The New York herald., 1850-02-24

Of DeGrsngs having wife nvipg st the tiue he mar
thoI,s Church In New York, where Mr.. DsGranss's
prior marriage was celebrated my sister (Msasms De-
% Il: .soio shsrcH Ass s:s. 81. burnt
and ell the Loot; MT Clark arrived shortly after
S.ipsi. YES .ss Of the .isDss.ss !" Mr. pssrsosss
prior marriage; TO that city and found Mr.
0srsste; be sv~rs that he present st said prior
marriage. and vas vell scqssntsd With Mr. DeGrange
end his vile; that hts Wife had gone to France Mr.
Clark then said, You haze longer to re-
keep marriage sscret TIA have obtained judicial
prof Of the nuility Of you and Mr. Degrsugs's mar
my sistsr, Madam Dsspsu wss presss. ct my marriage
with Mr. Clara alro. Mr.. Dorssr, OF Louisisns aud
p,ns,. friend Of Mr scissS we're I'm sT.-sos: nv mar
isgs vh MIR CLARK took place Ia ths 1908 In
o,ty Of fhilsdslPhs; short time after my marriage
with lark. my sstsr Madame Caiiiavet wrote to me
from New Or.sns, that Mr. DsCrapge's wife whom he
had married previous to his marriage with had
rived ~ New Orleans and that Mr. DsGrsogs had sso
returned TO the city, hsstsned return to New
Orissps; Mr. DeGrspge vas prosecuted for bgsny;
Father Antoine. who mad married took sctivs
pert the proceedings against the said DsGraogs
DsGIsDge condemned for bigsny in marrying me.
and was east into prison from which he secretly es
capped by connisnee and was taken down the Mtssis.
aipHi BY lie Breton D'Org~pois where he got into .
ve,sl and escaped from the oonntry; this happened
In 1905 only short time before the close Of Spsu
len roversu~Dt IN Louisiana; MIR Clark told th It
before be could promulyst~ his marriage With ns
me sction against the name OF Ds6rsngs; the az
tcipstsd change OF created delay but 1t
n. T.. rOmeuter.
couHsel brought suit against the name OF Jerome De-
Grange In the city Court Of Ns~ Orssus the groauds
OF ,s,e sut sesnst Dsfr.nss we're that be had mpos
ed bimref In marriage at time whsu he had iviog
lawful wife ucgmsnt In said suit rendered sHinst
said D-Grsngr; Mr.. Clark still continued to aefsr
much irettsa asd irIitatsd my fs+iinss: MIR Clark
became member Of Congress Ia 1906 while he
ton, Of Bsltiporei Was greatly di,trsssed Ihou.h
could not believe the repsrt, knowing myself be
me m
imms disftiy on his arrival from Washington city,
be came to zee me- but Instead o meeting with that
ft' Ih OF shec,tp he had evinced towards me,
his Esnper WAS entirely ckssged he reprosched
the stropgtt language hat he capable f-ths, ny
conduct In his Absence had been Ut such Q
would ever prevent hi, promulgstng his marriage Win
ns; my sstonishm~Dt can well be imsg ned st such
IVES Of sach rsproachss; duriog his absence, had
altogether abs,sp.d from going into society; it vas
my Duct and feeling this became excessively In
dgr ant towsTds him, told him he had heard .
II his part for the purpose OF not
pr uigstipg his marriage; then observed that as
much - had lsvsd HIM so In proportion did no~
Uncovered unfortunately til it toolst that those
whom had regarded rs my friends had with . hrnd.
ish malice. written TO Mr Clark that my conduct had
been very improper during his absncs their object
to p'oouce oresch between us their plans but too
wsi succeeded had been aware At that time Of this
distoes plan il would have saved me ears OF susui.h
But TO return. After this unfortunate misuader-
standing between ar Clark and myself, sailed for
pau to get the proof Of marriage With Mr. ClarE,
but could md no record aud told that priest
Daniel W. Coxs, partner Of Mr. Clark, and men ton
ed 10 him the rumor he answered that hs It 10
Miss Cation; replied that It csud net be so that
was the svful wife Of Mr. CLARK; he replied that
Clark bad told him that he had been privately married
to me but would not be able to establish It, II Mr.
