The Washington times., 1912-03-20
WIFE ASKS DIVORCE
TO GET POSSESSION
OF $4,000 SALOON
Mrs. Nellie E. O'Connor,
Formerly Mrs. Hannah, Has
Discharged" Husband.

"A marital muddle, involving the pos
session Of saloon now under the hus-
bands management by virtue of alleged
ante-nuptal negotiations despite his
"discharge,i at the hands of the wife,
who claims ownership, developed in the
District Supreme Court today in the
ming of a. suit by Mrs. Nellie e. O'Con-
nor against Daniel j. O'Connor for a
limited divorce.
You are hereby discharged for rea-
sons that are known to you as bartender
at my place OF business and you are
hereby ordered and directed to remove
yourself and your effects from my prem
ises by a. m. Wednesday, March 90"
states Mrs. O'Connor to her husband in
q letter, which is attached to her peti-
tion.
Standing on what he alleges to have
been an agreement that Mrs. O'Connor
would give him the saloon business pro-
vtding he would marry her, O'Connor
today refuses to relinquish possession,
and the action to oust him was insti-
tuted.
Widow of J. E. Hannah.
Mrs. O'Connor. who was the widow OF
James E, Hannah, q saloon man, mar
ried O'Connor at Alexandria on No
vember 30, last. She denies that she
agreed to turn over TO her husband her
business, which she claims is worth
k12 900. On the contrary, she AYERS, she
did her best TO keep from marrying him,
and that the first intimation she had of
his matrimonial intentions was when he
sent her letter from Chicago: saying
hfer as his wife. She tells the court she
sent special delivery letter in reply
urging him not to come, as there would
be no wedding bells for her.
Misrepresentation in winning her heart
and hand Is charged By Mrs. UConnor
She declares that in June, 1911, she re-
cetved from O'Connor H. photograph
portraying him in the uniform of a
policeman, and a letter saying how he
had won the confidence of his superior
officers for his bravery and gallantry
She hints that The photo sort of warm
ed the cookies of her heart at the tims
D'Connor has never been numbered
among the cops of the Windy City, and
that he deceived her In that respect.
=. Correspondence between Attorneys
ksnsndsS ksa soun5 81 Rs er ve aed and NSnss Snssan
respectively, which is made a part Of
the suit, sheds additional light on the
infelicities of the couple. II appears
that, March 6, Mr.. Keane wrote to Mr..
BELL threatening suit to compel Mrs.
O'Connor to convey the saloon business
TO her husband in accordance with the
alleged agreement. This letter was an
swered with the declaration that the
room occupied by O'Connor was pref
CRADLE to his company" according to
his wife.
Cruelty Is Charged.
Cruelty Is the ground set forth for
the legal separation. while the charged
cause for wanting an Injunction to en-
Join O'Connor from interfering with the
saloon business in the future Is that
he Is offensive to customers, and has
recently been helping himself too lber-
ali to the contents Of the till Unless
the court iEtGrcedes, she claims, her
business will suffer financial loss.
, Justice Dan Thew Wright issued a
rule against O'Connor today requiring
him to show cause March 49,, why a
temporary injunction should not be
granted.
The saloon in question is. located a;
700 F. street southwest Mrs. O'Con-
nor's first husband conducted saloon
at 57 Seventh street southwest.