The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-27
4. G. ALIENS WIVES.
The Two Appear in
Court Again.
Testimony in Favor Of Mrs. Harriet
Allen.
Has No Papers To Show
She Was Married.
Witness Tells Of Their Courtship
i'm Portland.

| Boston, December 28.-With tears In
her eyes, Mrs. Harriet e. Allen listened
30 Mrs. Barbara Johnson's ssery Of the
mental anguish Of Elhridgs q. Allen. Just
after their separation. which was told In
the Suffolk probate court today, before
Judge MsKtm, at the resumed hearing
In the Allen oass.
The story was extremely pathetic. IL
was testifi ID that Mr.. Allen had given
his wife every thing and left her In Lynn
aft she refused TO continue to lise with
him under the same roof. He had 10
cents In his pocket and had to meet an
indie btsdness OF $500 Incurred by anoth-
or. He walked the floor night after night.
He meditatsd suicide, and when Mr'.
johnson, who said sts always regarded
him as q son, begged him on hsr knees to
forgive his wife, he remarked that II a
man had made the request be would have
| crushed him. into dust and thrown the
dust into ths air.
The court room was crowded this
morning. The hearing Is on the petition
brought by Harriet +. Allen. asking thst
she be appointed Administratrix of tbs
/
perintsndent of the N. Y, N. II. Sc ID.
railroad. TIE petition Is opposed by
Flora &c. Allen, on the ground that she
is the only lawful widow and that the
petitioner and the iutestAte we've never
mersied.
The frat witness today was stephen f.
Wooimau, general agent OF an accident
Insurance company. who testtisd In re-
gard TO an Insurance. policy issued TO
Z. q. Allen, and alao the application
Counsel then read the application OF
| MIR. Allen for q policy fer 500, which
was to the effect that the policy he paya-
BILE in case Of death to Harriet IL. Allsn
and 4 q. Allen, Jr., whose relations to
| applicant were those OF wife and SOD.
| It was dated Boston, September l, 1887.
Anothsr policy for $4,000 was made
payable to l. a. Allen, Jr.
A number Of witnesses testihsd to hav-
ing been introduced to Mrs. Harriet
| Allen by Mr.. Allen as his wife.
Charles $. Tuck Of Norfolk Downs.
Quincy, raid he IL now trSinmast'r at
Eight on the n. Y. N. Ii. ~ II. railr Dad
He hra known Mr.. Allen ~ years. At
] hrst MIR. A lien was q condu3tor on the
| South Boston railroad. witness was
brakeman and assistant conductor at the
time. lie had been iutrCd 1cea by Mr..
| Allen to the petitioner, the lattsr being
In 1881 or 's2 witness hsd talk with
| Mr., Allen regarding she iatter's fami-
ly. mir. Allen said his wife had left him
and ne had had trouble with her broth :
er. Mr. Allon further said he would
| always support her. he hai spoken Of
bis vile very often since 1888 to witness.
Cross examined, witness said Mr.. Allen
| never spoke of his wife after the separa-
ton unless he was asked question ron
corning her. When MIR. Allen said any
thing 60 witness slout his wife, he did
lt with the knowledge that the witness
eupnoaed she had been married TO Ny.
| Alien. Witness went 10 New York With
William allen, the intsstate's brother,
after ne died, and took ohtrIe OF the
/ ELECTS OF the deceased. witness cav
Ara Allen the night before the funeral
at the house OF AIR. Ailea's brother
Witness sald be knew OF ali tbs POSI-
tlons Mr. Allen filed rom the time he
| was a conductor until he DIED he said
Mr. Allen was suCosssively a conductor
on ths South Boston RAILROAD, oorduotor
on th5 Revere Beach q Lynn Failrc2l,
station agent at Lynn, aupcrlnten tent
| 4 the Massachusetts, Central snp1rinten-
dent Of a road running from FarEerG-
ht II TO WheslinH. w Va, dock agent Of
the n Y. 4 n. j. "a, super htanaent
! shore Line blanGh Of the n. " n, v.
s, 81, railroad no 90 me tlns be resigned +;
then be openg1 an Office e. general rail
rcad expert alien wss keen ana shrewd (;
"a railroad man; witnsss thought there
| was no bsl-,r; ha was 0rtiye and euer-
petia, math9dical and exact IN business,
self-reiian5 aud confident. Ar Allen S
relations Wl.h railroad IueH were extern
sive.
Mrs. EIla L. Hsnson Of Cedar street.
Roxuury testtlf that she had known
ar. ana Eta. Allen about IS ye r. Sha
FIRST met Mira. Ail51 IN Portland Me-,
Hfssr petitioner had been pointed out
20 vl'aess IN q hall as Mrs. Allsn, and
later introduced to her rs Mrs allen.
Ihis YVES four years after the nRrri lge
Since the separation Of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Allen witness has soan Mr. Allen. tie
aaId he ragr ttsd that his wife mad leii
him. lie sofa wituezs hs would al
| unya take core Of his Wifs and hey. lie
spoke OF the latter with prize, said he
waited the boy edueate3, and referred
% his intention co send him % collaEe.
On ozoss-sxami nation tue witness said
ste had seon sir. Allen ongry thFe3 az
four time, She lid NOS snow the cepn-
ration Of Mr. and Mrs Allsn Vas due u
huaiDeas tPautiFs between MV. allen
ard Me-. A ilsn's brother. MRS. Ailan
told witness thAt he. Allan had been
uukipa TO her, rad was fond OF other
women, so rhs le.t ai'n.
Witness Rad haa a talk with Mrs.
Alien aiuca ire oe- "a or ~ Aiie9. the
oanvsr alton Mas at Wi5nesss honsa.
Aits allen said aHs broth Is Of Mr Allen
were trying 10 show thag she y u1rcl
2 r-ed' t. AIR Alfn Witness though
tais outrageous, blf8. Alien eaid heI
hnsbsud told tar be Couldn't mary
gain without OF tsialnR q dignfce.
Mrs. ANgn sad tlat, untortNnAteiy
she could hua no r4n r ia regard 90 heT
1 marriage, ugit ger could she hnd any
nscord of the mAIr age. Ghs further toi
witness thar She lad hean married 90
tbe Park etrs8 ehureh tF Raw. Mr
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