Evening journal., 1895-06-07
MYSTERIOUS MARRIAGE
Even the Bride Doesn't Know
Where It Occurred.
50 SIZE Is TRYING 10 FIND OUT.

She says She Went Somewhere out Of Rut-
land, VI, In 1880, with James W. Page,
and some Judge, 10 Hor Unknown, Made
Them One.
NFw York, June 7.--This circular was
mailed yesterday to every postmaster in
New England by ex-Surrogate kastus S
Ransom, 100 Broadway:
DEAR SiR--On or about the night 81
Sept 3 or the morning Of sept l3, 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 70 remember.
She came up from Connecticut and
mot Mr. Page by appointment about
O'Clock ia the evening at Rutland station,
and later in the evening took train with
him, and after fling for some time (but
how far or how long she did not notice.
they left the train at a station not known
to her and took a team and drove from
tho station about half an hour and stopped
at d house, she did not notice whether IN
a village or tho country There was a man
waiting for them TO whom she WAS intro
duced as Miss Hudson and he to her as
Judge and who at once performed the
marriage ceremony and gave her certih-
cate. She gave tho certificate TO her hus-
band for safe keeping.
We believe the man who married these
parties was a magistrate authorized 20
perform such a ceremony.
VIII you make inquiry among the
Justices and magistrates in your neighbor-
hood and find, If possible, the man we are
looking forg ! viii pay a reward Of 500
for proof that win establish such marriage
ana al the proper expenses required to
put tho proof in legal form,
She Seeks Her Rights.
1.-THE case I" said Mr.. Ransom, is one
I have taken up personally, because the
lady who seeks her rights has a most hon
oTable character. and so far has been I'M
ablo to obtain them because she cannot
prove her marriage. There Is not a shadow
Of doubt ia my mind but that Mrs. Page
was married exactly as she says, but I'M
fortunately in many states like Vermont
the record of marriages is neglected. In
this instance am so certain Of my clients
rights that / have made my interest en-
tirely gratuitous. She is good woman.
who, without any worldly experience
whatever, and while ardently in love, mar
ried a rowing spirit in exactly the manner
| described. Now that be is dead she seeks
James w. Page was we'll to do sport
ing man, And at one time was the trainer
OF the trotting horse Rarus. His estate is
nearly oil in this country and is valued at
| $50, 600. Mrs Page has asked for an ao-
counting from Public Administrators Day
EXPORT Of Kings county, who has charge
Of the estate, and she has. through mir,
/ Ransom, obtained q stay Of 80 days in
L which TO provo her marriage
Mr. Ransom says that Page died intes-
tate and without issue at White River
/ junction, VI, on Sept 70, 1898. His es-
/ tate in Vermont was settled up and his
/ property in Brooklyn came into tho hands
/ Of Sir Davenport.
some years before his death Mr. Page
was intimate with family named Hud-
son, residents Of Brooklyn, and became
engaged to marry the daughter
Married az Midnight.
Then he had quarrel with hor father
who forbade the daughter TO marry him.
Page, who Travelled about the country
good deal, sent one day for Miss Hudson
to meet him at Rutland, VT. She was
thon Keeping a millinery store at Water
bury, Conn She went to Rutland without
her fathers knowledge, arriving at
o'clock at night. Page met her, and they
took q train from there to some village
in which they arrived about midnight. 4
local magistrate was found who was will
ing to perform the marriage ceremony
and they were married. After the coremo
ny Mrs. Page left her husband and wen
back to Waterbury.
After the marriage she met Page at va
rious hotels, keeping from her father, VIII
was III and doorepit, tho knowledge tina
she was q wife Page left her to travel il
the west, and was taken seriously i'll a
Denver. He was brought east and died a
White River Junction, VT, on Sept. ga
1898.
Page left a brother, Charles Page, 9
I Beverly, Mass, and two sisters, Sarah A
" Leach OF Lawrence, Mass, and Ada 4
Reiney Of Cheyenne. Part Of his propert
was found in the vaults Of a safe deposi
company in Brooklyn recently, and it
thought much moro will soon turn up.