The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-17
4 HRooKLYx DIvoRCE MUDDLE
Mr. Bnrnum Sues for Separation from RS
Condlct.


Charles II. Barnum. travelling salesman for
n Liberty street Jeweler, has began proceed
ings in the Supreme Court in BROOKLYN for an
absolute divorce from his wife. Annie Grace
Barnum. A singular state Of affairs exists be-
twoen tie couple. Mrs. Bnrnum having boon
married in Brooklyn on Juno last to Fred ID.
Condict. also n travelling salesman for n New
York lacc house. by tho Rev. A. Il. pritchard.
She claims to have had already obtained di-
yOrco in Florida from the first husband. but
lie AYERS that lie has been kept in ignorance Of
the fact. never having received any uotiilca-
ton that sho had taken such proceedings. and
nevcr having been served with any papers,
Before her her marriage Mrs. Barnum was
Miss Annie Grace Wood u daughter Of John
Wood IN" Fulton street furniture dealer. and
long the Caliug tllI-tcc and one o. the chiel
pillars in tho brooklyn Tahernacl o Miss Mood
ana ), ing Mr.. BarIuni belonged TO the Tab
in the Old ScLo. me- horn street church on tho
EVEN q! hoy. L.. lh',l. caused hi&. sen-a-
iIOn among tho members Of Or. Ialmnge' 5
flock. rho honeymoon however Ind hardly
been ended when serious diS~ensiOnS began to
ARISE betwern them. ! he young wife cont rned'
1t Is said. to accent tho admiration and hum-
HEu Ot some 81 the young bachelors OF the Tab
ernnrl". receIy ing ,hom in such manner rs to
arOus" tire lepl Lousy %: her hHshAnG, Tho quar-
rels between them, Tor thi- and other. reasons.
were renewed ~ regular intervals.
cXGiiri By accidentally discovering mat his
wi was carrying on Il cnrrrSIO' de grC WIN q
former admirer. The tlnHl separntOn took
place one night about y year and hhli nlter
their marriage. when Mr.. Burnum packed up
her things and went TO her f0tGcT~ house.
There wore some efforts to bring tho couple
together again. hut they were moi successful
For more than three years there has boon no
communication between them.
Mrs. Bnrnum was missed from Brooklyn for
n considerable time. and II /. now understood
that sh" went 10 Florida soon after the sepata;
toN. year ago she returned TO BROOKLYN md
continued Ia reside with her father until her
marriage. in Juno, to Mr. COrdict. Tho latter
marriage, although puetly conducted, "a not
entirely secret. Mrs, CondCt appeared ut tho
recent excursion OF the Tabernacle sunday
school with her second husband AID, intro
cured him TO al her ncuualntanres. Mr., Bar
mum, hOwoN or. PROCESSES to h4v" boon Kept IN
utter Ignorance at the second marriage until
nearly II month after its celcbrAt on.
Mir BHrnum has been living nj Isl Jornlcmon
street riuce the separation from his WI f.. lie
was sean last night but refused TO make any
statement. "
Trustee Wood made his statcmcnt: =" Ny
daughters rccu'l marriage was perfectly
legal he secured n divorce from Mr. Bar
mum whiio she was residing NJ Crescent n.y.
Fla MIR. lnrnum was served both by publi-
cation aud lw mail. Mr.. Wood said tina, his
dnughier WIS at MontciRir. \. j. when the
papers were served Mt his house. She would
not try To evade Service. but would take the
papers aud ignore them. Her frst husband
not only iailod 10 support her, but drove her
from his house Mr.. v God said, with revolver