The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-12

MISS MORRTsOS's SUIT TO FREE HER
sELF IROM JOsEPH LOPEz
The piaintin-s story or how She wns Induced
9" Marry uim-tourtship In the Kitchen 20
The Brldegrooms Hopes for $4,000


The trial Of the suit to dissolve the mar
rince contracted in April of Inst vNr botwccn
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tporEihhh morflSoh anu JoS'ph iop'N WIS
continued yesterday before Judge Van Brunt.
Th, ,lnin,ir nvers Inn, thc marriage wos the
result of conspiracy between Lopez ana SHrhh
Iiis n domestic VI the Morrisons. Mr. still
unn couns.l f,r Misc Norrlson in oncniurt the
casc. dwclt especially on the intellectual weak
ness Of his client. betrayed in nothing SO much
no bcr cbooain,, a,rh "A r,,n na thn dofcnd,nt
,arh,. h,,hn,, a.>, -, ,,, o,,,r,a,,i,, as
ior her husband II" spoke OF the courtshlp ns
begun in basement and conducted in alley
,vnys urbiio "A .cuilior in,roduc,d tbc nm r,ios
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lie called FREDERICK D Morrisoh. iathcr oil the
plaintiff.
Mr. Nnrrison tca,iood 10 bia ,,,u,h,ors ,vo,t
ness OF mind She would believe anything
lie fra, hnnr, NJ bnr so-cal,od marriage with
'.S' "'%'' ,n ,s,t - sor ,,rh n',,,t WV"
LOPEZ on the ION of April. through an nnony-
nous letter He did not know Topcz and never
sa,, ,i,n nr,, ,n o,,r, H., ,,as sicL d. his
room. and did not leave IL moro than once for
the three months preyious To the mnrriaro
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nul "'h 'i'trl siN M }h' - @ a.. ~ nu m hinc I'M, ill MI
dren. anu n4h made i4rtung as cabinet ana
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wenkn ms ~ ,i1 inii '0"''S va NV
She first saw Lopez. she said. in the basement
30 -nlct lllT l"usc SUM tlinv ~ , rui i u'lN
ISL S.rah ILLS ncnp-stgirf Elrl: !n'ywyd,1ecd
dskni, Who's IorezF Sarah answered; \
frrnt ir"nd 81 mine; L9p.z th@n t92N h9d OF
| her ana pulled her out m the area. she sirus-
| glrd until she r"l"as"d herself, ana th'n went
| to her fathers room. Sarah told her Il was very
! Lopez That h. was very nice man had money
ana wanted to marry her. 4 few days after
ward. Mt Twcnty-ihird street and broadway.
yg, but he pe'is'GIb ,b in wslSpf WIN her he TO
two meetings, Mrs Lllls had cxpaiiated CON
| tuunlly on Lop'zs wealth and ni"cness. Be-
| fpre they parted in Twrniy-third sire't,
! she agreed to meet him again Sarah"
| Ms Morrison al led. made mo write To- him
and cav" letters from him to me. Th"y We're
directed to her on the outside envelope. and on
| Topcz ta-s,d the house frequently. ami Mrs
| Lilli- would say. There b" goes mot him.
and witness did so. On the 4th Of April Mrs
| lilhs made" her 40 out She didn't know
whore shc was going. Mrs. liiis lrst pinned
Undertaking To the inside Of witnrsss skirt.
mt Iop~z at Forty NTH street AMI L'Nington
! avenue. with man who was introduced t. her
| rs Eugene Brown. The three went 70 DR..
| TitInny's house. and. as she hung back. Lopez
| pushed her in. saying. Now or never, and
| advising her 60 not To- make "a holy show of her
self" When the minister asked her II she
| wanted to be married she was so frightened
@ rins wit With Which Which they were n,Srrcd and they
| then took u walk up Fifth avenue to Central
Park. He said that he was 60 happy that he
said anything She then went home.
ON cross .Aanl nation. Mise Morrison denied
| having written number " letters whi'n were
! presented to ncr, ami ld'ii!Ied sgm" oi mem
srok.. her silen'. walk as a dumn, sh.w.
ltT al "a show rr'or1ed oia MI MORRISON
hrlns up. tr....i.. H.. .-,.....,t,,.
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