The evening world., 1903-10-05
JUSTICE CORR0B0RATES
STORY OF MARRIAGE.
Attorney Won Her Consent
While on Short Trip to Hobo
ken-He Was Reported En-
gagged to. Mrs. Moiineux.

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wife. told to-day how Young had won
n married her. asking her to keep
their marriage a secret. She displayed
the certificate that bound her to Young
as his wife, and she told OF those who
had seen her wed him and Of his treat
ment Of her since he had given her his
name and vowed to love and cherish
Young's denying this girl-for she Is
hardly more than a girl in years-is
one OF the strangest actions Of this
strange young man since he came into
~notofiety. He declares that she is not
his wife. At the same time she displays
a marriage certificate dated last Janu-
airy. and back of this certificate are the
records in Justice Seymour's Office, In
Ho6oken. Then. too. there is the state
ment Of the Justice and his good wife.
He performed the ceremony making
Amy Tronnen Alexander C. Young's
wife, and Mrs. Seymour was one Of the
witnesses.
He In my husband" Mrs.. Young
said to-day when she was seen at a
Fifth avenue hotel. II have no interest
in him whatever. but 1 don't want any
woman to marry him believing that he
Is free to take n wife. l am most
anxious to rid myself of him. When
he passes out OF my life then let him
marry whom he chooses or who will
choose to have him.
Mrs. Young is "A woman whose beauty
ano attractiveness arc pronounced. Her
experience with Young has not crushed
her spirits by any means. and there
are no lines about her face to show
that sorrow has crossed her path.
please don't think that Alex Young
has broken my spirits continued Mrs,
Young. He hasn't. No one could. /
have the spirits of a healthy girl. born
OF a proud and healthy father and moth
err, He simply mas maligned me and he
has tried In every way to bring disgrace
on me, and mine"
Comes from vineland.
Mrs. Young came originally from Vine
land. n. j. She has wealth, education
and refinement. and in the veins OF her
parents fiow the best blood OF Norway.
Her parents are among the best people
in New Jersey. and 1t is they she seeks
to protect them from the tongue OF
slander.
"If some one will tell me why I con.
scented to become the wife OF Alex Young
! will thank them the young woman
continued. at was all done and over
before / realized what a serious stsp /
had aiken.
~ came to New York to visit and
while here met Alex Young. He then
was having a great deal OF trouble after
Louise McAllister had been divorced
from him and had married Mr.. longer.
You will remember how he seemed 10
be SO anxious TO claim the children. At
any rate he became very attentive to
me! He told me how he was perse-
cuted; how all the stories of his being
q bad man were lies and l felt sorry
for him. One afternoon last January ne
called on me. l was then boarding at
90. II East Twenty-sixth street, and
he told me he had to make a business
call In Hoboken. He then said:
"I'Gome on and go with me. 1t will
make the afternoon so much pleas
anter..
II had confidence in the man. Then,
too, l was complimented because he a
told me that he loved me and had begged
me repeatedly to marry him. While we
were On Hoboken he asked me to marry
him an once. l nave never known that
a man could plead as he did. Before I
knsY It l u have lost my senses and
answered Yes
Like One In france.
We went to Justice Seymour and |
stood like one In a trance and answered
the necessary questions that bound me
to that a Mrs, Seymour was one of
the witnesses.
II had no ooner married Alex Young
than. he began to show that he did not
care for ma, He did everything TO stun
any affection ! may have ever felt for
him. He neglected me in every way
possible. Knowing that / had money he
would not even pay bills that were his
by every right. Then he began talking
about my being only one OF ten women
he knew who could call him husband
He even went SO far as 10 tell persons
who told my parents andS they came
10 me horror stricken. ] was SO abashed
py the attack that l decided 10 leave
America. A few weeks after ! was
married to the mainland let me say
sisht here that ] never lived with him
I left for England. / had my own estate
and with my own money l leased a
kclse In LONDON fgS a term OF three
years. l met some of the best people
n Fngland n was elected n member
5f the Empress Club,
Then the story Of my not being the
wife of Alexander C. Young was brought
70 london. 1t was told among my init
nate friends. and they began to show a
:ooiness to me that was unmlstakable,
" badly did / feel that l went to Paris.
rhsp II was that l determined to come
pm and make my record clear. l
ave made a mistake In marrying this
pan hut ] have done nothing wrong, and
eatt the world to know II.
noR ana that II Is Impossible for
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