The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-02-28
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Widow--W Wealthy Relatives Wanted to
Keep Him in Sanltarium and Away From
Her, but He Managed to Escape aud
Secure Marriage License at stamford,
Stamford, Feb. 27.-Dr. j. j. Kindred,
who keeps a private sanitarium three
miles north of this city, on the North
Stamford road, has made inquiry of
the town clerk here, w. f. Waterbury,
regarding marriage license issued on
Friday last to e. G. Thurber and Fan
ME G. True. DR.. Kindred told Clerk
Waterbury that Thurber was an in
mate of the sanitarium, and that the
marriage ought not to take place
The woman had been for some time
boarding at farm house near the sani-
tarium. She described herself as a
widow, thirty-six years old, born at
Lavonia, N. Y, daughter of George b.
Gibbs and Esther M. Beecher residence
New York city. She left for New York
on Tuesday night. Thurber described
himself as the son of Gorham Thurber,
thirty-two years old, banker, of New
York, native of Providence. 1t could
not be learned whether the marriage
had taken place.
"A dispatch from Providence was to
the effect that William Thurber, a
brother of E. G. Thurber and a member
of the Tilden-Thurber Diamond & Sill
verware company, had gone to New
York to prevent the marriage, and it
was believed had succeeded.
New York, Feb. 27.-At the Thurber
residence here it was said that the mar
riage could not legally take place for
the reason that Fannie C. True was
already married.
The records of the marriage bureau
also show that Mrs. True is thirty six
years old, a widow, born in Lavonia,
N. Y, now living in New York city,
and daughter of George Gibbs and Es-
Their M. Beecher
At So East Twenty third street. this
morning, a reporter found Mrs, Fannie
c. True. She would not make any
the matter rest just where it is. She
also said she could not tell where Mr..
Thurber could be found.
In 1891 Edward G.. Thurber began to
show symptoms of nervous depression.
His family became alarmed and had
him committed to the Butler asylum
| in Providence. After a few months
treatment it was thought he had recov-
cred his mental balance and legal pro-
ceedings were instituted to secure his
release with the intention of sending
| him to Australia
| Before his release could be legally eff
fected he escaped from the asylum an6
came to this city where he was found
| in hiding. He was taken to a police
court and remanded to await the ar
rival of officers of the Butler asylum
| Unsuccessful efforts were made by hi:
family to prevent his return to the asy.
lum.
On February 10 of that year parl
policeman saw a welltdressed young
man in Madison Square followed by 6
well-dressed woman, and when ques
toned she said her companion was ouI
of his mind and likely to do himself
harm. After considerable lodging thu
young man was captured by the police
man. He talked wildly and seemed tt
be suffering from delirium tremens
/ Young Thurber, for it was he wa:
taken to Bellevue hospital, where it was
| decided he was suffering from NOR
phine poisoning.
| Mrs. F. G. True, who was his com
panion, agreed with the doctor in hi
diagnosis. Mrs. True was permitted t.
see Thurber and before she left sht
| Rugged him and sobbed wildly. A
week later Thurber was turned over tt
| his relatives with the understanding
that he was to be placed in an asylum
/ at Darien, Conn.
1 Nothing was heard from the youne
man until his appearance last Friday
at the city clerks offi5e at Stamford
/ to get license to marry Mrs. True.