The New York herald., 1878-03-14
MARRIED AND UNMARRIED.

JUDGE LAWRENCE SEWERS THE MATRIMONIAL
BONDS OF MISS STONE AND MIR. HALL.
Inveigements into marriage by unscrupuous suitors
and TO tho tho ial Knot
becoming quite conspicuous features, apparently,
Of proceedings in the halls OF justice. Following on
the heels OF the dss OF the marriage OF Joseph
Lopez to Miss Georsiana Morrison Is case attended
with the same result but the preliminary details OF
winch, as shown IN tue papers, are OF a much more
sad aud revolving character. The plaintiff in the
referred to Miss Isabel NJ Stone and the defendant
Charles p. Hail.
TIE PLAINTIFFS STORY
The palDtin says lived most of her life
in Boston aud knew Mr. Hall from her childhood.
About ave years ago Mr. Hail. she says, announced
himself to her sui,or for her hand and she had
known him Tor many years and ielt assured OF his
good character and that he would make good hus-
band she accepted hs proposal oi marriage, aud the
9th Of May, 1873, WAS liked upoE as their wedding
day. Mr.. Hall, 1t appears, however, did not care to
walt SO long, and told her that accident likely
TO beali him nj any time and he was soiicitous,
IN view Of such contingency, that she should DO
amply provided for AS his widow. He thereupon
urged private marriage on November 10, 1872, u.
Jersey City, by Rev. Charles ID. lnOric. They Kept
this marriage secret and, Notwithstanding his earnest
solicitations TO the contrary, she insisted upon living
apart from him. Meantime the supposititlous fatal
casually that the ground OF such anxious solci-
tude the part OF Nr Hall did take place, and,
In pursuance of their orglna engagement, they werc
publicly married on August o, 1874 IN Boston. by tho
Rev. Henry W. Fooie. They lived happily together
until the latter part oi lS75.
A rER.iBLE DISCOVERY
Miss Stone--i0r such she signs herself notwith-
standing her narragen the c0ntinuAon other story
uniolded ia her alidavlt that she aud her
boarding house In West Twenty.third street ono
morning sue was in her room with her husband when
her iandlady came rushing In, greatly excited and
| told her and Mr.. Hail that they must come down
stairs Immediately.
'whal's tho matter?" asked Miss Stone.
'lts TOO terrible, can't tell you,' said the land
lady, 'but both OF you come down"
| Tney hastily obeyed tho summons, and on reaching
the floor their ears were greeted win The loud
pieroius tones oi an rnte woman taking TO tho
asseme.eI boarders
"l'vc got you now !" said this strange woman, TAX
ing III. Hail ny the car. YOU'RE pretty man
OH and leave me- your wife, ana lake up win another
womanl Whcrot' your mistress? suppose that's
the woman who came down with you"
''Sny nothing more, | be- OF you,'' implorcd Mr..
! Hail, who 10 very lamb like manner, Mss stone
says, sun allowed hls wiic 10 mold aud
lead h III out OF the ROOM
| LED AWAY M THE EAR.
Tho scene Terminated by Mr~Hall nnally extricating
hts from the vce-nKe clutch Of his enraged wife
ana his gong away with her; but not, however. until
Slone as parting mcmeuto AS may b. supposed,
such scene, 50 unexpected In its occurrehcy, could
not fail TO have otherwise than startling effect upon
the nerves OF Miss Stone, VINO supposed until tncn
that she the lawfully welded wiie OF Mr.. Hall,
nnd tnat otner woman had any matrimonial cla ms
on him. She says thut sho remained unconscious Tor
| several hours
Alter the ABOVE episode Mss Stone went to sojourn
| with Mr.. George Pnippan hor stepfather. Mr. Hall,
however, bore hcr company. He explained the ''iil-
tie unpcasantness" Us simply tho wlli freak OF
| oil mistress, assuring her that lie wVna1's story
that hls vie was wholly without iouuaslion
She accepted tins narrative as true and after snort
sojourn IN Boston again came TO Tins CITY,
ANOTHER RENcoNTRE.
she mad not been uere loag wien ono day VIII out
on shopping expedition sue again rcd Ia
An ami. .ninn n
| pain nj memory.
.'Oh ! Know YOU" said the woman, rushing up to
her and again belaboring her with her umbre lila amt
pulling oil her shawi you are living again WI my
husband. Il you ion't leave him IN ,wenly-iour
hours IN xiii you" was the next sanitary greeting
| SARATOGA AND kURorE.
Miss Stone says dd larry 10 hear any fur
thcr ob, ,ervatlons, but was happy 10 escape with
more than the loss o u shawl from sucn herce IT,
sress. She says that finally she was AFRAID to 20
alone or walk IN tho streets Tor tear OF again cnooun-
Ler,ng tins oman Mr.. Hail still his torer
sory that TINS woman was not his wife, aud be.
lieved him. She went 10 Saratoga ana sta,d SOW
cra weeks, wnere sno was saved from lurthei
interruption by her prosecutor II Wa.
finally arranged that she aud her husband
snould sail for Europe fall 1873, with pa, y
OF mutual irIenas. When Tue time came he said ht
was unable 10 20 ON account OF pressing business,
she went without hiIn. ON the 18th OF June, 1876
shc rstu nod from Europe, arriving " Boston. She
wrote 10 Mr. Hail announcing her arrival and he still
business Tor uot able 10 come and soc
her. She continued to write, but there came fur
ther RESPONSE 10 her letters AT length there
upon her ana her trends tho conviction. that she
deserted. IL tncn determined to make
thorVua IA investigation into Mr. HuiPs matr ,monia
career, ana tho result was tue discovery that on
May 10, 1871. he WAS married 10 Mary Anne Ryan at
NJ ST. Stephens Church. IN tins city, by the Rev
Father McG.ynn. II was further discovered that thi.
Mary Anne Ryan was the woman claiming TO be IN.
wife, ana that he was then living with her.
ANxuLLiNG The MARRIAGR.
Upon the facts gwen above reference or
derd TO Mr. George A. Haisey, VINO proceeded to take
testimony IN tho case. Mrs. George B0yndin tcs
tned TO boarding at the sherman House with Mr an,
Mrs. Hull nee Mss Ryan she stated that they
quarrel "a good deal Father McGiyun's Testimony
waa also taken, showing that he married them
stated above. he testimony OF Miss Stono's step
father aud her mother was also taken corrVboratn:
manly her story as above rccited.
Upon this state OF acts Judge Lawrence directed
dissolution OF tho marriage, aud the papers In the
were died yesterday III the County Clerks ofllco