The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-07
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MARRIED IN HASTE,
With Abundance of Leisure for Re-
Fpentanoe Afterwards.
That's What's the Matter With Walter
Vaughan-Pension Sharks Died in
the Last Ditoh-The Big Four Aoquit-
tsd-sturlsta's Rsligion-Ths Lawyer
Wept-News From the National 0api-
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New YORK, Dec. 8. The celebrated case
Of Miss Annie L. Higbee or Mrs. Annie +.
Vaughan, as she claims to have been mar
ried to Vaughan at . garden party, came up
for trial yesterday In the Town Hall OF New
Utrecht, Long Island, before Justice Cor
nelius Ferguson. Vaughan says that the
marriage was part Of the game, and that
the clergyman was one OF the party. Mrs.
Vaughan, as she styles herself, Ia plump,
rosy checked lass, with bright, black eyes.
She was represented by Joseph H. Leggatt,
Of Brooklyn, and J. McCarty, Guy r. Pei.
ton and Geo. Poucber of this city appeared
for jerome Walter Vaughan, the defend.
ant, and Mr.. Vaughan, with his father,
was present IN court. He Is q besrdless
youth Of abou. II years with short, light
hair, rather negigently arranged. He
seemed TO enjoy the proceedings very much,
a did bis father, q stout, pleasant looking
man with scant dark hair
AND SNOW WHITE BEARD.
The witnesses were J. j. Snyder, Frank
Nefus, Miss Gertrude Bennett, Miss Bella
Helfman, JobI A. Case and Mr.. Edward
Berry. Mr. Leggatt, In opening the case,
said that the 0stensible suit was one for
abandonment, butthe real object was to
obtain the dictum Of the court as to the
validity Of the marriage that WAS solem.
nized on the 10th OF last July. "We
claim, 'sAid the counsel, "that 1t was a
valid marriage, according to the statute Of
the State, which defines 1t Is q civil con-
tract. We shall prove that these parties
became acquainted In November, 1882, and
that this scquaintanceship continued down
TO the 10th Of last July; that he introduced
her TO several parties as his wife. We shall
prove that these parties lived together "a
man and wife. After q time the defendant
left Fatbush and went away to Canada, or
some other place, and on bis return 1t
seemed that
HIS AFFECTION HAD COOLED,
and when she addressed 70 him letter as
her husband he affected to treat the whole
thing as Joke. Mrs. Vaughan takes the
stand"
The plaintiff seated hers elf In the witness
chair, and In reply TO the question, "What
is your full nameP' answered 10 q low
voice, "Annie Evadne Vaughan" She
drst became acquainted with the defendant
about a year ago this month at the residence
Of Mr.. Wellers In Flatbush, who intro.
duosd him to her. Between that time
and the 18th Of July" continued the wit
oess, 81 suppose met him about thirty
times. My mother was away at South
ampton, l.. l.. and was staying with my
married sisteY, Mrs. Muudy, where Nj.
Vaughan used to call on me.'
What did he do when he went therer'
put bis arm around my waist and made
love 70 me-"
Where did you meet him on the lst Of
JugP
"At the residence of MIR. job A. Case.
He asked me
TO BECOME HIS WIFE,
and said ~ s.' He then brought me up
10 Mr.. Anson and said. Charley, Annie
and want TO be married, and then We
stood up before him and Charley said,
win you take this man to be your welded
husband. will you love, honor, and
cherish him, in sickness and In health, for
richer or poorerr and / said, 4 will
Thee he asked Walter the same, and Wal
ter said, i will and after that Charley
said, Now, Annie, remember this is
lawful marriage, and it will stand law:' and
Walter said, 1 will prove IL to you; will
take you where can prove it, He then
led me up to Mr.. Case and said: when q
Young lad, and gentleman have admitted
before witnesses that they are husband and
wife, and ceremony Is performed,
Is 1T NOT LAWVULY'
and Mr.. Case said, certainly, and Charley
said, Il will send 1t to you In black and
white.'r
"Were there any witnesses present"
eyes; Gertie Berger, Ed Barry and four
Others"
''Did you ever see this letter." said the
counsel, banding her the folio wing letter:
NEW YORK, July %, 1888.
mrs. j. Walter Vaughan:
'OEAR WFE-By mistake aud forget.
fulness, and also being SO wrapped up in
your charms, carried away your valuable
manuscript, and now return 1t by save
mail Is this. arrived home safely at 80.
Good morning and not the worse for my
walk. Hoping you are o. X. after your
6rst nights married life, i remain, your low
ing husband.
j. WALTER VAUGHAN,
''No. 1903, Maiden Lane, or Clarkson
street, Flatbush, L. l."
odd anything else occur that evenings"
Eyes; he introduced me to Mr.. Frank
Hammond % his wife, and l introduced
him rs my husband, and as we were walk
Ing home, he said, Now, Annie, you must
not be surprised II you find me walking you
Of into new house before long, and after
we got home, as was
4 BIDDING HIM GOOD NIGHT,
he said, Surely you are not going to allow
your husband to 60 home without kissing
him good.night?"
ibid you kiss him?"
"Yes, sir.
Chow many timesp"
ooh, l don't know how many times. I
received letter from him July "a, saying
he would be up In the evening. /"
''When you received this letter did he
comeW
''Yes, and met me at my sisters, and
we talked for some time, and he told me
about his financial affairs. He invited me
to 60 to straw ride. but my mother would
not let me go.'
',When did you next see him?"
ION the following Thursday evening,
about the second or third Of August, aud he
came Alone"
''Was anyone there that night?'
mo, we were alone for the first time
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