The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-27

CHARGE or rIoANy--.xrnAoRDisAR CASE OF
Iprxafry

supposed TO have been dead returning and finding his
wfe married to another claiming her and having IN .t
tued prosecution for bsamy but nothing very rela-
bic ranspired publicly unti yesterday when the wife
appeared before Jusics John D King who had eouamit-
ted her for examination the above ehars. The de-
fsndsnt !. young about twenty years Of age,
and described herself millner Her name 4 olive
n Marum. The deposition a John Marun states that
shs married 10 him In the month q July 1850 and
that he una-fay in,smArrsa ~th one Richard George
Ruthsriord, In January last
Ex-Judge Dksman appeared for the accused, aud the
defence h contained In the given ~ her the
usual question via That shs al kno~ the eompain-
Ant alive II the tims q her marriage with
the contrary her father and tod her that
they had sssmlnsa ths boy a aro-nsd man At Pot
tsrs hsla New iork and had become perfectly satisfied
that the bsdy q hes hrst husband wss some
time before her maru.T. With Ruihsrfrs from the
aid verify eslisss that her husband dead aud did
contina~ - 10 blevs uat ssr hsr marriage with Ruth
rrfofd and until the ioth June Instant when hs M
rum came the hoaas where ~ lived
LYDIA Martin. sworn 90 ths dss1dAn,--Resilsd Al ~
Ns',aa .trsst s.fsndAnt 80 her d.aKhs~r kne- her
dssndant eennUed g. reside VITA ana has done
80 ever sincs the painsni renMnra wih h-r four
weeks aftsf her marriage sfsr b. had ls ~tncss sas
notice IN Nov ora paper whleh Induced hf 70 bs~vs
him dead She cut out hat Battes fprpdueed ned
80 a.eeanl ~ ~ !" asst - selas ah.nown man
vent nj her husband 20 the ftea hrld ana caus a he
body to he dnsrred whea dinsrrel the features WeTs
Marums y the pantalons dark olive rrecn s1ca a.
b. 1s.d % ~ their haa-s the red naanai shirt
which was on the Lsdy bal tAsk hooks aud eyes upon
the wrists, like ~hich Msram woe wh@re ba.taas
ere usually placed The body bad "a undar whitr
haun.l shir wmnsrss daughter gisteaaani) had pr
yioufly made white nanns shirt ir him ~ sEaa ma
that sLirt and cut Eiecs q n OFT Al wtnnss. r
Il contained portion Of the sewing a. ma1r
with double hsrrtng bone stitch sod made with agit
Fa Nr4fr
responded vith the shirt made ~ hnr G4urhrr f
silf became satisfied that Il the holy * Maru aai
they expressed that opinion a. regons staining ~;
that was In September ls5s the "a the 2Bi when
they returned she satea that information -
her daughter
Thomas Martin. sworn-wss the fAther a tn asfen.
dapt he corroborAted the evidence n the lat witness
and added he obsersea The finger nails the body
responded with those ~ srum they very short
and Warum uacd 10 bite hs nails
Jonathan ftearDs. s~oTn-Nas warden IL RANDALL
Island in Sept 1850, Martin and wifs haa called upon
him for the purpose Of getting tl body dnieFred AL
he had given 10 the perscn In chang. saw them
when they returned They had expresseI themsves
satisfied u was the body ~ their son-inlaw.
William Z Webb Assistant keeper Al Randails Island
remembered Mr.. and Mrs Martin having the b1fy
disintsrred; they had described the cnthing ers il
vas dsnterrsd he would have made aadayit u the
identity Of the body from ~ p1ndence With the
description they gave; they poke "a the white ftans
shirt tcing made by their daughter being stitched
With the double herring bone spoke also q tAs bsk
said was black and long pantaoons dark and - her
rngb bone being sewed With ayub, thread the as.crp
ton q the hair aud height which they
exactly with that u the dead body the b~Jy
state that person could identify fro features
after the examination they said that the body that
CT their scn-in-law
Matthew Gilmour and Ann Brown, residing a, that
tine on Randalls Island. corroborsisa the former
nefsss as TO the circumstances a. the dsnt.Fu.nt ~
the body and It, correspondence With the Descriptive
as did
Christian Jacobs who dug up the body and .us ths
piece out Of the shir lie believed the plec~ shown
court was the ZANE, the body could net have been idea
tilted by is features by ~ most intimate friends
The Rev. Evan NJ. johnson, who performed the
mony on the second marriage, knew Martin, who had
called upon him and explained the Circumstances res
ing to his daughters former marriage, and supposed
death Of her husband did recoec, the particular
OF the statement.
