The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-20
FOUR MISMATED COUPLES.
xurrR DIs<eREEMENTs CARRIED TO
THE COURTS FOR ADJUDICA TON

Rsprssentatfeus Hefore Marriage sud
t,onfs .ssons Amer no Not Warrant sn
Apnuiment OF Her Marriage.
Indigo Bisohofr Of the Court Of Common
pIeas has refused to annul the marriage OF
Iorenzo A. yosburR and Jennie Murphy. on
vo.burr's allegation OF false representations
on the part OF the young woman. VosburR
and Miss Murphy were married on April IS
last by tho Rev. A. G. Morehouse OF the Sew
sn,eenth street NJ. E church. It appeared on
the trial OF the case that two days after their
marriage she confessed to her husband that
one Sunday. whom che went to cnll!at tho house
OF Lawrence A. Cummings, ut Seventeenth
street and Third avenue. whore she had boon
employed as a maid. Mr.. Cum innings. In the
absence OF his vito and daughter. who had
gone to Coney Island. betrayed her.
After this confession VosburG left her. and
she went to 1.-Two with Mrs. sonders at 124 East
Eighty first street. From there sho wrote to
vosburg
m. lady / am with saii to me. Jennie. you are
AWAY, ou.t said yes She said was the quietest
girl shs ever saw. II she only knew my trouble. I
fee, 90 sorry for Gerte Cummings 1t In a shame to
have Fred and her PARTIAL ny do.ngs why should
uysi Those people wilt sbun to the creates. extent
-. Such irIsh.rui things cor,o INFO my head. lgs:
kind OF ally.
In the sano letter she begged vosburg to
return to her. and said sho would kill herself
unless he called. At any rate. couldn't he
give her thar marriage ring again2 Her friends
knew she had been married aud she had moth
Ing to show for it. Gertio Cummings is q
sister Of Lawrence Cummings Gnd Fred"
was he- company.
Vosbu-R said that jennie Murphy had gone
under tho name OF Jennie Obcrst at tho house
OF Cummings. He asked for an OH lanation.
and sho snid she had changed her name there
~ ,sn<va ,rl, a - -t-tk
name. When no wanted potatoes he would
say. Bring along the murphies.'
Judge Bischon holds that the wiie's confe:-
sion and the fact that. in WOW ofher approach
ing marriage. she had represented herself to
be chaste. do not warrant the nnnulncnt OF
the marriage.
HEDwIo HERBsT CAN'T HAVE A REVERENCE.
Tho motion OF Hedwig Herbst for alimony
and counsel fee in her action for absolute di-
vorce from Exporter Robert Herbst was made
in an upologetic way before Justice Lawrence
Of the Supreme Court yesterday by her coun-
s Edward Mfcath Mi sCsrthy said his
ton on which II Tas the duty q council yan to
been MAJ, icd ut hastings in 1886. and had
lived together for ;lvo years rs man and wife.
In July. lS2O. after niemale ply stefan hs had
know nothing about the case except what
wo sRoua saeh
case with care. No counsel who should take
the saSe would desire i to have his name
r. b. House. in behalf of Herbst: said the re-
sSsstiys: SSs had been io ,s,, Y Merbst il
not living with one Costing. her husband. At
Hastings. where she ,occupied u house with
Y n n m a nj
GoslinE Her own words had condemned her.
a10% S19en 1 az had written to the defendant
An. o n MONEY e4 ~; Y SSn
II sluen could only gets poor S:yil .nd
only
him s.. man
xoS wrote r.. afraid would come e scenes
h.a Sss ~ tn:
s not sss
Another letter had said:
n.y net e.: .Sn.
though lam y mourning 6S ny Knees IL:
All her letters. Mr.. House suid. were signed
IN h ,stt maiden is I name
Mccarthy. lit l. IN end to tbs case: But ye
%9Hld IKE referee apGohn int to p@ss on the
Justice Lawrence. where common law mar
rsstioss Thcrs IS anether ono beors me-
now ynss. YOU deny The nuthenticity of
Fs Tx T. MarphS II the plaintiffs
counsel then took hand Could I he q have ,
Tss rHs G
herself, at an elevated station. Herbst. pro-
iissssinS , to be her husband. had taken her from
LsHrsnse You may 4 You se.,r s PIT IN %
affidavit denying that she wrote the letters"
THE WARDS ACCUSE EACH OTHER.
The question. what alimony and counsel fec
Dor action for separation from Martin J. Ward.
Ward is a broker Tor he sale 81 hotels at III
that he ma es si1oo6 year. They we're
marEisd on Jun I. 1885. at CHICAGO. and sepe-
MATED IN kss h.r ae shS ssses; h W.T..
Forthwith street. she says. he seized her by
the neck and threw her down the. stoop; She
1862, no struck her with his fists on the
her. and threw, a carving knife at her. which
hs ts hey nSa IL
him again on his promise to reform.
w RSs Ssss p e. % SaS y sda s: MI:
R6 euRs fnd o q. H!o %sss ~
street, she refused to prepare his T,eals. and
water Of. He says that in February last lie
decided to give up his fiat, and took quarters
At the Gedney House. where he told her to Join
him; she refused to 90 there to live. She
In the presence OF several men she struck him
there In the parlor. At another time they had
honrd q car. She ran after him. shouting.
,stop, thief" and he had to return to Quiet
SWner . their marriage, she heard that Henry
60 Ia Providence. as she believed he had lett
her an Insurance policy OF 5000. When she
returned from the trip. she said: You took
me from man who would have left me plenty
OF money when u. died"
Ward alsn says that Mrs. Ward has furniture
worth s25Q9 and exnensive jswelry which he
marriage. A house in Brooklyn lie owns In
common with her. He believes sho Is sales-
woman q thu American, Kumyss Company.
end that the $40 q week he has teon paying
her since their separation is sufficient He has
paid this money weekly since she had him ar
rsignsL for abandonm \, before Justice Grady
last "Neyer has a husband" he adds. "borno
pore meskly and 80 long the ill-treatm ent OF