New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-24
AMLI1ONAIRE's RIVAL.

THE FIRST HUSBAND TEsTIFIES IN HE HARDIN
ESTATE CASE.
The proceedings in the Hardin estate case
had been so strange and novel that review OF tnem
was given in Saturdays TRIBUNE; but the most extra
ordinary incident of the trial was reserved for that day
George Hardin after amassine $4,000 600, died. as his
business acquaintance supposed, rich old bachelor
while in reality he had been living for 20 years under m
assumed name, in an obscure street with woman
be called his wife, and whom letters of administrator
were granted after his DEATH The counsel for the s
nephews who are contestng her right 20 wldo" nan
Of the property, brought into court on SATURDAY hei
husband. Robert Walker. who, according 10 her o""
story, had either died or disappeared Delore sue ~
Mr.. Hardins wife, He.was found IN the a"n'no 49,
Blackwels bland ten DAYS ago by the counSoi ' IA
contestants He is apparently GA years OF age a"u
speaks IN rambling. indisunct way LUIS wac "'
story: ,.,,o
He was born he said In Ireland in 1902 ana MS a'e'
a Superintendent of Police, died when ne was 'sy
Young He was bound out 10 shoemaker "o -
hit trade and lived with his mother untl 1919 WV"
came to America. From the moment Wheh DE o ~.
met him of the Battery he has abored inuu7.ou''
this CITY Brooklyn New Jersey, and Phlladelpha' Al
,sas bo married Elizabeth Steele alias Elizabeth Scout
eight months after making her acquaintance iue
ceremony was performed In the house OF An-
dreg OBrien Jamesst. where she was Doardhg, anu
,yas witnessed by Thomas Ii. Mitchell, who had sum
mer residence at Astoria, and subsequently uIeu III
Arkansas as the witness had been told. After mar
riage they lived in various parts OF the CITY,
and ne found employment easily; out III 1881
or 1872 while he working Tor Richard burke ne
abandoned her because she was dishonest lntempee.
and unchase. He had met George Hardin before thls
Thomas Grove Mr.. Hardin's partner, had introduced
them and year after that event his VIE had e0he
with him TO Mr. Hardins Office and had draft casned
that was drawn 10 their order After his wife had eLt
his roof he her day walking arm III arm win
MI Hardin in the street; he gave chase ms rVa ran
and his wife cried out. Don't strike him." Before ms
She mad assured him that could get money out OF MI
Hardin ana afteTward he heard indirectly that she was
living with Mr. Hardin. She sent to sing sing t9r
| stealing a watch worth $50 from VIM A. Morton. nc
saw her at Tombs. and again, in les or Sas AT e
trial Of her brother VIM Steele Her fathers name ny
tho way was James steele Of Glasgow ana when she ran
/ away from home she seCreted herself IN "a Yessel VI
/ which her brother Alexander was supeTcargO. .
| Richard Burke of Saratoga, III whose employ hODeIl
Walker had been, admitted that the Acquaintance ran
back 80 years. lie present when Walker ran alei
Mr. Hardin in the street and had heard OF the near,
ceratOn of the woman for stealing watch cettneu
transcript Of the record OF conviction on July IL lei
met with an objection from Judge Porter on tue ground
that Mrs Hardin Mrs. Walker mad not been ldenlneC
as tine convict Robert Walker had merely said That he
picture resembled strongly the woman who was once
! his wife. The case was adjourned uniil fnuay'