The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-09
A Woman with Two Husbands Singular
from the Hartford Times. Aug. 81

from the Hartford Times, Aug. 81
The history of the parties in this is TO say the
least, somewhat romantic Oliver Wolcott, of Avon,
claims TO have married in August, 1898, Lucy Ann
French, in the town Of Harwinton The swain at that
time Was 81 years Of age and the dase but H. (sho
Is but II years of and has married daughterD
Mr.. Wocot did not remember who married him or what
the mans name was, and had never seen him before
that time nor since. He lived with his wife for several
years and had family of four children Last winter,
in the habit of frequently visiting wolcotts family
for the ostensible purpose Of : counting Wocetts
had gone away and there being considerable intimacy
between Wolcotts vile nd Case, Wocott began to smell
rat, or something equally strong and was somewhat
troubled. About this time Case made proposition to
Wolcott TO sell him his young wife, and the wife
willing to be sold Wocott declined doing anything
of this sort and advised Case to keep away from his
house as he was afraid would make trouble in the
family " Shortly after Lucy Ann left her husband
went to her fathers house in Canton and as her father
says, about that time Case there to work for him.
About the last OF April Case and Mrs. Woicott started
pleasure tour, and brought up somewhere in 0swego
who after hearing his story about himself and the
man. advised them TO get marriedwhich they did Ere
and Mrs. wolcott living together as man and Wife, He
went into the at night where they were sleeping
together and had some words" With Case, and remon
strated with him his conduct A day or two after,
wocott hired out TO the same man, with whom Case and
Lucy Ann living at that time, and the trio lived to-
getber peaceaby excepting that occasionally Case and
Wocott would have few hard words" together about
Lucy Ann. While there Case and Lucy Ann tried to per-
suade Wocott to get papers drawn and sign them giving
in the cars Case and Lucy Ann sitting lovingly on the
seat and wocot sitting by himself back seat
Occasionally the latter would demonstrate with the former
the mproprety Of their conduct. At Albany, Wolcott
minus funds, and Case let him have enough to
with them. They came 10 Springfield, and went
to the same boarding house Case and Lucy Ann roomng
together and Wecet alone The day the trio went
lawyer and there told their story Before they left,
that lawyer drew up two papers In which Welcott
leases life the services OF his wife housekeeper to
Case In the other he sells all his wcs clothing rarni-
ture &c. to Case for the consideration Of dollar and
conhdes TO his parental ruardiansr bis two youngest
children These papers signed and sealed by the three
and duly witnessed by the interesting individual who
drew them up. They then this city, the three
together in the and Case and the took hack
and went together to the United States Hotel and Il
alleged took a together. The morning wolcott
met Case and Lucy Ann in Asylum street, their way
the Station and he went out the towards New
Britain with them The pair proceeded the womans
fathers house in Canton and Wolcott back this
city and made the complaint against Case (and his
wiie) which has been examined before Judge Collier.
There interesting features about the case
among which the bsinging-with other witnesses on
the part OF the defence to impeacb Wolcotts chaacte
for truth and veracityMr. French who Is Lucy AIMS
father.