The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-17

MI IS Russell wore q black dress that was al.
! dolman with big puff sleeves that stood up
from, her shoulders and suggested wings. A
s srt At
hair, and her hands were encased in white Kid
Gl9Nyes The effect: in spite Of the lack Of foot.
white thread out Of a seam Of her glove. -,
table by the unforme ed surernumeraries oftho
court and they joined in a brief opening
chorus. the refrain OF which was:
Hats OF: the Judge 10 coming.
And good judge too.
Judge McAdam is paternal looking. and as
hs sey ss
their chairs and listened for what might come
Lawyer Hummel arose and explained to the
court what they had all come together for.
thereby disclosing the plot Of tho piece to the
audience. and having done this. he called
There, is, nothing, very theatrical about Mr.:
storrs but he made very good first old
isiactory as a witness for the plaintiff. His
part was mostly r1eecitatiye. with occasional
Storrs said that he was correspondent for
Canadian newspapers in London In 1887. and
Police Court some time in the summer Of that
IN dWsrd BY
plot I'll By the sne the
the pun OF her left sleeve
Storrs asserted that solomon. in tn, London
onion No. j. in 1870. and had also admitted
that he had never been divorced, The excuse
h. he ssdyhn HIS WIZ to BIZ s
being questioned by Mr. Iiummel as to the re-
suit OF this extraordinary state of affairs. Storrs
stated that the case was adjourned number OF
times and finally dismissed on the ground that
5o t hss Tss
than against those OF Great Britain.
=, The heroine OF the second scene WAS Miss
Rus nssG her a When s the sa dRs mel
witness stand. she stepped up to the chair with
most o .fheEagT iook upon her sce and sTore
ranged her skirts and looked about the room
ments made by her In an affidavit drawn up in
Chicago last sumner. and after she had done
this she Wss to say tmSs she Was
Russell As she spoke she dropped her eyelids
now and then and at other times smiled en-
ss9uraglnGly upon her counsel or upon Judge
=, You were married to, Edward solomon on
May ~. 1884. in Hoboken. were you notp"
$$ss; Mhi;Ps1sd the . pa int .,ov...,
Miss Russell nodded
tinued the LAWYER. who was afrably doing all
the testifyine except the yeses and noes.
qll you know tnat ne was married man r
Miss Russell looked inexpressibly shocked
and Gazed Electrically upon Mr.. Hummel. |
Then she let her eyes fall and said sweetly:
ried!" |
Mr.. Humme then brought out the fact that |
when his client began suit against Solomon |
she was unable to serve n summons upon him.
and that 1t had to be served by publication. |
Judge McAdam said he remembered all about |
that because he had granted tho order.
. MIR. Hummel said that was his case. and |
looked about the room to see II the defendant
would put in defence. No one moved. and |
therefore Judge McAdam annulled the mar
riage upon the SPOT.
The decree also gave Miss Russell the right
to resume her name. Lillian Russell, the right
to marry again, and tho custody OF her seven
year-old child. Lillian.
As soon rs the decree was announced tho
actress buttoned her cloak. smiled upon every
one. and fastened OUT OF the court room with
her counsel: The proceedings had lasted
scarcely half an hour.
Judge McAdam subsequently signed de-
cree declaring that the child Lillian. years
old. born to the actress and solomon is leetti-
mate The custody OF the child is given to the
mother. The Judge finds that the actress en-
tered upon and continued her marriage rela-
tons with Solomon In good faith. according to
her evidence. UP to the time whom they sepa-