The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-12-13
CirclinacessteeI IN MS Grare.

The following strange story or a clan
destine marriage, a conditional legacy, and
how the condition of said legacy was
avoided, is told in Norwich Conn dIs
patch TO the New ! ok Herald of Satur-
day last
An affair has just come TO light in this city
wu"h nus created quite II sensation, fnasmuch
the parties have moved in The highest circles
uf suciety and influence, The persons involved
are Edwnrd r thuse, son oil chuu1l Chase, %
New Bedford. formerly set captain, aud Miss
Mary \. Naples a cHUguter ot the late james
Maplts' one "i Ihe WttItui'st tatIhCi- ~ ~. tns
State. Edward first became known in this cfty
about six Years ago. He opened shoe store
on one or the principal streets aud llVed IN me
style. possibly beyond mis- means, Tor ne talied
shortly and has oeen unemployed since. Dur
Ing his mercantile bhsIuCSs among his many
lady customers he made the acquaintance OF
Miss Mary, with whom he soon became more
animate, until hnaly that intimacy grew INTO
an infatuRtiOn and she appeared no longer TO
control Der own actions. Her father protested
against Chases visits, and even went so far as
TO turn him out OF his house several times II
is known, in addition to this, that Mary :
brother had actually threatened TO shoot Chase
if he persisted in visiting his sistor, so great
was the family dislike for him. In consequence
of this, Mary being OF an unyieiding diSpositioE,
their meetings were necessarily clandestiuCly
held.
Time passed on and they were married on
February 10, 1874. The father, aggrieved and
despOndent at the action OF his daughter and
she loss of his own wife a short time before, flu
ally died. At the funeral several special police
men were stationed ut the gates and avenues
leading thereto to keep Chase from entering.
In the viii, which begueathed the large estate
TO the heirs, was pTUviso that forbade Mary
entering luIo possession OF or controlling in
any way her share while she lived with Chase
and also stating that Chase should never be
benehtted thereby Everything has been done
70 thwart the fathers purposes in this regard
by the ChaseS. but without success. Edward
and Mary, not having any control 0f the legacy,
were slowly bat surely being brought down TO
poverty People refused him credit and even
the roof over their heads was sOl3.
Such was the history and condition Of the
CbaSeS when petition was sent into the No
vember term Of the Superior Court by Mary
Chase, praying for divorce from her husband
Edward on grounds Of "IntOlerab BILE cruelty
No one probably in this section ever anticipat ted
such thing, knowing ths Y lived in pei feet har-
mony and Felicity.
The divorce was granted and Mary Naples
then presented her claim FOR the property, as
ccrtaiCing that she was no longer the wife of
Chase, which was cOrrOuUrated by her present.
Ing her divorce papers 10 the trustees, who i'm
mediately gave the control OF the property,
which consists OF houses, bank stock and bonds
worth thousands or dollars, into her hands,
Edward and Mary aEain met As lovers, aud -
the end OF two days the sequel shows. they
were once more. united in the bonds of holy
matrimony- The wedding tour NJ. ? was not
as extended Hs the first ANA The ceremony
throughout conducted on = strictly private
scale, without OsteuIatiou.