The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-29
WAS MRS. ALIENS
HUSBAND A WOMAN !?
Amazing Report Concerning the
Marriage OF Woman to Whom
Millionaire Lorillard Left Over
Half a Million.

New York July 29--The amazing asser-
tion was made yesterday that Mrs Lily
Barnes ALLEN. TO whom Pierre Lorillard
bedueathed his beautiful Rancocas farm
and ris horses was never married 10 the
mysterious and much sought after Mr."
Lewis Alien.
On the contrary, II was stated that Miss
A--y Barnes, as she was then known II
not al the instigation certainly with the
approval OF Pierre Lorillard married a
woman, the wife OF one OF the million
sire tobacco merchants servants.
This woman, IL In stated. for the pur-
poses OF the ceremony. donned masculine
garb, and after the service had been per-
formed that made her the nominal hus-
band OF the beautiful Miss Lily Barnes
she resumed her skirts and the incident
so far as Mr." ALLEN was concerned
was then closed forever.
THEN WENT ON YACHT CRUISE.
Immediately after the ceremony. so the
story goes Miss Barnes, shielded from
censure and gossip by the appela ton OF
Mrs" and therefore requiring not the
services of a chaperon. departed on a
long cruise on MIR. Lorillard yacht as
his guest. H3
yer ex-senator William Brinkerhon, OF
Jersey City. when seen shrugged their
shoulders laughed In a somewhat embar-
rassed manner. and wound up by refusing
either TO affirm or deny the story
Mrs. Allen In the magnificent house at
No II East Thirtylfrst street given TO
her years ago with all IT'S costly furnish
ings by Pierre Lorillard, denied herself
10 ell callers. First she was mot at
.-ome, then she WAS sick next she was
IN the country"
AZ last the press OF callers became so
great that the maids pulled down the
shades and refused to open the doors
HER FATHER IN A sANITARIUM.
John c. Barnes. Mrs. Aliens white
haired father. has succumbed 10 the
nervous strain incident upon the discio-
sure OF his daughters relations With
Pierre Lorillard and has been placed IN
Dr. Walkers saniterium at No 50 East
Thirty-third street
Alfred s. Barnes, one OF Mrs. ALIENS
brothers is a member OF the Consoiidat-
ed Exchange and holds a power OF attor-
ney from his sister TO represent her In
all business transactions. He declined TO
express any opinion on the reports con-
corning Mrs Aliens strange marriage
lie did. however say, speaking OF Ran
cocas:
VIC nave mace 40 Otef OF KanCOCaS TO |
the Lorillards and they have made no Of
fer to Us 10 buy IT.
Gen. Alfred G. Barnes, IN command OF !
the Twentyt-hird Regiment OF Brooklyn. |
n cousin OF Mrs Alien. declines 10 be \
Drawn into the controversy that has |
brought his family into notoriety.
Charles w. Barnes. Mrs. Aliens other |
brother, is engaged In the wholesale pa \
per trade, and has had unfortunate mat 4
rimonial experiences OF his own. That ,
renders him distinctly averse 90 talking
OF the strange affair that concerns his /
sister.
NEITHER ADMITS NOR DENIES.
Mr. Brinkerhoff ana Pierre Lorillard.
Jr.. were In Jersey City together when
shown the story of Mrs. ALIENS alleged
mock marriage. Mr.. BrlnkerhoH remark
ed; THAT is going too far in this matter;
entirely TOO far
Well. do you deny the story?'
No"
DO you admit II to be true, thengf
"Emphstically no. We admit nothing;
We snirm nothing We will nos go iEto
Details regarding it
The statement alesing that Mrs Al
lien had gone through moe. marriage
with woman. and the reasons therefor.
wero published by the New York Tribune.
which says:
Ail INC mystery surrounding tho ideu- !
thy OF the man WHO became the husband
of Mrs Allien was dispclled YESTERDAY
by the discovery that he Was 4 woman
The person who went through marriage
ceremony with Miss Barnes was the wife
~ one OF Mr.. l.orillard's employees. After
the ceremony she simply took of her
mans attire and resumed gown which |
act explains why 10 one has been able
TO discover who Mr.. Aliei. was or what
became OF him.
EXPLAINS THE MYSTERY.
"rhe conflicting stories fhst Mr.. Al.
ion wss an Englishmsn who received
1000 10 become the husband ~ Miss
Barnes and then conveniently disappear
"a that he had gone Nest immediately |
iJter the ceremony and had convonienilv
sled; that he had gone 10 Europe Africa |
ina almost all other countries under tho
iun are thus explained. Some reason had
o be given for his disappea rance, but
he accounts of various people who had
IN object in explaining his absence did
iot agree.
This explanation of Mr. Aliens
IDENTIFY also explains the peculiar word
ng OF the will Of AIR I.orinsrd. m tho
'auses IN which he bcaueathcd proper
y 10 Mrs. Allien She Is described as
lily a Barnes, also known. and some
iines known a. Mrs Lily r. AIlien II
; obvious that there was no such person
$ 'Mrs. LILY ". Allen. or Mrs Lillian
sarnes Allen I'm legal sense. and
equest to her would have been void. or
4 doubtful validity.
SO the bequest was made to the wom-