The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-20
ALMET F. jerks A FATHER.
A BOUNCING BOY THE FRUIT OF ms
SECOND MARRIAGE.
That 10, sfu Can he Called his Second Mar
rsaee. for hts Marriage with miss Maud
r. LittleJohn was Pronounced By bo"ro
or Bishops No Marriage At AL.

T.. I,tt,etohu was Pronounced by - Boars
OF Bishops No Marriage At Al.
CORPORATION Counsel Almet F. jerks o.
Brooklyn did not appear at his office yester'
| day until late hour. His hardness was ex
planned by the announcement that junior
jerks had appeared ut the family residence
OF st. James Place. on Monday night This
new jerks ia n bouncing youngster. weighing
eleven pounds. He gave evidence OF grent
lung power and kicking capacity. and was IN
every way OF the SOFT to do his father proud.
Mrs. jerks who was doing very nicely last
night. was Miss Leonore Antoinette Barre be-
fore she married. Her father is William Barre.
x-Rogister of BROOKLYN. She Is tho second
wife OF Mr.. jerks. according to the
law OF the land. According to the decree OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church. solcnnly de-
clared by n Bishops Court. Mr.. jerks was not
married before he wed Miss Barre. For near
ly thirteen yenrs prior to this wedding. how
ever. Mr.. jerks was looked upon rs the lawful
husband Of Miss Maud Littleiohn. the second
daughter OF Bishop Littlejohn Of tho Episco-
pnl diocese OF Long Island. Even tho canon
law. which rules the Protestant Episcopal
Church. had recognized the union Of these two
| as legal marriage. This strange middle was
| due to the pecuiarties Of the canon law.
| Mr.. jerks aud Miss Ittleiohn were married
on Doc. .. 1873 at Grace Church. on Brooklyn
Heights. 1t was u very fashionable wedding.
and the church was throngcd with society
people from this city, Brooklyn. and other
places. Bishop Littlciohn OBLIGATED. assisted
by Bishop Williams Of Connecticut. The we'd
ding gifts were many. costly. and elegant.
The couple settled down In Brooklyn in what
appeared to be a most happy homo. They
lived together In seeming peace and af1cc-
ton for ten years. Then Mrs. Jenks went
to 1.-Two in Rhode Island Gossip. which
even prior to that had limited at n disagree
ment suggested various reasons for this step.
the greater number OF them having tho iden Of
incompatibility rs n basis. 1t was said that
Mrs. jerks objected to some OF the social ac-
quaintances which her husbands political
aspirations had forced upon him. That there
had been a separation, however. could not be
denied. and. after q short time it was said that
Mrs. jerks intended to sue for divorce in the
Rhode Island courts.
This proved true. Suit was brought by her
on the charge OF abandonment and non-sup-
port. The dignitaries OF the Church stood
aghast at this spectacle. but mystery was
added to the surprise when Bishop Littleiohn
announced that lie supported his daughters
action and appeared In court as witness in her
behalf Mr.: jerks defended the action to the
extent Of sending n lawyer to make an ap-
pearance In his behalf md prevent the
granting Of a decree which would re-
fleet upon him in any way or hamper fu-
ture matrmonial intentions on his part. on
decree to Mrs . Jenps This dsnrce Si Both
absolutely. and gave the wife permission to
resume her maiden name Ihe decree ht ca, !;
the same evidente would have secured even n
limited divorce in New York. After the divorce
went to live will, her parents in Garden City.
In the mean time the .Iivorc. had been con.
chsroS from the
Of view. At the request Of Bishop Littlejohn.
who q akbnG
asa BSop
sroprety ~ TSe law "SSn
that certain marriages are ahs2utely void that
s saeh ae Ssy neveF
and that It does not require even decree OF
court to divorce them such, for instance.
or the marriage 'oi Innatics. The canon law
allows q divorce. also for adultery and certain
make the marriage void from the beginning.
but tho authority OF the courts must De in |
yoked to divorce the parties. After taking evil
uttered this decree:
We. the undersigned Bishops Of fiocess. contiguous
tn. ." .aa eese sh" by lie
81 ft s "'s the s rs.
nyns duly G'S S and the facts
nett lsnks sosmnzsi IN the piGesss q L ny Island
null and void and further that the
cpllne Of This Church /. ths sam. though such
Seat .ionS WILLlAs.. Bishop Of Connecticut.
issaI Joas s'sKsoRous q. B s 9; New Jersey
Seal HEsnr G; PorrKa. bishop OF New York.
49, 1851 HOUSE. - LAFAYETTE 'AA'' 'N" '0A' April
No explanation OF this decree was ever made
and no authoritative declaration OF thA cause
Th e principais refused to discuss ana the
bishops composing the court. US well as Bishop
asfired to DO Essea
tween Il r. jerks and Hiss LittlejoTn must have
lty and the parties had not been related prior
to the marriage. Only one explanation could
aey eaSss hs sossrs
suit for divorce had been instituted now set
situation to know tho facts. DIEnitarics Of
Ia" had access ' to the eydenss beforo the Bs%" "s
we're quoted r. to prov, this; AZ IN AFTERNOON
diocese declared that Miss Little
Ohm had never been wife. She based her
,srtop, was laughed at for r how could it be
ir Jenks's ,wiia for more than ten years.
asked the others.
Public talk had barely suhsided when Mr..
Tpnks married Miss Barre Ho had been re-
siding In tho house OF her father for some time.
rho wedding occurred on April N. 1891. less
ham, month after the Newport decrse q
nther. Tho llov. Howard G. Bliss Of
plymouth Church united the couple. They
vent on u short wedding tour and then set
led down in the st. james pnce house. 1t
VII Gr observed by the terms of their decision
hat Miss I.ittlcJohn was as free as before her
lssnEption OF the title OF wife. Consequently
ne could marry again Nothing is said in
hat regard about Mr. jerks.
Lately there has been talk Of the Xix elhood Of
wedding between Miss IittlaIohn and a cler-
lyman OF the Episcopal Church who Is
warm friend Of her father.
New Jerseys Prohibition Convention.
TRENTON. April 10.-Three hundred dole
,ntos. among them several women. elected hy