New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-08
NJ G.. STANLEY'S TWO WIVES
THE POINT AT ISSUE BETWEEN THEM.
MRS. KING TELLS ABOUT THE DOMESTIC AHhA'"N
MENTs OF MR.. STANLEY.

MRS. KING TELLS ABOUT THE DOMESTIC AHf'A'"N
MENTs OF MR.. STANLEY.
The warm Office of Referee Knevals In the
Mutual Life building felt particularly comfortable az
the lawyers and others interested in settling the
to who the legal wife OF Marcus cicero e'ahie'
entered II yesterday morning John d. Townsend rePre
sentng Mrs Emma L. the last recipient OF MI otah"y
love aud regard, promptly on hand 80 was Ira
shafer the lawyer whose has been intrnsed the
interests of Mrs. Eliza G., who antedated Mrs Emma
many years as the partner Of Mr. Stanleys Joys ana
sOrrows The point issue Is which OF these women 10
legally entitled to call herself Mrs Stanley The case
went by default once. the former representatives OF
Mrs. Eliza c. having failed to appear. IL has peen
reOpened by the Surrogate with orders to proceed daily
until it is finished. ,o
The first witness was Mrs. Esther J. King Of No. 40
Coolest. Brooklyn. Sue was called by Mr. shafer MRS
King had known the first wOuld.be Mrs. Stanley from
1882 to 1857 and had been introduced by her TO hafcs
her story in emphatic manner that carried conviction
To the minds OF ali and dismay TO the heart oil or.
Townsend WIN in crosse EXAMINATION he tried 10 trip
her up her memory OF thirty years ago.
The manner which Mrs. King and Mrs. Eliza netas
King going upstairs in Florences Hotel at WALKER
at and Broadway, when she passed Mr.. Stanley VINO
had previously forfeited her respect BY causing the
murder OF her adopted brother Lawrence ~ ie1as
somewhat overcome by the unexpected meeting Mrs
King rushed into the pdrlor and TO her
" I've Just met that numbering thiet Marcus OiOoro
Al this the curtains dividing that paror from its
neghbOr, were parted and woman inquired II MRS
King was aware thaG t00 gentleman thus cuhractcIou
was her husband. Mrs. King acknowledged her lEnO-
OF this fact hut stouty maintained the truth OF
her former statements Probably from the similarity or
their views on this point strong friendship gre" up
between the two women.
Mrs. King further deposed that Mr.. Stanley
and hls domestic partner had two children whom
they were accustomed tO address as Claudey and
Ella" or by the generic term OF My darling
and were In turn denomlBated Dear Papa" aud Dear
Mamma" by the SAID Ella and Claude. Mrs. KING
Traced the history Of the Stanley family up to 1897
when Mr. Stanley became tired of the ARRANGEMENT and
deserted home and children In answer To repeated
questions from Mir. Townsend, she said that she had
never known her friend by any other maine
than that OF Mrs. Stanley. aud had
never known her TO keep house OF III repute,
thou gh she had balled her charge OF Aeep-
Ing disorderly house, preferred by Mr. stanley She
had also appeared u witness In reference case To
prove her friends fitness TO be the guardian oil DIR
Staneys children but that occasion Mr. stanley had
wounded her In her inner feelings, aud she left tho scene
In disgust and dud On second thought she rene
bcred that the order which she summoned hau
been To- show why Eliza Falrchid should not DC
deprived O the guardianship OF her children tarcnu
WINS the maiden name Of Mrs Stanley No. l.
Since 1870 Mrs. King says that she has been book
canvasscr and II now q nurse. The hearing was au-
journed until tomorrow morning Ut ll0clock.