The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-27
MR.. AND MRS. HASSLACHER.
UH4T CONSTITUTES MiRRI.tGE UNDER
THE L.IWs or VIEW YORK.
Living Together H. Husband and WIFE Mere
~ Evidence that there H"s ueeu Mar
ringr Contract-New York Law Defended.

The Hnsslachcr divorce suit, In which the
issue was whether or not there had been mar
ringc. WINS ended ycstcrday in n verdict for the
plaintiff. the jury deciding that the relation be-
tween her and Louis c. Hasslarhcr had been
that oi lawful wcdlock. Tho entire day was oc-
cupled in the summing up Of the lawyers and
the charge oi the Court. Mrs. Hassla'hcr was
carly In the court room with hcr two children.
Tho youngest she held in her nrn.s. while tho
elder. bright boy of nearly four years was
constantly running about the court room.
Mr.. Hnsslneher. who is rather tall. dark
complcNioncd man wearing n moustlche and
sid whiskcrs. did not RESPOND to Mrs. Hass-
lachcr's kindly greeting OH his arrival IN the
court room aud when aitcrward ho found her
seated only II short distance from him. he took
n chair further away. saying, / don't want to
be near that woman
Mr.. Traphngen In his clo ing address said he
would not hav" entered upon the case had he
no; believed HIS client 20 bc respectable. lIass-
h'hcr's ambition was" he said. " that she
should bacon" q iamgus operate singer. and
permit him io live life Of luxury aud eusc.
When shn was about to become a mother she
Lost her voice. Sh' IT. u. NJ cours', lost her ru
gu:eincnt, utt ~ Miii 10 n.. husband. seeing his
hopes shattered, f"xnn 10 treat her cruelty She
WIS utterly helpless. and. desiring 90 return To-
her iri, nis. cons utoi TO release HIM from oil
gln'm- q he would give her enough to 20 to
Jnigc Van Druni. in charging the jury. said:
Tl,l. caw j. necessarily of more iinportaneo than
THOSE which ordinarily come i'iorc urr- for thcr
dcrhunn no, only oi the effect which vour Yer
,hi ',' bai also Scau.c Of the iuAaen,c Which Il gsi
nre,.e,M H. ,, eS ugon ue ,H,nre %, ~ oniI.n M,o
i.led tween ;ac.e parties
o, the % State oi New yok IN rcssfd 70 ,ec msfssss en-
tract are i,o loose Th-' iiye og. toc some iesula
dgpc, anl tat all marriage. wi'hou, ,hat lee rce9s
ni''n nNl p. Hc,ial'n nun hil 'n -" Nnht !, uie
u
ef children are declared ilsstimate merely because
tey Wcie say married. had ailcd TO comply with all
what j. the history of ihc irw- ot marriage in Scw
YORK In the whole history of ursrrudcnce here there
arrci to woman unless She was fortified IN her cain
~ evidence uniisIn;sd hnt Il, had repre- -ei, Il, ns
lai lived wih h.r g; hi we T. harder ca~ that
whsre he 'L"u5at iie ".msn SCOT enonsh 10 lee l,rr
declared lc mar'h "Atrr pc iA'i 'hrN w'tr NOT ,han
tsi oit chtl should Dc tc,gi h. -ium3i", ir.nu-e
rt'nr,tr ,,sv,iI w.nrn' ,tSoW, i.',g a,nsan
liz !" he claim Of having Married n"r i that 6e sla
not do It ami impo-. uten h.' nenl- Il be- want, t.
danger o III n.inF held T. anS oti ,relsven say.
ga-i to marriage is most hrn.nccut II l. not the
policy nf tn law To favor il"-tnmhry
contract Of narra-e fti.nnv evidence uf contract
u thr parties arc hon a'" they can suiy a, To ihe
the rci.cniaoi. of inc parue- ana crcnin-iances
si sgsi n'ia i one ra,iy b, ieai tr aGher caniio
testify. hut can nr lue The declaration and aci. oi lc
hc,,f- party. Thou tNc iuFA nler tf' ihrrr
acontnci Of marriage lrtw,,t Tie living amt the dead
The Lain maxim wa. " tur-ent not coiHhltauon.
make. marriage In other " Nfi- % tile parties
from that TIME lnril h husband AMI vie, they are
.ucn ~ tho cy. the law IL was claimed ,pr iue dc.
eniant here hatn hc did not intend 70 marry he could
not be- CHARGED with hduns done That ws not the
rule. y h, did lho-. ihing. which cnu,led her 70 be
Lcyc tl"N from that time forward man and wife.
that constituted an agreement O marriage, no matter
what be- Wrought
when this couple went 10 boarding In November 1874
hc her a rug II WAS Tor tLc luig 10 consider
wieth mcn sANe ilin- rings To thoir mi.ir.sos
Size claimed that >c had ulls disclosed 10 him hcnru
THE uirrls' thing in cltttHu TO her fHUlt
when Size nat ehii 10 ltAs Il id not ntres.ir, fol.
lows because woman hai malo one Wl--rp that she
must go downe aicr thnu-l hrl -i.tl- would end
her down ever, ta-e Men were senvrnly no so.un.
thnuf1hi.
Tho Jury. after having bccn ont about m
hour, returned with verdict that the plgiurfi
Was married g. thc defendant IN November. l. -.
Mr. and Mrs. Iilsslurhrr won't out of the
court room without exchanging u word. the
husband having -tudiousiy avoided any I'D
van 'es On the wife part.