The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-07
WILL WE'D IN COURT TO-DAY.
THORPE 10 MAKE AMENDS TO ONE OF
THE HoMEN BE HAS WRoNaED

sh. q. In. Girl with who's He Eiop.a
from New Haven. and Who Supposed
Herseir to be hts wife-was Prepsrias
to Eiope with = saIesEi-i Nhe. ne was
Arrested for rohsinE AZ. Employers.
Joseph lie Roy Thorpe. the salesman for
Adams h Co., the dry goods merchants. who
was arrested on Thursday charged with fail
ing to deliver $40 worth OF silk for which a
customer had paid him. was arraigned at
Jefferson Market yesterday. Thorpe lived
with young woman in West Twcnty-second
street, and was supposed to be married. TWAS
learned by ono OF the firm OF Adams Co.
that he had arranged to elope with ono OF
their salesgirls on Friday night. and 1t is sup
posed he wanted the SO to help out on ex-
penses. A member OF the firm said yesterday
that to his certain knowledge two other girls
in tho store. or who used to be employed there.
were in trouble In consequence OF their rea-
tions with Thorpe All three OF these girls. 1t
is said. knew that Thorpe was living with
woman who passed for his wife. 1t is also said
that there is another salesgirl with whom
Thorpe has lived.
The woman with whom Thorpe lived In
West Twenty-sccond street. and who says her
name is Phillie kline. was In court yesterday.
She has always been an invalid, and is only
has to use a crutch. According to her story.
which Thorpe admits to be true he made her
acquaintance Mt her home in New Haven
eighteen months ago. He lived at Fairfield.
Conn, and was said to have como
OF god family. Hc Is p years old;
He war married about eight years ago and
two years later his wife died. leaving a aaugh-
ter who is now in a convent in France. Thorpe
persuaded the New Haven Young woman to
run away with him. and a year ago last j une
hur n to Boston to Visit friends ehe
stopped on at Hartford. and. rs. she believed.
vas married to Thorpe by JMftee 81 tho
ranged all tho details. paper purportng to
be u marriage certificate was givento her. put
Thorno got POSSESSION OF this " snort time
The girl sho is little moro than 20 years old
year ago. and they went to live in twenty
sec nd street. AGout fourteen weeks ago her
leg was Lroksn 10y fall an she . vas Tx a to
I'VE times Then letter Was brought to her
which had been sent to They're By = saiesg girl
anSut It, and he said i was only little, iirta-
ton and he would let it drop: Two weeks ago
IN Hst stnc Ts ThSn sSs
gan t" hear Of his doinCs in her absence. Ho
s s' I nj
nothing to HIM II she does not Gsy throw
Wien the girl. who is about t" become a
mother. heard Of this she asked Thorpe what
| lie meant. ana ne Shlu.
You are nothing to me- That Hartford
| business was II mock ceremony"
tho sdvSs friends the girl ont
! to compel him to marry her. go
II do not want to have anything - do with
| him again. she said. but for my child's sake
want to I've legally his wife,
Before the warrant could DO served Thorpe
| was arrested on the charge Of robbing his en-
| ployers. John Flanagan OF the firm OF Adams
| 4 Co. said in court Yesterday that Thorpe had
| been systematically robbing the firm. He also
told what he bad learned of the intrCues in
| which Thorpe has been engaged. Others in
| court told much more: 1t seems that all tho
| girls seen much in Thorpe's company were
| warned that he was married. hut they took
| no heed. Thorpe's supposed wife warned the
girl who wrote the letter referred to. but she.
too. Needed not. and is now also in trouble.
| Thorpe told his supposed wife on Thursday
| that he was going away for awhile. but would
come ack and marry her properly very soon.
| She learned that no WAS preparing to elope.
| and then hnd tho warrant issued. Tho woman
who caused nil the trouble in the first place.
| she says. onrded in the same house and alto
| at tho same table with her and Thorpe.
| Thorpe was held in $500 bail for examine
| ton next FRIDAY on the charge OF larceny. In
| court he said to the woman who had supposed
| she was his WIFE
That will be all right. You are my wife.
| and we will he married all right.
He was taken at his word by the friends Of
the girl. and m effort was made to have the
| ceremony performed yesterday. but it could
| not he arranged Later Thorpe agreed to
| have the ceremony performed in jefferson
Market Court this morning by the sitting
| Justice at the morning session.