The New York herald., 1865-06-10
CURIOUS WILL CASE.

0rocer-Eais Alleged Marriage -~S =
ceoA Under an Asss.sd Ma Zms. s-a-
aen Death and the sse-
Before Hon Gideon , rucsrr Surrogate.
me bearing IN the - Of ID. application q the
nessd widow gsAh Ahrsvia,. for lssssrs Of admins
w wnc9 ~ feconmer losd on Monday last has been
lospohed unt next We a. ssng 70 the sickness Of Sur
'0gas Tucker This Ase t one Of than usual In.
Arrest and justihse = ruSef sketch Of the testimony
which has been taf 80 snos the application Of Mra An
Ievine for Letters " sSminstsatoA The story Of the
petitioner tr "a. unfods curious chapter in the life
man whr Tor many years carried on business in
his city, the value Of the old saying, .ruth
ser all stranger than fiction" Mary an interesting
love bssa worked ont Of materials far less inter-
sting saa srange than the circumstances already de-
'sc sd N the proceedings before the Surrogate growing
~ of this case. - La ..f. f.f
II appears that the deceased, Daniel Angevine
sspectable grocer provision dealer who carried
business at the Of Spring and Elm streets and
sso had store in another part Of the city The
Who claims TO be his widow from Ireland, and for
many years followed the vocation Of cook in the en-
ployment Of several private families in this city. The
two became acquainted through mutual friend, and
attachment appears TO have Immediately sprung up BE-
tween them Angevine. under the assumed name Of
Young visited his fair naaorats q her various places
II employment, receiving him in the scene Of her
& Nsthodlst clergyman in twenty nrst street After
om each other unlike man and Sspv Wife, '' enjoying o
only q species Of Platonic affection The husband
visited her as brother would sister, and went
cut walking with her day and evening. After the
pse of five they went to housekeeping, and lived
together in secluded until day or so before
very plain simple manner by the wife, in her examina
ton before the Surrogate The following an abstract
4 her testimony prepared by our reporter
TESTIMONY OF ANN ANaEvINE, THE ALLEGED
reside at No. SO vandam street; thirty nine years
q age knew Daniel Angevine during his life from the
VINE ne occupied store e. the corner Of Spring and
united In wedook to him the 10th Of December lS40
ey Rev Mr. Hagany, at the house Of that clergyman in
gyman; there was young lady named Eliza Hughes
present At the ceremony; she is since married and
gone 70 Australia; my maiden name was Ann AcFarian;
1r Angevine married me by the name Of James
Young; had four children born alive and four still
born by Daniel Angevine last saw the deceased at
before he died; was born in the county Ty-
yone, Ireland; was thirteen years old when
came to this country, and went Immediately to live
ns cook; witness here enumerated several places at
which she hved as cook and then continuedJ I then
went to live with Mr. Pennoyer in Twenty first street.
md lived there three years; knew Mr. Angevine before
that time; next went to q Mr. Beckers in Carmine
street, and from that went to housekeeping; first
introduced mt S TO mr. Angevne BY young man named Da
ne in Bedford street, Dagan brought Angevne to the
house-in the kitchen; that was good many years
week; he was introduced to me by the
name Of James Young about three years after
was married ! first learned that my hus-
gentleman who kept store near where we lived
he asked me who that gentleman going to see and
told him that he my husband; was then in Wlett
street, keeping house; dsremember the gentleman's
name, but he wrote on card and also my husbands
name in full, and when my husband came home that
DV0niHQ n cd uhatp Nv, hue
bands name was and told him it was James Young; he
lhen told me 1t was not Young he dealt with my hus-
band told him his on IT, he looked at IT, and
1ndIng %. for; told him did 60 to nd out that
was told; he acknowledged the name, and
wss because !. he was in partnership with his
brother; he had little business and did not want
his name known for little while yet; sometimes
before that suspected he had another name; asked
him about his family mother brothers and sisters; he
Old me his family did not visit him because he did
visit them much himself; my husband asked me
he 81 T. gong was
Decret; have been married fifteen years; after the
gentleman told me my husbands right name went
p go by that name for WHILE and gave reason that
ne man might g 70 the store and be talking, and he
ouia put his folks OF the guard BY changing his
Jones; hired the house in which We lived through the
permssion Of my husband kept the marriage secret
.AoA6 1
vas married; At the time Of my marriage living at
1r Pennoyers lived out four Ave years after my
=. a IN had no children during those Ave years did
he same as II was not married. we did not cohabit
osether until went 70 keeping house in Fourth street,
Y q as rss :vsas % 1ns used used to 70 stop 90
a with me day And night, and walk arm in arm
With mel we rode up in the Eighth avenue cars with
o them; he went and stood on the platform
When they came and after they got out he told me
zas them; asked him dozen of times to give up this
after part Of his life he said ke Would when 6e sl hs
would tell it, 1t was on the Friday night before he died
10 showing me his will on Friday night as he died
Sunday night; he had the will and papers all on the
able; he showing them TO me- when he left he had
large account book that he always carried In his sdo
and he put the will in that hat account book and put
will record that will and leave you and my
children clear Of the world - and asked
belonged 10 him. he said no; I asked why, and he
aid that belonged TO him kind enough to
10 his children; asked who 1t was that was guardian,
md he sad IL kind man that kept store the
block that he does himself he did not mention his name
he did not read the WILL but showed II TO me- he told
hat be would record on Monday II he lived to come
home, and for me to come and meet him them at the
Cy Hall TO record II and be died on Sunday evening"
but when he left me he had the will with him he stayed
With that Friday evening" and in the house every
evening for about six months before he died. Saur
lay about @ ten Or ten he was at the house and
with me- but he said mo- he opened the will could
zee II can read but not write
Counsel-How do you explain that you were married
ave years without living with Angcvine2
Witness-He wanted should 60 in the country and
board and he stay in the city, and told him would
not; when married him supposed he was going to 60
housekeeping AZ he ought to- he wanted to board in
che country, board In the city, and would not do IT,
that the reason We did not live together from the
marriage ceremony l went home 10 Mr.. Pennoyers
house, and Mr. Angevine went away; for FIVE years
had no connection together; during that time he
gave me money any time wanted II 10 buy clothes
tor me- he has often come and offered me money,
and did not want IL; ! was attached to him,
and ne very kind husband; always treated me
well and the children; he died at his mothers
house, when went there asked TO the corpse, and
taken In TO IT. there four ladies In the par
lor where the corpse was lying; my little girl with
ne; they asked me who was told them they would
know by and by they then asked my little girl who
IN the con, and she said IL her father then the
lady asked mo again. and said yes that is my husband
my husband always complained Of pain In his chest and
throat; he often said he would die q sudden death.
The rest Of her testimony is not Of character inter-
ssng 70 the public Some three other witnesses for the
petitioner have been examined but their evidence does
not appear to be Of any particular importance During
she proceedings on Tuesday the Rev. Mr.. j. B. Hagany,
pastor Of the church Fin which the marriage
y alleged have occurred placed