The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-15
MRS. IRIMBLE's DITORCE
Her Husband Alleges that " was Proeured
throngh Fraud nnd Perjury.

\ motion was made before Justice Gilbert
In Brooklyn Yesterday 10y the counsel for Mr..
Frank Trimble. who was formerly OF the Comp
trollcr's Office of this city. und is now said to be
attached TO tho Park Theatre. to open the decree
which was entered in Queens County on May
%, 1876 10y Justice Pratt. in suit for absolute
divorce instituted by Fannie 5. Trimbc. in
February of tho same year. The motion was
made on the ground Of irrcgularity fraud. per-
jury. AMI imposition uthe Court The counsel
and the papers in the casc tell the following
story: Tho couple were married in Albany on
Nov. IS, 1se5. Mrs. Trimbo was the daughter
Of Mr.. Henry Smith. an Albany lawyer. who
WINS at one time Speaker OF the New
York Assembly. 4 pleasant married -, life
ii. Hda, N MnaSw NnaS TTe IN R houses %s a, s9vw y w at
Twelfth street. this city. he saw his wife APP
proaching in the rain escorted 10y Thco. r
toe " the Grrrnhack Labor party. They were
sheltered beneath an umbrella. ani qs they
ncarod tho house il H. alleged that Irimhle saw
Trmhe then sprAng into the street and pun
br r,n h ron' DTThn hn NJ Trir II ui,h
told his wife that She must r"urn to her
fathers home. and informed Their landIgdy that
r. would Il" longer pay honrd Tor Mrs. Trmb".
His wifi wont 90 hcr homo. hut iu Two weeks
she returned e. NV lork. md. it !, alleged.
bios residence.
Thr di,ore, suit II Mr.. Trlmblc WIS begun
on Feb. - lS7G hy tie customary -eryi,e of a
summons for r'iri thc conpiuini nN hcing
served. Th. document was served 10y II. j.
smith. who. Mr. Irmhl' SAYS. profess To- ho
The partner uLl -uccc--or of the late Or-n n
Hous". Mr. Trimhe at .nr" put nam nlp"nr-
It i- claimed. demanded "a copy a. the complaint
from Smith. but IN vain. although he renewed
rooms or IN M" street whi- wns frequent. Mr.
Trmhlr met Smith ~ appointment ou MAY u
1876. D. Fren'h'- llotoI where the luitrr. 1t is
a'"rred. proposed io seltl" NJ 'h" case, and nd
vls"d him to l.t II go hy q driauIt. saying that he
was ia default any way ~ tn pavnrnt Of
alimouy Mr.. Trinh" would not assent t. this
md said that he Iurpos.d io fight the SUIT
Then smith II il alleged. said that he would
withdraw the Proceeding altogether. Next
Trimhle's lawyer signed q consent 20 the dis-
continuance Of the suit. Mr.. Trmhle says ho
thought thus ended the suit. and did not pursue
On or al. ui May "a. 1876. Trimm, says he
was siAr,i'i 10y Z nntri9,-cr ~ notice winch A..
that his wife had h""n married ON thu previous
day. hy the lt.v. Il. :. MncArthnr ~ tns Crutral
Btltl-t Church, this city, to Thetdorr !. Rich.
u" church IN the presence ot fyw Witnesses
Mr.. Irmhle az once -et iO WORK 10 find out how
the mnrr age WIS possible; and b" HAS been
-in'r tnni time collecting the Information on
which Ice hnsed the motion OF Yesterday. lie
says D" found on examining the records
| Of Queens County. whore the suit was
begun. tnat summons and complaint
dated May H. 1876 made 10y Henry
| J. Smith rrcting that he lad himself served
the conpuint on the defendant ON Feb. 23. 1876.
and that defendant had not mnde any answer To
the complaint. that he had given no notice of
appearance or of demurrer and that the time
IN which Ire should have made answer had cX-
pred. On May 10 1876. Judge Pratt made an
order r'ferrng tho case To Sidney Williams a
BrunklYn lawyer. 10 enter proof. He took the
testimony OF Mrs; FANNIE Trimble, Theodorr T.
hich. ana one james Laurie, who described
himself as from Jamaica, and Henry j. Smith
Ihs WAS on May 20. and on the same day the
rrirTse made report IN favor OF the plaintiff:
on May 23 Justice Pratt granted decree Of
divorce 10 Mrs Trimble from her husband who
declares that h. was ignorant Of all that was
going on. and, on III" same day the decree wns
entered, aud Mrs. Trimblo and MIR. Rich were
married.
The divorce was granted principally on the
testimony Of j. T. Laurie who. Mr. Trimhe
SAYS IS now serving term oi thirteen months
~ the Albany PenltentlHry under the name ut
VIM. II. Gllderslceve. having been convicted IN
the United States Court for perjury in the Slnt-
tory bond case He was indicted with W. II.
Grow and Charles A. Richardson. Laurie'-
testimony bOiore the reiereo WAS that on Dec.
]. 1875. he followed Trimhle anu one KATE Gal
lagher into house Of ill-rcuute at 40 Amity
street IN city. and saw them take room to-
g"ther. lie waited until they came out. and
then learned from the landlady that the man
was. without doubt Frank. Trimble. He pro-
frsacd tO have known Trlmble for many
years Hnl t. have known that he wis accus-
toned t. visit such places Mr.. Irimhe not
only swears that h" never know Laurie. tut
Nrst9rd1y he produced the hllinyl' 81 Mr. I lri9
W. Becker "a pharmacist Of Al West lhird
street. who swears that 40 Amty street II the
dwelling part OF tho building in which he Inns
his drug store. and that he lived thoTe from May
!. 1874 70 sept 1876. and that no such occur
renee dId take place or could have taken place
there. in that time.
justice Gilbert took the papers md reserved
ble are living ~ husband and wife. under the
marriage by Dr. Macarthur. MIR. Rich was
formerly a clork for H. Is. Omlin Il 20.