The New York herald., 1877-11-16
MARRIED OR NOT MARRIED1

SINGULAR DIVORCE CAsE--THE INFORMAL
MARRIAGE OF FRENCH sHoEMAKER's pI-
yoRCED WIFE TO PHILADELPHIA LAWYER.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IA, 1877.
In the Court OF Common Pleas to-day, before Judge
Bidde, an action begun Tor divorce by Angelique
BrnckIe from |. Gordon BrinckIe, whom she alleges
TO be her husband. The case is very singular
and resembles in the legal points raised that
recently attracted considerable interest In the New
York courts.
In opening this the counsel said that under the
laws OF Pennsylv lvana to constitute u valid marriage
no prescribed ceremony was necessary; but it was
sufficient II the parties mutually accepted each other
as husband ana wife, II their subsequent acts and de-
clarations confirmed that .ntention and the party
VINO SO agreed or acted TO induce belici upon
the other party that the intention sincere that
party was bound thereby fully though decep-
tou had been practiscd As to the facts Of tho
ho said 1896 Mr.. FRANCOIS Quinne Kept boot
and shoe Seventh and Sansom streets; that
store was burned down, and Mr. Quinne arrested,
charged with having set fre TO t. Mrs. Quinne called
upon Mr. Brincklc TO defend ner husband, and he ap
peured ior him before an Alderman. Quinne
was committed tor Trial, and when his
Was tired Mr. Brincke refused 10 defend
him, aud ADVISED Mrs. Quinne to get other counsel.
lie did so and Quinne was tried, convicted anu
fenced Mr. Brinckio wound up the anilrs OF Quinne,
auu the course thereof he was brought frequently
in Win Mrs Qpinne, aud dnay proposed that
she sh uuld become his wie, lie advised her To OBJ
tam divorce from her husband, 10 whcn she Was
emitted, her husband having been convicted oi IA
teiony. sue conseGled That part oi the arrange
NcnL ana on the 9th OF December, 1896, u divorce
was uecreed IN her favor. Brnckie thereupon re-
newed his proposal OF marriage, and tour weeks
thereafter in the presence OF Mrs. Fredericks, he
placed u ring upon her nnger, saying. II now take
you 10 he my wiie," explaining 10 her al the same
time that that was suliccnt 10 constitute marriage
accorung 10 the laws OF This state Thereafter they
ivea as husband and wife, but apart, sue occupying
rooms she haa formerly ivod IN and ne living at
his olcc. This was done at his request, by saying
that HIS business would mol warrant him then
taking vile, aod that his family would be angry
al IA Is marrying a woman who had just been a.
vorced from her husband. Subscq uenLy he rented
and furnished house Prune street, now Locust,
where they lived together man and wife, she as
suming at his request, the name OF Mrs. Gordon,
which is his middle name, but she and he
10 the servants IN The house as Mr.. and Mrs. Brnckc.
They lived there IN that way for two and halt years,
aud finally kept house ~ Fifteenth anu LOMBARD
streets. In the summer Of 1861 owing to her III
health, she won at The suggestion OF her husband
Europe lie TOOK passage ior her on steamer from
New YORK as his WIFE, introduced her to the captain
as nis wlic, ana procured seat Tor her al The table
next to the captain Upon reaching raris she visited
her family, told them oil her marriage and that her
name was Gordon. The next year sne was joined
in Paris BY Mr. Brincke, whom sno introduced
TO uer family as Ar. Gordon, her HUSBAND. In
August, 1862, on account OF the illness Of his
father Mr. Brncke returned TO this CITY, IL being ar
ranged tha, she should follow him in september. She
did So ana he, meeting her IN New YORK, brought her
TO TINS city and procured apartments or her
becoming tired oil tnls lie sue insisted upon being
ognzcd as his wie, aud Mr Brinckle tucrcupon took
rooms at the Mount Vernon Hoei himself and his
wife, and they lived there Mr. and Mrs. Brinckle.
subsequently Ir Brincke bought house on Ritlen-
house street, furnished il and moved there with his
wife, and they occupied II Tor FIVE years Mr. and
Mrs Brnckle
In tho spring OF 1868 they went 10 Europe, Mr..
Brinckie securing from the state Department pass
port Tor himself and wife. They visited France, Italy
ana switzerland, travelling all the time as MI.
and and Mrs Br1ckie. and returned to Paris
ha uhad h..r tn
while he would return TO this country, soil
his business II possible wind up his affairs and
TO her TO live permanently In Europe. lie lett her In
Paris and or two years they corrcsponded together.
About 1870 sister oil Mrs, Brinckle died IN Paris,
aud she IN order 10 substantate her right pro-
portion oil her sisters estate, was compelled TO Dc
fore notary To whom she told that she was Mrs.
Brinckle He required power oi attorney from her
husband to be gwen 10 him ana he wrote Mr.
5rinckle therefor. In reply he received letter in
which Bnnckle denied over having been married 10
Mrs Brinckle, and she also writing 10 HIM upon the
subject, he wrote back that knew they had
been married. She returned to this country MT
To his house. but he refused o receive her. and that in
Law amounted 10 a desertion,