Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-19
EEEE NEW UTRECHT PROBLEM.
Vas Annie EHigbie,s Marriage Genuine.
Justice Ferguson Takes Three
weeks to Solve the Question.

The decision Of the celebrated case at New
Utrecht. New York. in which Miss Annie H;gbie
sues Mr.. Walter Vaughan for abandonment. has
been postponed until January ). The extra
ordinary amount of kissing. and the cOmpilca-
lions arising out of the many marriages and
croSs-marr.ages. all for fun. among the young
people who attend the church sociaoIes. has so
puzzled Justice Ferguson that he VIII require
Ut least three weeks 10 unrvel the knot. The
most NOTABLE. event of last saturday when the
ea-. was suUm tied was the speech OF Ir. Leg
g8tt Mss II -h5rs counsel. Mr. IeIton. conn
sci tor MT. NaCEHaIl, made no argument, saying
tat he Thought IL would be an insult to the
sense. IF tr,. Justice and discretion Of the court
fer ham fo Sy 8, single word in the way Of argu-
mont Nj L. att said that he did not think
tat d. -hed 3 Je doing his duty to his client if
l.. RETAINED tIl'n commenting OH the evidence.
II iazs-t'l tIat the clear. str5i-Htf5rU ard
statement of the plaintiff had not been in the
Iea-- cl-lgaii- I'll.
'-Tle-r lr-ters from the plaintiff" saf the
Co-r--.. ''aFc IL! OF a serious character and not
q. ..l as lie sags-'taTe-' Miss Gertie Bennett
Il- testified tht Walter Vaughan was a general
bean among those E.a'husA maids. and when
TIE lovely Fitis,ltT came among Them they be-
cane isalyuS. Mr. Waiter Vaughan saw her
pump PROPORTIONS and well developed figure,
gGa It atJra -tei hi attention He Kept on and
foU-l that stn unlike the others was proof
iI-D h- mind fult Hr pat ilra effect on the 18TH
day o. luiy al Nr. Cases sre.8Jlr. The young
lsii"- Lad been having refreshments; they had
eaten of tie seductive sponge cake and had
d--ak fe. flv Of tie cXtaratIn- lemonade.
The bad walked aUt Oh the lawn and had been
HEEtrI-~ and Stag one another. and Walter
s.y- e. .".. u iii yuI marry me- lie was
general beau az Fla bush. She must have
heard Of him. and admitted him. admired his
manly PROPORTIONS. and she. fafttrSd by his az
tcat0.S. goes In the Presence ot witnesses and
ARE 80 become lis wife.
where Wa> al t5t| dole2 Was it at The
A,eu>s Was il at lilly NctloryS: Was it at
any a. tie VIE se-z Of Hester street or the Bow
~: NJ. II was II a clurch-at a Methodist
Cl.t..rE IN Fl5'Hl~I. Ii is time thai these dam
HGalr hot beds eff wee We're purgCd-these dan
gsrau- places where tFri8u0Ccut lips of maidens
ar ~.Het.eycI algj ded,ed with the kisses of lib
e.l.a-z. Haze that thing there pointing to de-
f,r lIut. WHO exchanged a loving glance with
Gtrri' EsaHet,J- Ii IS tine that such church
sIc.a.sS were suppressed. because so long as
they continue 80 long VIII ycuur and innocent
Ci-i~ tIH robbed of Their virtue as this LlTl has
bon (Appl1u>e)
Ia cone ut;lrg the counsel urged the justice 10
consider that tie future fate Of the plaintiff
rested upon Is decision. Either she must go
oUt ot THIS court viudicatcd as pure matron. or
eze for ali her future lie have n brand.
During the latter portion of the counscrs re-
marks the p.15nf II aHd her mother wept freely.
aGj ~ his conclusion the large audience heartily
al iaUGcd him.