St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-19

The ceremony was performed about
seven years ago, according to Mrs.
Adams. New York was the scene
parson Mrs. Adams would make no
statement.
Fay Says She Has Left Him.
Now. if Fay was married she would
probably be one of the first to hear
of the event. A note recently written
by her says: "Dear Friend: 1t is true
that, for certain private reasons, | have
separated from Mr.. Osborn This state
ment SAYS nothing about marriage, but
as persons cannot obtain divorces, even
in Chicago, without having first been
married, it would seem natural that
union must precede separation. Fay's
assertion, accordingly, would appear TO
bear out her aunt'S declaration that the
precious pair were married.
Here, then. arises the ghost of dead
past, for Howell Osbnrn's ancestors
take hand. According to current re-
port Mr.. Osborn forfeitS considerable
share of his fortune if he has indeed
made Fay Templeton his wife. Mar
riage in this case would almost amount
to failure-financial failure-for How
ell. 1t is generally accepted for a fact
that Mr. Osborn's present income would
be cut down to the love-in-a-cottage
figure OF $4,000 annually in case Fay is
proved to be his welded wife.
Visions of domestic devotion at any
cost receive right here violent check,
however, for Mr.. Osborn denies the
marriage. Smiling courteouSly over his
trandy and soda last evening at the
Richelieu. the supposed husband as
serted an alibi. No, SIR" he said with
emphasis, ii have never been married.
Miss TempletOn is not my wife. You
may place that" he added. "in black
and white.' referring presumably to the
fact that some reports had already
placed it decidedly lin black"
A case o? mistaken identity seems
chargeable to Mrs. Adams; TO Fay also,
if the latter'S note is rightly interpreted
as supporting the aunt'S statement that
Howell and Fay are man and wife.
Possibly one of the parties has been
hypnotiZed. 1t certainly would seem,
as Mr.. Osborn is capable of clear and
definite thinking. that he could not
have been so abSent-minded as to for
get his marriage within seven years
after the honeymoon. At any rate,
Miss TempletOn, or Mrs. Osborn, or
some one, has gone to New York, and
Fay'S husband, or friend, or something,
is left alone at the Iiichelieu, while a
lady. who thereby claims to be Mir. Os-
b0rn'S aunt, asserts positively that the
latter gentleman, being married to her
niece. is at present grass widower,
and, incidentally, Il man of diminished
means.
Financial Bar 10 the Marriage,
Thus that anti-matrimonial will is all
through the tale Il theme OF Importance.
As result of efforts to learn the exact
specifications the following was cuIIed
from generally accepted rumor: The
mother of Howell Osborn had, it seems.
exclusive notions about daughters.in-
law aud q few supplementary noCions
about her sons prOclivitieS Howell.
tits said, frequente1 stage entrances
and eVinced cordial desire 10 help eIe-
vate the stage The mother worded
her will, therefore, with the purpose to
prevent her son FROM eleVating any
particular member of the histrionic pro-
feSSiOn to his fortune and name. Ac-
cording to Howell Osborn himself the
vital provision is in effect as follows:
'1f my son shall marry any woman who
has danced or sung upon the stage for
hire his children shall not inherit, but
my estate, in that case, shall revert to
the old women'S home at Mamaroneck."
The mothers bequeSt subjected to this
provision was $4,000 plus one-half the
residue after settling up the estate,
which increased the above amount by
100000.
''You may bet." SAID Mr.. Osborn,
''that stipulation alone would not have
prevented my marrying Miss Temple
ton. for | bold, aside from mothers be-
quest, the three estates of nv father.
aunt and grandmother, which of them
selves aggregate 81 ,500,00O. Although"
he added with regretful accent, ''they
are all bound in trust. Then, it would
be my children only who forfeited
mothers estate. | should have the full
enjoyment of it. Nevertheless. he.
sald in conclusion. 81 am not married
10 Miss TempletOn. Aud. for the mat
ter of separation, you may say | told
Miss TempletOn that if she went on the
stage that would conclude the relations
between uS-not for all time, but dur
ing her theatrical engagement. Now,
that, pursuant to her hiStronic inner
itance, she has decided to resume act
Ing, shall depart for Europe
Among all these affirnations and de-
malls of marriage it may be pertineutIy
recorded that no one took time to deny
the aunPs statement, published last
Monday, that Fay Telnpleton and How
ell Osborn had for some time lived to-
gether.