Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-23
MICH MARRIED.
Two Marriages Alleged to Be in Conflict
and Badly Mixed Up.

al dCCOUub Was gwen ySoNNANJ
of shooting affair at school house in Yolo
county, about six miles from Woodland, IN
which Mrs. Finr, of this city, fred four
shots at George E. Lands. and about which
considerable mystery existed. The facts are
now being brought to light in the preparation
for legal proceedings about to be commenced
in the Superior Court of this county, the COM
plant In which has been duly drawn and
sworn to- and is ready for filing.
The complainant in the case Is Mrs. Julla a;
| Finn. or otherwise Julia A. Lands. and
the action brought against George E. Lands
to obtain legal recognition and decree OF
legal marriage between them. The facts
upon which the alleged marriage Is based are
very similar to those of another recent case,
in that Justice of the Peace from outside of
the city is alleged to have been called In
! to tie a knot which was to be entirely ADJUST
able 1t is alleged that George L: LandIs
having been keeping company with Mrs.
Finn, and being under engagement OF mar
! rage with her, he took her in a carriage to
ride On the 18th day of November, 1879, and
drove to Brighton, That while passing
certain house there he said: Here Is JUS
tice Fosters place; let's go in and get mar.
ried we might as well now as at any time +"
That she assented, and they went in, and, as
she believed, were married. After they had
remained there short time they left, and as
they started away, Lands handed her what
she supposed to be valid certificate of mar
rage given by the Justice of the Peace. 1t
is made out upon printed Episcopal Church
blank for such purposes, and reads as follows :
CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE.
This is 10 certify that on the 18th day of Noyem-
ber in the year OF our Lord one thousand eignt nun
dred and seventy at ghton, IN the state OF
California county OF Sacramento, in the Diocese II
| Keean, Joined together in holy matrimony u T.
lands and Julia A. Finn, according to the rites Of
| the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United
States Of America and in conformity with the laws
of the State of California. In witness whereof L
have hereunto put my name this 18th day OF No
vember, 4. D. 1879. G. +. FOSIER.
MRS Nj : e. GiI +. FOSTER, Witnesses.
No license was issued in this county for
such marriage It is stated by the com
plainant and her friends that from the date
of the above transaction Mr. Lands and she
lived together as husband and wife whenever
he was in the city, up to August 4, 1880, but
that Mr.. Lands desired nothing to be said
about it. as his friends were opposed to his
marrying her. On August 4th Mr.. Lands
called upon a physician in this city and stated
to him that he was going away to teach
school, and that during his absence his wife
would be confined and wished to engage him
to attend to her. The doctor said he would,
and asked his name, to which he replied,
George L. Lands, and said, You know my
wife-she that was Mrs. Finn" The doctor re.
piled that he did, and promised to care for her.
Lands further remarked that his wife was then
aillng and would be up soon and get some
medicine, and Mrs. Finn soon after called,
upon the same day, and got a prescrip-
ton. The charge for this in the physicians
book fixes the date. Mrs. Finn, or Lands,
alleges that "her husband" remained with
her that night. The records of the County
Clerk show that on the following day, Au-
gust s. 1880, license was issued to George
E. Landis upon his own application and afi-
davit, authorizing his marriage to Emma
Hack, and they were married by Rev. j. E.
Wicks Oh the same day. as appears by notice
furnished the RECORD Q MON for publication.
Mr.. Lands then went to Woodland and
vicinity in relation to his school, and
remained, his newly-acquired wife being
with him. While there he wrote FIRE.
quent letters to my dear wife julia"
who was still in this city, but always adj
dressed the envelope to young lady who
lived in the same house. Some of the letters
were signed George" but most of them
were finished with s'From your Husband"
and to one or two of them was added
80 I guess you know who that is" On Octo-
Der 10Th the confinement, for which Mr..
Lands had made arrangements with the
physician before going to his school, took
place, which was published on October 80,
1880, as Born, at Sacramento, October 10,
1880, to the wife of George Emmett Lands,
a son. (5an Francisco and Woodland papers
please pubish.@
The letters from Woodland received by Mrs.
Finn are considerably on the defensive at
N--rItfor1 him
by Mrs. Finn, of having married Miss Hack,
aud asserting that there was no truth what
ever in it, and stating that as soon as he
could get over from Woodland he would
again come and see Mrs. Finn, who
was receiving the letters, and stating
that he cared for no one else.
This is alleged to be the state CT facts which
led Mrs Finn to make the visit which she
did last Thursday to the school being taught
by Mr.. Lands, near Woodland, and as she
found the alleged dual companion, which
Mr. Lands had declared was all myth,
actually boarding and living with him near
the school-house, her visit became exceed.
ingly pointed and ended in the shooting before
referred to.
Mrs Finn has already sworn to her com
plant to institute proceedings 10 make valid
her supposed marriage, and it is claimed the
above statements will be fully substantiated.
"WHosE BABY Is IT?'-It isn't probable
that question will be answered soon, but it
was baby, and Mr.. McMorry, the grocer,
heard its plaintive wall last night at 8 o'clock.
He ran out on NJ street, between Third and
Fourth, and found, not far off, the poor little
waif as it lay on the doorstep of a residence.
1t was girl baby; pretty bright, rosy,
healthful appearing little miss of about ten
days or two weeks, and who, even at this
tender age, gives signs of being baby worth
having. The little one, so sadly deserted,
and whether the child of poverty or of
shame, still cruelty deserted, was wrapped
carefully in q warm wooden shawl and was
clad in warm woolens likewise, and beside it
lay a bundle of clothing for the child,
g very complete outfit, indicating that some
fingers had worked YEARLY, lovingly for
the baby, and that some heart, cruel
though it was to desert it, yet had
suffered keenest anguish at the parting
for only mother-love would have 30 provided,
and only tender care would have SO softened
the cruelty of the deed. Mr.. McMorry
notified officer Rider and local Karcher of his
fnd and they found Mrs. Beede, kindly
neighbor, willing to care for it temporarily
while permanent quarters were being looked
up Subsequently Chief Karcher arranged
with an elderly colored woman, Mrs. Brown,
who lives in the alley between Second and
Third, l. and NJ streets, to take the baby
into her keeping until home for the name
less little girl can be found. Now, here's a
chance for some couple whom God hasn't
blessed, and whose parental longipgs have
settled into the regret of a lifetime.
IScoRPoRATIoNs.- have been fled
in the Office of the Secretary of State arti-
cles of incorporation of the Wellington Ship
ping Company. Place of business, San
Francisco. Directors-W. n. Diggle, Alex.
Duusmuir. T. Emmett, 3. H Wyman, G. II.
.Jonett. Capital stock. $500, 600. in 5000
shares of 500 each. Also, of the Princeton
Mining Company. Place of business. San
Francisco. Directors-C. B. Kendall, David
Wilder, Z. P. Hutchins, J. L. Fields, II. l..
Davis. Capital stock. 100000 in 100000
shares of So each.
PERsoNAL.-Senator Booth and Congress
men Berry and Pacheco left for Washington
on yesterdays afternoon train also f. FL.
Hogaboom left by same train for New York.
Lloyd Tevis passed through eastward yester-
day. A. E. I. Morley. of the Stockton In
dependent, was in the city yesterday. AS
emblyman- elect j. e. Hale, of Placer county,
is in the city George G.. Blanchard OF Pa
eerville is in this city.
Auc1IoN.-Bell & Co. will sell by auction
at thu Central House. X street, between