New-York tribune., 1901-07-27
F" MR." ALLEN A WOMAN.
MYSTERY AS TO IDENTITY OF
HUSBAND DLSPELLED.
MOCK CEREMONY PERFORMED TO con-
CEAL PIERRE LORILLARD'S RE
LATIONS WITH MISS BARNES.

William Toffey and George T. Perkins Of
Jersey City, have begun the appraisement of the
hancocas stock farm. In Burlington County
N. D., the part of the estate of Pierre Lorillard
which was left to Mrs" Lillian B. Allen
All the mystery surrounding the identity Of the
man who became the husband Of Mrs" Allen
was dispelled yesterday by the discovery that
he was woman. The person who went through
marriage ceremony with Miss Barnes was the
wife of one of Mr.. Lorillards employees. After
the ceremony she simply took off her mans at
tire and resumed a gown, which fact explains
why no one has been able to discover who "Mr."
Alien was, or what became of him.
The conflicting stories that Mr.. Alien was
an Englishman who received $4,000 be-
come the husband of Miss Barnes and then con-
Vehiehtly disappear that he had gone West
! Immediately after the ceremony and had con-
Veniently died; that he had gone to Europe,
africa and almost all other countries under the
SUM- are thus explained. Some reason had to be
given for his disappearance, but the accounts
OF various people who had an object in explain
ing MS absence did not always agree.
This explanation of Mr." Aliens identity
also explains the peculiar wording of the will of
Mr.. Lorard, in the clauses in which he be-
queathed property to Mrs" ALLEN. She is de-
scribed as Lily A. Barnes. also known" and
sometimes known as Mrs Lily b. Allen. 1t is
obvious that there was no such person as
Mrs. Lily B. Alien" or Mrs. Lillian Barnes
, Allen in a legal sense. and a bequest her
would have been void. of doubtful validity.
So the bequest was made TO the woman under
the only name which she could legally claim as
her own. and to that name was added. for pur-
poses of better identification. the under
which she was generally known.
The story is that number Of years ago Mr.
Lorillard became fascinated with the Barnes
woman. and his attentions were so constant that
her parents seriously objected to their daughter
being much in the company of married
man. People in Orange, n. J.. remember that
there was considerable talk caused by the affair
About the time of this talk it was announced
that Miss Barnes was about to marry a Mr..
Louis or Lewis. Allen. The prospective bride
groom appears TO have been as much out OF
sight and mysterious then as at a later date.
People who heard the report that Miss Barnes
wGs about 10 be married 20 a Mr.. Alien never
saw the intended bridegroom, although they fire.
qEertly Miss Barnes.
The marriage" took place not long after the
nrst announcement was made coupling the
names OF Miss Earnes and Mr." Alien.
How much OF the plan 10 have ma .riage cere-
mony performed between herself and a woman
was originated by Miss Barnes is not known.
The fact seems 10 be that she. at least. fell in
as to the of Mr." Allen. for after the cers-
mony was performed she went with Mr.. Lor-
lard long cruise his yacht
1t is believed that Mr. Barnes did not know
anything about this plan, and that he thought
his daughter to be and married to a
real Mr." Allen. II was OF course, to avoid
an open scandal that this plan conceived
and carried out. The people most Interested
wished 10 avoid the talk which elorement
would cause, and the plan adopted covered up
the real purposes for the time being.
This plan. too. much safer than the one
which It has generally been reported was pur
sued. Many people have wondered why mar
OF Mr.. Lorard's ability and judgment would
take such risk of becoming the victim Of a
blackmailer as he would evidently run. in ar
ranging a marriage between Miss Barnes and a
in his employ. ANY man who would lend
other sum- and conveniently disappear. leaving
his wife behind under the conditions suggested
by these stories would not be likely either to be
satisfied with that sum TO hesitate in his de-
mands for
No doubt these dangers were all appreciated.
was arranged. This. of course would Se abso-
lutcly void a matter of law. while 1t pre-
vented unpleasant talk. Neither the identity
nor the name OF the woman who impersonated
the putative husband is known, except that she
was the wife of one of Mr.. Lorillard's servants.
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