New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-11
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
WAS THE MARRIAGE LEGALLY ANNuLLtD'


MRS. EVERETT CHARGES FRAUD AND DECEIT ON
THE PART OF HER HUSBAND.
Some curious developments are promised In the
proceedings TO reopen the case OF the annuiihe"' VI
the marriage Of Edward and Georgianna L. Everett
Mrs Evcrett's counsel sets up the claim mat inc
snnulncnt was procured by imposition MIS- MD'ro"'
or Everett, who is now Twenty-Five years o"' ny
that when she sixteen she met "in''" We
Morrison at social gathering In Boston, o'e VI
the party induced them to participate III nv"
marriage and they stood up together ana "err '""
,dcd In fun A month later Morrison asked ner ~
live with him and she said the marriage was ~" ~,
legal. lie produced marriage ccrui'"'o ,, ~.
6llcd ont and she went TO her father VINO sun W
os She had been 50 foolish she ought TO hVe WIN ~
husband She did so for six months, wheh "' 50
20 inrcat her and she left him ana ic." ,oors
nor n,rcnts When she met Everett SeVerai ''"''
.ferwar, she told him about the ihat'er
consented 10 marry him. lie 'ad'iseu III.
divorce and proceedings were begun III ,
rh. courts held that there had been no n'riIaoo'
tro,t cot a paper from Morrison 10 the erect
that the man who p'rloIiic" 'i0 '
lawful authority to do So ,, ,.,.
When she wits married TO Everett p9 Oi|i '"'"
Courtney Everett did not wish 10 nave ."o law me-
prh,c on account of his family, ana inc! h'ou "
ether ouietly at his house In Boston, ana ne he,ei
sona h ~ his wife In 1850 he told her MS
.io,d xould never recognize her rs MS "iie ~ WIS
a, ,bov l,d not been married by a minister Ill o'u,
IN he married In that way the former h'rii'e'
$500 90 h onnullcd and then they could be regularly
,,orr5od and all would be we'll All she "Ouu ""
~ a xrs,d be TO sign IA paper, and she dld thiS al"
- 4. 10 Everett; she did not appear ocioie WV
ofor.. hut her sister did. When she ioulu w.
ico annued she urged Everett TO nave the rehsio
o-orno,v ncrforIncd but he postpoh'N IL I iU She
~ time and finally went 10 Europe iiS. '.: ho was
~ 70 Ico,nSd thai he has told his ir1enos 'ha' s"S "
never his WIFE,
,p,c,r,ov OVER TIE 18TH REGIMENT AhMoNi'
Tho 18Th Regiment Armory Commissio" -
,.ou.ort mec,inc Yesterday at the Mayors o'''
Tho asnrotions of .Aneurin Jones. late farh SUPP"
ant Gov tho post of superintendent of construction
~ the new armory. rudely crushed oS 'i'o u""
'a,'e .o,oc,ion Of d. Ernest Laub for the place a
.,.,ntsndent was selected because the SUPERVISION "
: infect L. l.. Daus has been meager' anu ' "
,e bcen cut down from per cent 10 ) IL per cent
The slperint endcnt will get L. per ocn'' ''
Dams asked TO have his duties and those Oh 'iic i
superintendent clearly defined. lie sid ne iei' ,''
be should he relieved from all further respohsioii'!
for The building of the armory. lie dlu ho' seo "o
two men could direct the work. county iIe"'"'i
Adams who had been listening closely saiu'
You will be responsible, just the same ~ W."
burt Won mich TO 60 out there once IN two or ihico
weeks l.. a.,
Mr. Daus ictortcd that. save for one mohth III 'ie
eummer no had visited the work more than twice
wcek Mr. Adams replied that lie knew dlherehuy
from the contractors Finally the matter was se.ucu
i,v = prouo,iton Of MAYOR Body, that lr. Daus a.
slime re- >ibly the superintendent DellS Pi,Cu
nder bis orders with the privilege Of dissenting from
his views and leaving the hnal decision " '"o No"
sSiOn.