The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-03
A MONsrROUs BTGAMIST.
rho Career Of Millionaire Ensiishnan who
loved with Mntrtmouy.
The case Of Walter W. Price, the millio


The case Of Walter W. Price, the million
\ iirc Englishmnn who made plaything Of mar
3riagc. having thrco wives living ut tho same
mo. wis yesterday before Justice Gilbert in
brooklyn. who while deciding that his third
]wiic now his widow. was withcu, redress. do
Jared that prico hud been guilty Of a monstrous
Wrong. H. was Il typical club man. u sports-
! Imam. u high liver and was inclined ~ lictn-
1 iousncss. Ilc was first married April %. 1889.
!! % Susanulh BItlcr in England He lived with
hcr until he came 20 the United States. Thcn
boy an agreement dated May 81. 1913. the hus-
ihInl AMI wifn agreed 30 live apart. In Ociu-
tblr Of 1913 hc represented to Miss Caroline
sJulict Barton of this city that he was free To-
marry, because his first wife was doud. He
! iyed with her until 1860. having several
hidren born. and then he told her that his first
lwife was stu alive. AN that he had no right to
marry. In March. 1851 he got the marriagc
innullcd. and 10y some hOcus pocus got inserted
n the decree of divorce, which he got on thc
Representation that his first wife was alive. al
'lnus" giving lin permission 10 marry again.
Tn" lndy who subsequently became Mrs. Con
.-iancs j.. Price was then LIVING in Prices house,
u Il govrgncss for tine children. He showed hrr
1tiic decree. and said that he was then IN thc
market for nov VILE The gOvcrness had
she accepted his attentions with pleasure Shc
70 length consented to marry HIM ON the repro
L
iicd ia Australia; Price further told her that
{ lc had discovered that his first wife had be ,n
untrue To- MIN. and that before her death he hadl
procured Il divorce Ih,ywcrc married July IL
$50. ~ this city. and lived together until OtO-
lh"r. ISL. Shn bore him three children, two of
Whom are still alive. At length Price told
I luis wife that his first wife was yet alive, and
<fhNt his former rcprcs entltiJns were ialse Hell
alscy accused her of adultery. and hogan to
4try 10 get rid of her. He drove her from hisI
house. and abandoned her AMI one of her chill
rem. lie hogan suit for divorce against her ]
I ursng that ms mnrrlage with hcr, WIS void !
I %" uu-c liS llrst wife was alive. He got "A al !
" roe IN Aprll, 1874. and she was sent adriit|
- IN h"r children ami without means; She
v u him for damages for fraud and dcr"it
IN" SwOrr in her original complaint that Price,
! Nes worth over 81 100000. She claimed that his
ct. Wcrc done with intent To- chcut her and III
Therefore asked tsr 100000 damages.
Prizes died in Junr of last year IN Caldwell.
warren county. Gen Roger \. Pryor then he
gan proceedings To substitute stephen Brown, i
-. c. Holman Walter j. Price. ind tnroln,l
Aslmcad tine VN uiur- in place ~ Waiter " 4
Price. %e.. g. revive ,nr action AGAINST them ae
N'ruiurs. II wac argued before ih" court that
: u' action did not die with tn p"r~0n. Tn,
"iDns I" the pHinifn WAS charG 'trri1rd as oil
unparalleled rr,rnlity. she could obtain mol
l"vcr. 81. h.id been outraged and thon thrownI
sin'u inc wufit % nniIrs-. Tin opposing rouu-
h'ii ihhi the Gauss Of a'uon c'nscd Go h'
s'prs vuld y. nc legally hara-~ Il with "a suit.
Justice Gilbert yesterday decided tunt the a'-
IN could lot De- revived. lie held that the
I l.s itu't "a Put on the statute in Wade against
rlIil 'lsrii, where II wa, held that tne wrongs
l1r watch the st9tut" authorizes an action in vel
] ruugnt against executors ara such as affnt|
iplui rty or property rights and int rests. or i
, oth'r words. such H. affect the cstetr of thc
i plaintiff must apply 60 this ease. This action
'ins Tor fraud, whereby the plaintiff was in
y lured 20 marry the testatur. the estate OF the
, plaintiff VS. not affected ~ the fraud. Tnc
WRONG Inflicted WAS Il inon-.lous one. Tat it was
,wrungdo,r Mr.. Prices children nave been
rt ugn.2 hy Price - legitimate. and tiey ar
NTH ti O. their Shur, Of his lsrIr ortut" hui ID
i Nis ln'4muiHt N court tl.t they We're being
. a.sd lor Ay amir, ndly hands. and that il us
rHd"ni or design on, should lr Killed OF
state