New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-15
SHE SHRANH FROM TUE ALIAH
EVEN THE MINISTER SAYS THIS WAS AN
Unwilling BRIDE.
NEVERTHELESS. THESE TWO YOUNG PEOPLE
WERE MARRIED, AND NOW THEY
ARE DIVORCED.

ARE DIVORCED
noc,,or story was brought to light yesterday III
decree annlling the marriage OF Eehor . "inN"''
IN ,onh y Gibson tbe husband and wife being both
les, than twenty years old. Mrs. "lO'oh - INV
daughter Of Frederick r. Proctor. Of Iarchm'nt. Inc
vo,,n, mon lives on David's Island The testimony
I'm In. sut was taken before Charles y. Morgan as
referee, and he reported In favor OF er"'h's ''
decree. Judge Bl>choh confirmed that report anu
cave decision In favor Of the wife. ID" hhNOahu
did not defend the suit
According 10 the story Of the young woman tod
ho,orc tho referee joe Gibson used TO visit ut the
home Of her par,n,s but she never thought thai he
cared any more for her than he dHi for her sl''r
and the thought o! marriage never entered her 'u'
she declared She went TO school al the sam" pace
he did, and II at school that they became ac
ou,aint,d ono DAY I'm last september she was
driving Ct cart from her home 10 Ne"'hoc"'ic ~
do some errands for her mother, when she met Joe
in the road. walking lie got into the cart and rode
with her TO town. While going along the ROAD joe
said TO her. quite suddenly
Would you dare 10 get married 10 mel'
"pare. | don't know whether dare do any
thing like that or not" she says that she rcph'u'
What happened then is rather ha7y. The couple
drove to the Episcopal Church, of which the rev. IT.
Charles Highly IS the pastor, and finally married.
under extremely peculiar circumstances. She de-
car.d that when they stopped before the church
Young Gibson got ont and went In TO see the rector
While he gone she started to drive away, bul
she evidently did not so far. because when Gibson
came out he caught the horse and led II back TO the
church. Then they went inside, where the marriage
ceremony performed. She decl3res that she
does not remember what took place in the church. ana
that she did not answer any OF the questions when
were asked OF her by the minister. strangely enough
her story is corICbcrated In many details 10y DIR.
Highly.
lie testified that she APPEARED mere child ana
that the young had considerable difficulty In get
ting her TO come forwara ami have the ceremony per
formed. she held back. the minister decartd ana
lie also says that she all not answer the questions
which were put to her. She seemed somewhat dazed.
lie performed the ceremony. however.
The yOung says that when the proper time
came Il ring was produced and was put Oh her ringer
had never II before she declared and as 1t
lid she has not IT since that day After
the ceremony performed she went TO her own
home and her husband to his. The marriage was
kept q secret 70: some time
rhe suit for the annulment OF the marTae, was
brought by the father OF the girl on the ground that
il had been brought about by dnross. me young
husband did not put in any defence. The pieIf@
SAYS that she was evidently dazod lie also says
harsh thing, about the minister VINO performed
the ceremony.
After the marriage Gibson used to visit the homo
OF his wifos parents usual. and she treated him
as she formerly had. Finally. however. she seemed
take dislike 10 him, and II was through this change
of feeling her part that some members OF the
family finally discovered the true relation between
them. They have never lived together. however ana
she Is allowed TO take her maiden name as II she had
naval hpen ruurr