memorandum
Of the application for divorce, or. more
strictly speaking, an entrance Of sub
ooena, was put upon the books in the
Clerks Office while the papers themselves
were kept in the possession OF the
cautious lawyer.
MIR Harmon is an agreeable man. The
aides Charming describes him well.
IN the enjoyment OF q moment of leisure
he talks readily and delightfully."-: is. II
e. word, a good raconteur. He likes the
newspapers and thinks they ought to
publish all the news, but when approach
I'd for the news in this case, that OF
course. presented another conditions OF
things 3e was then the attorney for
Mrs. Shaw. who thought the newspapers
had said too much already; and as such
attorney he was not talking on profes-
sional subjects for publication-not con-
ceding any point or making any adnlis-
sion Notwiths- anding ell this reticence
and the extreme care used to prevent
publication. it is safe to say that suit
for divorce is now pending and that only
one ground is assigned for the separa
tion: namely desertion. There are no
sensational features to be exploited.
Just when differences between Mr.. and
Yrs. Shaw arose probably only they can
say but It is certain that as far back
as the first days in last August the ini,,al
Etep was taken by the Langhorne family.
It was soon after the .Aibenare Horse
Show last summer that Mrs Shaw and
her father. Mr. C. D. Langhorne, visited
The law Office of Mr. Harmon. II. is be.
iieved that on that occasion the lawyer
Eas retained.
EDITORS KEPT GUESSING.
When the divorce talk began earnest
efforts were made by the newspapers to
get and publish the facts In detail. Many
a telegram making inquiries came from
Tatchful editors and these started inves-
%igsticns by local correspondents. which
always ended In the same result; that
IS, a. report to the effect that nothing
could be learned beyond the fact that
The court records were without entry
upon the subject. 1t was tale, not OF
Two cities. but OF two sections. q mystery
or Massachusetts and Virginia In the
old Bay State the newspaper fraternity
oeset the Shaws. but Robert G. Shaw had
taken his polo ponies and gone off to
Pau. to remain until spring. His broth
H,,S, Sy1,.o~
ae spoke for his brother. but what he
eaid was not deemed conclusive for the
simple reason that he seemed to declare
that there would be no divorce. This was
not just what he announced: his precise
statement was that his brother had not
gnst.tuted divorce proceedings IN the
Ola Dominion the recorders of current
history was at Mirader. but was dumb
on this subject alone. be It understood.
ecrs her old-time vivacity and wit have
not departed. She was ready to talk
about her baby boy. about horses. or on
any subject Of interest to spirited
young woman. She is not out OF society
ley any means. attends horse shows.
where she is we'll known as an accom-
olished equestrienne and altogether she
Is taking life with becoming spirit and
philosophy.
a CHILD BRIDE.
She IS still g very young woman, prob
ably. not twenty-three. for she was lit
lie more than child Of sixteen when. on
3 visit at Beverly Farms. in Massachu-
sets. the year before she was married.
she met and became engaged to her f,,.
.rre husband Finally, the date of the
wedding was set for the nth. OF Oct 1897.
but as the day approa ched II was seen
that the brides health would not permit
and the wedding guests We're dispersed,
or. rather. an announcement prevented
their assembling. and Mr.. Shaw. who had
come on to Virginia several days In adj
vance of that set for the wedding. re-
turned to New York nearly week be-
fore the 18th Of October. The bride re-
covered rapidly and on tbs 9Th Of Octo-
Der. Mr.. Shaw led her to the altar The
event was celebrated at Mirado. and
was attended with social circumstances,
II not with pomp. The long drawing room
was beautifully decorated for the occa-
sion With palms and white chrysanthe-
NUNS, The couple stood up" before the
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