The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-27

A New York Couple Forget to Procure n
Observation-Disclosures of the Bridegroom
A BABY Wifc-She Is Taken from Her Hus-
haud-A Bride In the Lockun.


from the New Haven Palladium, June 21.l
Mr.. A. II. brewster, middle aged merchant or New
YORK. and Miss Phobe X. Ketcnum, oil Long Island
having concluded TO get married, sclecsed New
Haven as the place where the ceremony should be
performed. They came To thus city yesterday, notl-
lied Rev. Mr.. Todd. OF the Chapel street church. or
their intentions aud requested his services. Al the
appointed hour in the alte noon they appeared the
church before the minlster aud some hundred or
more spectators who had Dropped In, naving acci-
deuta ~ ieurn d what was going on. 1nt twowere
all ready 70 be made one, bus iney were rather nom
pussed by Mr.. Told ihquir.ng for the license hich
ne must receive before tine ceremony could 10
performed In his bllss.u anticipa ions the groom
between the Empire State and the Land I'll Steady
Habits, ana Was not aware OF the rigor OF the law
relating 10 marriage without license. Requesting
his expectant bride to be seated for moment, he
rlshedIranticaliy out OF the church and up Chapel
street on loot leaving his ha;k Standing in froat Of
the sanctuary. After dlIigent inquiry aud some de-
lay herearned the whcrebjuts OF hogisIrdr Disselrs
Office, procured the necessary license aud returned
to the cnlfch the pesplration rolling in big drops
from HIS lace, and he Almost overcome by tn excite
nent, exerrion aud neat combined, Mr.. Todd
quickly tied the knit. cutting the ceremony short
That the cOap.e ght tazc The six O'Clock trasn Tor
Springfield, whence they WILL proceed to Niagara TO
spend the honeymoon.
curious scene was Witnessed at police heRdqnar.
ters Monday afternoon, 1t being no less than q wife
sted that she should leave her husband and remain
with her parent. The fathers name 10 Samuel Hub
bell and he lives In West Haven. Besides the hus-
band wife there are two daughters, one now sixteen
and the other thirteen years old. The amy were
addicted 70 the fee use Of rum and uvera yearago
the husband and vile separated. Soon after that
the father sent the younger daughter Effe, to the
Home for the Friendless, IN Fair Haven, where che
was kindly cared for by the benevolent lady mana
gers OF that institution They soon procured Ellie o
situation In a respectable family, and for
some lime sho lived ,contented and happy.
At length her mo.her learned Efics where
abouts, visited her and by the advice OF legal
council, took her TO- Stra10rd where she has lived
until last week. On Monday OF last week the father
again appeared upon tile scene and In listed upon
his younger daughter returning TO West Haye n with
him. She preferred to stay with her mother, and
made such protestations that the father finally
yielded MS prefer noes for the time beng and lett
Now it seems that before Elie had lett West Haven
she had met youth named Benjamin Clinton, now
about eighteen years OF age. Benjamin had made up
his mind that Life was the iri he wanted, II she
was only q child as yet. Afer the father let they
consulted together, and IL was finally agreed tiJt
En!e and Benjamin should be married, which pro
cedlre they thought would prevent the fatser from
interfering to take her away again. Young CIin-
ton has been working as pOitsher In one OF
the sewing machine factories In East Bridge
port. When notified or hrs intended nuprals
he expressed hearty willingness and started on at
once Tor the license. On last Thursday they vsned
REV. Fred. 8. Hyde, rector Of st. Paul's parish, In
the town of Fairfield, who united the YOUTH
full couple In tile bonds or matrlnony aud sent
them on tnelr way rejoicing. But alas for the hopes
OF the young peopel Yesterday Efe's father sent
she was brought to New Have At the station
house there wah long series OF accusations by the
child against her father and protestllions with
tears ana soDs against beng compelled to live with
him. enid as she was she mad lived long enough
to know what husband ana wife meant and she
wanted very badly to go back to her Benjamin. The
father consulted Lawyer BydenDurgh who toe-
graphed to the Fairfield divine and received reply
stating that the couple had been lawfully married.
the mother standing by and giving away tho
daughter. WITHOUT ia Wing made up his mind what
to do the luther ordered the gir to be kept in the
lookup till this morning, fearing she would run
away.