The sun., 1893-07-20
DESERTED WHILE A BRIDE.
YOUNG CLARKE sATs HE WAS FORCED
INTO MARRIAGE WITH a PISTOL

MAY Married Her june Ss, ma ADAM
doned Her July I-Detscttvs Wells Serves
n Time Table Instead OF Divorce Papers.
Frederick Sherwood Clarke. % years old. OF
las West Forty second street. n son OF Cyrus
@. Clarke. n publisher was a prisoner In the
Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday after
noon. charged by his wife with abandon m ent,
Young Clarke formerly lived In New Uaven,
and Ia an advertising agent.
According to tho afIldaylts In tho cnse he
first met his wife. who was Miss Mabel o.
Chamberlain Of Stamford. Conn. on May l
last. She and o friend named Lottie Dovoe.
who also lives In Stamford. were eating lunch-
con in q restaurant on Forty. second street
when Clarke and another young man entered
and tho four became acquainted after a brief
Irritation. On May ~ last Clarke and Miss
Chamberlain went to the Oriental Hotel and
registered as Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood. They
lived there as man and wife for several days.
and then went to Bath Beach and engaged
separate rooms at Lowrie's hotel as single
persons On juno 27 they were married at
Bath Beach in the presence OF the girls m other
and Mrs. Morrisey. who was o guest at the
hotel.
On July /. 1t is alleged by the com plainant
che and her husband came to New York to-
gether. While riding up town on a cable car
at on Since sns sS"t s
the wife says. hcr husband has done nothing
t9warh tow supporting her and has practically
The private examination room was crowded
when Justice, Hogan called the case; Mrs.
brown hnir and brown eyes She was we'll at-
tired Her husband is tall. slim young man.
Mrs.. riarEe was vSry Gy hsr mother
When the complaint was read to young
Judge. it Is true that left my wife. There
wns thing else for mo to do. however. was
forced into marrying her at the point OF pis-
oh, myl Did you eyer2" was uttered in
het ordep GG7sa ss%n1ss TSefsi ,Ss Justice
Young Clarke then went on and told his
On the night Of June 81. at Bath Beach"
he said. I" 7 went to the room occupied by Miss
Chamherlain. After had been there about
nEn 1S ana shs
her two uncles, and, Mrs. Morrisey., They did
thore. Miss Cham beriHin broke down aud be-:
gan to cry, she, told her reorle that it was nll
ise 5 of marriage. and and had then reused to marry
her. Then she cried out that she would shoot
so adacS hsa on
the scene. but who gave 1t to Miss Cham berlain
Of ssnyss tHs SH H ss:
and md to Ms a. hn a9
t would te impossible to describe the taces
Of the complainant. her mother. and Mrs Nor:
looked as. il one OF them would break out IN a
torrent Of protest bVt big Policeman Connolly
sh a"e H1FRs
and Did ynu over!" but a rnp Of the Justices
Ea,yeI speeliy restored order Mrs. Chamber;
with Mysteries and had to be removed from
the room.
eesnss. f'ss s Msys ys' ws in nG
District s,ae the
Sosn sworn ihe LAWYER snnoaseea n that he was was
a4 nrepared %eo to SHOW SHOW "a an" the lawyer
that for iive years back this young womun's
Il object" Interrupted Lawyer Hartman.
Justice Hogan sustained the objection: II
he SAID that the tooSS
tion Of character was not involved. and he
Clarke to pay his wife IS n week.
During the proceedings In court n little
ns cayEa Tt Esp mashnH sS ns ydnnn %
dersd. The little man was Private Detective
Clarke md has been looking up the young
yoman's record, Furthermore, for several
serve papers on her in a divorce suit brought
by her husband.
Aiter 5us'jse Hogan had rendered his de-
BY the door Iealine into West Tenth street
room. room but but betective Wells ioiiowed the ladies'
nsa S so sHs as 1s yoans %d ass
tbsrs and get ehd hSr
and { day for weeks. Who is he and what does
desperate effort to- catch Mrs. Clarke. The
latter screa,ned again and lodged to the other
Of GGr tWn nhal hf Mc M
and they formed a circle around Mrs Clarke.
Wells hes!tated a moment when he saw what
hs But hs ony
a m onent. He, suddenly made dash toward
fGs and esd to Dlsa
lake !Hst cried Mrs. MqrrIsey, and she
gave the detective u bang on the head with her
"Uch!" grunted tho detective, and he re-
tee ne mnSs dodsed IN around ho
cTs rynG to at TTfs wSo he
hurt young Mrs. Clarke. Suddenly It occurred
10 Wells that under the law mere touching
he case constituted a service. so like flash
ho pulled ed paper qnt o. his pocket ard Ire. re-,
BuIneu me nttApk, ITO came 10 suddenly tnlb
lime that he caught the women of their guard.
and hefpre they Know # he had hit Mrs Clarke
4 blow on the lack OF the meek with the paper.
The paper foil 70 the sidewalk and was Quickly
picked up by Lawyer Hartman, who had been
looking on hut who had not attempted to in |
trriero. ,sntisned with his work. tho detective
walked back into the court room. wiping tho |
perspiration from his brow.
Gosh! that WAC the Toughest Job I ever |
had!" he said.
Inquired yonng Clarke .,.
:" That little Job is nll over" |
At this junctlire Lawyer Hartman came run |
II want that man arrested for assault" he |
,'isdf ,'riIsdf pointing at "sl's. He assaulted my
Wells. smiled at the lawyer pityipgly
With those papers," he said.
Justice Hogan called all hands before him.
Did YOU assault tho womanf" he asked
Wells. a,o, +. .,,, v.u. sos. ,u,,,,,,,
ak 0 the papers was trying to serve on her. |
20 touched her with them, which Is tn" same
No. he didn't No, be S didn't !" exc sxSSl1Imea I'm
md the lawyer suddenly flashed time table