The daily Cairo bulletin., 1883-12-13
A PRETTY GIRLS STRUGGLE
To Secure in Court Q Husband Who
Fret Married Her With
out Court.
What Was Begun in IOks, Likely to End
Vim. a Very Serious Manner to
Some Of tho Parties.
Rich Recital for Lovers OF Racy
Reading.
Completely Exonorsted-Brother Of
Locomotive Engineers-Base
Ball Convention.

Utrecht, l.. l. The court room was crowd
ed TO Its fullest capacity, the front row OF
seats being occupied by some dozen very
lovely young ladies, who It is understood, +,
were st the sociabie at Mr. Cases when the
| plsintiff claims shat she was married TO Mr..
Vaughan, and most of whom, 1t is said, on
that occasion went through similar cere.
mony the nselyes. The defendant sat in.
side the raaiingst the right Of the Justice,
surrounded BY the young lads who were
present on that evening, including Charley
Areson, who performed the cermony. The
fair plaintiff arrived early with her mother
and h6f counsel, Mr.. Leggatt. The PRO.
ceedings began In private, the justice and
counsel retiring TO an ante.eoom, were the
o2 the Sd Of April, ss related at the last
hearing. After short time
THE DEFENDANT WAS SUMMONED
| to the room to listen to that portion OF the
testimony. Later the witness and counsel
returned to the court room, and Miss Hig-
bee-or, as she claims to be, Mrs. Vaughan
was futher examined by her counsel, Mr.
j. W. Leggatt. The counsel said:
"Tnere Is one thing that want stopped
right here, and that 10 Mr.. Vaughan and
his father must stop their grinning like two
cats. They annoy the witness, and there
was too much Of this at the last hearng.'
"well," said Mr.. Pelton, III this is
part Of the circus, why then let it 60 on, but
we can't control the smiles OF any one
here"
"Oh, 60 on" said the Justice.
Miss Elizabeth Mundsy, a good looking
Young lady, neatly attired In plum. color 4.
velvet, with white lace collar, testified
hat she knew both parties to the suit, and
| that
VAUGHAN USED TO CALL
her SISTERS house very frequently.
"Who did he call to see1"
why, Annie. He certainly did not
Gsli to see me. In speaking to he be used
o call her his wife, and at other times
| Annie, and OF others Mrs. Vaughan. He
ceased v, itns her after his return from the
country, about the middle Of August.
| When he called be used to be hugging and
| kissing Annie; that's all 1 know. They
used to 90 and sit in the hammock togeth.
er. About two weeks after they were mar.
red he came there one evening alone and
they stayed outside and my sister and my.
self went into the house,
"where we're tbeyf'
"They were In the hammock toget er
kissing one another. was present on one
occasion when Mr.. Vaughan introduced
Annie as his wife to Mr.. Selover aud to Mr..
Nefus. On one occasion Mr.. Berry said il
ne did not stop
CALLING ANNIE HIS WIFE
Charles Munday would come and ask
about It,, aud he said that was Just what be
wanted; that she was bis wife, and that
he was not ashamed OF it. ] remembe
once when they were lying in the ham.
mock, Mr. Nefus came over there, and
Walter said that he wished be would move
away. He did not want to be interrupted -
Laughter.
Cross examined, she said that there
never was any time that Walter called that
there was not hugging and kissing.
Now. the time before that, on Sun.
day night. Was there kissing and huggng
that nightF'
81 presume there was. Yes, there
was"
what do you mean by hugging''
Putting bis arm about her; embracing
her,"
"Precisely what understand 1t to be |;
putting their arms around one another's
neck.'
"Yes,' with q smile.
''Is there r'ore than one hammock at
your sister'sp'
.'Yes; there are two.p
"Well, when they were in one ham mock
'rHo WAS IN THE oTHRRr'
'We are not trying her case," said Mr..
Leggatt.
Mr.. Pelton-"Has she got oneN'
[Laughter.]
The question was submitted and the vii.
ness replied:
"Mr Nefus aud ~
Chow did you know that Walter and
Annie were hugging and kissingr'
"Annie told me so aud l could see them.
1t was light enough to see.
"You have spoken Of the boys calling her
Mrs Vaughan. Did you understand that as
a Joke at that timer
at was merely Joke, as II thought, but
was not the party concerned"
uAtoo amy AA'6ocot tuo W WV
plaintiff, pretty little girl Of some four
teen years, said that she was at Mr.. Cases
at the sociabIe aud saw the ceremony per-
formed between Walter and her sister.
WHAT WAS sA,p?"
"Well, Mr.. Areson said: will you take
this woman TO be your welded wife. to live
together according to the holy audience
[great laughterl Of matrimonyp l WAS
present that night when Walter bade Annie
good night. He said: Surely, Aunie,
you are not going to let your husband go
Of without kissP"
"Well, did she kiss himin
"Yes, several times"
"And be kissed her!'
"Yes. certainly"
What did be call yourn
He used to call me his sister. law"
'Do you remember tho Thursday even.
ing he came alonep'
EYES" llsughingl. ~ remember ths
we oil went into the house and left them
alone together.
After leaving the stand little Miss Hiybee
had real good cry.
Samuel Higbee, father Of plaintiff, said
that he bad only known ~. AAesadaat -