The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-28
CHASING 4 JUSTICE
How a New York Couple Beat
the Marriage License
Law in This City.

A couple from Greater New York were
married in this city under difficulties on
Monday night. Shortly after two O'Clock,
Monday afternoon, a stylishly dressed
young woman entered Taylor's Hotel and
registered as Miss Carrie May Wentworth
OF Jersey City. A little later a man en-
tered and registered as Samuel r. Trow-
bridge of New York. The couple had
supper together. After supper they left
the hotel together in a cab That was
the last seen of them at Taylor's Hotel.
But had they returned to occupy the
rooms they had paid for Mr.. Trowbridge
would have done the registering and ne
would have. written:-
Samuel r. T~rowbridge and wife.
For before they left Jersey City that
night the two were one. They had found
difficulties in the way, but these were
~surmounted, and when, at one o'clock yes
terday morning, the cab stopped at the
Hotel st. Lorenz, Lexington avenue and
Seventy-second street. Mr.. Trowbridge
calamity assisted his wife into the hotel,
of which he is manager.
If he had wanted to keep secret his
marriage to the pretty daughter of a
retired Brooklyn merchant, he had AIKEN
a WRONG NGIQOQ. IOI IA y
sey city knew he wanted to be married
before the knot was tied.
The couple were driven first to Police
Headquarters, where they asked TO pc
directed to a Justice of the Peace. Not
far away, in Gregory street, they were
told. they could find Justice Geiger. But
they couldn't. for he was out visiting.
Then some one told them to call on
Justice Weed, who lives in Montgomery
street.
But the fates were against them, for
he was not at home. Mr.. Trowbridge re-
marked it was strange that a mar should
find 1t so difficult to be married, and he
was informed that if he went to the Wan
ser Club he might find a Justice, as sew
eral of them were there every night.
So off they started again. AS they were
driving along Monticello avenue they saw
a group of men standing in front of the
house of No. 5 Hook and Ladder Com
pany. The impatient bridegroom had the
driver stop and then he asked where in
Jersey City could a Justice of the Peace
be found.
One of the group said he would aid in
the quest for a consideration. This was
agreed to and he mounted the box beside
the driver, whom ne told to go to the
home of Justice Lowry on C~ommunipaw
avenue near Halliday street, but, like
his colleagues, this Justice had wandered
from his own freside. Then, in despera-
ton. the cabman drove to the Lafayette
House, at Johnston avenue and Whitor
street.
Here he was told hat he had best &C
to the Wanser Club and ask for Justice
Reilly. When the clubhouse was reached
Reilly was not there, nor was any otnel
Justice in the house.
The horse was galloped then to thu
residence of Mr.. Lennon, on Monticello
avenue. He was in, but, worse than all
his term of Justice had expired, ant
he could not tie the Knot. 1t was L
o'clock when the bridegroom jumped
out of the cab almost before it hat
stopped in front of No. 140 Eye avenue
There lives Justice Newkirk, and JOY
| reigned when the maid replied that hs
was in and in bed.
Mr.. Trowbridge and Miss Wentworth
| ushered into the parlor, and soon thu
| patter of the Justices slippered feet wa.
heard on the stairway. He was tolt
| what was wanted of him and then HI
| hesitated. Had they a license? No, they
hadn't. Did either live in the State
Well, they had a residence in the State
and it was Taylor's Hotel.
The Justice was still in doubt, but thu
| ~pleadings of both were too much for hin
and in a trice Miss Wentworth was Mrs
Trowbridge, and all hands kissed her
| The joyful Trowbridge paid the justice
| and then asked all hands to AVE {
drink