The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-28
ESTELLE is STILL A WIFE.
<LE EoossBLNE AND NO HoRrHrEE.
1BE COURT THINKS.

Estells Petit is still the wife OF Isldor Freid.
IL was she who went to the Rev. Wellesley W.
Bowdish's house In Herkimer street. BROOKLYN.
with Freid. one moonlight Saturday midnight
last fall. and was married to Freid. and who
subsequently sued 10 have the marriage an
nullsd. alleging that abe re m embered nothing
about IL and that Freid must have druERed
her coda water Just before they went to Mr.
Bowdish.
Fred could not very we'll let a charge like
this go against him by default. SO he resisted
the suit. and has a wife still Judge Bischon
says:
Entirely apart from any consideration
that plaintiffs narrative OF the circum-
stances under which she claims to have
participated in the ceremony Of her mid
night marriage to defendant appears
to involve a physiological absurdity. am OF
the opinion that the defendant is entitled to
judgment upon the merits OF the complaint"
| The plaintiff" says Judge Bisehoff. had
regarded the defendant with more than ordi-
nary friendllness. and she pretended At least
| to have an attachment for him such as may be
reasonably presumed to exist between persons
| OF opposite sexes who contem plate entering
matrimony
The subject Of matrimony had been dis
cussed as is shown by their letters. and an en-
gagement was entered into. These facts cor
roborate defendants positive averments that
the marriage was the outcome OF the engage
mept
any m cans which so affected her normal men
tn cGnditiop that she was Wholly or partially
rage should be snnulled.
The plaintiffs marriage may have been i'm;
suhciontly upon the ecnssaHsnses oi
slRsenmssnc" n'' sa$ fS' Z sSt
title her to the desired relief, lest mar
STATUS s from When essT paqsy thereto as
The plaintiff describes her condition within
which conveyed her to the clergyman's house.
as one Of ;, a6solui. un . which
pletsly inssnsible: and I am asked; by m
morphine or some other drug supposed to
have been adminls,ered t? her 10 glass OF
Upon recovering CONSEQUENCES she exhib-
tied NO alarm c9ncerpins her condition. no
Judge Bischefr says that that is not a credi-
Would not the natural and probable con
duct OF such a person. under such circum-
stances. be AZ in9uiry a: to the cause Of his
suit with any Of the members, Of her family
regarding her condition. and did not show any |
Contrasting the plaintiffs incredible tsst-
mony with that OF the defendant given with |
the sonciuson tha, his '' denial Of y having f
SSdq adj ans, drug ,whStsoeysr and
URGED Immediate 'I marT i That sSs snt.rsd
II OF her free Will and In full possession oil her
Mr.. Fred;was in high spirits over the out
sn e. any ether def.i0n
are at II Clinton piacs and at ~ John street,
hing he said. was : eSn.giiacy;; Ny vile
You see. I'm, considered . man OF some means.
II have about thirty houses a! Far koek-
know 1t. | usually spend my summer In Hu-
rope or at some watering place. The summer
was Introduced to- the fettits through irisods
who knew US BOTH and I went to board with
o. Estelle was a beautiful girl and I took a
fancy n to her At once &C. We get very friendly;
her with q good deal OF money. Once gave
Es,sile. f said to her, u / trust YOU with
this. but don't let any one know ron have T.
trust me with this: 1t means more than you
is my. middle name. When she said that. it
was tho first intimaton had that she was
But soon % u had my eyes op SS dn more.
once heard her say to her mother; Mamma,
gents, my my Vii here ef and hSss no Ua
for anybody else
stayed al tina. sumner at the Psttis. but
shrewd about the matter. Estelle was = beau
tiful grl-say, she was JUST lovelyl-but what
i was very font OF her, but say. there's nothing
In IL for young man like you and me-
tells Was a society girl! say sse's SO one Of the
best known cross-country riders in that
inss at CedSrhnrst she was out Of sight -e'
She was also an athlete. she's nearly q feet
used TO Jump six f"et In the air. I've seen her |
many a time. : Ae's also great shot with =
Well when saw how things were going I
went TO Europe. always 20 there you know.
away: Estslle was Just the same. got back
Aug; IL had neen gone about year. see
Now before go any further ! want to tell
you about her family; IT,. one Of the oldest
yivor OF the Susqu ehanna tribe. Hes a full
FLOODED Indian. lie gets u pension from tho
Esteiie has q sister eight years older. who
Is married 70 man named Iganerani a. is
shows you what the family is,
on Aux ~ last matters att re- came to crisis
r IN the sftsrPoop- We a took the old
psas GS Of n hSr and
We finally came to piece OF woods through
which the road ran: The trees spread like an
Say viii dear. this looks Just like alOvsrs'
said that 1t did.
will, dear she went on. 'iusr let me drive.
wont yOu2' ,
Say. you know what that means l gave
her the Ieins. and-say. you know She told
ne she couldn't bear the sight OF any man but
ne In tho world, and | guess told her Just
about the same thing, Then Estelie says: q
Say, viii dear don't you think we'd bet
er 90 right up and get married. i didn't :
hinE So 6ecause the thing came so all OF =
she has yellow hair ami the incest plump red q
cheeks, and she lust suited me down to the =
fronnd; You can SEQ how dark am.
" Well, We kept on driving. AAd the more | I,
houRht Of 1t the more thought she had pref !
y near hit the mark. We drove and drove. :
md It was a lovely drive, After while Estele
,ut the question TO me again and that set 4,
led Il. \
o'clock took train up TO brooklyn. What
in brooklyn il Just AS II came out In
'ouTt. That night Was the last / saw OF her
Until the trial oh. she's a beautiful girl! 4
When was charged with THAT crime OF giving
Ter POISON | a. post clicked
" L didn't know what TO say or what TO do. !