The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-11
DID CASSIUS MARRY HERR
SUING MiN VINO siYs mr. IsN'T MlR.
RIED ron DTTORCE
Annie nourne- story Tho Wedding NJ n
h"ches,er Par-onnae-A Ycnr'- Waiting
for - uusbnnd-Enrmcr NorreIrs story


young man living upon and owning large
farm abouttwo miles from here. VIII in lew
days furnish n somewhat interesting case ion
judicial investigation.
The main point ut issue between him and the
young lady who il suing him for divorce and
alimuny Is as to whothcr the latter was evv
married 10 him. Tint she was married to some.
body there seems to b. no doubt. M she pos
s1-ses the certificate of the olhenting cergy-
man: but Mr. Worrcll denies in the most ein-
phntic manner that he was the bridegroom.
She. on the other hand. asserts Just ~ positive.
ly that he was. and points to his name in the
certificate IA proof Of it.
on Sept "a. 1875 two gentlemen and n Indy
called ut the house Of the Rev Dr. Stra,ton in
Rochester. and tho younger gentleman nskod
the Clergyman to perform the ceremony Of mar
riage betweon him and the lady. The contract.
ing parties being each about twenty -ssvon wears
OF age. DIR. Stratton supposed II was all right,
and they were quickly made man and wife. tho
second gentleman acting IA witness Tho
names rs written in the certificate were Annie
Bourne and Cassius ID. WOrrell. The bridI
party who were all richly dressed. went away
AMI Dr. Strattan has never seen ,hom since
at Rochester are related by the young lady now
suing for divorce and alimony, ~ follower
Nearly year and a hall ago she; then Annie
Bourne. accompanied some friends from hor
home in Cory Pa to Lo,,kport, They went to
Inf lNlIN OF VT. N1S-llS ~. Mhfffll. whose luIor
lnd recently died and left him considerable
property: Mrs: NOrrcll was an invalid. and was
,cnaed by Miss Bourne during her visit
Young Worrcll became warmly attached TO the
amateur nurse VINO was very pretty and WrcOm-
plishod. Both then. she says. and altcr his
mother death. lac pressed her ~ marry him.
aud finally she consented They went to hoch-
ester, and were married by DR.. Strntton But.
after the CEREMONY WQrrel showed u strange
unwillingnoss 10 publicly acknowledge his wife.
He toll her TINT he was engaged in settling his
father estate and mig Int cause dissilt sfnetion
among his relations If IL DpUglIup known THAT h0
had been married. She was not at all satisfied
with his explanations but Welding IL his per
suasipns, she went back to Cory with hor
friends the understanding being that in year
from that time they were 10 be rcmurri"d. and
Dcgn housekeeping ON the ihrm nj IO'kport.
During the greater part of the twelve months
following, Worrcll wrote Ia her with rommend-
able regularity his letters being filled with ~.
surances OF his unalternble love. She replied
in similar strain, and IT seemed ~ though
ness. hut the termination OF the veNntous year.
The letters written by Worrell were always ad-
dressed TO- Miss Annie bourne never t. Mrs,
Worrel Without any warning. thcy ccasod
On sept %, Just year after the frs, marriage.
she wrote 10 him To say that nll her preparations
were completed for going through the ceremony
u second time rs soon as he was rendy some
friends with whom She had boon living NJ
COOprrstown We're going to New York. and had
invited her 70 accompany them. she suggested
that ii would be well Tor him to meet her there.
marry her over again, ami take her 10 his home
in L. kport His reply wis prompt aud aifec-
tionaie. He wrote her 70 go to New York with
her and openly arknuwl' dgr her ~ his wife.
He was going to the Centennial andwould Jake
She went 10 New York and waited hopefully
for the day when she was To meet her husband.
i came. but WOrrqll didn't MISS Bourne ior
saving that he had gone to the Centennial alone,
h an was unable To- kicp ms apPo,bntm , WIN
sickness IN Philadelphia, where he was then
lying. unable to move. He hopcd. h"w"v"r to
BE- able t. lnin her in New York IN q lew days
when over ything would be happily settled
This WIS bnd enough. but not the worst
Agains, the advice OF her friends the ylung
lady waited in New York for her husband urtil
II became evident thW Ia" was not comm At
lust -hr returned to Cory. PA. AMI &C., hcr
family what had occurred. The prl'f.a i'd
vice given 10 her 10y Mr.. Williams. hnr hrplNrr-
in law WAS that as her faithie-. spoii. D,iil ot
be- prevailed upon 10 90 H. her. the next D4'st
tn INK was for her To seek him.
