The New York herald., 1870-01-30
MATRIMONIAL BROKERAGE.
Two Thousand Dollars for . Husband-Aatri-
mony up the Hudson-A Remarkable Law
suit on the Tapis-Money, Music,
Time and Education Involved

PouGHKEEPsIE, Jan. %. 1870.
The gossps along the Hudson river are busy Just
now commenting upon q remarkable law suit which
to % tried In the Circuit OF the Supreme Court In
Kingston N. r., In April next It's queer ana
remarkable story, and. az CLEANED IN part from
legal statements and part from legal lips is substan-
TALLY follows-In the year Of our Lord 1885 there
resided in saugerties, N r., one jeremiah Russell.
highly respectable and well to-do citizen OF that
place. He was thought so much OF that In the year
mentioned he became Van Buren, Presidential elec-
tor, and that gained him popularity in his IN
tensey democratic district and his party In 1842
sent him to Congress-. So well did he run that In
1s4o they ran him again, but this time he was not
successful Misfortune politically foreshadowed
misfortune socially, and soon afterwards his wife,
an estmable lady died, and jeremiah Russell was .
widower, sixty years Of age and worth 100000.
PLOTTING.
The loss Of Mr.. Russelrs wife occurred in June,
and IN July following another woman came upon
the scene, ana she, Christine Crawford, q widow,
forty years OF age at once "set her cap" for the
distinguished and wealthy widower. The state
ment OF
MRS. SUSAN CRAWFORD
goes to show that in July, 1916 Christine Crawford,
who was sister to Susan Crawford's husband,
called on SUSAN and after few interchanges Of
bcutlkucut Cdu0 Out Uiuub uHu OHCAVu u0I pA,VVVy
piano. gold watch and to educate her child II she
would assist her In getting jeremiah Russell for .
husband. Mrs. Susan Crawford, q sharp business
woman, thought the matter over carefully and con-
cluded TO accept the offer. written contract was
drawn mp to the above effect with provis0 thar the
money should paid II Christine survived jeremiah
and both OF the women signed It, at least 30 says the
record.
Then came the Job Of securing the first interview
to the task. ana the pecuniary incentive was great
The ''best rOOmn in her own house was cleaned
and dus,ed," and everything prepared for the recep
Christine TO ''happen In" that evening, nor was It
impairment on the part Of Mr. Russell 70 drop In"
to see susan, ana thus
The usual way.
Then came the Introduction, and the ice was
broken. 1t was splendid beginning !; 80, undoubt-
edly, thought the speculative Mrs. SUSAN Visit
after visit occurred and all went as merry as nve or
SIX marriage bes till finally, without doubt, ''hap-
Was, q course and during 5csoSsr ls4 ns
were made one, and the 1rst part OF Mrs. Susan
Ssppy and were both bsy s
spected and beloved BY AL In Saugerties. They had
no enemies anywhere. and for twenty years jour-
neyed ON through life together till finally the dread
destroyer came and spread sorrow in the house.
hold BY removing jeremiah Russell from earth. He
and his faults II any. bidden and then came the
settling OF the estate.
NO WILL.
It was ascertained that he had made no Will. He
often thought OF drawing one up before he died,
and did commence such an instrument, and had
advised with Counsellor Winans, OF Saugerties, In
relation to 1t; but the job commenced was never
c0nsummated. That neglect made some trouble.
The widow asserted that there was an ante-nuptial
agreement between the deceased husband and her.
SELL and there were prospects Of considerable tlga
tOn, when finally the executor OF the estate COM
promised the matter by paying TO her the nice
little sum OF $36O00, and then she relinqulshcd all
further claim.
PAY ME MY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS"
Upon ascertalning that all matters pertaining to
had been satisfactorily settled, and being thus
with Mrs. Christine Russell was carried out in
the death OF jeremiah which demise left
Christine the SURVIVOR" Mrs. Susan Crawford
made formal demand for the 81, ,O0o the piano. the
gold watch and the education OF her child, all OF
which she states in affidavit Christine promised
In writing to pay her for securing her marriage with
jeremiah Russell. The demand being refused caused
the commencement Of this curious suit on the coD-
tract, which ID said to be on file. The defendant
puts III a general denial, and proposes to take ad
vantage Of the statute OF limitation.
TIE COMPLAINANT,
Mrs. susan Crawford, as your correspondent saw
her yesterday ls woman about fifty years OF age,
and Judging from her quick blunt way OF talking Is
a strOng-mtnded woman. She Is teaching school AZ
present, and complains little OF the treatment Of
the world Both she and the defendant are men,
bers Of Rev. Mr.. Barnums Methodist church. Sau-
gerties, in good standing, and before stated are
widely known and respected.