The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-09
TWO WIVES.
DIR. FoRD's MATRIMONIAL VENTURE AND THEIR
RESULT FnoM A FIFTH AVENUE PALACE TO

DIR. FoRD's MATRIMONIAL VENTURE AND TIL EIR
RESULT FnoM FIFTH AVENUE PALACE TO
sQUALID APARTMENT.
Romsuces IN real hie generally possess a greater
degree OF interest than those OF the we'll thumbed
volumes Of popular literature or those that reflect
mimic passion the footlishs. They thckiy In
terwovcn Ia the life OF city aud many heart
beeds ind opdures years OF agony under clrcum-
stances which are dramatic In the extreme. case Of
singular Interest has come to light respecting tho
family OF tho late Dr. John A. Ford, or
this city. This q we'll known physician
who studied under tho celebrated Dr. Stone,
Of New Orleans, ana was tor many years engaged in
practice In Lexington, KY, and other cities OF the
South, having acquired . high reputation by his la.
bors during . season OF yellow fever resembling the
present ono In vruencc. In 1871 he married Mss
Sarah II. Halleck, OF this city, a lady who amasscd
considerable wealth In the fash lonabe boarding
line but who lost nearly all her gains in uufortu
nate oil spec ulstion Doctor Ford died In 1875 and
hts widow continued 10 the business which had
already met with success Before his death the Dec.
tor spoKo to her about daughter OF his by previous
marriage with a lady who was divorced from him
alter a few years oil wedlock
THE FIRST MARRIAGE.
II apesrs that over thirty years previously, long
Fora met Mas Turner 10 OgdensourR, N. ", the
daughter OF wealthy Scotch merchant fhey wcro
u
the vile procuring the decree and being arded the
custody OF her two daughters. hrs Ford No. re-
moved TO 81 LOUIS few years ago with her sole sur
wing dnugbtsr, Mary, ana the memory Of her
husband became iiko dream OF the past But IN tho
wnir,isg o. time strange things come TO pass Last
January MSS Mary Ford, the Doctors daughter
by his nrst wife, received warm invita-
tion from tho second Mrs. Ford, a.king her
and her mother 10 como TO New YORK and
make their home with her so ~ about that lew
years utter the husbands death the Two wives were
iv,ns together bound together by love for his cn,ld
oy fyo lut Al
boarding houses on Fiith avenue, Nos 3t5 and 3t7,
and she exhibited the warmsst affection Tor her nus
bands daughter.
HOME BROKEN rp.
on the 14h OF July last sue d,ed suddenly Of heart
tors hrst vile aud his daughter enjoyed such happi
ness aud comfort was broken up The deceased
was sod ,.,v a me sUDss ssns., 'o, o
and tho rieccs OF Mrs. Ford took all her
personal effects, being the nearest OF kin The
surviving Mrs. Fora and hcr daughter were CON-
PEELED TO exchange the spIcndor OF Fiftn avsnuo for
the qualor Of small apartment near mo stables IN
West Eishtccnih street. rpc bow was unsx-
pectcd ono aud could nos % parricd Mother anu
daughter found themselves pcnness anu noipsss,
strangers IN great city.
xornKn AND DAUGHTER.
HERAtD reporter csiIed GU tneo, Yesterday ~ No
los West Eighteenth street. Tho mother Is IN aged
woman. tall aud emscated. anu revealing many cnar-
acteristics o her Calcdonan origin Inc daughter ~
about tn,rty years OF age brgn intelligent ana worry
refined IN manner and conversation she spoksi
ingy OF the hsrd situation In which her mother and
bei SET mad themscivcs and declared ner anxiety to
IN the millinery business She road lotter scnt 10
her by the late Mrs Ford. Inv,ung her 10 cou.c 10
New York She addresses her o., 'hy dear niece |"
One portion Of me letter roads rs foiIows:"f your
mother would like TO como with you TO mo she can
do and assist me In overseeing the Housekeeping
with u.s. l VIII look upon ner "a q sister, as have
this side ~ the bright shores OF etsrnty but
have the fuiI assurance l shall meet all the dear
ones and DO again unned 70 part 20 more.
sPfRiruALsML
al hold comm union with daily. aud have been
full believer IN this beautiful philosophy tor over
twenty years so you see ~ Is no vain imaginary fancy
dear nuspsnd also n iuli believer Ia u, and
Joocd In the knowledge he had before ne passed
the bright shores OF e,ernny" IL Will be seen from
this extract that Sprituaiism entered very largely
to the second Mrs. Ford's IDEAS Miss Mary Ford
spoke with warm grattude OF deceased Of the
great Kindness she experienced from her. Sne
grctted ths absence OF q will, which. she
convinced, would have been In ner favor,
but, being no relation OF the second Mrs.
Ford. sns could claim nothing after ner death.
Mr.. Newton, the sdmInisrator OF Mrs Ford's estate
sheriff was about TO sell effects anu turn iturs
OF their boarding noosc IN Forty sscond street. wnen
he ana Mr.. John Bisoo interered aud bought OF the
mortgage Both gentlemen advanced money to
enable the widow TO start Ia tho boarding house bus
ness once more. Her next venture was in Fun ave.
nue., ana nj the time OF her death MT Newton est-
ties the value OF her furniture 80 0O0 while her
labilities amounted 10 twice that sum. Hc was OF
opinion that Dr. Ford was never possessed OF wealth
property bat that hts second wife, by her Industry
and business tast acquired all that she ever enjoyed
vnng The first wife Of her husband and bis daughter
IN Nv with her