The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-26
HIS TWO WIVES
DIED mYsTERiousLy.
San Francisco Chemist Is Making an
Analysis For Traces Of
Poison.

SAY h<ANSlSSOp Dept. Zb.-MrS.
Harriet Haynes Hadley. wife Of George
Grove Hadley, a wealthy West Wiz.
ginia coal operator, died in this city,
at the Bon Air apartments on Friday
last. The circumstances Of her death
were such as to warrant investigation
by the coroner's ONCE. The stomach
of the woman was sent to the city
chemist. and is now being analysed,
in order that It may be determined
whether or not her death was due to
poisoning.
Just five months ago Mrs. G. G. Had.
ley, who was also the wife OF George
Grove Hadley, died In this city at the
Clark Barton Hospital. The circum-
stances Of her death were also pecu.
liar. She died In a comatose condition,
which may or may not have been
caused by the illness from which she
was suffering.
Both the wives of Hadley were wo-
men Of wealth. They bore a resem-
blance to each other-a resemblance
so striking that numerous persons who
saw the two women in life were in
clined to believe them sisters. To his
first wife Hadley was married six
weeks, when death came. The sec.
ond Mrs. Hadley died seven weeks af-
ter her wedding.
Only three months interviewed be-
tween the death of the first Mrs. Had.
ley and the wedding to the second.
Haste marked both the marriages. He
took his first wife ten days after she
had been awarded a decree of divorce.
The wedding took place in Monroe.
Mich, last March. On July 20 the
marriage ceremony uniting the wild.
over to Mrs. Harriet Hoes, of Los An.
geles, vas performed In this city by
Justice of the Peace A. B. Lawson.
The bridegroom informed the Off.
clating magistrate that his bride was
a sweetheart of younger days. He
told the same story regarding his first
wife. 1t was or March s of this year
that papers of Detroit, Mich, told of
the wedding Of Mrs. John A. Yates to
George c. Hadley. The bride was the
divorced wife OF a wealthy tailor.
In commenting on the Detroit wed.
ding the paper had the following to
say:
Divorced Tuesday and married
Wednesday-one day viewing in ret
respective vista the ashes of a blighted
romance, the text surrendering wholly
the blind god for another voyage on
the troubled sea of matrimony. This
briefly is the history of two days in
the life of a Detroit woman.
Tuesday, Mrs. John A. Yates: We'd
nesday, Mrs. George G.. Hadley, wife
a West Virginia coal operator"
When Hadley secured the license
in this city to wed Harriet Hoes her
age was given as AZ and her nativity
New York. Hadley's age was given
as 81. On the day of the issuance of
the license the wedding took place in
Judge Lawson's courtroom.
iiS honeymoon lHdI came 10
end last Friday was spent in this
city and Los Angeles. Hadley brought
his bride to the Bon Air Apartments,
at Oak and Stanyan streets. She was
there four days when death suddenly
came. DR.. A. Bottle, the physician who
was summoned, arrived to find her dy-
ing and frothing at the mouth. He
suspected poison and notified the cor.
oner. To the deputy coroner Hadley
stated that his wife died from natural
causes.
The analysis of the contents of the
stomach of Mrs. Hadley will be COM
pleted soon, and the city chemist will
make a report.
81 am testing for pcisons," said DR..
Bottle" but so far have found none"