The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-29

avest me, oh, Lord" for in most
ases II has been the wife who has
Uttered wrong at the hands of the
usband, or at least the evidence in
he divorce courts seems to have
orne out this theory.
Through a long series of years
here has been a string OF divorce
asses on trial here in the Allegheny
ounty courts which attracted atten-
ion throughout the country.
List Led BY Thaw.
One Of the earlier Thaws, his name
las been forgotten just for the mo-
lent, started the list. That was
he famous Indian princess" trial.
ilorious old TON" Marshall. Allie
heny county's most famous criminal
awyer. made his reputation in the
rial of that case. Cuba u. Quit was
he Indian princess. She married
Thaw. At least the world recog-
lied them as married. and the man
lever made any denial of it. She
new little of her husband or his an
ecedents. When he died she was
Idvised to sue for her widows dover
# his rich estate.
Only the older people of the ma
ion remember that trial today, but
{ was one of the most remarkable
'ver tried here. The Thaws won,
although the popular verdict was in
avor of the dusky Indian girl who
lad pledged her life and her honor
o the scion of the Thaws. All that
emalns in Pittsburg today to recall
hat famous trial is an alleey named
or the Indian princess.
It was a rich scandal while 1t last
d. Buried somewhere under the
lust of two generations in the Allie
,heny county court house are the
'ecords of the famous Cuba U.
luit" claims. To his dying day
Tom" Marshall maintained the In
liam woman had been wronged be-
ause of her color
Legend of Indians Curse.
There is a legend that when de
lied even the honor of wlfehood, the
indian woman pronounced a curse on
he name of Thaw. Whether she
lid or not, the family has certainly
from its share of tragedies
md scandals.
Old William Thaw, founder of the
amily, never went through the di-
'orce court. but he had his own
roubles. He Is known only as a
'hristlan gentleman. philanthropist,
BUSINESS man of remarkable ability
he fact that his wife did not live
With him for years because of his
ondness for the society of other
women. particularly young girls. is
lot exploited so much as his good
leeds. He maintained a big house
Iown in Fifth avenue. where he car
led on as suited his tastes, while
lis wife and the children lived out in
he East End. The family visited
lin often.
Some Recent Sensations.
OF course the case of William
Ellis Corey. president of the United
'tates Steel corporation; Harry Ken
all Thaw and Augustus Hartie. the
paper manufacturer o.
his city. are Just now crowding the
ewspapers. They are each ensa-
ional enough in every way. Co.ey
fitted from comparative poverty a.
Jerk In a coal Office at $40 a montt
o a position where he presided over
he business of a billlon-dollar cor
Grafton, lost his head over a chorus
rl. The wife he had married when
he was a house servant for his
ather would not do for his exalted
tation. He wanted to be rid of her
nd the divorce suit recently filed by
he wife In Nevada is the result.
Augustus Hartje is now endeavor-
ng to prove his wife is moral de-
and has named negro as
in his divorce case.
Blaine, Jr.'s Troubles.
James G.. Blaine, Jr., was a Pitts
urger. His father was born and
aised but a few miles outside of the
ity and he met and married his first
rife here. She was Miss Marie
levin. of this city, She was a
retty actress with a brilliant career
head of her. She probably thought
n alliance with the son of the first
tatesman of the day would bring
aurels to her she could reach no
Their way. II brought heartaches
nd she sued him for divorce. She
married. DR.. Bull. famous surgeon
Z New York. Young Blaine en-
cred the matrimonial market again
nd welded Miss Martha Hitchcock.