The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-08-01
MYSTERY CLEARED UP
The Identity Now Established Of Lor-
lizard Beneficiary's "Husband."

CNAy SURROUNDING SAAN ANSASASJ Va SA~O
man" who became the husband of
Mrs" Lillian Allen, who is one of the
chief beneficiaries under the will of
Pierre Lorillard, was dispelled yester-
day by the discovery that "he' was
woman. The person who went
through the marriage ceremony with
Miss Barnes was the wife of one of
Mr.. Lorillard's employees. After the
ceremony she simuly took off her
mans attire and resumed a gown,
which fact explains why no one has
been able to discover who "Mr." Al
lien was, or what became of him.
The conflicting stories that Mr.. AL
lien was an Englishman, who received
$4,000 to become the husband of
Miss Barnes and then conveniently
disappear, that he had gone west i'm
mediately after the ceremony and had
conveniently died; that he had gone to
Europe, Africa, and almost all other
countries under the sun, are thus ex-
planned. Some reason had to be given
for his" disappearance, but the &C.
counts of various people who had an
object in explaining his absence did
not always agree.
This explanation of "Mr." Aliens
identity also explains the peculiar
wording of the will of Mr.. Lorillard in
the clauses as Lilly A. Barnes, "also
known" and sometimes known" as
Mrs Lily B. Alien. 1t is obvious that
there was no such person as Mrs.
Lily B. Alien" or MRS. Lillian Barnes
Alien in legal sense, and bequest
to her would have been void, or 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 add
ed for purposes of better identified
ton, the name under which she was
generally known.
The story is that, a number of years
ago, Mr.. Lorillard became fascinated
Will CuC Dbl lCo WHICH 0Au LID az
tentions were so constant that her pa
rents seriously objected to their dau-
ghter being seen so much in the COM
pany of married man. People in
Orange, N. j., remember there was
considerable talk caused by the af-
fair.
About the time of this talk it was
announced that Miss Barnes was
about to marry a Mr. Louis or Lewis
ALLEN. The prospective bridegroom
appears to have been as much out of
sight and as mysterious then as at a
later date. People who heard the re-
port that Miss Barnes was about to
be married to Mr.. Allen, never saw
the intended bridegroom, although
they frequently saw Miss Barnes The
marriage" took place not long after
the first announcement was made
coupling the names of Miss Barnes
and "Mr." Allen. How much of the
plan to have marriage ceremony per-
formed between herself and woman
was originated by Miss Barnes is not
knoWn.
The fact seems to be that she, at
least, fell in with the plan. Apparent
ly she was not deceived, for, after the
ceremony was performed, she went
with Mr.. Lorillard on a Ion gcruise on
his yacht. 1t is believed that Mr..
Barnes did not know anything about
this plan, and that he thought his
daughter was to be and was married
to a real "Mr." Allen.
It was to avoid an open scandal that
| this plan was conceived and carried
out. The people most interested wish.
ed to avoid the talk which an elope
ment would cause and the plans adopt
ed covered up the real purposes for
the time being. This plan, too, was
much safer than the one which it has
generally been reported was pursued
Many people have wondered why q
man of Mr.. Lorillards ability and
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becoming the victim of a blackmailel
as he would evidently run in arrang
ing marriage between Miss Barnes
and a man in his employ. Any mar
who would lend himself to such 8
scheme for $4,000, or any other sum
and conveniently disappear, leaving
his wife behind under the condition.
suggested by these stories, would no
be likely to be satisfied with tina
sum.
To avoid these difficulties the cere
mOny with woman was arranged
This, of course, would be absolutel!
void as matter of law, while it pre-
vented unpleasant talk among the as
sociates of MRS. Alien" and the mil
lionaire tobacco manufacturer.
Meals Enamels, the genuine, q
Halls, 1T Main street.
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