Clark ~as Disposed to contest IT. he advised how
ever to take counsel and be would send Mr. Smith;
be eaue aud TOLD ne could not legally establish my
psyrsge With Mr. Clark; l suffered every species OF
agony that the human mind 10 capable Of that there
could be doubt that had been atos ether by
Mir CaIk-i felt that aid despise HIM MIR Coke sc-
coDIssisd BY Mr. osdstt- 1.-THE witness Of DsGrspgss
made him scq usinted With ali the sbo,s cir
he ~ psthixtd much Tor aud stated TO MIR Coke
that he would address NE he thooght wosd permit
IT, hr coxe urged 10 receive bis visits aud spoke
highly Of him; such my situston. that was To-
dVcsat TO mary him; two months alter my marriage |
with MIR Gardette which 10 1905, Mr. Clark arrived
In Pbisdsti for the purpote Of asking my forgive
nes. for having for moment believed those cslamnes
row ssus6sd had been greatly mi ursd, snd he
bad Ios come TO fhilsdspha for the purpose Of pro-
a S%r Ear rnr;s, s ga s,ei can vel. % ,%,s,nsa
married to MIR. Gardette two months; he evidently |
sSnsr'd tho most in,snse agony told and
hsd taken; he informed me that the moment ne |
bad discovered that he had bern dso.ivsd With regard
TO the hoods rsstd against that hs had rrp.st
edly writer t. me that he would 20 rniia |
d.iphis ss soon ~ his Affairs would permit him;
info, med him that had never rec,ivsd spy such let
ters hss sixsys been my ion prsssoa that thoss let
ters fuppfseeed by Daniel Coxe they we're,
o. Mr. Csrk told me- sddresssd 70 his care; Mr Clark
to me he knew the ossot Of the cond 20, OF tno.s
whom he fo nsry believed C. be his fisnas bat their
Plans should be defeated. spd the time would come
vh.n the Almighty would punish them; I had one
child aDd ibat was Slaughter, BY marriage with Mr..
Chih her name is Myra; .he vss born In 1905; her
col. Dsrh BITS lady, and she ts remain tnsrs
uhih our msrrises sss promulgated; MIR, Clara pro-
would male win and in It Sseisr. Mys to be hi. ie.
ultimate GAoghtsr and would leave her the hrirrs Of
bs inmsrse estates these remarks relieved greatly;
kps CLARK Gaines. the wife Of General kdmusd z.
Games s the only child Of the said marriage bstseen
the late Daniel Cisrk and ny,sf. never nesrd that
Dsnie Clssk ever bad or claimed hts sHy other
child than Eyrs Clark Gsiles. Mr. Clark, ,hea he
aIrtsd yIonissd that be would act al Ways tas
part of fsthsr towards my daughter Csrsiins; re-
h cred that fs lad net the least ohj~ctcp; s
ree.s'ary, perhaps, that should make tne foosiog
ttAteNept Nr Daniel W. Coxe after the death Of hr
CsIk, tooh my caughter caroline to mother Of Mr.
Isrh, Who rs.d near rhiisdeiphs aud told her that
the Old isoy believing this state ment left Caroline
Der Will certain portion Of her estate, was greatly
after Death II ar CIsrhj mrsprsssn,stiou Of SIR
Coz for he cell hns~ tia Csross csuid net be Mr.
tier jron Af. De'srspgs; that be had some sinister
motive In this sct bsv- very little doabt, bssith
being very delicate previous 20 tns birth 81 Csolins
vac sd,issd BY our phy,ieisn 10 travel With the ooo
fent OF Nr De0rrnss vent TO Baltimore aud fhiiA-
dipha secor panied By oss Of my sistsrs .ss con
treo In rhiisoslphis two N s5tbs sucosT than sx
p.osd; not rsyirg any milk noarish my infant,
ir iss friend a uiDe bsd the kipdns-e 70 the
infant Tor isft the child 10 fhsl.lpnia Intend
rstufn Tor her the following year. she bora
IN itol; In lsl2 received letter from AIR. Clark
s,stirs that Ccl-nsl ssd hrs led, bad In Neg
dsreb'sr Nyrs 9TH them. that " mot bis in \
tspton a. tst TO have permitted them 70 have taken
bts child. but that NIs Davis, bis telling her ne
fsd con. for Ayra Led vspt ard plead much that \
be would permit NyTs to accompany them, aod that
she would ct hesitate to xve h.r shsp he
Tliss.lplis vhieh vas 20 be In the Of six
sisbt ontbs aud that he bad not the ssuraxs g.
fufe bo he'd been hind 20 his enid he further
vfuie that his intention to place Nyrs Ia the
Of The fsufy ~ Chevsiier DE ls Croir.
gong 20 France IN the 81 year. In which psse
be vnhd h.r TO be educst.d that no expense should
be spared Tor her souestion; that she shooid haze
every advantage tos, money could procure after the
dath ~ hr ti.ts (-bics occurred shout The uue ne
v0 70 eewe for his ch,sl. . v.pt fr~quen,iy TO
tclorsl Dsvfs's houfe 10 zee my ehhj, asd 20 take
her home. whieh my husband twr osrdetts) freely
ecpsspt.d 10 my 5cing. but NJ ssch intsrvtss
Coletel Davis would those pos.rfui srgu-
mspts, that Mre Davis vas dsvctsdiy attached to l
hyIs; that Myra believed them 70 b her parents;