The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-31
SAID CITRATE MADE HIM MARRY
Loo RING HININ THE en- M ~ At
NIGHT. WIN THREATS.
kimmcl Pitched the ~tor, 80 strong That
the turate Came 10 Court TO Con.
tradict u and spelled an tnnuimcnt
suit Whercupon the Bride Faint esI.

After listening for more than an hour yes
t"rday To- what he characterized a. the i'm
probable story Of August kimmel 20 years
Old Justice Scott refused to aunul Kim
meIs marriage to Lydia Schurman, per-
formed on June %, 1900. by the Rev Clarence
VI. Durham, curat" of Calvary Episcopal
Church, ia the presence Of the Rev. Alex
ander W. BOSWELL vicar Of the church
kifnmcl alleged that he had been compelled
through "A con- piracy between IN" girl and
the Rev Mr.. Durham 20 marry Miss SChur-
man Hl- story, a. told on the stand, was
to tn" effect that he had met Miss Schur-
man ia 1898, and had hirtci with her They
became friends ard kept company" but
he had no immediate" Idea of marriage
On june -, 1900. h" said the Rev. Mr..
Durham called a hi- home and told him
Miss Schurrnan had been 10 tho vicara gc
with a complaint. Mr.. Dunham asked Kim
mel 10 call at the church and meet HOY there
that night, and added. said kimmcl. that
if her story were true. it was the young fell
lows duty 10 marry her II he did not, he
would be arrested and the girls father would
probably shoot him kimmcl uutinucd
that he went 20 the church and learned there
from the Curltc and the girl that h" must
marry her that night. lie legged for time.
but wH- met with IN" threat that hc would
not he let out of ia" church all night and "A
renewed mcnac" Of arrest. At length he
gave III when Il was nearing midnight, but
when Mr.. Durham went out for Il witness,
kimmcl tried the doors and found them
locked
YOU'RE pretty foxy" remarked Miss
Schurman, 10 which kmm"l replied 10y
repeating that hc didn't want To- marry
her. When the Rev. Mr. Rostwick came
in said kmmel the marriag" was per
formed, and only the thought of the re-
lapse his sick mother might have If he
wer" arrested, induced him to consent
under protest. kimmoIs hor ard two
brothers both gave evidence in his favor
maintaining that the g!rl wa desperately
III love with kimmel and anxious 10 marry
him.
The two clcrEymen. however. fatty
ContradiCtcd klmmcl'~ story. MIR Dun
ham admitted telling the Young man hat
II the girl story wor" tru" he ought to
marry her, but absolutely denied having
mad" any threats or L-"d ANY rest RANT.
He said the girl and kimm' lad hong
talk and finally told him thrv had agreed
to get married klmm"l had offered him
81 after the ceremony. but he had refused
II. Mr. Durham denied locking the church
doors.
The vicar, DR. Bo-rwiok. also testified
that hc had heard NO threats used though
he admitted that kimu"i looked nervous
and had none of the ar ut the happy bride
groom
Justice Scott. after lrarng both sides
said that kimm"i'- story .oUndrd very
improbable and that hr would NOT aunul
tho marriage
MIR. kinm"l, who was IA court with some
relations. tainted when she heard he de-
cIsion. Sh" had not intended. IT was said
20 defend tie action, bur ~" Rev. Mr.
Durham insisted that he b" heard, in view
OF the Young husbands testimony.