The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-29
SHE SAYS THAT SHEIS A WIFE
SELMA DoLAROS DAUGHTER SUES
BARCLAY Fl. NAkBUkTOM.

A. Usserswenioas Marriage Relied o, .
| EstaSiash Her Claim 20 = SEPARATE
with Alinony-story OF the Courtship.
Esther warburton formerly An actress witt
| Henry E Dixey and daughter ofSelina Dolarc
| who died three years ago. has begun suit Il
| the Supreme Court for . separation. on tn
ground OF abandonment. from Barclay H. War
burton. formerly secretary for Mr.. Dixie. bu
now employed on tho Philadelphia Esenin
Telegram. OF which his father Charles E. War
burton. is proprietor. Howe 4 Hummel ar,
her counsel. She alleges that she and War
burton were married BY mutual agreement or
May 20. 1890. and have no children and tina
Warburton deserted her on Dec. 10 last.
She says she met Warburton while he wal
secretary for Dixey. She became Ill while tn.
company was at Baltimore. and as she wal
poor the defendant insisted on advancing
money to her until she became convalescent
She was about to leave the company when hei
companion. Miss Williams, became Ill and was
discharged. but Mr.. Warburton asked her tc
remain. saying that he would use his influence
to advance her. He told her on several 90.
casions that he had sincere and strong at
tachment for her and abe continued travelling
through the country with the company. he be-
coming. meanwhile moro attentive.
the plaintiif Is says. "the. defendant Continued
paying me more marked attention than ever,
s The result r me Of nn 2sGGY Of our Tesssa ans
marital relations. meaning. apparently. that
Warhurton assumed them After this I asso;
said defendants attention to the fact that II
he was SO fond OF me- as ho claimed to be he
ms Chat msrrss snS
us in Nth Tsh
continue unless he would marry her, and that
sIs intended to leave the conn anyl
lead all iie such as would warrant another gem
tlernn who y, was Is, :, solcitous OF marrying me
Her story ia that he begged her not to take
this step. Iut that they would be married BY
virtue Of living together. MS man and wife and
Ey hs o% wom
mIttnnccs.. would cut him of II there was
ceremonial marriage.
w MaG sney we csio S a 9stoSe 1866
she. again urged ceremony. and he enid:
and man hs What 'I more can You askS Even
under the laws OF California you arc my wife
a. positively as ii we mad been married bya
"a desired her to take house FL in this this city:
to New YORK, wSese she resstesed at the Hote
Imperial as Mrs She s%"ys he had
:"Rip Van Wrinkle" at Chicago. His remittances
had. however. stopped while they were living
at Reynodss Hotel at Boston as man and wife.
owing to an announcement In q newspaper
that they were married. At his solicitation she
were not married. The remittances then began
to come again.
XeS to %as in Mex 1sa1 he I living
He wrote to her not to return, as he would go
over He did not go. and she returned last
she went to see him at Philadelphia. and their
relations were resumed there and at the Hotel
Subsequently he told her he had been in
xited to act as usher ut the wedding OF Con. +
ingly went to Europe. On his return she
learned that he h9d given dinner party at
censed. and sent him his trunks. Their rela-
tons then ceased. and she brought the present
action.
as man and wife their expenses had ranged
from 500 to $3.50 q week.
1t is understood that his answer. which has
not been served. will deny the marriage.