The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-29
MRS. GARDNER ARRESTED.
,. SIZE ACCOUNTABLE FOR HER sINGU-
- IIR DOMESTIC TROUBLES?


r,.. vr,.napd Thinks she's Not-Her
second Puts Her In JAN TO rest the
oue.t,on whether shes his "he.
There was q scene In tho Long Island CITY
police Court yesterday morning. whom Mrs.
rrnm, Gnrdner- d Autrevile was arraigned
ioforo Justice Manley. accused OF bigamy.
rho former actress pleaded her case before
tho Justice with passion and vehemence. She
rohoarsed the story OF her alleged wrongs.
rho man who had her arrested was Eugene
II ,utrcyjlle to whom she was married In
N,ytown on Jan. 10. 1880. after having lived
many years with Charles Gardner. whose
name sho bore.
D'Autrevllc is about % years old. He lives
In Hnllet street. Astoria. with his father.
Charles Gardner. who Is said to be the woman's
lawful husband. Ia q travelling salesman for a
piano varnish maker. He is about 40 years
old, and owns a cottage at TOT De Bevoise av-
enuc. Astoria. the scene OF frequent encoun-
ters between the rival husbands Mrs Gard
ncr.DAutreville is about 40.
Neither D'Autreville nor Gardner was pres
ont in court yesterday. The defendant wore
back silk dress. When called on to plead she
sail her husband. Charles Gardner, was all
sent from home when D'Autreville. with tho
aid OF n former servant, violated her honor.
Following this he made his appearance
at her house in coach one sunday ana
compelled her to dress and go with him.
The coach was driven by a man named Barr.
who seemed to, have been instructed pre-
yously villa, to do. She was driven to New
and t@ksn hs9f her to marfy Him. x"ff
Threatened her with death Il snc refused ed
Whom the minister was about to begin the
She Ind a husband living whom the minister's
son entered aud her courage left her., She
that Therefore hs was as guilty as She Then
She prayed the justice not to send her TO jail
until the charge could be investiEa,e1 for ma
's sEe !a Sa' Ano hSms one who
W miss me when she returns ,n tho o sak suo 81 nv
inpvcent childrenl Permit me to return to
nv home once more" o,o
bail If for u further hearing; She was without
Ionismen. and was taken across to the
,snS n s o a sen vs e e she %sEsss sna
the barred doors was opened she shrank back
and exclaimed: ,,,,
The mntron Mrs Conroy. finally succeeded
in getting her into a larger room on the upper
tier. where the miserable woman went into
Mysteries and became IN onscious;
pAutreyille says his object IN having Mrs:
whose se wife She is and to settle tho ,contro;
Mr. GardnST If the woman is his wife h, he
alternating her affections, II she Is Gardeners
wife he says he will press the charge OF biGa-
At the time of their marriage. D'Autreville
says. she informed him she was never married
herd in Newtown performed the ceremony.
and the woman gave her maiden name. Emma
Lloyd. After the marrase they we, went to live
Astoria. When MIR. Gardner returned the FOL.
lowing May. the neighborhood had a sensation.
y xniHa DAutreviie e made his home With the
woman. There was hot encounter between
Vii Vic s~f from Sn' the Seef house he showed mar
rage certificate. and claimed the woman
mn his pe %s deaEp SGGs'9sd ssR Ss
the house. She kept him Informed. however.
his rivals San and When gardner
SAureV vii to place he had rented in Third
avenue ,his city Vas st soon f ap
woman there. but Gardner. returned before he
left. and there was q hand;to- hand struggle.
down yd it s sIasd R as ths eng
s"de Mr. Gardner and, Mrs Gardne ID Au-
ys Hs & o1 have rssnss to an h.r
nome y Susi AsIs sip ana asnln H. had not
fsSn Was again n IN the Gard
psr cottage: There was another scene Gene, when en-
naG
men went armed They failed to meet for some
and aa
times. but it never got any further ,.-...,,,.
shouting through the streets that DAutre-
vile had eloped with her daughter-in-law.
had been living in her father-in-law's cottage
during the absence of hcr husband. who is in
some way connected with theatrical business.
lOung D'Autrevile denies there was anything
Improper between him and young Mrs Gard
Per. lie says Mrs Gardner-D Autreville MADE
leave. She is now in Watertown. n. Y.
Mr.. Gardner was q comedian at the time OF
his marriage to Mrs. Gardner. which. he says.
took place in Philadelphia many years ago.
In travelling around he says their marriage
certificate was lost. but after the trouble with
pAutreylle he obtained O. copy OF it He
thinks his wife is insane. and he does not be-
lieve she Is responsible for her acts.