The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-11
ISAAC N. SINGERS WIVES.
THE STORT OFFICIALLY TOLD
BURROGzTE COFFIN.

mhDN wives was 40 mitteu To probate on saturday
last. by Surrogate Comm, after the delivery Of the
following interesting history u tho litigation:
II the matter Of proving the last viii and estqmept
OF Isaac n. Singer deceased, the pctl ION Tor citation
with view to proving the will Ci the dcCeistd,
.ayns Sis wiSo S lea s Ike rulen ma sncr On
We rcturn Day Of TIE eta ION MARY Ann Eos e. who
whom i've etstin SHOULD ne directed spcAicu IN pr.
s s'aa a a5 eis a o BE- tie t safa "y aoS 81 Ire
dcccnsed csecd leave to intervene u the proceedings
lLus A.vU forced her the OF ~ runi't &C. o. pc
shog lie zee az. the admission " the c-ed vii TO
Iatia rawlot, ESQ, the surviving executor named "a
, sfH , Sn sdjd d i ' 2n q n g
by John u. pou,r, y her " cor aut counsel anu
So nriis vt isw de- "a that III Mrs .or vac e
vfo" Us tie ace Sod. OF that she Wa cnu leo - in-
rhe ilsur "a frmtt' wing q. the hre.hold Of The
nricr n wa. deicfn ac' {" ny o'ioir lr',eediN 10
Iie ia, 10 regard thereto q. y,ed - the testi.
lie st. 6u.if. vho Wa a niivo ~ the town Of
nar;sd BE- 3 caa,r 80 ' 5ia wssaco, cia H1'
~ CO.. tttc, 10 - ncr' NJ. iei.1. VII cor fr'ls
L.aa.ae nct,lestrr ooun v. rn.. va. a c,rruonai
b. ~ l'ai' T., la'i.s D. en- p r'"fn d a. "ul'
io"ed q co.. D. auou ard re sht 600 oi tn,r W
AZ 'ai,iMae Nt "a ~ api'eai. toi', n'ri o. Gopd
warrls- " ~ ,b'i 1o1r y, io G.o ,e, ~ '
m'ri, IN lSit, A. a anoh ~ uOru ia the cay OF SECS
IN the sn,ns Of $50 ~ si.ecr. iscn guoc' 81 g.
ss a y, me a -, M s'Ss ar a" s N %
ninet,,n weave of,g Vh0.c atatr was en- AGED ~ ihr
mmst u 10 hc single man, proposed maria-e Co., hci.
,nrnSd To I've az, Of Nh a. No. T ~ r
ocr OF mat y,ar. u pursnalce OF preVious atsnsc.
~ wed.gck On her arrival she was nj, mcI ~ him
81 the faei o. b. having wife. or "a ", ma Who
tor as soon IA he could gr thet aud inean hc woud
Sss spe%,e a Siit lie so g teG G' 6ef SG mean
tne To- " 10 to his "ifLcs anu form su ci connection
The egrnectou ,ngs formed Ia th' yer 1876 contin.
III july or August isS IT, hc eaiiy DR., OF ini pe
rtodtuey trpvciien about the county schg upon the
stsgc tog1her undtf the nHne a AIerrtt. Sun4e-
quenily he took ~ inorcst IN inycuion,, untli a.
proven ntt ~ sewing machine which bee .uc en-
bodied IN what u known As the singer scwing ma
VIously estimate. IRON tlS ooo,ooo 70 slsnco!oj.
and Miss -r6SScr ised ,oseaer, si3h oricf nte,s,
/. husband end Niis 81, w,nt y the haiue. ~nrhcr
a. his VIE, and stoms to have lecn treated ina re-
same peTicd No had bN hin ten children lrht vnom
are ttiii nrlhi ~. i@lter triton % ms timr VAS
rsdeuee until tn,y hnahy located Themselves IN Hin
.Mhou' gong inio the fact- IN detail q. may be .nf
nclent = say I'M 'her, e ., unGaut proof IRON wach
had there esen 30 lmpediment ,xstng to rege Dr. m
hut on the . Jay decree w.. 1 Sli NE
rom NY ny VII W., s srni lin NO. ,
iue very ria d., a'.. sroa,icr NOV NJ -.
uol % 5e determined H. ana shc Thereafter como his
Ane5 Jan, g isco ticy coataecd - rrc io-,t cr
i heil ons w5s,eyif II f de-. hs, o.
cuii"H sld Icy ccrs'i 10 litr or coins o. -rtfcr
WIN 9 1 VA. 's sad Sc = W. r ss Iaa I
IA tr iith avenue aud they conunuri ~ we FOR
Before tnl' deere" r-r,t.i as ia .',rs Is been
rntcoopc,d l,r a. a,r vi. nG ilcy iy,c o,csr 40.
psf.n!ly. j. ulai conc non ani rnfer ~ cstri..
ognd anu ate From ma rirr .orw4r'. mo, iivcl
and .t ~ neo E, ~ S, ,'g ss .,
other III any material p" mr. 80 lar % an at 10 di-
IN. Sc, tnet % ot i'. n ,onaigcd Unchanged {.
"Nctesp cor plant" DDS tctiaed b, Ter "a No. I,.i
day Of Hoy inier. ls' in which ffe alley INST
have tns narrase nony performed bels q, u mem
ISsol S III ai' NJ No. r. . s,' be- Mr.
