Evening journal., 1897-03-29
Welded IN THIS CITY.
Charming Madge Dean Mar
ried Wealthy Frank Brown.
swEARs HE WAS INTOXICATED.

AND THAT THE CHINATOWN"
ACTRESS KNEW HE HAD A WIFE
IN WASHINGTON WHEN SHE
MARRIED HIM-sHE SUES FOR A
HANDSOME SUM.
Two suits have been brought in the
Supreme Court OF New York against
Frank w. Brown by q pretty young
actress. who says she Is his wife. She
is known on the stage as Madge Dean.
During the long run of Hoyts "A Trip
TO Chinatown she played the part Of
Willie Grow. a sentimental youth. The
object Of the first of her legal actions
Is to have her marriage to Mr.. Brown
annulled on the ground that at the
time it was contracted he had another
wife living. The other is TO recover
SIS 600 damages for his deceit In
marrying her.
Mr.. Browns residence is in Wash
ingtcn, ID. c.. but he ia said to be at
the present time In China, in the in
terCst Of as indicate. He rs a broker
and promoter, and is credited with be-
ing wealthy.
MISS DEANS STORY.
Miss Dean alleges In her complaint
that she was married to Mr.. Brown on
August 10. 1894 in Wilmington. She
says he had fraudulently represented
himself as single, but she has since
| learned that he had a wife, Mrs. Susan
Dawson Brown, and that he Is the
father of a girl of 20, who Is living with
her mother I'm the national capital. The
suit for annulment has been placed on
the calendar for trial on April 3. Howe
/ & Hummel are Miss Deans attorneys
Miss Dean declares that Mr.. Brown
was very coed to her until she made
the discovery that he was leading q
double life. She says she received
from him diamonds worth at least $40.
600 at the time CT their marriage, and
during the two years they were to-
gether he contributed abcu1 $4,000 tC
her support
Maurice Meyer, Mr. Browns lawyer
has served answers In the suits con
tanning a very novel defence. Mr.
Brown asserts that he was "incOmpe
tent to enter into n lawful marriag
hecausCOfa defect Of intellectual powe
and a want of legal competency on &c
count of intoxicatlcn." At the time @
the marriage. he says. he was suffer
ing from indistinctness of ideas ans
confusion Of thought" He also allege
that Miss Dean knew that he was al
ready married, as she was well ac
Quainted with his lawful Wife II
makes a general denial that she ha
sustained any damages to her peace &
mind through any fault Of his.
l IL ann informed that Mr.. Brown
+, prominent I'm Washington society
said David May, Of the firm OF Howe
Hummel, yesterday. "lle has been
a frequent visitor TO this city, and
j. has many friends here. He owns SCI
a eral fast horses. and a Is claimed thl
n he is worth from sl50,000 to S2OO,OOO
( THE MARRIAGE IN THIS CITY.
: On August 10. 1894, Mr. Brown an
a the charming actress drove to th
! Court House ana there obtained a maj
riage license from Deputy Clerk Lam
bert V. Nicholson. Harvey b. Wis
ellsworth hitohed his horses outsid
o and accompanied the couple to the o
, fee Of the clerk Of the peace.
I Deputy Clerk Janvier produced ti
license to-day for an Evening Journ'
,, reporter to examine. The two peop
sign In clear and stylish hand-writin
;. he as Francis w. Brown and she
!. Maggie A. Birsch. Harvey B. Wigglc
y worth, the liveryman, is the vouchi
and witness.
Mr.. Wigglesworth can scarcely n
member the occurrence Of that day, bl
thinks that he took the couple direct
10 the parsonage of Asbury Churc
e where they were married by Rev. Joi
e IL Howard