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EMMA SQUIER'S TROUBLES.
TIE MfRTT1J INFELICITTEs OF ONE
or THE WEED F1MILY.
Beginning her Married Life with Eiope-
ment and Ending it with Divorces mud suits
to Provide for the support Of her children.

rnent and Ending ~ with Divorces mud suits
60 Provide for the support Of her Children.
John j.. Knapp. n carpenter, OF l55 East
10Th street. was before Justice Smith In the
Jefferson Market Police Court on Friday morn
ing. charged with not supporting his child
Nellie. aged II. The complainant, Mrs. Emma
J. Squior Is tho divorced wife Of Knapp. and
the child is in her care. Knapp was released on
his own rccognizance to appear for trial next
week Mrs. SGuier had hor second husband.
Charles q. Squier. in court Yesterday to explain
why he did not assist in her own support He
paid s5. and IA there was no complaint Justice
Smith discharged him.
Mrs. E1uiers maiden name was Emma J.
Weed. and she belongs to the old Weed FAM
lily Of this State. of which Thurlow Weed is a
member. Her father Daniel II. Weed. was
very wealthy brick manufacturer OF Haver-
straw In 1855 serenading party visited her
fathers country villa at New City. and were
invited into the house. Miss Weed, who
was . years of agc then met for the first time
n young sash and blind maker named John E.
Knapp. They fell in love and had many clan
dcstnc meetings. Her father would not listen
to any project Of nm engagement. She eloped
from boarding school with Knapp on Nov. Is,
1855. 10 Cnrkstown ltocklnnd county. N.Y.. and
tn"y were there marriod. she furnishing her
home with money Of her own. Soon after tho
marriage. her aunt. Eliza Garrct. who founded
the Gnrrct Institute Of Philadelphia, died. and
To- do with her, but her relatives on her mothers
side gave her large sums of money. Knapp did
little or nothing TO support the family. and did
not treat her well. They lived together for four.
teen yenrs. and had five Children. who are all
living. the youngest of whom is Nellie. the child
Mr.. Weed died in 1869. dislnheriting his
daughter When Knapp learned this he aban-
eldest were taken cure Of by her relatives. and
shc win Nellie after mlnly trying TO get di,,
t4rr" for two ye9rs. whore on sept. 2. 1873 she
%'tained an absolute divorce She returned to
Previous 10 this She sought out Knapp. md
by turning over Nellie e. the Commissioners, OF
child'S support. This he did by sending her to
."'' 'stitution at Tompkins Cove. Rock
p. .s,I'.''r found her second husband worse
thnn the first. rs he began TO abuse her almost
In 1876 Knapp began n suit for divorce
from Mrs Squier ut Haycrstraw II was
granted. tho Indiana. divorce not be-
Of Squier. Mrs. Squier made no defence. She
has since h'gun an action 10 have the divorce
set aslde. Suuier got into the habit Of saying
that Mrs Sqiier was not his wife. and left her
fora week az time. until she went after him
icisncd hand addressed ei to III himself. and showed
them to her. One OF these reads:
l,sa VIE T. YOU desire tgriher Information address,
Urnulh personals u Nfr Torn Herih. A.1.L.
He also wrote long rambling letters to her.
accusing her Of treating him badly.
Three months ago Squicr went of again. and
Mrs. Squrr would not 60 after him, He sent
her - n week Tor hcr support. and she earned
fair sum by vest making. On June Squier
rommeneed suit against her IN the supreme
Court 10 hnnul his marriage. His complaint
states that ut the time of the marriage she
represented herself ms widow and trusting to
this he married her She however. nj that
time was married woman, with her husband.
y. l.. Knapp. then ana now living. Mrs. Squiers
answer denies these allegations. and says that
ut the time OF the marriage she was legally di-
Norc"d from her former husband; that two
ycnrs aiterward Sluicr caused her divorce pa
lmrs e. hn DESTROYED. after which he conniyed
WIN knapp lor The purpose of inIuring her
good reputation; that Sluer caused knapp 10
sue per Tor an absolute divorce. on the ground
Of adultery.
