The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-06


tiful Mrs. Cochrane." she was the toast OF
the wealthy Philadelphia cubs and The
leader of n dash,ng social colony thai
dazzled the Quaker t'jty
Still later, as Mrs. coo.ldgc," she was
Welcomed in New York most fashionable
society, and heaus OF twenty years agc
hailed her > one of The most brilliant anc
fascinating women that ever came out OF
The south.
All this is a matter of record, known &c
many Scores of elderly gentlmen-grad-
yates of the jeunessc dorec of those days
vividly remember the dash!ng woman OF
long ago who now suddenly rrappcarS
upon the stage of life as Mrs: Emma -
Elliott. the central figure in a most as
nshins story.
Mrs. ElIiott's Husbands.
nr. Irvine asserts-and Mrs Elliott does
not deny-that Mr.. Elliott is her fourth
husband, that she divorced al least two OF
his predecessors. while he divorced Mrs
Elliott No / on the unscriptural and UNI
canouical grounds of desertion.
According to the lawyers Mrs. E!liotts
marital record stands as follows:
Husband No l. James Alexander, q
southern gentleman of whom little is
known; husband No. 9, Mr.. Cochrane, OF
Philadelphia; husband No. B. Mr. Coolidge
also of Philadelphia. IA kinsman OF the
congressman. husband No. 4, Alexander
Elliott. freight agent at Huntington, Pa.
As the story runs. 1t was Mrs. Elliott
No. | who introduced her husband to the
woman destined to suppiant her
However that may he, the fact remains
that MIR. Elliott speedily divorced his wife
and married Mrs. Coolidge. The presen,
Mrs. ELLIOT did not go cmpty-handcd &c
her fourth bridal.
Those in best position to know the facts
place her fortune at Sl3o.oO.
AS a bride the rev Mrs. Elliott took tha
quaint old town by storm She bought ths
irst residence in the placc-a splendid
c~louinl mansion, furnished it handsomely
threw wide its doors in hospitality ant
made conquest of Huntington society, She
became an active social leader.
Friends With Irvine Then.
The Rev Or. Irvine was rector Of st
'rHuls church, the largest and most fash
ionabl of the town.
Mrs. Elliott was the leading spirit Of his
cong roEation, foremost in charities ant
soc al life. Meanwhile Bishop Ethclber
! Talbot had appeared on the scene.
Although Bethlehem. his see city. is
| long journey from Huntingdon, the bshoT
was in duty bound to visit the smaller
place, and he soon became a we.com,
guest Of the I.lliotts.
| society of this bril.ian woman, reared II
old Mobile while the bishop though ma
| tive Of Missouri sprang from the aristo
cratic ra!bots of South Carolina.
| Both were southerncrs, related to prout
families. and their mutual friends wcr
"A small army
| The details of tho sudden trouble tina
sent DR.. Irvine out into the world an un
frockcd priest nccd only be outlined here
| ri nd tl,.,
than mans banda sharp dispute be
| tween Mrs. Elliott and her rector owe
| money.
She insisted that money given by her t
| pay he church organist had been misaE
| propriatcd, and he denied It, Acrimonlou
| gre" the dispute, and suddenly DIR. Irwin
awo<" to realization that as Mrs. Elliot
was a sliVorccc. and the wife Of "A man VIII
had vorcad former Wife ON uncanonlcs
grounds. II was his duty TO drive her froi
! ,fe church.
That Hyp othetica Letter.
TN" enemies of Or, Irvine insist that hi
accommodation was planned in malic
Or. Irvine asserts that ii was a matter ,
Conscinntcusn"ss.
Re that as it may, he began his atiat
with extreme caution, if not cunning II
first move was TO write II letter to BshC
Talbot stating a Hypothetical case whic
exactly covered the points against Mr.
Elliott.
Back came the bishops answer biddil
his rc"t3r do his duty without fear or Fl
:, lied DR. Irvine to refuse communion
} any woman herself a divorcec and the wi
of man who had put away a former wi
on uncanonica grounds
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