The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-12
CLAIMSAQUAKER MARRIAGE
WITH THE LATE COZ. SPENCER AND
MRS SPENCER ron WITNESSES.
Alice T.. wehb. Fifteen Years Auer the
nate OF the Agreement, sues George w.
Hopkinson, the JewrIicr, for a Divorce
re Denies Marrying Her-uer story.

Alice T.. webb, Fifteen Years Auer the
nato OF the Agreement, Sues George w.
Hopkinson, tho JeweIlcr, for Divorce-
re Denies Marrying Hsr-Hsr story.
Alice J. Webb. or Horkinson. daughter Of
William H. Webb OF Buffalo has brought an
action In tho Supreme Court through Coudert
Bros. to establish a common law marriage to
George W. Hopkinson and to obtain an ALSO
Lutte divorce from him. An order which she
obtained for the examination OF his mother.
Della Hopkinson. { stopping at the Filth
Avenue Hotel. but whose home Is ut EPSON,
N. H.. was set aside by Justice Ingraham on
a technically yesterday but subsequently
another order was obtained requiring Della
Hopkinson TO show cause tomorrow why she
should not be examined
The plaintiffs story OF common law mar
rage which che told at the Park Avenue llO-
tel last night Ia a novel one She was school
girl being educated In this city privately.
when in 1873 she met IIopkinson. His father.
John f. Hopkinson. was ieweller at 2O2
Broadway and the defendant was his only
child.
Young Hopkinson. so the plaintiff said did
not believe In any religion or ceremonial
marriages. lie said however. that they could
be married In what he termed the Quaker way,
II the law permitted. lie left her in the
Fifth Avenue Hotel psrlor. while he wont to
get recommended to a lawyer who would
advise them on that subject. They were d.
rected to Charles +. Spencer. who lived at 440
West Twenty third street He told them that
the mutual agreement before witnesses,
which he eas ho nSs sep mar 5.iSSs To Sw
yer Spencer and Mrs. Spencer and James II.
Prior Of the firm OF Learned & Prior, mer-
man and wife. That was tho evening OF Nov.
~. 1874 The plaintiff says that Mrsi spencer
and Mr. Prior have both made affidavit for her
After the agreement they went to live at 80
West Twenty. sixth street where. two days
and mother. Subsequently plaintiff went on
a visit with defendant to his mother at EPSON.
Ss eS H sn Wife and by his patents as their
daughter. She says she has bundles OF letters
from his father and mother addressing her
s2 aS6, 90 sRs and HopkInson lived al, the
chiefly up TO 1886. when they separated. She
his solicitation:she withdrew theisuit and they
Her suit for separation. she. said. was the
result Of his drinking and Entertainments. IN
they were living In the Westminster, he tried
to choke her. and she had I 70 run down into INTO
night in Dseember. 1884, she called in police
an TO protect nor.
In her present suit she accuses him OF in
timacy with tho widow Of Dan Mace, the well.
lived with Mrs. Mace about three years at
Forty-sixth street and Ninth avenue. For
tho past three years, she declares
After their separation she received q
letter from his counsel. Howe Humme say
ing they would have her arrested Il she an
moved him any further by writing letters or
calling on him. She said she was unabls to
proceed before as the case has been very eX-
pensive. Besides her counsel in this city she
Is represented by Whitcher. Sawyer. Smith
Tybush OF Buffalo.
answer. When seen at the HOLLYWOOD last
night, he refused to speak Of the case.