The sun., 1880-12-05
MARRIED OR NOT MARRIED?
FRANK n BoHARD's STRANGE MATRR-
MONlAL EHT<NGLEMENTS.

Mrs. Deswen says that she was Married 10
Him, but he Denies II, and Says the Ac-
knowiedEnent OF Marriage was Forced.
Social circles In New Orleans, according
to the journals OF that city. are greatly excited
over the alleged marriage Of Frank T. Howard.
son OF Charles T. Howard. the head Of the
Louisiana Lottery Company. who is well known
In New York. to Mrs. Emma @. boswell. dauRh-
ter OF the late William s. Pike. banker OF New
Orleans. The marriage notice. which was only
published in the New Orleans papers last week.
was as follows:
NJ Wilson, s or @ sR sne sy
County, Va, n T. Howard to Emma G. Do,wolL
The fact that the marriage was announced as
having taken place more than year ago ex-
cited no little comment. and q decided sem
sation was created when few days later the
following communication appeared in the
newspapers:
s or .SS s not and
Mr.. Howard was absent from New Orleans
whom his card was published. Mrs. Doswell's
friends there gave the following version Of the
Affair." Mr.. Howard met Mrs. boswell some
years ago. She was a widow several years his
senior. and the mother OF two children. He
operas. and acted as her escort to balls and par
ties; The engsRenent OF the pair was vas gen
thsr dsapproSed SrsS a0Oi OF the and
il ssptsmber, 1879, Mrs: Boswell went 70
her. Mr.. Howard also went to Salem and
Doswell's, friends, aver the pair went out for
drive. took third person. who was said to be
S @ ss Ea ss
supposed Justice that she believed to be mar
csES ess1a Then a' the story goes the
Several months aftcrward Mrs, boswell wen.
marriage was madc known to friends. to whom
she showed her certificate. She then appealed
to Mr. Howard to Soma orTard End say that he
together as husband and wife In that city and in
that Mr.. Howard asked her ior the marriage
e nss & the NsT sn he to nposa
fully married. ne got the eertinsaie. but II ls
replied that Mrs. boswell had the certificate
He then gave the Pixies the following document:
NEW oRLEANs Nov. 10. 1880
Ser ss' my and an sn s%ms Rs @
Ssae.7 Sa By e. H. wilson Ja;ues !es from
Written and signed in our presence
R5 R..s Sq4s Y = F;In. n,r.'
Mr.. Howard announced that he had to 60 to
New York. but promised on his return. Mrs
Doswell's friends say. lie would marry her ac-
cording to the Roman Catholic rites. The
Pixies published the marriage ceremony on the
strength OF Mr.. Towards declaration.
DR.. Pike. the story continues. became sus-
pcious that something was wrong. and in reply
to a telegram was informed that no such man
as q. III. Wilson. Justica OF the Peace, ever lived
in Roanoke County. virginia. and he became
satisfied that the ceremony was fraud. He
went to Atlanta and took his sister back to her
home.
Mr.. Howard came to New York. as he had an
nounced his intention Of doing. He started
for New Orleans last n light in company with his
father. Mr.. Charles T. Howard. who goes to as
sist him in his troubles. Tho senior Mr.. How
ard said: " do not care TO go into all the details
of the affair now. You may say. however. that
there never was any marriage. have bad two
men down in Virginia getting proof that l
shall take with me to carry the matter into the
courts. The fact ls. 1t was a case of
tho old Southern shotgun policy. They
tha. the they w would Shoot him. he signed
a paper saying that he was married. There
never was q ceremony. and he never was mar
riod. They thought was rich and wanted to
get my money. but they got hold Of the wrong
nan. am too old to be scared, and when get
to New Orleans there will be music. That boy
is only &c years old and the woman is 32. told
Pike two years ago that he must stop his sister
from going with my son. He replied that she
was old enough to take care OF herself. 1t was
all a conspiracy. and II they don't give me that
document that thoy forced him to sign. I'll
show the thing up in the courts"