The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-02
TWEEN TWO WIVES
Roy Finds That He Has Be-
come q Grass Widower.
sxf SECOND LAUGHS At HIM.
- xssvs the Furnisurs and WEDDING
c~v~~.ss. and wsds Anoshsr-
Hsckvald Wants Damages.

%. last set In Q comedy in low life was
4. granting yesterday in Judge McBride's
s.~,s AZ = non-suis In the case of lie Roy
pursnston against Annie Thomas. by
vhseb an assorted lot OF household goods
- sought to be repievined. The Judge
~rsldered tina. the case was one where
q eourt would leave the parties to settle
sAsir own dispute. on the ground that
.nalie policy and common decency re-
CARED Il.
Il Roy Is . good-iooking young col
srpd tanifor. who lives in this city. His
rSursly manners and curling mustache,
xevnste q few freckies on his coffee-col-
ored face. had won him one wife. and
Ii vss living with her, not unhappiIy,
q il said, when In the summer Of 1892 he
net Annie Thomas. q prepossessing yellow
IA. But Annie's winning smile was one
20 many for him and he succumbed to her
sfYsctions. His wife in such q state of
sssis vas No. 8. and he was in .
aasndary. Annie suggested that IL he
we're divorced all would be well, and the
suggestion seems to have been adopted.
for not very long afterward the Darlington
community was no more, and two hearts
that had beat a. one throbbed in unison
no longer.
Bat before hs got the divorce Daring
ton, ~ be sfterwsrd swore on the witness
stand, entered into q contract with his
ehsrmer that she was to marry him Just as
soon ~ he had been divorced six months
and could legally marry again. Annie
says that he didn't, but shs never had the
opportunity to testify 10 and possibly she
would not have considered little promise
ike that . contract anyway. However.
Darlington, TO insure that Annie should
have no cause TO complain. as he claimed.
gave the object of his alteration q set of
bedroom furniture. an assortment o. bed
siothes, dresses. q pair OF new gloves and a
bonnet He says that these gifts were not
really gifts, but only n consideration of
the marriage contract he says he made
with Annie. Then Darlington passed the
time in blissful anticipation of love In 3
cottage until six months had gone and IL
vas time for Annie to redeem her promise.
lilo called upon her and asked her to name
the day. but. alas for his ex-
pectations. she told him. accord
ing to bis story, that she not only
would not but could not marry. for she
was the bride Of another. But he didn't
commit suicide or do any rash deed; on
the contrary, he went TO lawyer and
commenced replevin suit to get back the
ehattels he claimed to have given Annie.
for her alleged ingratitude ranked in his
breast. In his complaint he set out the
facts given above. and under Its instruc-
tons the sheriff took possession of az
ynneh x<Nsslhfa Of thu haa ~~zr. at I'D
q few other articles. A trial was had in
Justice Caldweil's court and a decision
was gwen in Darrngton's favor on May 2,
l;sa. and he was given possession of the
replevined property and SIS damages.
But the case was not ended. for Annie APP
pealed to the superior court.
Yesterday the trial came off before
Judge Mcbride. The fair Annie and her
witnesses were in court. and so were the
friends of the confidIng ianitor. who was
the iirst witness placed on the stand. The
tndge had paid but slight attention to the
preliminary statements made TO the
jury, being busy signing orders and at
tending 10 routine business. But when
Darlington began telling bis tale of mis-
placed condolences the judge began TO take
an absorbing interest in the case Finally
when the witness was telling Of the illega
marriage contract. the judge stopped him
with:
Here! ] see no use of this going any
further. Such a case as this has no bush
ness in court; itss against public policy
and common decency. The jury will bring
in verdict tor the defendant"
And the jury did. As for Darlington
be came down off the stand, and as hs
stood looking at her Annie tossed bel
head and went out In undisputed posses
zion of the furniture. only few specta
tors were present. but they enjoyed tho
ludicroas ending Of the case immensely.