Daily Republican., 1883-09-21
M.rrysns the Wrong Man.

A special despatch from Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, says: ~
"Ths fact was briefly telegraphed
from this city last night OF one OF the
most peculiarly complicated cases OF
mistaken identity ever recorded, IN
which lady married the twin brother
of her atfianced, both men being so
much alike it is almost All impossibility
to tell one from the other. The develop
ments to-day have been highly inter.
esting. On Wednesday last a we'll
dressed, good looking asd very intelli.
gent young couple visited the Office OF
Magistrate Benzer and requested him
to marry them.
"The usual inquiries were made,
which revealed the fact that the name
OF the would-be bride WAS Mat'lda
Pope, of Genessee, while the prospec-
tive groom said his name was william
Conlin, of Vernon. Miss Pope gave
her age as -, while Mr.. Conlin inform
ed the Justice that he had just attained
q years. The Justice was Il little s'is-
picous that the would-be husband was
not AZ old az he represented himself,
but as he swOre to the fact and his
statement was borne:out by the vigorous
prot otestations of his betrothed, he per.
formed the ceremony and the couple
departed apparently very happy.
Yesterday morning Judge Benzlel
was sornew hat surprised at receiving a
visit from Mrs. COnlin, who was ac
con,panied by her legal adviser, and
VINO desired separation from her nus
band. She wanted the Justice to de
clare the marriage null and void, and
gave as her first reason for this strange
re,i,lest that her husband had commit
ted perjury in swearing that he was u
wears old, as he had not reached tina,
age. The Justice informed her that II
was beyond his province to undo the
work which he had performed, but re-
commend d the young woman to Judge
Hamilton. Upon being pressed fur
ther as to the cause of this sudden revo
luton in her feelings toward her young
husband, the lady admitted, with sobs,
that she had married the wrong man.
"She said her husband was not the
individual she had intended to marry,
and that when the ceremony was per
formed she was under the belief that
she was marrying her husbands twin
brother. Her legal adviser then in
formed the surprised Justice that there
are two brothers named Conlin bearing
such close resemblance to each othel
that it was hardly possible for their re-
lations to distinguish one from the other
Although these brothers are SC
much alike in person and feature, they
are the reverse of each other in theli
characters, one of them being known
and respected as a sober, industrious,
moral young man, while the other IL
said to be dissipated scapegrace.
Miss Pope fixed her affections upon the
moral brother, and when he asked her
to marry him she consented. At least,
she thought it was the respectable
brother whom she accepted, but she
has learned since that although her
love was given to the good young man
she has been mainly courtel and won
by the bad young man.
"Mrs. COnlin thinks her position al
extremely unpleasant one, as she is no,
only married to a man she does moi
love, but is unable to tell her husband
from his brother. She is Of the opinion
that this might lead to disagreeable
complications. The lady and her attor,
ney deemed the fact of the husband
Swearing falsely to his age good ground
for divorce. She also expressed bel
objection to having husband who was
not of age, and wished for a divorce IN
order to marry his twin brother. The
papers in the divorce case were filed IL
the higher court later in the day