Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-20
Blanche Rurr,s Story.

SHE CLAIMS TO BE BARNARp's LEGAL wIFE-A STATE
MENT FROM BARNARD AS TO WHY HE LEFT MRS. BAR
ARDEN ROMANCE.
Miss Blanche Burr-or Mrs Barnard as She
claim to be, showing marriage certificate in sup
port OF her ciam-WnOse return to the city was
mentioned In yesterdays STAR, was seen 10y a STAR
reporter this morning She claims that she is legally
married to Barnard, the former Mrs Barnard's
claims notwithstanding, and says that She is only
on visit here 10 her mother, who wrote 10 her to
come home. and, by proper statement OF the
facts. clear away the stain from the family name
In support OF her claim she gave the reporter the
following statement signed 10y John Il. Barnard.
which gives very curious turn to affairs fityoIing
the whole story with curious sort OF romance ia
GLIDING an Inoch Arden story:
BARNARDS STATEMENT.
"7O all arIO9n this may concern:
81 first met Mary E. Tinde Uhis, it is stated, was
the name OF Mrs. Barnard, No.1 before her marriage
to BarnardD in Newcastle, Del, and thinking she
was young girl, went to see her for some time,
when she told me that She did not want to deceive
me- She had been married. she said, but was a
widow. and l believed her and married her. But
after being married some time 1 found she had a
husband living, and she told me she thought he
dead: that he had been lost in a storm at sea.
and 1 believed her; but after some time L was
brought face to face with Joe Ttndle, her husband
and he denied ever being at sea- and wanted her 10
go and live with him. told her to 60 tf she wanted
to, for he had first claim to her. but she would not
go Here is where I did wrong to myself, TO her
III. t.
We lived as man and wife until last July, Qss3)
"(SignedD j. B. BARNARD,
"St. Joseph, Mo-. Oct. 12th 1897
"P.S-Joe Tindle lived near Seaford, Delaware, in
the year 1857 5S or SO with Mary Elizabeth as his
wife, formerly NJ. E. Day. Ttndle is farmer 10y
occupation. j. B. b.
HOW BARNARD w0OED AND WON MISS BURR
This story. the young lady says, Barnard certified
to, and she believes, she says, that when she first
met Barnard at the bureau Of engraving and print
ing she thought he was married man, but he af-
forwards assured her that he not. He said that
he lived with Mary Elizabeth TinGle his wife, but
that he was never legally married to her. She says
that he afterwards told her that he going away
that he would not live any longer with the woman,
who had deceived him, and asked her Miss Burr to
marry him and go with him. Being convinced that
he was not married, and that he would go away
anyhow, she says that she consented to marry him,
and told her mother that she was going to do SO.
MRS. BURRs STATEMENT.
This statement, the mother, who was seated In
the room during the reporters interview with her
daughter, said was all true; but that she did not
know that her daughter was going to leave the
city.
The young lady then showed the reporter her
marriage certificate, which was signed by Rev. DR..
Clarke, Methodist minister. OF Philadelphia, and
witnessed by Mrs. and Miss Clarke. She said that
they went Immediately to Philadelphia after leav-
ing this city, and were there married. Since that
time they have lived happily at Kansas city and
that Barnard treated her badly, and says that 1t
was only at her mothers request that she came
here ssOn q visit" She says that Barnard Is her
husband, and prOclaims himself such wherever he
goeS that he treats her very kindly, and that she
VIII return to him In few weeks