New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-17
- GwyNNE HIGANY -.

The Trial of Or. james Stewart Gwynne age
CO. for '.nv was Eun yesterday in the Court OF
General Ser ions. Hannah ". Gwynne the deiendants
first wife testified i've az No l2l East seventeenth
st. in this city; Was married to j. 5. GTynne IN 1'5
at No. 10 I.ulcIt-st, Ncw-YOrk the house Of Bishop
vairv--f.rt 81 Trinity Church the Bishops and
daughter prcscn. a tie ceremony "e ten went
g NO 13 Nt. Twenty -iill-t WLt!t ~! A4 an.
yav-c'f -siJ.i ly name previous % IA! marriage was
.slffifelf; n W the name Of my previous husband
nv iraila, name was Graves - continued 70 live
with Dr. G. TyIIe Ua-I ISIS - LIS W4.e; Lad cSAt
CrS,.ey nirei-C Where is your previous husband,
III Mcfl4de.df A. b Go Elt know where he i ] am
:. - p,S-5-,. ! Il, not .,1rerl5er The date.
~ j. uC. O. first u.I1. &c au event worth rcmember-
-.s a. 49, i,-j saw statement in the papers
81, ~ ~ r-,,.-s,.I y-ss f,,nd i'm n field Win
lis skull troFeu could net say whether believed
that tie report referred - my usoaud. IT,. a..
C.lu-. Ee.a rr.l -l-. @ 7lL mes Ceroslllon az me
Ievtd that nv husrsni MerI6cd was dead. and
scented Co man age with Dr. GWyune on reading the re-
Te witness on cross examination could not now say
whether she rad made sush statement. The ground %
ef.nst taken Is that Mrs. GRyLue, o. tie Zine OF her
Toqrrc was aware Of the existence Of her Grst hus-
void also fllt the defendant DIT. Gwynne, never ap
re red before -i0p wainwright, auc never married
10 Nrs Me:raed. Tat Size got some person 10 pcrsonate
D. Gwyurc before the Bishop"
Wtn.ss-I lived with Dr. Gwynne for II years as his
house keeper before lie married me decline 10 ray
whether had any children hoy him previous 10 marriage
or not. IN $50 Dr. Gyynne gave me certificate, signed
b. James Eradv when he tod awful cert ia
cac Of our mar..age le introduced always as his
wile-f be family Bible Lere produced IN Court
Dr. GWynns's mother gave this Bible On the hvledf
written bv DT. Gwynue: j. stewart 6wynnc mar
ned 10 Hannah Maria MARRIED. in The year 1897; also
thr respective dates OF the births and deaths OF the eight
children born 10 them Several other books were also
produced with inscT lions the fyeaves OF all enc
RS" From James :. Cwyuue 20 he wife Hannah Maria
Gwynne some ftieTs aiso IL which &c addressed her
Is my dar.ing wife"
Hiram GvyBne, age 80, testified: am an adopted son
OF Dr. GWynLe; my real name Is MerThcldi i a!way
LIVED With My mother ana Dr. Gwy me; never heard
g~n- 3D.
I'll gin Of t. said she the daughter OF Dr. Gwyn
and always lived with father and MOTHER they lVed
very happily together; father always INTRODUCED
mamma his wife; never heard anything 10 TIE
contrary. Several witnesses called ~ tue DlstTlct-
Attorney swOTC tie second marriage OF Dr. GWynne 10
Miss Amelia Brown.
Counsc FOX the defense admitted the last marriage OF
his client and moved fOg acquital OF me ground OF
several defects the indictment The motion was over
ruled by the Court 49,. -, .
Gwyne was placed upon the stand and testified that
he became acquainted With Mrs herrlheld IN ls5s atter
she had left her husband: her oldest daughter was the
born; she shortly aerward live with him IS ns
h0sekecper and they lived together he never saw MI
herTncd. and did not know IT. lac vas dead OF alNe'
he denied that lie Lad ever been married TO Mrs he
ned. aud knew nothing % the charge of bgamy uhtl
last December, when he arrested az Ms once nc
bad then been married 10 MIs Brown since June, leoS
Case still on.