Washington telegraph., 1848-03-08
MRS. GAINES SUIT.

NJ eulitft luiuiiHHll9u ia iHlaHah ia w
The late Daniel Clark, an Ifishtnan by
birth, aud man oI education, Of extra.
ordinary lalcals anl graaI FfIie ul ebarte.
let, settled In Ncw Orleans about ibe year
l5-p.asa mrIeatHis 1izr,HIs we're crown.
ed with SUCCESS, ual IN lew yHsrs, be NJ.
qarrda Iarge luuune, and 10y bls eenile
many manners and lihafa.a5 drew around
HIm many ol lbe then masl IL ..He.ahle ell
a#ns al tue county, who brtama his sa.
lHuslasue personal friends uu.I aiuuar,
Il IS We auaWn Jial lbg salaa j oI
morality in Laasau 9as no, If 80 cary
HraHi aH is history, ghaI d NV Is. aai
nal tln manners ani customs vi lis muab.
au's differed widely ITum lbase al tie
other STATE. oi the union generally, an
that one u the pr5mInan, differences Was
that Of the latitude given Ia the mar 81.
Il Wei Is 10 the unmarried men, IA thell
intercourse with tine ulhef seN,
Af CLARK did, M doubt, Ike many Oh
efs cqaai1as respectable rs himselt. lake
adrlnage oI the times, circumstances aad
manners nl the cnun'n. ia ihis panIeu H.
aud ia tbs ,lae d things, aud between
the years l7gl aud lsn3, h. became ~.
qnainIed with aud eulmdrri ul une ku.HH
De Caniefe, aief1 beautiful efeu.s LaHg
Of Louisiana, Who had betu maalrd 10 la
ei1 al NeW o. cans, IN Tue war III,
ta=uns Jerome ID 6nHgr. as zaaRa =
tas uaaua records ol Fun sHa Bon Il.
tHsu may Iuic n the ely el N#H
Orleans, aud Ise Ireauls are now IN uf
possession. su# lIeh far1eIs .anw Lat n
uaAlus tue pfHH required p las, pre- uas
/ Ia marriage, he lmpldan. f#gHIzI'r al t#H
u=ai. fal#auHa %. the baus, winch aaH
. H.sr H#l=9faH #Ha sad De a. H4#s. u -
f "a aaaII 10 a#nH.I Tie crane al H.z I#s
+ aas Dispensed S ..a. an ,aH m4a.Ass "a
.aad
/ Not long aisr this marriage. nIa D.
Cuiefr azeas#JeIthaI The SAID Ds#aHza
. SIS a mamed Haa al dc TN. ha ma ~
+ h=f aHl lHli Hls AfzI wiIs Na- Hga#
f WH.gh5.f.na zIass laah p.ara m ias o.Is
ol NeN iafh n the yeaf lIa0 al aa.hHa
tie certificate a. which marriage, gwen b.
the Catholic pr',s, who celebrated Iue uu3
tAls, anb whira. 10 dated lsij, Is A.s1 u
uy pHssr-.Iun, hut hich, unfortunately, Is
NOT ui greurl iu tbc present .i.i. llrH WI.
f discovered luo late Co De iHfalusrJ--.H.s
defect. however,, 3, amply evrrl uy la.
. abundance oI p.ool of said marriage, afi..
w,.. br found un record
/ d. Gunsr having been prosecuted o.
] bIgamy, condemned and ihrlau ul prison.
I .rm which. haEryer nrr.rspaI. and us.
Dc.cia-su brtHl of i1 .nusiaua; and i..
. itr, u. ls iirf ngrf.age having brru elem
b pnu.rd, t4., went lu Philadelphia IS .a
the .ad N-s ae Clmcrc ,u lsO3, WHORE
be married trr secretly. ilrrs being no
irgs imped.nahi in the way. as her hrs
marriage was null and void, dJ iaiii1.
The mD.yrs which Influenced Cllsa 20
r5Yr ioa srrIri marriage, aye acc0Hu.a
iIr b5 several oI the wiinrs.rs vh1 knew
Him and his caauc,5r uri.: u1nr. hovns
60, need br .--gncI or suu-a aleG ,arF
are not Necessary tot lhe slccr.s ol tlrp.s
rnl claimant, 1 proof 0l ,uis secret me-.
rage is am le; and lfum ihe cs.ll.Ishm Br
of which, aside from alI u1.acmrs tn
motives, will result ihe triumph 20. IIi..
Gaines, who prove, To be- ibe uu.i lrgu.
mate offspring Of the said marriage.
The secret u' this private marriage was
rigldly Kept by the parties themselves, as
well a. 10y The witnesses who wcfc pIag.
at lhc celebration. The parties returned
10 Nrw Huraus. aud ia l-l5 or l-1G. tHf
claimant, Mn. Gaines, was born in ut
house OF Pierre Baron Busunta.ur. ur. .t
The important wilurssr. in Obi, case. i'r~
paIatiun. were made Cor herh.uh hy J.I..
who when she was bui eight days u. d.
placed brr with slm'i u. Davis anI ut.s.
Id BE- mised-aclnowcdgIng Co them, uI
at aii lines allrr upl1 lhp liy ofh.. d.IH,
F. that shr vus hi, cbUd, anil provided .ai
beraceurdngy. Ar aud Me. Davis
,o kspI the -rcrr. Ihr rmtd arw UnU
wumanhuui, believing herself Co b. rir
daughter u' bHr pHre'l.s. until u'
/ twenty three ur 'uurfrIs ud w-sed anHE
N HNN ".'' "' 'H'H..H AlHN |f".N"'I'h "a H. .I
. .u Nl nu. u.0.H..g.u.ri HHIrN.n
. uwu.' .uI Uu.Uuu, -am 2.r0 u.rl
ala marcd ID lir. NYUUat ul NnN IUM
lna. Joe tue pupl-r 20. lw.ug irn Hrr .a.
En uui U.Ih rights. purrnrdi1 $50. O..
leans, 10y way Ut Ar island 1 Dlul. vler
Joseph Devac J.. e1lm B nrup.r. an.
other important Wui.s u .u.,l.s, rtsH
el and lrom whom .ur .suntI uu urr
father bad d.ed u ISIS; iaHl H.. "tI o.
. 1911. bad been produced, proved and pm
blri, u} which hi U.I 'el Hs Hba.r as
tate To- bi, mo.Dcr auI appointed Rrhuu
. ir.' aBi Beverly Chew nH sNrel'ars.-
She also learned from se,em.d No" old
friends OF her lnHrr from hrr mother, aud
Others, what has been related touching the
marriages, Sc, aud that her father bad
mnde and executed another Geographic
I villa few wecbs ba.ar h dea'hm 1913.
/ by which be bad Acknowledged bar 20 br