The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15

fought against the administering OF
sleeping potiOns even in the face OF
her physicians orders that they De
used. OF far greater interest, IN that
it serves to bring forward new phase
of a wifes desire to hold a reputation
of being happily married. is Mrs.
Loves own story of her efforts to de-
ceive every one in this respect. AS is
the case in New York state since
newly enacted law went into effect, It
is not possible in Oregon to obtain &C
cess to testimony taken in divorce ac-
lions. 1t was from Mrs. Loves coun-
sell who returned from Baker City last
week, that a look at the transcript of
the court procedure was had and
therein was found Mrs. Loves own
story of her desire to make the world
believe she was happily married
woman.
Loves Meteoric Rise.
When the engagement was an
nounced, only three and a half years
ago, few persons in society from New
York to Chicago did not know the
salient facts in Mr.. Loves career up
to that time. He had married, in 1900,
Miss Minerva Cool Pierce, known as
one of the most beautiful women in
the exclusive Lake Forest set in
Chicago. A few months later it was
announced he had become chief broker
for James H. and w. H. Moore, Chi
cago's most spectacular and richest
AS chief broker for the famous
Moore brothers, Love speedily became
prominent on the floor of the stock
exchange in New York as we'll as N
Chicago, his admission to the New
York exchange dating back to Decem-
Der, 1900. 1t was therefore of no less
interest in the East than in Chicago
the announcement in August, 1903,
that ''the millionaire stock broker as
he was then supposed to- be, was about
to sue his wife for divorce. naming his
own cousin as correspondent.
Causes a Mans Death.
In September, 1908, within less than
a month of the announcement of the
divorce action, Love, While engaging
in a game of polo in Chicago acct
dentallv caused the death of Nathan
Swift, a son of Louis F. Swift, the
multi-millionaire packer, by striking
him with a polo ball driven by his
mallet.
In June. 1904. Mrs. Love began a
divorce action charging her husband
with extreme cruelty. and exactly 30
DAYS later she obtained a decree, with
an allowance of $50, 900 anmony. 1t
was the disclosures made at this time
that later caused Marjorie Burnes'
friends to try to dissuade her from
marrying Love-
Loves courtship of beautiful Miss
Burnes began in November, 1904,
within three months of his first wife's
of her relatives and friends sufficed
to keep her from marrying Love for
almost three whole years.
1t was on October sc, 1907. they
were married and it was announced
that the new Mrs. Love was heiress to
an estate valued at 100000.
It was out of a clear sky that news
of the suspension of the Wall street
firm of Sidney c. Love & Co, one Of
the biggest brokerage houses in the
country, became public.
This first announcement was made
January 25, 1909. The next day
Chicago dispatch told a story of ire
mendous losses, exceeding $1,500,000,
sustained by Love, who had been spec
ulating on the wrong side of the mar
ket. With the published details, which
showed that the broker had seen more
than 100000 a month swept away
for three months of Wild plunging in
the grain and stock markets, customers
of the house began to show uneasiness,
and Immediately Love issued a state
ment declaring that Judge William H.
Moore, whose protege he still was,
would personally guarantee all az
er Love sold his seat on the New York
stock exchange for $72, 5OO-and Wall
street knew the rumors of his losses
were true.
On their baby's second birthday,
February Is of this year. Mrs. Love
began suit for a divorce in the West
chester county court The next day
Love filed his suit in Baker City.
charging his wife with desertion and
demanding that the daughter be given
to his mother.