The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-26
wagon. hitch my horse. 90 into Mr. Ferrls's

n wagon, hitch my horse, 90 into Mr.. Ferris's
store and NV uucle's house, come out a nttle
while after. and stand ON the stUop for some
time. talking. left home TINT evening after
SIX, pro badly about half past, and got back be-
fore nine. | was around CrOtOn Fails Tor some
time. and nowhere else except on the road go
irg and coming. The horse drove IA over
twenty years old, and couldn't he driven five
miles an hour. 1t to- me an hour 70 drive MIN
from home TO Croton Fills ami another to drive
ton Fails to Brewster. Another thing; was
dressed ms ! am now, rough, lght-colOred vest
and trousers, tho latter stuffed IN my boots,
nnht-hrown folt nat. lot that oil those who saw
me ~ CrotOn Fails viii swear, but the minister
s.ys thtt the m n who married ~ Knox had
on black felt hat, n necktie black pautaloons.
aud lis ptntaloous outside his boots. saw In
the Putnam county standard on Friday, Nov.
10. notice Of my marriage TO his daughter,
which WIS procured to be published by old MIR.
Knox. ami sent to- the standard and had pub
Iished the next week this card
"'The Ndndlrd Of last week contained a notice
Merritt a ts sq MAJ, rSr no. "e Of % Sos s9 s
REV Dom on NOV s at rssste T"' Es am the the
Only John \ Merritt. 80 far as SNOW, a. Lake Msho
e. hn9A h"r =" any one else either on Roy or a. any
either al or aSyShere S O' any Que s'''
"As nc matter Is d conidcrnole Importance to
~ei-Snoxq cts'n Of cro'oa Fal' aud d. veiity to
prove mat was not ana could not have been ~ BreTs
Rcynoids. d. " Royno ds Warren I. iiolt. Floyd
runT' Gilbert I. bailey aud John 4. Aerri,i.
These persons ,estiiy that vas in Sf Gro;
7o'clock re preci.t TINE az witch the Rev. j. T.
Iiii Ara q. I: EaS. M.I, over an roy :: J. Dean
nay zen te saa S s, Ne MsrT ey ne
Of DeSs i"h'S e Nat the aS s5YP wear ass
married 90. f.i Mar, H. Knox. is part ola wicked
JouS A. MERRITT
THE LADY IN ToMAuAwK STREET.
81 never was engaged to be married to Mary
Knox. Hut she wanted to marry me, and heard
was gong to marry another young l'dy. nd
iRtt nln d fhuf
l was married 10 her, getting some person to
pcrso nate me. am engaged to be married to a
young lady. not In Lowell street but in roma-
hawk st.cet. and have my wedding suit ready.
This conspiracy will make no difference, think.
y ent i;.st Wed9es day evening with the Young
lazy and she understands fully; aud SO do her
folks. th.t ann not married to Mary KNOX"
Mr.. ): ID. Merritt iather Of the lad, sustains
bis sons st Itemcnt concerning the horse driven
to Crutuu Falls on the Wednosday evening In
question:, and the young lady Ia Tomahawk
his son would ~ and unite himself by a clan
destinc marriage to woman VINO was, the
neighburs say, a su of girl running around
when ucorgc /. slote was BORN George Is -
wears old
The Rev. J. J. Dean says the real John A. Mer.
ritt resembles the man whom be married, but
VIII not swear that tie Is the man. He was In
haste To attend prayer meeting when they
called upon him; the young man was munled
up In biz ovcfcoli, ana lac did not particularly
nnilco hiM. SIN. ~ near Hs tie can remember,
John A. Merritt VINO became Mary kuox's nus
band, had black hat aud wore black panta-
looms witch were outside his boots. Altogether
lac doe.nt tellcyc the rel John A Merritt IS
the man who was married. The certih ate was
given as u matter of form. and the parties were
entitled 10 II, as Mary Knox was really hurried
10 somebody.
EVIDENCE on THIRD PARTIES.
Robert NiXon, clerk la stones store, where
the bride .ruom'- gloves were bought. has never
vet Sc "a JOnn \. Merritt. knowingly, but
believes that he can identity the man who
bought the gloves. Mary Knox, he says. G lme
INTO lie store about clock ON the evening OF
the Sth inst. acCpmpaui 10y n Dung M n
whose complexion W n dark ana who wore a pref
~ tntck PLUCK moustache. lie bought pair OF
u-hl l.li glove. -lsH N. dil tncY we're - sight
that uue ot them nppud. The Young man wore
% black leii hat. ANA. he thinks. had on "A dark
pair 81 ntilIpn. which were certainly outside
bill \ Ter they were bought the young wo-
ulan asked where tue Dominic lived ana he
directed them To tue house Of the Rev Mi.
Dean, Ihoy wont away IN that direction.
a piou- young \ ethpdist gentleman going to
the prayer meeting IN the church noticed,
hitched a. the minister's door. "A sorrel horse
with white blazed face, attached to "a hight
wagon. I MS answers the uesCriDtil IN Of Johuuy
lively 81 lined 10y the believers IN Mary knox's
story tutt lie VS. the onlN sorrsl horse with "a
ulazed face In that part OF Putnam county.
The family OF tue yudn- Lady IN Iulnlh .wK
street wal. when II becomes Necessary. bear
witness that johnny" VS. In their house the
Iridny evening when MARY Knox saws be was
with ner making arrangements for clindes-
\, first, whom the facts ~ this strange case
came tut, people in tllS part OF tue country
were disposed to regard the al ir rs simply a
very iunry nd complicated one; hut now IN y
are taxing more serious view II IT, and dis
cussiuu h. rife over the probabilities ana posi-
biIties Involved. The gre question is Whom
dld Mary Knox mdrtyF she knows, OF course.
pToilfN knows. uut there all positive knowl-
edge Oh the subject ends.