The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-31
MUCH MARRIED GOURAUD.
Two Women, Zach Claiming to he tho Law.
full Widow-A Fenst Of scandal.

Tho question as to who is the lawful
before Judge Joseph F. Daily on Tuesday in the
Chambers of The Common Pleas. Gouraud
came from London in 1881 and his name was
then Felix Trust. He then had. ms is claimed.
n wife named Eliza Southwick. to whom he was
married in st Jamcss Parish Church. London.
on the 10Th Of March. 1921 Eliza was n dancer.
and known ON the boards Of the old Park and
BOwery theatres rs Madame Celeste. In 1889
Trust formed II connection with Mary +. Groo.
with vii 1m he lived ~ man and wife for n num-
bcr Of years. and who bore him four children.
Those children. now living. ara Constance C..
Trust Andrras II. Gouraud tTrusa. Percy V. :.
Trust and Noncy V. Trust Mary aiterward
left her husband. and. in 1suj. obtained an nb-
s0lutr divorce from him on the ground Of GRIM
innlty with Martha Is. I. Tompkins. who now
claims to be- the only legal widow OF Gouraud
9th tn. Gouraul decided his real estate on
trs' brnaIWyY MORN noI9t s7' i4 niS
dcedcd the snmo To Martha TonipNins. other
wise Martha Gouraul. The doctor also made
viii hrpueathlng all lis property real and
personal. to Martha. The willis contested by
tnr divorced wife ana her children. Constance
and Androas and thoy also obtained an inunr-
ton fur'Nddng Martha to collect the rents.
the cnso was ~ yesterday on n motion TO dis
solve the injunction.
Martha SIT forth TINT she became acquainted
with G0urHud seventeen YEAR ago. and accom-
married 10y man nnmcd Price. who was sad
f. bo clergyman. Sh" uii"rwurd learned that
Price VIZ not clergyman. and upbihided
GOuraud lwhpsr name WAS then Tru-O with the
IA I. He rcas.urcl. her 10y stating that the
union was legal and binding. He was poor. hat
no property md was mu n cast down i'm spirit
and she WAS unwilling to abandon him. They,
therefore. continued to live together. Trust was
In til" pcrfunrry business. hut the only article
at ffN- fllt .t.alt HalrHf -.
prrparai N for the complexion. She devoted
herself to the preparation and sale II the same.
anu whatever money he accumulated was large
some time after the pretended marriage a
woman giving the name ,of Eliza Trust visited
Trusts store. and wanted totnkr articles without
paying Tor thcm saving that she was Trust :
wife. nnd had been married 70 him in England.
Martin spoke io Trust on the SUI Jet. He al
mitcd that Eliza had been married to him in
England in ls2l
The certificate of the marriage was offered in
In the summer or early part 81 1865 Eliza
>rnt mes-"ngcr t. the store f2r AID Matilda
visited EliHts lodgings found her in great dis
tre@s. and extended help To- hor Eliza died ia
the same year. and her funeral exp 'ns"s were
paid by Trust After EiM's death Trust told
Martha TINT there was then ~ obstacle 10 their
marriage Accordingly. on the 2i,h day Of sep
tenlrr, S6G. they were married in Jersey CITY
turned t. their home and continued 10 live a
Trust Ind 'oid Martha that he became ac-
-h lc't him to live with ono samuel 4. Lyons.
with whom SIZE prepared to start for California,
but did not -.
Accompanying Marthas AFFIDAVIT was a depo-
stion OF thnrles h. pariltt 10 the effect that he
knew Eliza Suuihwirk. and WINS present at a
pnrty given on the occasion ~ her marriage IN
Trust: that h" saw her last in SEPTEMBER 1865
and that she lodged in laurrrs street near
Or nd. He also aeerrod that Gouuud was a
man ~ great yigor md mental activity. and
could not hsve been un'luly swayed Ia the a s.
position Of his pr9p,riv. Trusts name Was
rh lns'i % Guurau 10 $50.
Inr casc VIA continued until noNt Monday Ia
allow Mrs. MARY +. Trust AMI her children an
opportunity io answer the a,ermeuts