The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-05
THE WOMAN DID NO DAMAGE

Verdict of . Thoughtful Jury in an Unde-
Tended Alienation Suit.
Grace Trezevant lost. before Justice Dugro
OF the Supreme Court yesterday. an unde-
Tended action brought to recover $4,000 dam
ages from Mary L. Irrelevant for the aliena-
ton of the affections OF plaintiffs former hus-
band. Edward s. Trezevant, at one time Of the
firm Of TreZevant & Co.. dealers In FIRE extin-
Ruishers. and latterly a salesman forthe Water
bury Watch Company.
While travelling for the watch company
Edward S. Irrelevant fell in with ]. T. Treze-
want, commonly known as Tim Trezevant.
q bank President and insurance maj OF Dallas.
Tex. who was living at Dallas with his wife.
the defendant In this case. 1t is said that the
Trezevants are not related. but struck up an
acquaintance through each bearing the same
surname. The Dallas Trezevants got di-
vorced and Edward s. Trezevant became a
resident OF the house Of Mary L. Trezevant at
Dallas 10 March. 1885. Grace Trezevant. who
had not been hearing from her husband. hunt
ed him up at Dallas. taking her 5-year-old
child with her. Grace says that Mary l.. re-
ceived her cordially and told her that Ed ward
s. was away on business. in which he was
doing very poorly. She advised Grace to re-
turn to the home OF her parents at Memphis.
Tenn, until the salesman's luck improved,
added that one member of the family was ali
she cared to'support. and:that It was no use for
name was bedford. went to Memphis and wait
had again established a home for her. She
never heard from him. and In 1895. after much
searchinEs she learned that he was living with
street in this city. -.
Grace Trezeyant came on here and brought
an action against him for absolute divorce.
Mary L.. TreZeyant az GO-reaDOndAnf
which she followed with an action. against
Mary 1. TreEEeyant to RECOVER $5Q.9Oo for alien
R iscssiRs f9 Chat aiy 6is vile HfsnEh1 ad t eas f6a him sRe @ would I'd
he could marry i he desired, providing he
would give her $1,000. He stated that he re-
fused TO acseds to the proposition; Grace OBJ
Lean OF the Supreme. Court and the alienation
suit dragged along the calendar until yester-
denying that she had alienated the affections
OF Irrelevant. but on the trial she made no de-
Grace Trezevant testified yesterday that she
had received afIectiopate letters fom her hus-
band up to the time he, took up his residence
for her. She said that her husband, Is about
80 years old and about fifteen years older than
witness had OF late lost track Of her husband
and the defendant, but at last accounts she
heard that they were residing n Europe.
stage. The j~anitress pt 345 West Thirty
fourth street testified that the defendant and
Irrelevant lived. together at that address in
1895 as husband and wife,
There was much surprise when the jury
brought In a verdict in favor of the defendant.
Justice Dugro discharged the jury without
comment.
One OF The jurors. when asked subsequently
how they came to bring In the verdict, said
that II Looked as II TrezevRnt, who was SO much
older than the defendant and poor, while the
defendant was 50 much younger and wealthy.
was the pri!ae mover In, the episode, and 1t
was not likely that the defendant had alien
atnh his nIIecIiOnS.