The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-11
WEDDING WAS
HELD A SECRET
BUT NEWS LEAKS OUT-RicH
WoMAN'S BUSINESS MANAGER
MARRiEs HER.
NAMED CORRESPONDENT
TWO Years Ago In Divorce Suit
TWO Years Ago In Divorce Suit
s Brought BY Her Employees Wife
Wanted $4,000 But Com
promise Followed.

Newcastle, Ind, October 10.--Mrs.
Anna d. Welsh, reputed to be the
most beautiful woman in Henry Coun.
ty, besides being the most wealthy,
and her business agent Frank w.
Cooper, were married secretly yester-
day afternoon by Rev. w. S. Foreman,
pastor Of the Presbyterian church OF
this city, Immediately after the we'd
ding they departed for Cincinnati,
where they will remain for few days,
and then leave on an extended tour
through the East
Years ago Mrs. Welsh, the present
Mrs. Cooper, employed Cooper as bust
ness agent to look after her many
affairs. including stocks and bonds,
securities and business interests, be-
sides her farms. Two years ago Coop
or brought suit for divorce against his
wife, and the decree was granted him
within an hour and ten minutes after
filing complaint. 1t was shock to
Henry County people. Mrs. Cooper
then brought suit to set aside the de-
cree granted her husband and filed
a cross complaint for divorce, naming
Mrs, Melsh as correspondent. At the
same time she also filed suit against
her husbands employer for alleged
alienation of his affections, demand.
ing $4,000 damages As comprom-
Use Cooper agreed to a division of
the property owned by himself and
his wife, and consented to let the d.
vorce go by defeault, providing Mrs.
Cooper would not press her suit for
damages against Mrs. Mesh.
Upon that basis the litigation end.
ed. since which time Cooper has been
paying court at the fair widows shrine
and at the same time looking after her
business interests. The courtship thus
begun years ago eliminated in today's
wedding.
The bride is immensely wealthy, her
fortune being estimated at from $500,
600 to 100000. Both she and Cooper
reside at Middletown, a little Henry
county town 10 miles north of the
city. Here Mrs. Cooper No. 2 owns
the electric light plant, the opera |
house. the Welsh Hotel and many !
parcels of real estate. In addition |
she owns farms in this and Delaware |
county aggregating from 1900 to 1000 |
acres, besides valuable securities and
bank stocks.
The bride is the widow of Dr. James |
Welsh. of Middletown, formerly Of Lib |
erty, Ind. She is the daughter of the |
late John Barbour, in his life an In
iiuential citizen of oxford, Ohio.
Since Cooper took up the manage
ment of her affairs and before his |
first wife was divorced, he and Mrs.
Welsh took a trip to the Pacific Coast |
and on to the Klondike, where Mrs. /
Welsh had extensive interests. At
the time of the scandal two years ago
the present Mrs. Cooper enjoyed the
distinction of being the leading wo-
man of Middletown, and was highly |
regarded. Since the events of two
years ago, however, she raely, if ever,
left her home, and few, If any, called
upon her.
Cooper's first wife and four grown
daughters are still residents of Mid
dletown. Friends of Cooper's first
wife are indignant. but were not sur
prised at the latest Developments.
many having predicted the marriage.
although Cooper and bride .stoutly de-
MED any such intention.