Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-07
WHO MARRIED THEM? |

 An Appeal Sent to Nearly Every Post master in New England by the Att torney of a Former Waterbury MEl-
 Jr liner.
 An article appeared in the DEMOCRAT two weeks ago telling of the application of an attorney to obtain a share of the estate of John W. Page of Brooklyn, for Emma J. Hudson, who formerly kept a millinery store in this city, the lady claiming to be Pages wife. Yesterday this circular was sent to nearly every postmaster in New England: ..
 DEAR SIR-On or about the night oi Sept. 12 or the morning of Sept. 13, 1886, Emma J. Hudson was secretly married to James w. Page aH some place in Vermont, but whore or by whom Mrs. Page is now unable to remember.
 ''She came up from Connecticut and met Mir. Page by appointment about g o'clock in the evening nt Rutland station, and 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 station not known to her, and took team and drove from the station about half an hour and stopped at house, she did not notice whether in village or tho country. There was man waiting for them to whom she was intro duced as Miss Hudson and he to her as Judge" and who at once performed tho marriage ceremony and gave her certiti- cate. She gave the certificate to her hus- band for safe keeping.
 We believe the man who married these parties was a magistrate authorized to perform such a ceremony.
 Will you mako inquiry among the justices and magistrates in your neighbor- hood and find, if possible. the man we are looking for: l will pay a reward of $l00 for proof that will establish such marriage, and all the proper expenses required to put the proof in legal form."
 She Seeks Her Rights.
 "The case, said Mir. Ransom, lis one havo taken up personally, because the lady who seeks her rights has most hon. orable character, and so far has been un- able to obtain them because sho cannot prove her marriage. There is not shadow of a doubt in my mind but that Mrs. Page was married exactly as she says, but un- fortunately in many states like Vermont the record of marriages is neglected. In this instance am so certain of my client s rights that have made my interest en- tirely gratuitous. She is a good woman, who, without any worldly experience whatever, and while ardently in love- mar Iied rowing spirit in exactly the manner described. Now that he is dead she seeks to obtain her part of his estate.
 James W. Page was well to do sport ing man, and nt one time was the trainer of the trotting horse Rarus His estate is nearly all in this country and Is valued at | $3O, GOO. Mrs. Page has asked for an ao- counting from Public Administrator Day enport of Kings county, who has charge of tho estate. and Sho has. through Mir. | Ransom, obtained stay ot 50 days in which tu prove bor marriage.
 Mr Ransom says that Pugo died intes | tate and without issue at White River Junction. Nt.. on Sept. 70, 1895 His es- tate in Vermont was settled up, and his It1perty in Brooklyn came into the hands | of HIr. Davenport.
 | Somc years before his death MT. Page was intimate with family named Hud son. residents of Brooklyn, and became engaged to marry tho daughter.
 Married at Midnight.
 Then he had quarrel with her father who forbade the daughter to marry him Page who travo!ed about tho country good deal sent one day for Miss liudsor | to meet him at Rutland, Vt. She wa! | then keeping millinery store at Water | bury, Conn. Sho went to Rutland without l her fathers knowledge, arriving at o'clock at night Page met her, and they took a train from there to some village in which they arrived about midnight local magistrate was found who was will ing to perform the marriage ceremony and they were married. A fter tho ccremo ny Mrs. Page left her husband and wen back to Waterbury.
 A fter the marriage she met Page at va riOus hotels, keeping from her father. whC was i'll and decrepit the knowledge tha she was wife Page left her to travel il the west, and was takon seriously ill a Denver. He was brought east and died a White River Junction, Vt, on Sept. 29 1893.
 Page left a brother, Charles Page. 0 Beverly, Mass, and two sisters, Sarah A l V. Leach of Lawrence, Mass, and Ada k Reiney of Cheyenne. Part of his propert! was found in the vaults of a safe deposi company in Brooklyn recently. and it i | fhOuuht IDurh mora will Snon turn mn