The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-17
SEEKING HER DOVER.
Ruth MarShall'S Efforts to Prove Her
WidOwhoOd.
PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.
A Referee Appointed to Take Testimony
in the Case.

The HERALD contained few days ago nm exclusive
announcement OF the suit tor dover about TO be
brought by Mrs. Ruth Cooper or Mrs. Ruth Marshall,
a. she wishes be called-aganst the administrators
OF the large estate left by John +. Marshall the late
proprietor oil the Madison avenue stage iiue whose
lawful and loving wife she claims to have been although
the deceased generally passed OF q bachelor The
harshall family, who nave inherited the entire
estate, valued at from three-quartsrs Of million 10
million, protest that the fair claimant 10 Mr..
Marshall's widow and never was his wife, and they
smphatically repudlate the circumstantiai story
81 their secret marriage, set up by the plaintiff
Yesterday the case came, r. tho FIRST time in the
courts upon the following petition Of the lady and
the ensuing order OF Judge Donohue. gwen further
below
THE PLAINTIFFS PETITION
the application Of uth Marshall Tor an order to examine
@ ss% TO section
e a ana xfH beng as duy sworn ..r. tina. she
,sdss "a: 20 Ss:. street city
deceased, who died in the city Of New York on
s non s e.a fee o. ss s her ss.u .s
city and h ha sii ssn Ss
sne ssnno MAINTAIN An action to recover the same until
husband. but that she intends whenever expires
$ an asDn % sSs"
shall and Deborah A Honeyvie the possession and
d She Be to one he II
% H1 New s and s
retta itcher. who resides At Long Branch. in
at wsfy . msS street r.
which ln.snds to bring adss s%s w fSi,1n
IN Ss sas q e. 81 @ s
s xs9m resides At No a Vet Forty al.S sad
lion 3 ss,ioa
that she expects prove marriage with the said
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By s s a sa Am M 0p
The h. tic :as s4 k. and
.us o. " age and are named ana rt.as
to before me this 18th day Of March 1875 Der
JUDGE DoxonUe's ORDER
Supreme Cout-Couty NJ New Yo~A In the matter Of the
M srsn a"d snrss. r.ehe section 1878 of
On reading ne a sys Of Ruth Marshall! verified
81 H. s. Caldwell counsel for said Kash Msrshaii il Is or
sEed sns "a. "ssss r a spr
section S73 at the Code Of civil Procedure
% G % ss he'll. s
h aa ey g in sas
anq submit TO exalsiuacn rns tho stated
Lea copy on the said Ann oSrien
@ March 81 'S ess h saS
eth days be sufficient. CHARLES DONohUE J. 5. ..
DATED MARCH 10. 1875
Under the above order the parties to the case ap.
peared yesterday morning ut Supreme Court, Cham
,crs. before Judge Lawrence, who holding Cham
'crs at the time. The Marshall family were repre-
,ented by Messrs. Robinson e. Scribner, and the
plaintiff. Mrs. Ruth Cooper, by Mr.. E. $. Caldwell
and exJudge William Fullerton. 1t agreed
deter the examination of'the hrst WITNESSES Two
weeks, ana Mr. Peter Pope was appointed referee
by mutual consent to1akc the that time.
Miss Pitcher is maiden sister OF the plaintiff, who
claims u have Witnessed the secret marriages under
the circumstances already detailed In the HERALD,
and Ann O'Brien IS servant girl, who clafhs have
ived with the coupler during their alleged ''secret
marrisse" relations, and whose testimony Will be
relations in wbicn she lived with the late Mr. Marshall
were those OF a wife. The trial 10 expected to be Of
usual interest.