Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-04
COMPLICATED BY LAW.
Perpiesitics OF a Family Due to Strange
Courtshlp, Mnrriagc md niNnrce.

Pcrplesitics OF Family Due to a Strange
courtship, Marriage and Divorce.
The Supreme Court Of the State OF Wash
lngton In affirming the Judgment OF the
lower court In the case Of Philbrck against
Andrews concludes an Interesting story Of
love and divorce. Augustus Andrews Is a
prosperous farmer living in Leland Valley.
a few miles south OF Seattle. Some years
ago his first wife died. leaving two children,
a boy and girl. Subsequently a matri-
monlal advertising paper fell Into his hand
and he began negotiating with young lady
In the East with the object Of matrimony.
She advertised herself as blonde. full
OF fun and affeetsonate." who longed ito
become the rnlgning star in some bachelors
matrimonial armament" They exchanged
photographs and peculiar coincidence oc-
CURED. as edch separately alleged, By
some inexplicahla mistake or otherwise the
pictures were OF such character that 1t
would DO difficult to recognize either Of the
two conldiug victims OF Cupid. 1t seems
that each sent the photograph Of some other
person, whose facial appearance was de-
clded Improvement on the counteuanee
1t purported to represent.
Subsequently the lady came from the East
at the expense Of Mr.. Andrews. MIR. An
drewc, IL is said. in very glowing terms
pictured the magnllcence Of his farm. the
beauties OF his palatial mansion. not TO
speak Of his live stock gazing over hls
thousand bills, The description tailed ex-
actly with the lady's idea. Very uneSpect-
eddy she came out to look at the object OF
her alteration. She visited Mir. Andrews and
found him al work IN a small cabin cooking
breakfast. Neither be nor the surroundings
agreed with iust what the young lady an
ucipsted. but matters were arranged and a
wedding closed the romance.
Two or three years later a succession OF
family difficulties resulted In Mrs. Andrews
leaving her Economically acquired husband
to seek a divorce and half Of tho property.
Without much trouble she severed the bonds
Of wedlock and got A Judgment for 81 500 as
a compensation for the heroic sacrifice she
underwent In marrying Mr.. Andrews. In
time the sheriff lev,d upon and offered for
sale Mr.. Andrews farm Of 100 acres. In
the mean time the Dlaintr had disagree
ment with her attorneys, Trunhull &
PennyberY, about thcir fee. and thoy
promptly flied a Hen for $500 against the
Judgment.
The property was bid In by W. w
Philbricle for $1,000. he paying the sheriff
$50 to bind the bargain until the day fol-
lowing. After listening to the lady's tale
OF misfortune Philbrck, too became con-
WINGED that the Attorney fee was exorhi-
tant, and Without further consultation paid
the balance. 81 $50. directly TO Mrs. An
drews Before he could get a decd he
was compelled TO 80 TO law and pay tho
attorneys tee Of 5000 in addition, and then
Mrs. Andrews minor children stepped in
and claimed one-half OF the property as the
estate OF their deceased mother.
Mr.. Andrews complicated matters alec
by demonstrating his portion Of the property.
In the proceedings to eylct the tenants tho
Superior Court decided adversely to Phil.
BRICK The Supreme Courts decision leaves
the interested parties standing as follows:
Mrs. Andrews has her divorce and none
tary compensation. amounting 10 Si6oG;
Andrews. too. has a divorce. the judgment
satisfied. and Is in fun possession aud
title n his property, uninoumborr1. PAX.
brick has about $1,000 worth Of experience
and poor opinion OF widows.