The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-22
Widow Of Contractor GaTvsy
Wants 10 Marry Again.
REMAINED SINGLE IS YEARS.
Seeks 10 Have Her Dead Husbands viii Set
Asnja So That She May We'd a
Wealthy Cluhman.

New York, oct. 2c.-Here is a woman
who is willing to pay $4,000 for husband.
That is, rather than remain widow she
will forfeit an allowance from her hus-
bands estate and take 100000 in lump
sum instead OF $4,000 II only she can
marry the man OF her choice.
Her name is Mrs. Helena Blanche Gar
vey, rettct or andrew Jeffries Garvey
forty. fair and buxom.
In the palmy days OF the Tweed ring
Garvey made his money as a contractor.
When death called him he had to leave
$4,000 behind.
He also left a pretty widow. just turned
twenty y-five. and a will. Garvey met his
wife i'm England, where he went 10 spend
his declining days. The wooing was ar
dent and the wedding came soon.
The happy husband gave his young
bride $4,000 in horses, carriages. house
hold goods, Jewels and plate
With It went an ante-nuptial agreement
that as long as she was content 10 re-
main single after her husbands death
Mrs. Garvey was to get sl3,75o year.
SINGLE FOR FIFTEEN YEARS.
II was happy match. but the old man
only had few short years with his
youthful bride. For fifteen years now Mrs
Garvey has remained single-and drawn
her sl3,750 a year from her dead husbands
estate.
But a few months ago another came
into her lfe-a handsome and wealthy
clubman OF middle age, whose name is
well known i'm New York. There was an
other wooing, another proposal and an
other Yes" And on the heels OF IL Mrs.
Garvey. the widow, radiant and happy,
saw her lawyers.
She told her hopes and her fears 10
them. She didn't want to stay widow
any longer, but she didn't want to for
felt all her rights I'm her dead husbands
estate
So the lawyers got out their mortality
tables Mrs. Garvey was 40 at her last
birthday-the gallant actuary who did the
figuring assured her she didn't look 30. on
the basis of her expectation OF life he fig
ured IL out that she was bound TO draw
31S0,000 from the estate.
well" laughed Mrs. Garyey, "Td be
willing to take my dover i'm the property
and let the rest go. so ! don't have to re-
main "A widow any longer
COST HER JUST $4,000.
SO that was figured out 1t was decided
that of the $500, ,OO0 chiefly invested in real
estate, Mrs. Garvey was entitled to $780,.
0eo. even If she married again. In other
words IL would cost her just $4,000 TO have
another husband.
'All right" whispered Mrs Garvey,
blushing deeply.
And so today strange suit was
brought Ihefare-JHsticeB Bischof, I'm the SUI
preme court. In it the widow prays the
court 20 allow her 100000 in a lump sum.
rather than sl3,75 a year. so that she can
marry again. The rest OF the estate goes
TO various hospitals i'm this city 10 the
Press club and to several Masonic insti-
tutions.
All will fight Mrs. Garvey's plea. The
other legatees declare that as Mrs. Gar
vey received $4,000 from her aged LIS
band before she married him, this was In
lieu"of dover rights. Therefore they are
opposed TO giving her 100000 just so she
can marry another man.
On her part Mrs Garvey sets up that
as her husband allotted her sl375O a year
in his will. this abrogated the agreement
made before their marriage. Meanwhile
Mrs. Garvey will remain a widow, living
upon the 5000 a year allowed her by the
court pending the settlement of the suit.