The evening world., 1894-04-02
THOUGHT SHE MARRIED MARTIN.
He Says She Did Not, and the Case Has
Been Taken to the Criminal

Special TO The WORLDLY


PATTERSON, April John Martin, of
this city; Annie Van Dorm. of Passaic
and John Duncan, of Brooklyn. have be-
come tangled in a matrimonial alliance
that the Criminal Court of Passaic
County will be called upon to unravel.
According to Duncan's statement he be-
came a benedict without knowing IT,.
and Annie says she was made his bride
Wien she believed she was being united
to Martin to save her honor. They all
come from respectable families. Martin
and Duncan are cousins.
About three years ago Martin began
paying attentions to Annie. In August,
1892. Annie made known to Martin her
condition, and asked him to make her
his wife as he had promised. He ad-
vised her to be patient, and that at the
opportune tine he would accompany her
to IA minister The next month he in
vited her to Paterson. He introduced
his cousin and remarked. so Annie de-
clares, This young man will go with
US have selected him as the groom,
and / have made arrangements with
Rev. George w. Dorwart, of the Church
of the Holy Communion, to tie the knot.
We will call at S o'clock this evening.
The bridal party were at the church
on schedule time. on the way they
stepped into a saloon AMI each drank
glass of beer. Annie had drank beer
at her parents home, but that given her
in the saloon seemed to have IA strange
effect. She was hcwildered, but what
made her so she does not seem to know.
At the church they were met by the
clergyman and taken in the vestry
room, where the usual questions were
asked. Then the ceremony was per
formed. That night Annie told her
parents that she had been married to
Martin and for three months she lived
with him
rs it not time that we went to house
keeping" she asked one day.
why, ! am not your husband. You
married my friend from brooklyn he
replied
This Information came to Annie like
an electric shock. She examined her
certificate and found the name John
Powers" beside her own.
Duncan, II is alleged, was surprised
when he heard that she was married
The certificate was signed by Martin as
a witness, the name given by him being
John Henry Powers" 1t is signed by
another man named Riley as witness
on the face of the certificate it was
clearly shown that fraud had been COM
mitted.
Rev Mr.. Dorwart has the reputation
of being one of the most careful clergy
men in the city about performing we'd
ding ceremony and has frequently turned
away cases that appeared suspicious. In
this instance. however. there was moth
ing to Indicate wrong, and all the an
sNers were given under affirmation. The
clergyman was satisfied that the gin
knew perfectly well that she was welded
to the young man, who gave his name as
John Powers, and ridiCulcs the idea that
any such mistake could be made by her.
Annie insists that she was the victim of
a base conspiracy on the part Of Martin,
and upon the advice OF her counsel, Il.
NJ Wood. made AN affidavit before Jus
tlce Senior few days ago. Martin was
arrested on "A charge of conspiracy ana
held in 5000 bail.
Miss Nandorn tonight refused to talk
about the case, but to the officials she
said she was SO much confused that she
did not realize she was married To the
wrong man. A reception was in progress
in the leCture-rOom Of the church at the
time. and this added to her excitement
Miss Vandorn is living with her parents
in PassalC city.