The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-20
BEDFORD MARRIAGE RECORD
FOUND ~ WASHINGTON-JaN. ~,
I0O1, THE DATE.
Accused wife an American. Resident In
Paris Husbands Relatives Here VINO
Set the Lawyers At Work Are Five
women, Al Cousins and Al Widows.


WASHINGTON, May is.-It was ascer-
| tanned to-day that Mrs. Cunning 8 Bedford,
| who Is under arrest in London on charge
Of making a false certiication OF birth,
] was married in Washington 10 Mr.. Bedford
| on Jan. 10, 1901. The marriage license and
, the certificate Of marriage are on Ale in
| the clerks Office of the Supreme Court OF
the District of Columbia. The ceremony
was performed by Charles s Bundy a
| local justice Of the peace. whose Office is
now. as 1t was then. directly opposite the
court house.
Justice Bundy said to-day that he had
a distinct recollection of performing the
ceremony. He said that the gentleman.
who introduced himself as Mr.. Bedford,
called upon him on the morning Of Jan.
is. 1901, and said that he wanted to get
married Immediately. Justice Bundy agreed
to perform the ceremony. The gentleman
went out but returned shortly bringing
with him lady, whom he introduced as
Miss Middleton
The ceremony was performed by the
Justice in the presence of constable,
who happened to be in the Office and an
Office boy, but neither signed the mar
riage certificate, as witnesses to weddings are
not required in the District Of Columbia,
Justice Bundy said that he had some con-
versation with the couple. who explained
that they were DESTROYS of being married
as quietly and simply as possible. Mr..
Bedford gave the justice the legal fee,
81. and the couple then went away.
Justice Bundy had never seen them
before and never saw them again.
H. - 49, "a
granted upon the application Of Cunning
8. Bedford. on Jan. Is, 1901. II gives the
following details:
Name OF male. Cunning s. Bedford age
30 years: color. white. relationship. none:
former marriages, none; citizen of the United
States.
Name Of female. Helen Middleton; age,
81 yenrs; color. white; relationship. none
former marriage none: citizen Of the United
States.
The direction in the marriage license to
the person to perform the ceremony con-
tains the additional informal ion that both
parties were residents of Paris. France.
THE BEDFORD RELATIVES HERE
The Bedford relatives who have taken
steps to assert their claims on the trust
funds in case the baby is proved to be a
a2e Park avenue, Plainfiefd, n. j.; Mrs.
Louise Gallagher of North Asbury Park,
n. j.; Mrs. Henrietta Martinez Of New
York. Mrs, Adelaide BLANCHARD Of Mount
Vernon. and Mrs. Mary E. Wright Of Hemp
stead, l.. |. The four first named are sis
ters. and are second cousins of the late
Cunning s. Bedford.
Their interests have been put in the
hands OF Coudert Bros. while those OF
Mrs. Wright. who is also q cousin of Mr..
Bedford, are being looked after by Mr..
McIlvaine Of Parsons. Cosson 4 McIlvaine.
All the women are widows.
Mrs. Zerega's son said yesterday
The amount Of money involved in the
lay claim has been greatly exaggerated by
some Of the newspapers. We do not know
how much really Is at stake, but 1t Is certainly
not over 10000.
1T is impossible to say just what steps
will be taken in the matter as that is in the
hands of the lawyers, but Mrs. Zerega
was not in any way responsible for the
arrest Of Mrs Bedford in England"
4. H. Hummel who was retained by Mrs.
Bedford during her recent visit to this
pending fight over The Bedford estates,
'aid W yssfssaa Mrs. Bedford is acquitted Of
the charge of making false entry of birth
or otherwise. the real matter at stake
the properties themseves--are here and
the main fight will have in the end to be
transferred to this city.
Even assuming that Mrs. Bedford might
have made a false entry. that does not
necessarily prove that the child is not hers
II Is pcssible she may have made false
entry and have had some other reason for
so doing--it is possible say. But. as
matter OF fact, ! know nothing about the
matter over there"
The trust estates involved are two; one
left by Judge Bedford and the other a
smaller one. by DR.. Frederick Bedford.
young Bedfords father