Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-29
lifted WIDOWS.

! JOQu sTd!UIaitI - d hSlI-hho"h anu
wealthy retired carpenter, sixty y-five
years old, living in Brooklyn. His
wife died last August and he was dis
consolate. Since then he has been en-
tangled in the meshes of three widows
and is now engaged to marry Miss
Miriam Sheridan, a girl twenty years
old, and has one real aud several pros
pective lawsuits on his hands.
One Of these suits is to dispossess the
family of Mr.. aud Mrs. Wilson from his
residence, where they have been since
last summer. The Wilson's are relying
on what they say was Mr.. Galbraith's S
promise TO make Mrs. Wilson his heir,
and refuse to go.
Mr.. Galbraiih, when his wife died,
was living in house which he owned.
He also owned the one next door in
which the Wilson's lived. On the night
of his wife's funeral Galbraith visited
the Wilson's Then it was, Mrs. Will
son SAYS, that he told her he was alone
in the world and as he would never
marry again proposed that the Wilson's
move over to his house and live, and
that when he died they would become
his heirs. The change was made and
Mr.. Wilson, VINO is clerk in a whole
sale store in that city, provided the
food for the united families and Gal
braith occupied the parlcr floor.
Everything went on harmoniousy
for time except that Mr.. Galbraith
could not be persuaded TO make out
any deeds or give signs of having made
3 will. This fact" Mrs. Wilson said
Wednesday, ''lelt matters unsettled,
II he died suddenly | had nothing to
show that | was eutitled 10 the estate.
This matter was hot settled, and was
overlooked. because Of a new comph-
cation that arose and caused the Will
son family greatpain. +.
Sir. Galbraith got into the habit o.!
going out for indefinite periods and
they became SO frequent as to excite
commen, in the family, The surprise
became anger and modification when
il was discovered that the old man was
meeting Mrs. Mary Stoker, widow OF
John Stoker, formerly downtown
chemist. Mrs. Stoker lived in q neat
little white cottage. The intimacy be-
tween her and Galbraith increased TO
such an extent, Mrs Wilson declares,
that Mrs. Stoker used to visit Gal5ralth
at their house One evening while
Mrs. Stoker was calling on Mr.. Gal
braith Mrs. Wilson says she heard the
widow say. "Ohi How lonesome am
without nv husband ~
The husband OF Mrs. Sarah Miller
died shortly afterward. Mr.. Galbralth
called upon the Widow Miller with
kind words aud offers of assistance.
The first call was made the day fol-
lowing Miller's death, and as MIR.
Galbraith passed into the house the
Widow Stoker saw him. This meet
ing resulted in coldness between Gal
braith and Mrs Stoker, and for some
time afterward the widower devoted his
time to Mrs. Miller. For some reason
unknown the widower again transfer
red his attentions, this time to another
widow. Mrs. Annie Bates. From her
he drifted to his present iancee, Miss
Sheridan.
Mrs. Stoker and Mrs. Miller will not
discuss the affair. The widow Bates,
however, had this to say yesterday.
"John Galbraith came to me after fall
ing out at the widows Stoker and Mil
ler. He wanted me to marry him and
proposed to me in tbs presence OF my
son. whom he said ne would adopt. L
knew of the contract that he had enter
ed into with Mrs. Wilson, and as
Christian woman l could not listen to
his Offer .,
Miss Sheridan, who is to marry Gal
braith, is an exceedingly good looking
girl. She lives with her parents next
door to Mrs. Wilson'S and Galbraith's
home. The girl is saleswoman IN one
of the big dry goods stores on Fulton
street, Brooklyn.
Miss Sheridan's father told me yes
terdav that it was true his daughter
was to marry "that estimaole old
gentleman, Mr.. Galbraitb:n
Mr.. Galbraith was found in his rooms
and freely admitted that he was TO be
married. On all other subjects he was
The disposses proceedings against
the Wilson family will be brought TO-
day in Justice Petterson's court. MIR.
Galbraith wants to get the Wilson's out
of the house, so that be can have 1t to
himself and bis bride.-N. Y. Herald.