The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-06-10
MAJOR NICKERSON'S GUILT.
4 WRONGED WIFE sHIELDED FROM MS
TREACHERY By THE LAW.
The Decree 81 Divsres AnnulleA-Tws Wives
and . Court Martial On bis HanAs-Belief
thst ne has Fled - Escape Certaia Arrest.

The Decree 81 Divsres AsnulleA-Tws Wives
and . Court Martial on bis Haaas-Belief
thst He has Fled - Escape Certaia Arrest.
PHILADELPHIA, June 9.-The Court OF Com
mon Pleas to-day rendered decision that bore
very heavily upon Major Azor II. Nickcrson.
whose fraudulent divorce and subsequent mar
riage recently gave rise to an unusual scandal.
Judge Thayer. after declining to accede TO a
settlement Of tho case upon terms that might
perhaps save Nickerson from dismissal In dis
grace from the army. rendered q decision set
ting the divorce aside Diminishing the libel. apd
imposing the payment OF all the costs upon the
husband. In the course OF a long opinion the
Judge. after referring to Mrs. Nickerson's de-
parture with her little daughter for Weimar.
Germany. in June. 1880. to take up tenn
porary residence with relatives there. said:
That she went with the full approval and concurrence
Of her husband Is sbundantly proved by the evidence
He purchased the tickets for her passage In the steamer
Donau, accompanied her to New York and, after
naming night with her st Dennis Hotel took her
with her daughter on board the ship the following
day, badc them Rood.by In the most aectionate
and - the vessel cast loose from her moorngs
threw her . bouquet of flowers from the wharf. lie
made remittances to her regularly while she abroad
for her support and up May 1892 to her fire.
Quently most anectonate letters Thrty.one OF such
letters, in his own handwriting. have been put In
evidence.
After he ceased to write In May 1922 the wife wrote
to him for explanation Of his silence but received
Finally, April "a 1885, she received . tele
from her mother at San Francisco. conveying the
brief ut startling message Falsely divorced married.
preserve etter She did preserve the letters and they
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II had 6lastedi all his hopes q retaining
position In the army ~ an ro rs asa
Sasis o. the q that Major NcksT
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tion a ana the 0" case TO- tho Court BY this
means it was hoped the open scan a..
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s psriors IL the army avoided Mrs Nickerson
sSfe ef the their client
decree was drawn up. Judge Thayor. however
declined to permit resp9nsGil,y IN S0mhecfrSb
GGsm he said had been grossly imposed upoI
Wide publicity had been given to me s fnrths
Effort was made by Nickerson's counsel. an
the decision OF to-day followed.
II was reported that Nickerson. whose where
abouts for a day or two have been mystser,,
: had done himself bodily harm. Leonard
Fletcher. however when spoken to about ot n =
particular reasons could not. as his counse
say where no is now. But receive telegram
| every day in relation to his whereabouts.
don't think he 10 more than forty miles ir oI
Washington" Tho attorney 3 particular reason
for Keeping the Majors whereaoouts seer &c
we're based upon tho belief that court ma
t tiai would quickly follow the judicial deere
4 | and that II his clients address were general
Il known the Major might be run down with III
"WAsHINGToN. June Gas soon as Gen. She
Il man received official news that the decree
divorce In the case OF Major Nickerson mad PEI
10 act aside he directed Gen. Drum to issue pape
for the Immediate arrest Of Nickerson. prepar
, tory 10 his being tried by court martinl
4. charges OF conduct unbecominR an oricer al
y a gentleman. Tho papers were issued TINS
70 ternoOn and q messenger was Gespatcneu
lie once to serve them upon him: The Efforts
e and him we're fruitless. and it Is the genel
y IMPRESSION that he has ieft for parts unknSSw
=. For several days past his WHEREABOUTS na
It been q mystery to his most intimate acGual
al tances here. No detail for q court martial v
II be made until Nickerson has been arrests
The Secretary OF War has instructed the ia
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