The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-20
Trying to Annul a Marriage.


Mr.. Edward p. Miller, a member OF
the Stock Exchange of this city, has
brought suit in the Chsncery Court at
Louisville, KY, to have the marriage Of
Mrs. Kate G. Miller to his deceased
step-brotEler, George G. Miller, declared
null and void, and to recover that por-
tlon of the dead mans estate now held
by the, widow. Before her marriage
Mrs. AEiller was Miss Kate Creel. She
possessed great beauty and attractive
ness, and was one of the bellies OF Louis
vile. George G. Miller was former
resident of St Louis, and member OF
the lottery firm OF Murray, Miller g Co
He had been but short time in Louis
| vile when be met Miss reel, and, like
all of her acquaintances, he became
deeply attached to her. lie left the
Gait House, where he had been stop
| ping, and took roums at the Waverly,
where Miss Creel lived. Mr.. Miller
raid the young lady marked attention,
and, it is said, made several offers OF
marriage. He had, however. an unfor-
tunate habit OF drinking to excess, aud
on this account Miss Creel refused bis
offers. Finally he gave evidence OF hav-
ing reformed, and III February last 1t
was announced that Miss Creel had
yielded to his suit. The couple were
married on the 22d of the month by the
Rev. 4. p. Tscheffely, Rector of Grace
Church. The marriage was a happy one
tor time, but Mr.. Miller's appetite for
liquor soon overcame his resolves, and
he again'became drinking man. Four
months after the marriage Mr.. Miller
died. Edward P. Miller, his step
brother, went to louisville, and he and
Mrs. Miller agreed upon an equal di-
vision of the large estate OF the de-
ceased. The agreement was ratified by
the court and the widow, as administra-
trix, distributed the estate in accordance
with the judgment of the court.
Mrs. Miller spent the summer at
Long Branch, where she suffered tor
two months from injuries received in
a runaway accident. At the close oi
the season she returned 10 Louisville
ard has since lived quiet lite in the
| Gait House. About week ago
Edward =. Miller and his mother
went to Louisville lie sought counsel
and suddenly brought suit in the Clan.
Gerry Court TO recover the entire estate
of Geo. Z. Miller, and for that purpose,
to have marriage of the deceased an
nalled. In his petition, Mr.. Miller
| declares that the marriage of George G.
| Miller and Kate c. Creel was fraud
and mockery, because his STEP p-brc ther
was, at tue time of the ceremony and
had been tor two years before, ga luna
| tic, person of unsound mind, and a
| victim Of the metal disease known as
| e'dipsomania," )" in which condition he re-
maiis.d until his death He was, there
fore. the plaintiff alleges, unable to enter
into valid contract of marriage. The
petition also sets forth that the defend
ant, as the pretended widow of Geo. c
| Miller, came into possession OF large
| amount of the latter's personal estate,
all of which she now wrougfuIly holds.
rItvhS oA ha Iai, t,{r
action is based Gu the fact that all claims
against the estate by the righttul heir
have been assigned to him. lie there
fore prays that the marriage be an.
nulled, Mrs. Mlller's letters of admins
tration be revoked, aud that he be ad-
judged to. be entitled TO the whole of
Geo. G. Miller's estate. 81
Mrs. Miller's answer is general de-
nial. The marriage, she asserts, was
not fraud and mockerY, and her hus-
band was not troubled with disponaania
or any other, mental disease to make
him incapable of contracting a valid
marriage. The proceedings of the Court
by which she vas niade miris,ratrix
of the estate. and the fact ,ha: it was
distributed in accordance with the courts
Judgment are cited, and Mis-. Miller
pleads these as a bar to the plaintiffs
cause. The trial of the case promises
to be Of great interest, aud will be
closely watched by the many friends of
both plaintiff and defendant in this city
and Louisville.-N. Y. Times.
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