sorrow stricken an alone. she mnlr tho
marriage c-rilii nte with her sui hoping LAT
her husband had been prevented from io'ning
be founl anxious t. acknowledge her ~ his
wife. Nhs was n9t permitted To cherish this
tn" Norr'l homestead IT. Muster looked AT her
rs though he had. ind 'nd. "a vague re- objection
of having seen her somewhere before hut
when snn introduced herself ns his w.lr. and
oppressed desire 20 u' rf'"lN"l into ms llu-s
IN rat capacity, h,S aWe1,m"nt gppar'nlly
g"ring hope that he might be- indulWng ~
somewhat i-um"d pra t'al joke. BIT hs
quickly satisfied her that he was IN grim
glrn - ly rcfrrring her tp his counsel. VI s-rs
Potter and BrunlHge. for any additional IN
formation she might desire.
Naturally the defendants lawyers had MOTH
INK To- say To- her Of AN encouraging uatur'.
She produced her marriage c.ri iti.,lt, aud wns
politely informed That II wis "a forgery. VA int.
thrdelen"r will probably be that tho rutirc "!m-
LHnt IL a. arlul attempt Ia backmall Mr..
somebody elise. doubtless a co-con-piritor. per-
sunatri him ia the visit to DR.. Strnion.
M"--rs, Murray and Greene. who ar, sat sled
thni they .an r'"vcr liheral almony.
A. may Doe supposed. Mr. Ca-sius u. Worr'l's
story ., lrl7 IA Snme very important particular!
from Tat told hy IN" painful About ycar and
" export 10y MIR. and Mrs. " llliams. Of CORY.
"a, WITH whom me WAS ncuullni al. His iathor
hai died u short time previously, and hc was
th"n ensagrd in settling tho estate. II" lived
with hie m"hrr who Wa an iiNhlid. and h't
expected i9su.yve long. His visitors w"re A.
r,nlmnird 10y Miss Annie Bourne. young laiy
who was Introduced - MIN ~ Mrs Williams
sisIrra she WIS very solicitpns in her r1r y
AMI inrurlbc cancer in the n 'ck. Miss Bourne
great iavnriu, with the I'D lady huf onru"d tbs
gratitude OF her son. The latter. hOwrV,r L.
sorts that he never entertained ANY warmer liz
tment toward her.nor didthe Thought of masking
that Mr. and Mrs Williams used ~ 'ry o'l.ii N
N"ir newer g. bring, about an engagement;
Whll" Miss Bourne behaved mod D-ty. ant
seemed - nave n urlNo lIitl IN thrlr designs.
Al last. haru~sod and pnrpleNcl 10y tine lmunr,
tunlti'S of Williams and his wife. Mr. Moerall
roinrhMy PROMISED Ia marry Miss loutu' ~
year; Ihl- was on sept, 2l, 1915, and u" sans
dnN he accompanied Mr. amt Mrs. MiillNui
and Miss Bourne 10 Rochester. they hal pr:
yat' Apartments in The Brackctt House.. and
here Mr. Worrll adults that be- drank ir 'y.
For ih' first time in his life, he say. h. :
| drunk. Lying down on th" sofia b. fell Isl
asleep in the forenoon. When he Hwuko % f"H
| hours later. Miss Bourne was sitting b .- lq
| him. ana Mr.. and Mrs. Williams wer 'uI-' 'fii'r'
M the room, THU afternoon hr lcn lir nary
| and wont back Ia hi farm ut Iockppr. ssh q
| Mr.. W illams and hI- wife and 'r-n-lnw go
| turned 10 their home in Cory.
Mr. Morroli wrote 10 his nlhancol' ln me
| soon begun 10 regret the hnaly step h' hI
| lak'n. IA WINS not in love with the ynuns iit.
y" SAYS, AMI was conscious that he hli h"n
| h'Eull"d into promising to make h o. his WE
| hy her si-t"r and hrothrr-iu-luW H. hlu ~
| 'hufgn la make against Miss Buuru" NHl- =
| ohly ne hud NJ desire 10 hr her hu-hHuL ~
| short lnlur' the Year WIS ON. hr hal chains l
| ms mind, amt d"aidod not To marry lrT
lie Mar nu permitted. however. tp curry z
| ms ihriilv-maio resolution p'aHrlIv " =
| bWlrn" visited him al lnrkpurt. iIH i.'ni iN,
/ not a. lover, but ~ "a husband. and H-,Di r
| hdrundi" support Nhe rmirlui"l hiW u
| inc marriage " at". viii b" d, nnur'
a ioiR"ry H. knew nothing what +r
! INC performance ui any such r.ItW .HN H-
! MhrI she declared hnl taken .p'."
! STATIONS hnUs" in rochester. Inl" .' .'
| N'r> Time whrn II Mts claimed tiut hrH.