The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20

resident Of the county of Bartholomew
at this date, and has been bona tde
resident Of the state of Indiana for more
than one year last past. She further
states that on or about the 18th day OF
October 1865. in the state of New Jersey,
she then being Caroline II. Du Barry
and widow, was married in the said
state 10 the said defendant, Charles he
bello. The marriage, as she is informed
and believes, was not regularly certihed
to by the minister performing said cere-
mony: and she AYERS that the marriage
was procured by fraud and false repre-
sensations and by duress, and the
said defendant did Immediately there
after, to-wit on date of said alleged
marriage, leave the United States; that
she never lived with defendant as MS
wife, nor took his name, but was and
is known and regarded as Caroline n.
Du Barry, and since his leaving the
United States she has never seen or
heard from him; that for more than one
year last past he has wholly abandoned
the plaintiff, and that for more than
that period of time, tO-wit from the
date of their marriage, plaintiff has
wholly failed. neglected and refused to
contribute any moneys means or effects
10 support herself. the plaintiff, and two
children born to her by a previous mar
riage; that the said defendant Is an allen
and subject of Great Britain, Europe.
wherefore. DN reason Oh ali dltO viz
gular Of the foregoing, the plaintiff prays
the court TO grant her a divorce. and
that the marriage contract made and
entered into between said parties be dis
solved and she prays for other relief
JOHN A. KEITH,
Attorney for plaintiff"
Proof OF publication OF nonresident
notice was made by George w. Allison.
publisher OF the Columbus Weekly
Union. weekly newspaper printed here.
Dec. %, 1867.
The evidence introduced was that Of
the plaintiff herself, which evidence sus-
tained the allegations in the complaint.
The deposition of John I. Matthews,
aged ffty-three, her physician at New
Albany, showed her 20 have been resi-
dent Of Indiana more than one year,
and Of high social standing. and that
she had two children, a boy aged eight
and a girl aged five. This deposition
dated March II. 1868.
Deposition Of John r. Nunemacher.
BOOKSELLER aged forty, Of New Albany
testified to same facts as to residence
and character, and all testified that she
went by the name of Caroline II. Du
Barry.
The following dispositions were taken
at Brooklyn, y. Y. March II. 1858:
Elizabeth HOlbTook, II E Fourteenth
St, New York. testified she was the
mother Of the plaintiff, and that after
the death Of her first husband, Franklin
II. Du Barry. her daughter and lit
tie boy and girl, aged respectively eight
and five years. had resided with her and
that all this time she went by the name
of Du Barry This was in 1866. IN
March. 1856, plaintiff told her mother
she had been married to Charles Re
bello and that the marriage was q
forced one and was by duress and fraud
and not properly certified. and took
nlqpa in fba cfqfn of Now TnrGnW and
that defendant never lived with plaintiff
and that she had not seen Rebello since
1866. that he, during the fall Of 1865 and
the winter and spring Of 1866. used TO
call at their house frequently, and was
entertained IN the parlOr as any gentle
man would be: that RebellO never cen
tributed TO her support, and that she
existed solely from her fathers estate,
Joseph HOlbrook. of which the widow
and mother was one of the trustees.
RebellO was an EnClishman, and sailed
form New York about the first Of Sep
TENDER. 1866. on n steamer for Venzuela.
South America There was no issue by
the marriage Of her daughter TO RebellO."
Charles j. Lowry. Brooklyn, deposit
ton, cate March II. 1868. Stated he was
an attorney. and one Of the trustees of
the estate of Joseph HolbrOOk, deceased.
father of the plaintiff; that he knew
Rebello and had heard Of the marrige;
that IL was against plaintiffs consent
and was by force and fraud and that
he abandoned her at once and sailed
in Venezuelan steamer for South
America in October, 1865, and never lived
with her or contributed to her support;
that she moved TO New Albany, Ind, in
1866, and that he frequently sent her
money there. and also TO this city in
the winter of CTS"
y divorce was granted plaintiff Caro-
line III. RebeilO. in Bartholomew common
pleas court. this city. March %, 1863 and
the ladies Immediately procured GER
titled copy and taking It with them left
the city, leaving their address to be
written TO Caroline ID. Barry, Mt. Yer
non house. Baltimore. Nd or in care
of her attorney. Charles a. Lowry, post
Office building, Long Island Since
then Mrs. Du Barry and her daughter
the little ave-year-old girl with her here.
who has since grown to wOmanhood,
went TO Europe, and the mother, Mrs
Du Barry, was married to the Baron
Won Roques. and the daughter to
wealthy Englishman named May 1t
also turns out that Rebello was an ex-
He'd Italian count
The court records do not show why
the fraudulent and forced marriage was
perpetrated, but il Is understood that
after Mrs Du Barry was engaged to
marry him, she learned he was an adj
ventUrer and refused to carry out the
contract. as he only desired to get at
her wealth. and that he then by threats
and dUress forced her to marry him. One
story is that the divorced count is try
ing 10 get at her property now, while
another is that a man named taylor who
was the agent of the BARONESS Won
ROques. and held power as nor attorney.
had disposed Of large tracts OF land in
Virginia and Kentucky and pOcketed the
money
While here the two ladies and the lit
tie girl boarded a week with Mrs Elias
Maynard and conducted themselves in
true English style. They always went
TO their meals in fun dress costumes
with long trials and the conventional
bonnet. They talked but very little and
did not go out or mingle in society.
When they left here they left an old
styled wooden trunk. covered with
leather, with Mrs. Maynard and paid
her 81 to keep it till they sent for it
within thirty days. She never heard
from them after they left. Six months
later she opened il and found only
old blanket or two in il. She has the
trunk yet marked ID. A. Holbrook
Miss HolbroOk first married man
named Chambers and then one named
Du Barry. a wealthy South Carolinian,
who died, leaving her the two children
referred to. then lastly married Baron
Won ROques.
PLAN TO RELIEVE HARD TIMES.
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