Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-22
POOR NELLY bly, is sTUNe
Newly Acquired Husband Gives Her
Cold Shake in Minne-
RpOIis.

Radiant in a deep pink kimona of weird
| oriental design, Mrs. Albert Dundee form
erly Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, a bride OF
three weeks, who sixteen years ago became
world famous as the globe-trotting Nellie
BLY,, vowed a vengeance akin to Corsican
oath in her apartments at the Carleton
hotel in Minneapolis when informed by a
reporter that her husband appeared to be
already the husband Of another.
Dundee, who was a sort OF sign painter,
Is years old, got into communication with
the former Nellie BLY, through the agency
Of a matrimonial bureau. Repeated and in
sistent inquiries by mail as to whether she
was possessed of funds brought the infor-
nation that she was.
Together they came to Minneapolis.
stayed few days at the Hotel Raddison
at her expense, and then moved to the
Carleton. There. after few days, Dundee.
she says began to pack up. Clandestinely.
she asserts, he packed up her goods as well
as his.
A son in the Philippines had sent her
numerous works of native Filipino and
japanese art, rare and costly. Included in
them were beautifully carved ivory card
cases, purses, etc. Moving day was Satur-
day, and it came without Dundee even say
ing goodbye, she says. His trunk re-
manned at 1922 Hawthorn avenue, where he
explained, on paying his arrears in room
rent with check given him by Mrs. Dun
dee No. ?, that he was to engage in the
moving picture business in st. Paul
II was lonesome and was coming to a
time in my life when l felt the need of
companship,' said Mrs. Dundee, in attempt
Ing to explain why she rushed headlong
into the alliance. He Is even illiterate.
short OF stature and not prepossessinK in
appearance in any way. He even talks I'M
dramatically. 1 have had experience with
men and l am shocked at myself that I
could be cheated in this way. But 1 will
follow him wherever he goes and see that
he is punished l told him that had suf-
ficient income for my own needs and some
besides. Part of it comes from my son in
the Philippines"
Nelly Bly," whose bapusmal name was
Jane Elizabeth Pink Cochrans, first came
into prominence In New York In 1877,
where she went from Pittsburg. where
she wrote for newspapers and had herself
placed in an insane asylum.
Upon her release she exposed such
shocking disregard for public rights in the
management OF the institution that 5000
900 was appropriated for the benefit OF the
insane poor.
Her next adventure was a trip around
the world starting in the fall of 1889 and
returning early IN 1880, completing the
journey in seventy-two days. six hours,
eleven minutes and fourteen seconds, and
beating by more than seven days the IA
nous tour described by Jules Verne. whom
she visited in Amiens while travelling
through France.
In 1894 Miss Cochrane created a rensa-
ton by announcing her engagement TO
Robert Seaman, multimilhonaire. president
of the Iron Clad Manufacturing company,
OF New York. who was then more than 70
years old.
Mr.. Seaman was intensely Jealous OF his
young wife and had her Swallowed by de-
tectives one OF whom brought suit for sal
airy. Mrs Seaman had another arrested
| for annoying her.
At the time of Seamans death. about
seven years ago, Mrs. Seaman was At his
bedside.