Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-06-23
A LONG CHASE
TO GET A DIVORCE

got his release Mrs. Bonieke started
her suit for divorce.
She thought it would be easy enough
to serve the man. never dreaming for
q moment that he would not remain in
Hoboken. To her cha@in and dismay
the man fed from America on the first
steamship, and from that day to this
Mrs. Bonicke has not set her eyes
upon him, nor has he put foot upon
the shores of America again.
II was then that she told the law.
yers. They told her that it would be
practically impossible to find the man.
Even then, they said, it would be al.
most out Of the question to get legal
sc-viee in the divorce papers.
Then began the search that has just
been concluded after more than two
years. A detective, directed by her
counsel, finally traced the man to Bre.
men, and success seemed assured al
most at the start. The necessary pa
pers We're drawn up and with them in
his pocket the detective started right
after Bonicke. He was just too late
the bird had flown.
He picked up tn trail soon, however,
and followed it to London, where Bo.
nieke had taken lodgings But he was
again lust a bit too late--the sleuth--
and off hurried Bonicke to Paris, With
the detective once more on his heels
the man fed to Holland and there took
ship for Dutch Guiana. When the de-
tective got to South America on the
next ship Bonieke had left for
some corner of the globe that could not
be found
"Fooledi" admitted the detective
reporting TO Mrs. Bonicke after thi:
long chase. "It's no uses; you'll never
/ find him now"
"Yes, | will" retorted Mrs. Bon
icke. "even if you did fall"
"YoW-'o just like a woman" laugh
ed the detective, "but you won't ge'
him."
Fl "well," remarked Mrs. Bonieke
e "I'm glad Pm not like man, bo
5 cause apparently man would have
given it up long ago."
r But she knew thing or two. Their
e were few tricks up her sleeve still
e She would have the globe watched BY
d the American counsel everywhere. NJ
sooner thought of than done.
= She had a photograph of her hus
{ banda very good likeness. So fron
i this she had thousands of copies made
v Then very careful accuate descrir
e tiou Of the man was put together, an
IT thousands of copies printed. A pho
IS tograph and description of Bonick
was sent to every American counsel o
It the globe, with a request to keep
Is sharp lookout for the man and to nc
o tify Mrs. Bonicke and her counsel a
n once should he turn up anywhere.
~ Inc months IolitN W. NV ''"e'
k word OF Bonicke. Even the hopefr
5. Mrs. Bonicke began TO lose conhdene
in the ultimate success of her Ion
/, fight FOR her freedom. Her couns'
70 had abandoned any expectation q
f. finding Bonicke, and serving the p
II pers, when one day there came cab
e. from Japan. A message from the Anne
7 lean consul at Nagasaki, 10000 mil'
y away.
"Bonicke here Rush papers y
IS The papers were rushed all righ
lie They were Forwarded to duly aeere
vt tied notary and served on the eonsu
is ate grounds, thereby making II leg
service. Here in this country the m
At ehinery of the law was set moving an
o. nj length the now celebrated case
in Bonieke VS.. Bonieke came up befo
1t Chancellor Magic of New jersey
*, 1t was duly proved by affidavit TIN
le the husband had been properly serve
"a with summons and complaint. lie p
ID in no defense to his wife's charges an
IS. Mrs. Bonicke in due season got her d
cree by default.
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