New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-29

enable Justice or clergyman 10 celebrate Ia nup-
tals legally save license from one or the other OIL
the functonanes frst named Even this slight
precaution 10 better than no precauton st 81.
We hsve Just had determined in the Supreme
Court q Gaze which sufficiently illustrates the
dangers Of bssty and inconsiderate marriages,
beside exhibiting consummate amount OF folly
upon the part OF al concerned IN the affair. AMI.
Taylor married Miss Hawleyrs young woman Of
tender years, though she had reached the age OF
consent The conduct Of Taylor WAS exceedingly
discreditabe. He persuaded the girl to slip away
from her mother they were entering the theste',
to 1y 10 the house Of an sccoDplce, in which they
were married by convenient clergyman almost
before they were missed. They returned to the
theater, but made no slusion TO the ceremony
which had been performed. This conduct was the
more reprehensible on the part Of Tay lor because
be hid been treated with great Kindness and con-
Edence by the mother Of Miss Hawley. All that
can be said in eItennstiOn of the proceeding Is
Stat the mother some time ago favored his
addresses to her daughter, and in fact almost
Invited them. She had reason however.
for charging her mind; or, at any rate, she
did change it, reason or no reason. When she
heard of the marriage she vas very indignant,
tuI Fed Taylor out of her house. and did not per-
mt him to take his wife with him. lie obtained
writ of habe0S rorpps, commanding her TO bring up
the body OF Emma A. Taylor. On Wednesday she
appeared with Emma, who declared with the in
consistency charscte ristic Of the during early
life, that she did not care tor the man to whom
only few nights before she had been solemniy
married without objection upon her part-that she
would not live with bim-that she preferred to
live with her mother Judge Sutherland gave her
every opportunity Of making sn election. She de-
clared that she had not been tempered WITH that
no undue influences had been exerted, that she had
not been restrained and that she had good reasons
for abandoning her husband. So she walked away
with her mamma, leaving Mr.. Taylor in a discoD-
ISOLATE and wifaless condition.
Now, what will Mr.. TAYLOR do next, Married,
no doubt he is; but how is be to obtain his wife
The Law undoubtedly gives to him the custody OF
Der person, but the Law does not seem to be in-
cliDed to be particularly brisk and obbging in this
case The wife declares that she is not restrained by
ANYBODY. so that there can be new h0beas corpus
We are not informed of any ground for divorce
at least upon the part Of Mrs. Emma. Suppose
TAYLOR should meet her in the street, and, with
that degree of force which the law permits, COM
pei her to 60 to his dOmcile and to remain there,
an obedicnt if not loving wife Not long ago It
was argued in one of our Courts BY distinguished
lawyer, that a husband has right 10 shut up his
wife and TO keep her shut up. suppose Taylor
should employ this able person, and act upon bis
advice Might not the forlorn bridegroom prove
TOO much forthe fckle Emma and her mamma?
No gentleman of course. would do such thing;
but gentlemen do not clsndestinely marry young
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