The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-13
VOL. XLV.--N0. 1874.
MISS NIORRISON'S MARRIAGE.
r.. Marriage Annuiied. and the Husband
roumitted to the City Prison 10 Answer
far pcrjury-A suit Against the Father in-
,t,,t.J by Miss Jenny Agnes Major

FAR Periury-A suit Against the Father in-
.,ituted by Miss Jenny Agnes M"j"r.
When the Morrison-Lopez case, in which |
tho rlaintifr moves to have her marriage in
april last to the defendant dissolved on the
Ground that 1t was contracted through fraud.
ros resumed before Judge Van Brunt ycster-
dov several detectives testified that they had
,,cn Iopcz in disreputablc resorts since the
marriage.
The ulaintrs lawyer having rested his case.
AR Gibbons assistant moved to have the com
,lo,nt dismissed on the ground that there is not
.nc,ient evidence to sustain it. Several wit
,osses " he continued. have testified that the
,lointifl said this man loved her
The motion Is denied" Judge Van Brunt
Interrupted.
put the lawyer, nothing daunted. plunged at
once into his opening for the defence. and pro-
,eeded at great length. until MIR. Stillman suG-
rested that he had better reserve the rest oil HIS
DISCOURSE for the summing up.
Joseph Lopez took the stand. He continued
10 wear his heavy great coat and carried
handsome silk umbrella. He is n large man.
with lavender-colored eyes and n heavy nous
,ache of a reddish black hue. He delivered his
testimony composedly. but failed TO answer in
diligently many OF the questions put to MN.
He first saw Miss Morrison. he said. in April.
1876 not 1877. He met her IN Broadway. There
Uere two or three other meetings by appoint
ment, and then she went out OF town and he did
not see her again until November. They then met
often and she wrote to him every day or two.
Finally marriage was spoken OF. and she prom
ised TO be his Wife They were married in
April He knew Mrs Lillis through the plain
tiff only She introduced her to him as n GO
between, He never talked with her about the
marriage until after the ceremony He never
was married except to the plaintin. He was
ncvrr told that MIR. Morrison was wealthy;
S9RpG nsrs no aSM %So 'nS n the
marriage ceremony. to testify. Mr.. TIFFANY
said:
rst parties had come VIZ wanted TO be married went
o % & rsIST % n ind psss HSa % % ss am Ssn
med them according 10 the rites oi the Protestant hpo
*, Tu1oq: f" ~sfs f ';ssi ,C sSs s5
M inr n an sn,%ss ,er the gSS had
ben signed by the pariie; and eS .ss smS
%iaIS in very aTss Piece ice sspS of per. .d aS!
iiausG,cS"Is%ass @ s. on the paper Was wrii,en. Ten
clse this small sum as an apoloEy wili eau IN ,sw
vices" GUY lie has % no, called ILaushieri
Lopez having been recalled, testified at length
rs 70 how certain letters, written. as he alleged
BY Miss Morrison since the marriage. had beer
taken from his possession by one keefe. -,
witness stand Judge Van Brnnt asked You
,a1, say n9y " that the marriage was never consum
Lopez replied in the affirmative.
In your answer to the complaint in this &C
hon." the Judge continued. reading from III
nade therein except the fact OF your marriage
Now one. OF the allegations which you thu
deny DENY is that the marriage was not consum
Lopez tried to explain that II, was not his in
,upted him.
that the sshSn ,S in n:e Ssi days to .
SSG' % 80 III
~, nr Lopsa or @arS ii eSgT' % hx m
s an uTy ne has any to make "he
Lopez's lawyer began to demonstrate. but til
Judge said:
shall commit him; when hnd any man swsaTn
sommit hun When a perjury has been committed poll
blank, shall certainly not letitpass
Lopez looking very sullen now. took his sea
while sarah Lills testified that Miss Morriso
made LopeZs acquaintance without her inter
enti2n and that she hoG trGa to orrso, sspaga1
stamped around. and told her not to tel an IN
monstrnted with Miss Morrison. the latter an
swered II you tel pa. or betray ne nor. tha
Sa S% tSen t6ea aS ssizcd S BSck u boa he
brothers hair dye, and said she would drunk l
Wtn1ss denied fhat Sne & hHd ,9d bnsyar Mss Mr6
gained by his marriage with Miss Morrison
She concluded by acknowledging that She ma
sued Mr.. Morrison for damaging her reputi
ton-" damages so INJURIOUS that cannot get
place in all New York city"
Mr. Morrison was recalled to prove that d'
tectives had shadowedn Lopez.
The lawyer for tn, defence, in summing u
THE brass that stood upon that ladys face
she gave her testimony was sufficient to supp
this whole country WITH cannon or eqn,R u
he was speaking Miss MAJOR arose from h'
seat and glgred AT him.
Before the plaintiffs counsel had time to mai
amovc. Judge Van Brunt said;
SGn nk p to PenS dr %qse 81 more g
for the manner IN winch the dciendants tOul'