Rev John G Greene also aeposed that they haA ~.
planned the circumstances TO- and consulted With him
lie had simply replied there no Law against tnsr
being married as to time IL was only question u pro-
priety.
Further examination adjourned tin Thursday July q
TnE Bosros FrRrsrs.-on Tuesday aftarnot n about
O'Clock the Eagle Company and their guests the Per
were in waiting to convey them 10 John snsdisers
hotel on the Jam ajca road where sumptuous dinnsr
prepared for them The cava al. shortly aerwara.
moved headed by the large East brooklyn carriage a
Messrs Hustled kendals line containing Fohss LA.
Grangers) Brooklyn Brass BAND and drawn By sin zoe
gr.ys Eight Others, drasn by four hors.s each galy
bedecked with feathers, followed. bearing the too
companies and several invited guests among whom we
many members Of the Common Council aud other had.
ing men OF the city, Hon Howard O. Cady Roin sand-
ford ESQ, Ac &c. They took tn. plank road end a.
rvng at the Four Mile House general halt ordered
and nearly all the company alghtsd 20 rid themselves u
the dutfr their clothes and their throat Thn. ~
freshed they proceeded their journey and reached
the far famed snediker's hotel about four o'clock
The Boston Brass Band drawn in front a the hou.e
entertained the company with some well executed music
and walk through the gardens Of the hotel -hilsd
away the time agreeaby enough until the party vas
summoned TO the more serious occupation "a dining
The large dining room was filed by the company pre-
sent, which numbered about 30, but owing 70 pre-
cautions taken by the committee o. 90 sx.
clude all unbidden guests ineonvenisnce cape
renced as has been the former and all
comfortably accommodated. III. dinner -.
OF the most plentiful and choice description. and
served IN excellent style. The bin u fare
prsed all that the most fsstidous epicur. could dr.
Alderman spinola presided nanked ny the Captain a
the Boston Company on his right, and the brennan
Of the Eagle on his left, Ia those cheers arr
respectively termsd) and the lion Howard II cady
and Alderman Uusted oficiatsd as yie.. pr.sas ~
me wands being disposed o. The champagne nos. IN
prcfusion All the company with seemed -
eschew speechying and toasts and sentiments followed
each other In rapid succession.
The Hon. HowARp q. CsDr having besn called for
briefly addressed the company lie presumed b. hal
been thus called upon as representing portion a the
as he champion ~ the frtmen lie then proc ds g.
compliment that body Of IN very high terms a.
concluded by proposing sentinent' That they might
an long remain In the bonds u brotheriy love Anl
friendship and sat down amidst great appliance the
band striking up "Auld Lang syne.1
Capt. serNsoS, Of the Boston Fire COMPANY rave
The City Government Of Brooklyn may thsy awav. az
preeiate the Fire Department and the firs epsrsnt
under some difficulty for being himself = fireman 4.
could not speak q the department 10 enlarge upon their
worth lie expresss his reliance that Ia. city govern.
nent Of Brooklyn would give them all the support that
the Law warranted them in soring (Cb.ers NJ pro-
posed The Constitution ami it, c0mpromises...Ussae
twice ana frever;n toast which received knl
drank with much enthusiasm, and the Alderman iutso
ductd--
RoLlrSs s.sFoRp Esq who briefly and with some harry
remarks in the Of the Fire department the g~n,
men and ladies ~ Brooklyn babe the Perkins Company
welcome This was responded 20 by three cheers or
attn
people Of Brooklyn.
fREg pmEHAS Esq ACKNOWLEDGED the toast AMI raaas
very eloquent address. In which he proposed IN.
health Of Aldermen Spnola and Lcech The batter r.
pb.d, aud gave THE Perkins Company ant may the
Eagle always shadow round them Tins was tbs signa
for vocf ruus aptlauge.
Some songs and recitations followed. occasionally u.
tersp,rsed with sentiment in much the
those above, for instanceMa the union q the us.
ton and Brooklyn hremen continue tn jui 1meIt day
IN the evening The union a. the red shirts ~ Boston
and the blue shirts u Brooklyn The tea party a no.
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