The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-30
BACK TO OLD LOVE.
Grace SHELLS Record Now Seven Mar
riages and Six Divorces.

chicago, aug. SO.-MrS. Grace Smell
Cofhn-Coff1n Walker Coffin Love IL
married again.
Her full name, which incidentally is
also a chronological summary of her
marital career, Is Grace Snell-Coffin-
Coffin Walker-Coff1n Layman-I.ove-
Love, for her latest husband is none
other than her most lately discarded
helpmeet, Hugh H. Love, former news
paper writer and ex-secretary of the
board of health of Los Angeles Cal
The ceremony was performed at
Santa Ana, Cal, by Justice Samuel
Wick; 1t cinches Mrs. Loves claim on
record. Nothing in modern times
within hailing distance of it. Begin
ming with long array of Collins, Il
runs the gamut of human sensations
and finally approaches its finishing
as is fitting, with a double portion of
Love.
Mrs. Loves marriage follows closely
on the heels of the last of her many
divorces. She filed her bill against
Love last year. 1t was scarcely grant
ed before she and her ex-husaand were
almost as chumny as ever The quiet
marriage of yesterday indicates that
both parties regret the court proceed
ings.
Marital Record to Date.
Mrs. Loves matrimonial achieve
ments up to date are as follows:
1SS4-Married to Frank Nixon Coffin.
1s94-Divorced from Coffin.
'1s9S-Remarried to Coffin.
1S98-Divorced from Coffin
1S99-Married to James c. Walker
1901-Divorced from Walker.
1901-Again married to Coffin.
1901-Divorced from Coffin.
1903-Married to Perkins A. Layman.
1906-Divorced from Laynan.
1906-Married to Hugh NJ. Love
190S-Divorced from Hugh NJ. Love
1309-Remarried to Hugh NJ. Love.
1910?
Mrs. Love is the daughter of the
late Amos J. Smell. the Chicago bank
er whose murder in 1888 is one of the
unsolved mysteries of Chicago's GRIM
inal history.
Her first marriage was love
match. She met Coffin, who at one
time was a cOachman, at her home
when he came as her dancing master
When her father learned that she
contemplated making the dancing
master one of the family he objected
Thereupon Coffin and
Miss Smell ran away and were mar
rfed.
ReconciIed by Dying Son.
They lived together ten years, and
then parted. a divorce following. Four
years later Mrs. SHELLS oldest son fell
dangerously ill. The father was called. |
At his bedside the boy begged his
father and mother to kiss and make |
up. They were so moved that they
agreed to do so. The boy, however. |
died, and the couple soon drifted |
apart.
Mrs. Coffin then went to live in |
the Virginia Hotel. James c. Walker |
was the hotel clerk. They fell in love. |
were married, and Mrs. Walker gave |
her husband $4,000 to make him |
In this she succeeded. |
Walker became so Independent that he |
objected to his wife writing-she |
dabbled in literature-and even beat |
her and threw her works" into the |
ire A divorce stopped that and shortly |
thereafter Mrs. Walker began yearn-
ng for Coffin once more. They were |
married. but lived together only four |
hours Why they parted no one knows.
but it is attributed to a visit made |
70 Mrs. Coffin just after the cere-
nony by a mysterious woman.
The next husband. Layman, was a l.
hotel clerk in Los Angeles. After her ,
divorce from him on the ground of +
lesertion, she made the acquaintance
IF Love. They were married but last
rear agreed to disagree. and Mrs Love /
sued for and was granted decree.