The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-02
COURT FREED MRS. TRAHAN
Wife Of Two Husbands Dis
charged From Custody.
SHE ALLEGES CONSPIRACY
First Husband viii apply for
Divorce, Naming the Second as
Correspondents in the Case-Story
of a JekyIl and Hyde-Like Exist
ce-A Bicycle Courtship.

New York, Aug. 2.-Mrs. Emily f. Ira
| han, who adroitly managed to live In the
same house, at No. 81 0schermerhorns street..
| Brooklyn, with two husbands for months,
without either man knowing that he was
not alone n her affections, was arraigned
in the Adams street police court Saturday
morning, charged with higany.
Her counsel, Luke ID. stapleton. moved for
her discharge On the ground that the COIN
plaint cited that the second marriage, with
william j. Schultz, had taken place u
Hoboken, N. j. He claimed that the pro-
-s.edings should have been brought In the
State where the alleged onense was
committed. Judge BrisJow then dis
charged the prisoner.
The courtroom was crowded when the
case was called. Mrs. Trahan, VINO Is
thirtytwo years old, stout, but good
looking, kept her features concealed from
tie curiosity seekers behind a newspaper.
She was stylishly dressed. Her husband,
Noe Trahan, diamond dealer, OF the fir'n
of Trahan Il Koeuigsberg No. "a Fulton
st treet, this city, was in court. The second
husband, Schultz, did not appear.
Charles A. Reed. Trahan's law yer, made
the following statement last evening In
regard to the matter:
MY client was married to Emily Len
hart, OF Philadelphia, nine years ago by
an Episcopalian clergyman in Thirteenth
street, New York city. He has lived with
her ever since on amiable terms, except
on several occasions, when, owing 10
trlfling differences. they separated for
a few DAYS at time. They have no
children.
son Monday last Mr.. Trahan came 70
me and said: Since I've been married
to Emily I've given her a certain allow
ance every week rented whole house
Tor her and furnished it. AS we could not
make use OF all The rooms, I've allowed her
to rent some OF them To boarders. and to
keep tie I1ouey she received from them.
1.-TWO months ago Emily said 10 me:
Here's young man (meaning Schultz
who has just lost his wife. He is OF eN-
ceIIent family. His father is Mr.. Schultz,
the wclIknown Brooklyn auctoneer- Shall
/ take him as a boarder7' why, OF
course / replied, Il have no objection
70 Mr. Schultz 80
'.ITaDan ana HIS NHes tOutlEutO MI
Reed, had been bicyclists for some years.
Schultz. soon after he became her boa Fd
er, learned to ride wheel. too, and. at
her suggestion, accompanied them on their
trips. After a while Mrs Trahsn aud
Schultz rode together, and Trahan rode 5e-
hind or head. 2 hesawfit. Atlast rafstn
learned that his wife aud Schultz were ac-
customed to meet outside the house, ard he
forbadeit. Despite his iF ,tests, Mrs TTahan
continued to meet Schultz. TTahan then
engaged detective, who reported that
his wire wa. meeting Schultz regularly
down the road: Last Monday when TrahlH
TOLD me ali this. ke dded 4 ca IN OF live with
Emily any longer, but / Co not believe
even now that she has done anything
rlorally wrong
at was not until Thursday night that
Tra;Ian learned the true state OF affairs.
Then he got his Information from Schultz.
who, I'm the presence Of Mrs. Trahan and
her brother, told Trahan of the second
marriage in HOboken on decoration Day.
Schult7 said that Mrs Trahan Had repre-
sented herself as widow. and. when mar
ried 20 him, gay her ermaidenname- HeaIsO
seid that when he first went to live a No.
80 Schermerhorn street, she had tCld him
that she was only Trahan's houseSeeper,
but that he had to be notified.
MIS-. Trahan heard all this and did not
deny it. She told Trahan, so he says that
Schultz mad forced her to marry him,