The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-26

intercourse from that time to the present, and
that ne has lived Tor many Years past 10 ihs
nov treat and recngnise said woman as ms
wife, and tina. he has Nv her q, large family %
children; and your oratriX asks leave to state
tina, In charging thrso facts she. is, impellcJ
nlohe hy t'e necessity lor tho Nindicatioh OF
In tender consideration whereof and for
"a much as your oratIiy ~ remediess N the
promises save hv the al and interpretation OF
1ionors e order, and ascrco that your oratrix
shhl DO divorced riHcu0 b,Qtrunoni from lef
said husband, Juuius truths Gootb.
~ y. 4 k, MaShsS''
",solicito;s for the complainant
Accompanying this bill was tho following
Mar, inGcs solcmni-o, In the parieh Of st.
George. Bloom sbury, in tho county Of Middle;
seS. In 1Hi5. Juniua Ropih ., ihls parish and
iH s sir 81 ss Ra sh sr 81 areI
1915, by me, Nalhanio. Fork, j.. A.. snraie.
pfescnc. q nH aly's aud Jonn Harrison
=, Tho answer OF Junius ,Brg,us booth tothe
bill OF Mary Ghristro Adelaide Booth; This
to be true and aSsents to decree AS brayed
On April IS. 1851. it. was adudscd and or.
dered by the court. Judge Joun q. l"grand
presiding. :. that The complninant be, and shs
Is hereby declared divorced from tho dsi.nd-
ant gnicIlo maatmomi the costs to DO pnid by
Among tho marriage records q the Superior
mother OF the Booth chiidrsn. but 1t was iLe
only Iust GO that remained for her.
JMnius Brutus Booth died on the steamboat
j; W. Nhenow"rlh on Nov. 10. 1852, while on
His was Tho Jesuit o
tho b.wels. lie had Just bsiore then COM
plcted n successful cngn cement in California
IA Inft ,.ty al Ian
The estate were granted " the Orphnns court
q Bal,imoro on Dec. 90 1852. e The WIDOW.
tiicd ut the time gave tho value at the emurk-
ably small sum oil 81: i.s.9a. Exceptions to
BSS SS SON wi 5y tho 'S wis., %
certain property OF the decenstd actor had not
been been accounsod for, by the ndmin!,tratrix;
hand. TO this Mrs Booth mads answer that
Of great value. and TINT durins tho LATER s years
OF his lie she had with her own hands pre-
pared his costume. costumes. At the time Of hIs dennr-
a wardrobe OF some extent. but oil Of il that
wa. ever returned was contained in two
These were regarded by tho appraisers
AS rorsonal apparel not to be accounted Tor rs
o. hs tho hs TO-
been remuneratlye. but that MIR. Booth had
nent and had not even money to defray his eN-
penses. A gentleman from Texas, named Mr..
serving his distress supplied him with the
Innd h to Sn his TIP
We and n e the family
This answer was so complete. and manifested
50 earnest desire to make clear sta,ement
statement TO the Orphans Court did not in.
HHsof e.
riaae is described b. Baltimore writor as "a
pious and studious man. inclined to the lie Of u
IeelYse: Hs Inherited neither the si,ts nor the
bent and took to the Church; He was
teacher IN p, one OF the notable Cs,hoe
Seminary on Pennsylvania avenue. now the
sulpicia Seminary. He went by MS, mothers
s a e e rs nna iris ony s ss
lish tho Legitimacy, Of their relations 70 the
actor. which had been questioned. Their
from the doorhy teaching. He. had little re-
semOlancc 10 his father, excert in that rather
s"is he'd the latter. He was not a m5urner at
the funeral OF his father. AID he always felt
OF his childhood"
The motIer Of Edwin Booth died on Oct %.
Youngest son. Joseph Addison Bon'h, She
vas SO years and four months old q; her death.
Brut"s eoh S0s she lad sd Ras
,Ioserh Booth. In 1893. sho fell on the street.
sustaining fracture OF one Of her legs. She
eighteen months prior to her demise she was
quite helpless or hor eleven children only
four survived her-Joseph. Rosaie. Edwin.
dIei Jan t. gssa IN tSis city vas at S' tho
age OF Is. Joseph Booth is still resident II
Long Branch. Asia Booth is in England.
vie of the comedian. John Sleeper Clarke.
Edwin Booths mother loft a will beIuealhing
to Joseph Six per cent. stock tof n city Of Phil
abel phia loan to tho amount OF $4,000. The
daughter Kosaie received during her lifetime
the interest on $1,000 worth OF United States
bonds. which. q, Rosa!e's death. were equally
divided among Joseph and Mrs. Booths grand
daughters. The residue VI Mrs. Booths estate
was also left 10 Rosalie.
Mary Ann Holmes was ~ when Junius Brutus
Booth met and loved her. The pen OF one OF
their children. Mrs. Clarke. has described their
wooing. and has fixed on Jan. IL. 1921, as the
date Of a marriage ceremony between them.
That Ia also the month. aud 1t is the year
named by Mary Christlne Adelaide Delannoy
as he time OF Booths desertion OF her. Mrs.
Clarke's lie OF the Booths locates the marriage
ceremony between her father and Mary
Ann Holmes Mt the residence OF the Hon. Mrs.
Chambers, a London lady OF quality, who
- had always manifesto a great interest in
Booths career. aud on his wedding day she
presented to his wife the famous jewels which
In later years decorated Rjchdrd'S crown" On
juno 10 1921. yunius BrntMs Booth and his
new wife landed In Norfolk. Va. Six days later
people read the name OF Booth on
an American playful for the i!rst time.