The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-24
BROWNS BURDENS.
1e SEEMS TO HAVE CARRIED TOO
MUCH FeMINlNlTY.
a Chicago Man Who Suffered from Too
Much Better Half, if the Witnesses
Tell the Truth-A Saw
age Letter.

IhiCAGo, June 24-Judge Shepard was
engaged nearly all day Monday in hearing
the application for alimony of Carrie L.
Brown against William II. A. Brown. The
latter, who Is prominent board of trade
man, was arrested about three months ago
by the present wife who charges him with
bigamy. But no indictment was found. and
she filed a bill for divorce. She claimed
that she was married to him in July
1854, at Windsor, Canada, and they went
ON an extensive weddingItour finally coming
to Chicago AMI settling at A. So6 Oakenwall
avenue. He represented that he was a d.
vorced man before he married her, and she
did not know he was married until October
following, when another woman made her
appearance claiming to be the rightful Mrs
Brown, and No. 2 was obliged to leave
When the former wife came back. Brown
admitted she had the first claim on him,
but excused his action by saying he did not
expect S he would return. On the hearing
the marri age certificate of the last wife was
put IN, which purported to be made by
James Graham, Min Methodist, Canada,
windsor" and also an ante nuptial
contract, which, said Gen Stiles in
his exceedingly plain and energetic way,
showed from its opening words that
the writer was an ass" 1t began: with
hearts light and free, and without any men
tai reservation, we hereby solemly COW
enant and agree to take each other as hus-
bani and wife and to be verify true to
zach other, etc 1t then went on to pro
vide that there should be no secrets between
them, that they would give up each their
| friends for each other if necessary, and as
far as possible seek to make a true union.
The precious document was TO be read over
by them each year.
On the other side, Brown filed an affidavit
charging that the complainant was only his
| housekeeper during last summer, and that
when his wife returned she was told her
services were no longer needed but that she
could stay until she obtained another posi-
ton; that after she left she threatened him
with exposure and financial ruin, and bled
him to the extent of $1,000 The following
is one of her letters, written Oct 81, 1884:
| w. H. A. BROWN: You have succeeded in
getting Frank here to effect a settlement, as
you propose, which is not at all satisfactory
| to me, and if i am obliged through his influ-
ence to do so, it will be only temporarily,
"a am determined you shall settle accord
ing to my proposition Your plea of poverty
is too thin. You are abundantly able
| TO keep woman, Whom You clalh
to despise, in luxury and elegance
in my house, and expect me tC
live on the paltry sum of $50 month, but
won't do it, or. if obliged to, you will have
all your lifetime to regret it, for | shal
work for nothing but to ruin you and your
business, which would give me more salts
faction by far than the insignificant sum o.
$50 a month You have written my
brother nothing but a lot of lines, and you
I a it~fs bnlF and 81 .,
live, and my advices to you is to settle thi
matter with me satisfactorily if you care fol
yourself or business, for | sha'n't le
up on you until l obtain my rights or yor
are behind the prison bars, where you be
long. You are liar when you say that
had $50 when left down there. You turneC
Inc out without one cent, as you know
Your denial of abusing me to Frank had nj
| effect, as he knows your reputation OF beini
a whelp and libertine If you settle witt
me in any such unsatisfactory way as yo
propose / shall never let up upon you a
long as you live, for I'm bound to have m,
rights or revenge
MRS W. A. Fl. Brown.
Brown also alleged that the filing of tn
bill against him had caused him to lose hi
position as purchasing agent for a NeV
York firm with salary of $4,000 yeai
and that his only real estate was his hous
No 1906 Oakenwall avenue which he wa
paying for on monthly installment
If $500 He had no income and owe
5000. A startling affidavit was als
fled by W. J. Lockwood, who testifie
that in 1860 Brown married his Lockwood
lister, and lived with her until about 1876
but continued to send money to her for son
years thereafter. In 1874 he married Coz
della c, Brown, and in 1879, on the promis
Of the first Mrs. Brown not to prosecute hill
for bigamy, he agreed to pay her $50
month, which he had done ever since.
: Judge Shepard, in deciding the motion fC
alimony and solicitors fees refused the al
muny and entered a motion for $l(
solicitors fees. Judge Shepard said it did n,
| appear that Carrie L. Brown had given I
any employment or lost any means of hv
lihood through her marriage: while, on Il
other hand, Brown had lost his positiC
through it. He was not satisfied that 81
hal not entered into the marriage KNOWN
that there was already a Mrs. Brown hvin
| The Hyde Park residence, which is in IO
session of Mrs. Cordelia Brown, is not t.
II sold to pay the attorneys fees.
Ravenns Ohio, Damaged by n CyclOn
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June a. 1t is learnt
that a cyclone at Ravsnna Sunday mig
terribly damaged that portion Of the tow
- between Prospect and Sycamore street
Be ides blowing down trees and chimney
the wind tore the roofs Oft &
fine residences of A. A. Or
. ham and William Holcomb al
otherwise greatly damaged the building
The roofs of the leading business hous
were nearly all torn off and the goods mu
damaged The loss is now variously es
mated at frcm SIS 900 to $40, 900 No sci
Gus injury TO life was sustained.
Parade of the Natl cnaI Bundesfest.
NEWARK, N. j., June 24-Three the
sani Germans marched to the music of