New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-07
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MARRIAGE or DOUBTFUL LEGALITY.

YOUNG CURL welded TO A MAN WHO u CLAIMED
by ANOTHER AS uRR HUSBAND.
young Spanish Jew named Dudley T.. RenyOns,
who has acted Interpreter for some months at
the Hotel del RecfeO at Fifteenthst., and Irving
place. began moi very long ago to pay his addresses
to Miss Mary Stephenson. who lived at Seven
feminist, aud Irving place. Miss Stephenson who
is under age and scarcely moro than child, did not
discOuntenance the young man, whose attentions.
however, were far from pleasing to the glrls lam
lily. So little favor did Benyons find that he was at
last given to understand that his presence In the
house was not acceptable. Miss Stephenson, who
was high-sprlted and not old enough TO weign her
conduct wisely. took umbrage at this, ana ana not
yield to her mothers wishes tamely. few weeks
ago she went to vsitsome relatives IN Lancaster, ~
II. After staying there few days she obtained
permission to visit her grand parents, who live IN
Portland. Me. For some reason she was allow ed
to 90 alone n token of confidence not dispensing
to her friends in NewYork but great was the
CONSERVATION of her mother when she received
note from the girls aunt IN Portland, saving tnat
Miss Stephenson, was not there. Mrs Stephenson
fearing that disaster had befallen her
daughter went to Boston aud falling to obtain any
information there, fastened ut once to Portland.
= here she discovered that her daughter mad bcen
met by BenyOns, who had secured a marriage
license by representing the girls age TO be eighteen.
and had gone duly through the form of marriage
before person authorized to perform the cere-
mOny. The marriage certificate Is now IN the
hands of Mrs. Stephenson, who received it in
letter from her daughter. In applying for the
license Benyons had represented himself to lie
merchant of good standing in NewYork. Mrs.
stephenson having leafneu blbJ u0I uduBHtSl diu
BenyOns had left Portland to return to New York,
came back as soon as possible to her home, where
she arrived Oh Friday. Benyons and ms companion
were already III the city, where they had been SINCE
Wednesday. Up to Saturday night, however, Mrs
Stephenson unable 70 ascertain her daughters
movements and till then she had seen neither her
child nor the Spanard
This was bad enough, but further developmcntsp put
a still ugiier aspect upon the affair. Mrs stephen
son was informed on Saturday night. on apparently
good authority, that BenyOns had wife living at
Nh 90 IlirU-IyP No this announce
mcnt made than Mrs. Stephenson called for her car
riagc which stood AZ hand, and drove to POlcc
Headquarters for the purpose of getting warrant
for the arrest of Benyons. Finding that warrant
could DE procured at that hour she hastened to the
Eighteenth Precinct Police Statlon-house and set
the detective force at work to apprehend the man.
Before midnight it was ascertained that Benyons
and the young woman were at the Irving House.
where the police officers fastened with warrant.
IL was the hour OF midnight, however, and as the
warrant could not be served Oh Sunday, Benyons
was not arrested.
Yesterday an interview took place between the
parties which resulted in an amicabe settlement,
Bcnyons convinced Mrs. Stephenson that he had no
wife II the world except her daughter Mary Jo-
sephne, and IN the Ieyuisioa OF ieenng which TINS
his newly-wedded wife to her own home, wherefhey
passed most of the day, riding out together IN the
afternoon, and in the evening golngto Long Branch
whence at a late hour they had not returned.
4 Benyons. who is a man.of medium size, wearing d
heavy black mustache, was born IN Gibraltar vt
Jewish parents but he came to America SIX or eI8ht
years ago and has been a naturallzed citizen Tor
year Five years ago ne induced Miss Ada Cleve-
land daughter OF Peter 5. Cleveland, OF No; l3I
East Observation-Disclosures, 10 leave
her parents in order to share his home
Since that time the two have nyed to-
Qether as man and wife and suspicion has rested
Iipon the validity of the marriage In the minds OF
those who have known them III their home. Slr.
Cleveland when questiOnedtlast night by reporter
of THE tribune, stoutly ayerred that his daughter
is Benyonss welded vile.
Are they married 2 he asked.
"Of course they are married. Ny daughter Ada,
like many other girls nOw-a-days. went away from
home and was married without our consents but
she was married, and when the time comes she can
show her certificate She has had two children
since she married, one of whom is dead. She has
the doctors certificate aud the certificate vi mar
rnge." r. A., p....,
For whatever reason, the first Mrs Beny0ns
has shown some reluctance TO exhibit her
certificate of marriage She has at various
times received some intimatiOn of her supposed
husbands conduct A month agO Benyons
professed that i-healtb required him TO VISIT TIE
country but as his health seemed perfectly g0od
she put little confidence in his assertions Then he
urged that business drew him from New-fork. ana
upon this he left the city fortnight ago The
womau's doubt did not turn to certainty until she
discovered some letters written by Miss Stephenson
to her supposed friend. At the time when Benyons
lett her their infant child was thought to be at the
point of death Her mother. Mrs. Glove
land is dying of cancer at her
home In One-hundred- and-nlneteenth-st. 1t
ia al legged by her father and others that Mrs BEN
yons has suffered much nl-treatment at the hands
of her real or supposed husband, and DOtwithstanG-
ing her apparent wish TO screen hun she herself
does not deny the fact