In 1874 Mrs Squler learned that Nellie was
gIi-od herself and. stealing tho child from the
play ground IN III" evening. fled into the coun-
Try. hut was oNcrtaken. She made II second AT.
with Or. Gay until the summer OF 1876. Knapp
then said that II Mrs. spuicr would mke Nellie
although KNAPP paid nothing she was earning
enough ,mo9'y herself and kept the child
ms, Knapp TO ncp support it. Three Of the
older children nre with Mrs Squer's relatives,
and ths oldest boy. II years of age. supports
~ C. Y. squler last evening. said
kndpp lett Mrs Knapp bcnnus" she insisted
proved n ihcm. As to Old Mr. Wred, he WAS
angry IN" first two wears but became recon-
cilrd when the first child WIS named after him
II didn't leave his dnughtcr any money be-.
"uus, his nsiHt. WAS usolyrnt. When | wns
flnrlps NF, .hnnpp sne tod me-, she had
latter WI. dcad \ woman told me that the
luShnnI was alive hui sbelcvod her when
Mrs Knapp told me- that could SEE knnpps
grave ana tombstone hy going to the Haver.
straw Cemetery. married her, and soon after
dni'.t'd h'r in many ialsrAoods. As TO my
.nh~lnH per II rs untrue l only hit h"rtwo
times. when she chased me down stairs and
TIRE my hat. She mas frightful temper.
naly, woman sent by Knapp came 10
u" house whore ! boarded and asked II
Mrs. hnlpp was married again. learned in
ths way that knapp was still alive, and thought
thNt u Mrs. Squlor had lied about his death she
mi.lt have led about the divorce. wrote TO
Dr. l.. Gay. ot the House of the Good Shepherd Z
~ TnupkiuS Cow, ana asked him what about
it, le wrote: KNAPP is aliye and well. En-
ma has never, ben divorced, so far as | can
punishment for bigamy.' | showed her the
letter nnd we agreed 10 separate. Then she
never heard of and never saw any divorce pa
prrs. and do not helieye she WIS ever divorced
from Knapp. She has told me n dozen contra-
dl.tory stories as To how she hnd obtained di-
yorc". ! tried several times 10 separate from
h'rand pay her an allowance. but she would not
! drank soma, ani she said she would leave mo
II did net stop drinking. Hoping she would
go. drank more and even at times pretended
Eaye most oi the ime f'd iodsod% % and cloth clothed
four of Arr children. | left her three months
ngo, and hnve been paying herlye dollars
ycok since. | began a suit to nnnul
the marriage !aSt week: SO ! stopped
the money. | do not intend to give her any
more. | did not forbid her To defend KnHpp's
divorce suit, hui On the contrary offered to pro-
cure lawyer The first saw of Knapp was
when was % witness in the divorce suit, and
dla not Hyeal To- him until ] went 10 see about
ADRIAN. / gut the y. \. Z. letter from the Post
Onlrr.'
Mrs. Sluier SAYS that Squier is anxious to re-
turn tu her. Suuirr snid: GU might pile this
room fun ~ Eoii md diamonds. and II would
not h" an niutrmcnt for me 10 live with her
ono hour
John J.. Knapp said that on separating from
his, ,Wi" Pc to'k charge OF four OF the children.
ANA Oh" TIE Girl remained with her His wife
m1rrwl -Iui'r holoro she was divorced from
hlm. lu.rr-idudiug she was neglecting the
chill. Dec lpl token lt from her. Finally he OBJ
tanned dNorcr. lie WIS willing 10 do whet he
could 10 support the little girl
An ornnge-' mthoic Row In Montreal.
MoNrHEAL, juno s.-A row occurred here this
cVcn.n- alou@ crowd collected To- witness military
t,Nlcw on ir 'hAmpdc Mli, oii-inarns in nght he.
!M"h Hn otansr Young HItn quot q 'ltholr. tue mob
lihlNf sides trN ritIN trei iu vain 10 disperse
them unul the htl,Aiu. o. l.r-r l'lur iOlcc, several