Singer, COMM ncoI an action t. procure divorce
sePtcmber i md ssn,. az so Ms'S oi H1' IA
IN at Sar., . 80 I.,,"N r,Nr's h,tr OF adui -
and praying for divorce st,s,Do. Ine mNe'i 9, allie.
In ihe Si,g take Of ths law applicable =, tn f,r,.
slready rec ia 40 not deem if L,ce-sArg 20 cr tu
re rfore,d inas II that acton turin thsn TO- ,int,
settlement and tat no Judgment deere, i.f. ~ was
eyer .t,u,l' HL,'hct o., 81 me Iaruts l,r' sehed
me ~ wnoly immatrT.sl Tue evdeLca tnen show
Of issS ie AZ c civ o. ,t 'au Sn me ogy
d do,5.r ar Mary A. s9onsisr apn.are tefgre ~
n .hSS sno XIII o. sft sn as ~ tr pr oo o.
dL, ID ieg ny marie acc Ri = 10 i.wsoi th,t
ComnonvcAlih. II We to al respects Il ceremonial
Then Lac y sipetr he deyeased Wa, ne ia,h
oily o Ncv YORK 70 isaoeiie tG.en,S ,nii er,,'.
me person nsmed N tue b'lsg'd villas h. wife ana
OF az enldTen By MIN, VIC are ali parties 70 TINS prv.
Horels very dinlcult question ~ aw 10 d.tormnc
This case derives ~ chsi interest not, unfortunately
ron Ia. large fortune Of the dec, ased, and rom me
fact That ,ae ieteI rclou intercourse beiwcenle de
ceased auu Ihe claimant Confined In oI,n rub
II u AZ ann., ioI about . qu.rtet Of c,niur daring
Prlor 70 tn carry part Of lie thf,seth century ccre
monl;i ml,rnse, were unknown. By tue sncient com.
celebrated iH TOss ecoLsid. After The reforna,ion
no longer sr4olutey essents, but TIE Important Gle.
weat was u ma mage contract between the pIrtrs.
meni on inttodH. Hs the Marriage sct In ii5i saidi
seriously aad ,Docely cntcr.ihto snsgrage coutract
n,n9u, ne gSTpos9n q ei,rFman or any re-
ppSSth BY tie lay q G3d' snd the lay q na,ur'.
the relation and the ocoiesa,ca law hsd IN one gr,si
branch Of he ChhtGh church. elevated II into tAr DIG.
our system ol GoYernu aud jarisprudcacc @urch
sccordns g. s own roI'y ,oe State 6eins pSraInooai
our common law, 90 this subiect, f. the same when
and pfior 90 me csNetmsnI The aitcro tie marriage
sci rs,.rr tS ouI cI1f.r pave N iny FOLLOWED me
ne, 20 Ia one anosi unorn current tue ttrons now
chief rtlnsiie 10 ~ u mar age thus rstlb'lshto
!, inc intt nhsnge bstw n n" rarde-, 81 mutua,
Ptrsen ,nA.h. 20 tse can 9'm ~ hLsbsnd ann ne
lhr ~ ~ i,n.j tuih i,nt .Lton agt. Reed j. Il,
!
hhch consent ur contract nay be- Inferred, In the ali
stnce OF direct evd.nrc. iron pruy s'rfe 81 iscis
war AHing il' Pr'tvu phVn, where no unI ttiAeHt
ulhrrlatf Nt.t-.
ON book. 80 fun oi decisions 10 that effect hut u
Viii be tuiic cot - rifer - Clayton ngt Miuat H.
surrJ, and 70 OfsHra ngi. EssnlUuT ~ \ - Ii
HI. q 80 ncou he. thai cohHbit 81 N rs luuyru
10 have D. tu Arli 10 It's origin n must he
continue 90 lhtl change ~ n Cl44tC.cr bull NAtc
been tsahiehrd ~ satisfactory rsid"ucr tiaytunuf
ward tJrrloi' sgt ttrfc, % =. Y. 100 Hr-r,t n
the very ebttnte Of marriage that II snail continue
until dcs.l.
Applying these plain and wolhestabshod log promo.
eon- 10 the Facts before US a. Ia quite apparent that
Mrs Poster nliet fn ~ her present spplica ion De
recolnlN.d IA The widow VI Inc GecDl,nt Her rria
uout with hlin were incfrriclOus IA their Inception,
with inil knowledge on her parE that they were tuc
He had living wife which was complete impeachment
down 10 the 1870 Indeed Is not inhsted by her
letrned counsel tuat any maTri1gr cOud NJ estAi.
hshed Ia A.y way nor to tho decree OF divorce Oh
ained by him from ms wife bur II nsftrd tnat after
thai PERIOD the lmpeoncnt having been removed We
must iuier marriage from the fact OF their having
ved together, cohsoted together husband and vile
fOr the space Oi six months an Inference
nom the llIeh relations Already established the re.
mOYa or the iupcdiment not Of itself operating such
Change second, change Of the relations was Absu.
luttN refused 20 he made by INN Third after such re-.
inHai the tll continued, Tor tix mon Ls live with
nun u sc bhi Done hcfore fourth they I'VE
tusr'hef tprtV'f after The separation IN August 1850
IN REASONS are ~ Themselves, snucicnt to dlspel
paIilpA u alylNnG lnf't"r worr needed ~ convince
US thhi tNeY ni not consider tnstyrs a. hu paud and
VIE " ~ iounl 10 me furf mat icy sub.t quently
uhntI ihc rrtul tA1cr' di.t ~ tho tcstmuug.