Evening journal., 1893-07-14
ALMOST sMoTHeReo WITH KISSES.
Young Haines, the Alleged Bigamist, the
Ohlect Of a Wonderfnl Denomination.

Young Hnines, the Alleged Btgamist, the
Object Of a Wonderful Demonstration.
There was a regular love feast at JEFF
ferson Market Court Wednesday after
noon. The participants were Fletcher
Allison Halnes. son of Lawyer B Howell
Hainee. of No b2 Broadway; Miss
Eugenia st. Clair, the leading soprano at
Roster & Bials, who claims 10 have been
married TO Hanes in this city on Janu.
airy 1. 1885 Miss Ella n Howell who
claims that Haiues married her In Ar
lngton, N j. on August D, 1891 Miss
Howelps mother aud sister; Miss st.
Clir's mother and Mrs Haines, senior
They gathered in the back room of the
court. and I'm the hour between and
o'clock did enough kissing and hugging
10 keep d well regulated family In atiec
tion for a year Haines got the most; (;
the others got an equal division.
Haines WAS arrested on Tuesday night
on warrant sworn out by the two al
legged wives charging him with blgamy
When the case came up yesterday morn
ing Mr.. Haines, senior, asked Justice
Grady to dismiss the case on the ground
that as the bigamy was alleged to have
been committed in New Jersey the
warrant should have been sworn out
there The prisoner was held for exam
ination in the afternoon. Then came
the extraordinary exhibition Of cOncen'
| trated affection
! Haines was brought into the back
room, where the women in the case sat
! glarng at each other. Miss st Clair
was the first to see him With high
/ soprano whoop she sped across the room
and subsded upon his neck. Allowing
! fifteen kisses q minute TO be fair esti.
mate, she kissed him about seventy five
times, after which she sank into a chair.
Then up rose the deluded wife No 2.
/ She came across the room in whirlwind
sty le and landed upon the perfdious
loved ones neck like falling wall. Mr.
] Haines underwent five minutes more of
assorted caresses after which there was
/ a whispered conversation. The outcome
was evidently not pleasant, for she was
looking angry and he disturbed when
Mrs. Haines, senior, took her turn upon
the young mans neck and threw a little
maternal affection into the performance.
BY this time Haines was looking rather
bored He got a temporary rest while
Miss St. Clair and Miss Howells sister
fell into each others arms and Mrs.
Hanes, senior clasped Miss st. Clair's
mother In her arms in burst of mis-
directed affection, and Miss Howell
wildly attempted to embrace them both,
which was rather large contract A
change of partners followed, and after
every woruan there had vehemently pan
tomimed her undying affection for every
other woman, they united, and, in q
cyclone of kissing, hugging femininity,
descended upon the unfortunate Haines
The arrival Of the court officer, Barney
Connolly, TO take him on the stand prob
ably saved him from being smothered.
Business having now begun, the
women became suddenly practical They
held a short discussion, after which Miss
Howell went on the stand and declared
that the others were trying to viotimizt
her, that she wanted to 60 on with the
case, but had no lawyer and had nc
money to get one. Lawyer Dan o Reilly
thereupon offered his services which
were thankfully accepted Justice
Grady held Haines until Friday, to en-
able Miss Howell to swear out a warrant
in Newark She and Lawyer O'Reilly
will 60 TO Newark TO day. This having
been settled, all the women left th'
court without even bidding each othe
good -bye-N Y Sun