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A Mysterlous Marriage.

York.
Mr. Ransom says that Page died in
testate and without issue at White River
Junction, on Sept. Goth, 1898. His es-
tate in Vermont was settled up, and his
property in Brooklyn came into the
hands of Mr.. Davenport, public admin
istrator of Kings county.
Some years before his death Mr.. Page
was intimate with family named Hud.
son, resident of Brooklyn, and became
engaged to marry the daughter.
Then he had a quarrel with her father
who forbade the daughter to marry him.
Page who travelled about the country a
good deal, sent one day for Miss Hudson
to meet him at Rutland. She was then
keeping millinery store at Waterbury,
Conn. She went to Rutland without her
fathers knowledge, arriving at 8 o'clock
at night. Page met her, and they took a
train to some village, in which they ar
rived about midnight. A local magis-
trate was found who was willing to per-
were married. After the ceremony Mrs.
Page left her husband and went back to
Waterbury,
After the marriage she met Page at
various hotels, keeping from her father,
who was ill and decrepit, the knowledge
that she was a wife. Page left her to
travel in the West, and was taken seri'
ously i'll at Denver. He was brought
east and died at White River Junction on
September 10Th, 1893. No marriage GER
titicate was found, though Mrs. Page
claims to have placed it in his possession.
The following circular was recently
mailed to every postmaster in Vermont
by Mr.. Ransom.
DEAR SIR: On or about the night of
September 18th or the morning of Sep
TENDER 18th, 1856, Emma j. Hudson was
secretly married to James w. Page at
some place in Vermont, but where or by
whom Mrs. Page is now unable to re-
member.
She came up from Connecticut and
met Mr. Page by appointment about 9
o'clock in the evening at Eutland station,
aud later in the evening took train with
him, and after riding for some time (but
how far or how long she did not notice.,
they left the train at Il station not known
to her and took Il team and drove from
The station about half an hour and
stopped at Il house, she did not know
whether III village or tho country.
There was a man waiting for them, to
whom she was introduced as Miss uud.
son and he to her as Judge" and who
at once performed the marriage ccre-
mony and gave her certificate. She
gave the certificate to her husband for
safe keeping.
We believe the man who married these
parties was a magistrate authorized to
perform such a ceremony.
Will yuu make inquiry among the JUS
tees and magistrates in your ueighOOr
hood, and find, ii possible, the man we
are looking for? will pay a reward Of
500 for proof that will establish such
marriage, and all the proper expenses re-
qured to put the proof in legal form.
Ms. Page has been in this section for
several days trying to find out where and
by whom she was married, but as yet has
been unable, although circumstances as
narrated by her would indicate that Man
chester was the place. a BANNER man
has found the following particulars
about the case.
John w. Page was 4 well-to-dO sport
ing man, and at one time was the trainer
of the trotting horse Rarus. He was
known to a number of horse men in this
section, and was frequent attendant
upon horse races in Vermont especially
at Rutland. Mrs. Page has asked for an
accounting from Mr.. Davenport, who has
charge of the estate, and she has,
through Mr.. Ransom, obtained stay of
so days by which to prove her marriage.
Investigation shows that the only train
by which they could have left Rutland
that night and got back there the same
night, was the down sleeper of tie Ben
nington and Rutland railroad. This
train left at that time about eleven
o'clock, an hour or more could have been
had at Manchester and they could have
returned to Rutland on the up sleeper
arriving there about Il. m. There was
a short carriage driYe after they arrived
at the place where the ceremony oc-
CURED which might be accounted for by
driving from Manchester Depot to the
street.
Mrs. Page is a small prepossessing
woman and it is hoped that she may be
able to clear up the mystery, although it
seems strange that a woman would go
for years and not find out in some way
where and by whom she was married.
Mr.. Ransom, who has taken up the case
says: ut is one | have taken up per.
sonally, because the lady who seeks her
rights has a most honorable character,
and, so far, has been unable to obtain
them because she cannot prove her mar,
riage. There is not a shadow of doubt
in my mind but that Mrs. Page was mar
ried exactly as she says, but, unfortu-
nately, in many states like Vermont the
record of marriage is neglected. In this
instance l am so certain of my client
rights that / have made my interest en-
tirely gratuitous. She is good woman,
who, without any worldly experience
whatever, and while ardently in love,
married rowing spirit in exactly the