The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-17
HENRY SHIELDSS WIVES.
n room WHOM IN BROOKIYN AND
a RICH OWE IN NEW YORK.
The Quaker Marriage In Elizabeth street /
Forty Years AVO Twelve Heirs 10 u For
InnR- Fir hIinn Tor IL in lie (MuIia.

The Quaker Marriage In Elizabeth street
Forty Years Auo Twelve Heirs to For
time Fighting for IL in the Courts.
Mrs Jane Shields, dressed in deep mourn
mg, sat beside her wyer In the Brooklyn SUI
IRENE Court yesterd ", before Judge Tappon,
az the plaintiff in n suit for dover interest In
the estate Of Henry Shields. who died in MARCH,
1874, leaving ei50t00 worth Of property to his
wife and eight children, who lived with him at
the time Of his death IN splendid home In
Second Avenue. Henry Shields, the plaintiff
saws. journeyed from ireland when he was a
boy, and was employed az "a driver for Arm
e Quakcrs who were produce merchants in
West street. lie kent his horses In the
rear OF Patrick Toy bakery In Eliz beth
ct Get, and In passing 20 and from the
stable he met Jane Valentine, the young
sister Toy's wife. Shields had become n favor
ne with h,a cmpiovcrs, jones. Rowland Bird
sail, nj he thoroughly udoptcd their quaker
wrvs. lie asked Jane Valentines sister Tor per-
mission 10 marry her. shields was nearly thirty
years Old and Jane was fifteen. They were mar
rlcd according to the Quaker ceremony, stand
ing side by side, promising % Ike each other
liamsburgb, and four children were born to
them: He kept the marriage secret from his
friends. lie Drosoered in business. grew rirh,
and at length deseiting his nrst wife Nv lIS,
thirteen wears after his marriage, he married
Catherine Lalor in New YORK. She bore him
culture. lie amassod great fortune, but hts
generosity kept pace with II. He sent money to
lrooklyn, which he decided to her In her maiden
name. lie occasionally saw his daughter Kate,
whose beauty was marked, and she saw him IN
New ork. lie told hCr that he wasn't married
20 another woman. Oniy Kate. who has since
become Mrs. bonner and illiam. remained Of
the four children who were born to Mrs. jane
Shields. At Mr.. Shields death he made rrovi-
sion for his second wife, and heque lthcd the
rest OF his property to his children without
N N III .flN Un Rttf hon
Mrs. Is nner and William Shields were with
their mother. The defendants. John Gelspn aud
Thomas Dough cry. were with :he Hon. Homer
A. Nelson. their counsel. Mrs. Catherine Shields.
as cxecuirix. and the eight children ere associ-
opening, said that tue jury we're only u pass on
certain questions OF 81. Allthat Jane Shields
asked Wa that she and her children should In
Mis-. Shields was the nrst witness. She throw
aside ncr veil when on the stand. nj exposed u
mid end pleasant featured face She testified
that she was % wears old, and that she could
neither re ID nor write. Her father Henry Val
enifuc. AMI her mother died when She WIS
yuung. She lived with Mrs. Westcrileld. her
sister after they died, and often went tn Pat
lick Ioye. her sisters home, IN Ellz .neth street.
New YORK. Hnd saw Henry Shields there. She
Described her marriage a. related above, aud her
husband Subsequent Ge.er.ion,
She lived for a tim with one JnmOs Brown. n
baker. aud gave birth 10 - enid 30 him In 1874.
brown left her about seventeen years ago. ana
has not teen seen since. Sue was not called
Mrs. Brown by her family. Was often called
Mrs. Shields in Browns presence. From tho
time Shields left her she never saw hun. she
did not 20 to his funeral: her son aud daughter
went She nrst.heard 1T Henry shieds's mar
rage 10 Catherine Labor in July. lsts. and she
afteward heard that he was living In second
avenue. New York. He became President of
the Board Of Flour Inspectors aud Was pretty
weli-known man ia New YORK. lie died on
sunday, March L.. 1874, aud shc heard of u on
MundW She knew that Mr.. Shields tad two
brothers, owen and Barney but theV never en-
terrhunrcd visits She never cohlbited with
any otner man after her husband lefi her except
Brown. She had been Methodist furten years.
since her husband lett her.
Peter Nestcrneid II al Powers street. the
ucf new OF Jane Shields. had visited MS aunt
while she vas iliing ~ Grand street with Henry
shields. One night Shields was there H. l.. X
afscr one OF his children who was sick. The
same night Henry Shields wen to bed with ! Is
wife HE & he'd hiin up bee use he thought the
chiu was diving. Always called MIR, Shields
ncle HenrV.' and he never failed TO respond
to hin. Heard OF his leaving her. The next
Time he saw him. IN lSfO or lsGl Henry Shields
me u his house in iteInsen street to sec hts
daughter Catherine, ana STAYED there three
quarters OF an hour.
Mrs. Ann BITES visited Mrs. Shields at one
tim" hen ot'e Of her children died. Mr.. SHIELDS
entered, ana the children called him father
Never knew Mr.. Shields by unv other name.
he case Is not Yet finished.