The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-02

The Strange History OF the two Marriages Of
Hotel Keepers Daughter.

decree was entered 10y Judge Pratt yes |
terday. in the Supreme Court in Brooklyn. an
nulling the marriage Of Annie Sprague to Ben
iamn Spraguc. a Hell Gate pilot. on the ground !
Of the wiic's insanity. Annie Spraguc Is about
% years old and is hcircss tot comfortable for
tune left by her father. John Pope. Il hotel
Keeper. who died last spring at Bay Ridge. The
wrongs which she has suffered in the courts at
the hands Of her relatives are her friends be-
licvc. exceptional. She is comcly. and has large.
wcll-proportioncd figure. with heavy folds of
dark hair, and full. gray eyes. Her complexion
IL fresh aud rosy. She is known to have n quick
temper. which has lcd her into many disputes
with her mother. Mrs. Hannah Pope. Some of
these disputes have been violent but beyond
her acts when excited by anger her ncighhors
have seen nothing to- indicate insanity. She
was ncvcr confined to the house; WAS fathtulto
her household duties. and when VISITING was
Ii seemed not To- occur to her parents that she
was insane until. in 1875. she clandcs,inclynar
rird Patrick jeffrey. n carpenter ~ Bay kdge,
To whom her parents sur huonssiy on9,'uu oe-
cause he WIS Roman Catholic. When she learn
cdthat her marriage was lkry 10 or AK up n'r
relations With her family she, RETURNED to her
| home, forsuking her husband. Her parents
Ycte ANXIOUS to E"t hiVorgS lor n,r iI Ii
| Jeffrey, and on consulting lawyer. tley dis-
| covered that the simplest method was TO nave
| the marriage annuli"i ON u" ground oi lns9nh-
| iiy.. 1t was explained TO Miss POPE, or Mrs.
| Jeffrey. that she need take no interest in tho
| proceedings ~ her father would go to thecourt
| In ~. Gtv Cnn-t hsfnrc Ju,irr Nril4cu and
/ testimony Of members of the family. and others.
/ was taken to- proVethe unsoundness Of the girls
mind II was also proved tnat she was under
age az the time she WAS married. INC daughter
! De ~ ISIS Ju,l..s \eilsnn entered an order
| nnuullins the marriage. Miss I"p' rSmnlhyI
| un, liv. In hurmouy and uuny socur- ensured.
| Mr. purs - said tn have frequently tainted
] l.r child when uuarrt.liur with nor tn
| Lin,n lunaiir. and when tho girl demonstrated
! e.ia. 90 Doesn't the court say - The family
! disputes wore usually ended iy a hand to hand
| pfli..ll.t. ~ Ia Nnf.hIinA,r ~ re- used.
| Nu'r ,,, death oil John Tnue BENJAMIN
sn~'tsilo a "A D. tintr pilot who Wa honrlngnt
I Nav Ei,l.s VIZ induced hy Mrs Pope 10 come
IL the house tu '.Vc. and to oversee the farm.
H. GROW fond of Annie Sprague. and an en-
/ lu, mont of frurria4.e followed They ar
rin.."l q. be- nurr,-i in O.iab"r. About the
~ uf Nav however. Mrs. fogr learned thgt her
,.r tr.ut uuI That she Aud been utt4nin..
l,i.Ir a a grocery n,ir iy. Soon the Iruurl,'-
~ .f s.l..., rs -nutsd prom --urv note
Tor slr Is ..nr,l hN Annie SIrlsur. which -lN
l.,,l ...,. n Lam f.r lpf.pr Mrs. pppr w.l- i'm
.ri....l ,. al. ItW ..riIi her ,ausni = WAS m a
.,-,.t N t,-.-n away all ot h"c property. and
r',.,'.- m ;lr world a., was "Nta,-od 70
u.i..ii dinner Inn ms r.-n u from dr.l.:uin.
+ r-, 'ns. Shown. aise tDlt thnt II would ~ well
/ l.. ,.,; 4.r t.utrird Mr.. Pope az once sought
S,r.'.ii. nrJ -rlI ~ him " flr God SAX" II
M. ,,, ..,,i a. ',t i,i.fri,.l II ,il l,t married
NV" 81. urr.I Nm So th.fh nN,d tho 3l ~
My ln-f for tlIr W.ltir- Il.f. and they "a. ~.
u.rr,'d. Sirrun ,issun1d me- a.. po.itiSn, COM
tr,i - a. Va. .'sf,. atl tn,, ..,is4lr- in tii,.
mn'.hl .rhD,.i Logan To- -us..rsi To Mr. P1rr
r .r,y 'hir, N' IA, ~. y',l,i ny,,
| NAM, 'u'arii A. ,nn Int..'. W,n.t H. TGsnlurnrd
! h r .ni III. l..i. ~ '.,t-Ut.'Uut H.
tun,f Us .'l'i.u .rio have ANA" Surasue al