The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-27

Lraigrccnl, the woman Who !. now
claiming, on the stcngth Of such mar
riagc, to be- the widow Of the late Lac
ledc Howard, a St. Louis millionaire.
Miller testified that he assumed the
nam. Of Charles II. Howard in an ei.
fort Ia Join the cavalry service. after
he had been rejected from the infantry
service under hia true name on account
OF n weak heart He claims 10 have
worked as Il cigar maker In all the prin.
cipal towns In the vicinity Of NJ. Louis.
but went by the name Of Howard only
In Palmer and Highland. III. lie claims
that In iss3 he was working for a cigar
Manufacturer named J. Thcilc in Palmer
and boarded with the manufacturer
family. In Palmer he met Mary Moore
and In January the two went 10 Deca'
tur 10 mi.lead Palmer people in the
even, the marriage was published, Mil
Ter CAV. the name Of Henry" instead
OF Charles" Howard, and his residence
ut litchhcld.
Mr. Miller has received the following
letter from Frank I. Drcnnen, associate
counsel for Mrs. Leafgreen. and brother
of the woman's second husband;
Tayloryille, H., Nov. 0, 1905.
Mr. Thomas J. Miller, Tumwatsr,
Wash. Dear Sir;--I am assisting in
The representation Of Mrs. Media Leaf
green In the case pending In st. Louis
against the estate Of iaclcdc J. Howard,
I notivcd In the Globc Democrat ycstcr'
day an article, which was copy Of an
article published In a paper published in
Olympia, Washington, in which, II Is
claimed. you have brought suit against
Mrs, lrafgrccn. claiming to be the man
who married her IN Decatur H., on Jan
uary u, lss3.
Owing la the fact that don't care
10 assist in the prosecution Of this claim
unle.s | find IL To h. n genuine claim
against the estate of Iaclcde j. Howard.
/ concluded to write YOU and ascertain
whether or not the facts stated in that
newspaper article are true II the man
she married In Decatur IL living, ! want
10 know il, 80 that may know what
action to take In the matter.
take II for granted that II you are
the man who married her in Decatur
you will have no objection Ia convinc'
ing me Of that fact, II you have
photograph Of yourself which you could
send to me and will let me submit II
TO the persons who knew YOU here, why,
IL seems To me that that would settle
The question.
Also, | would like for you 10 give me
the facts concerning the matter ,ulli'
cient Ia satisfy me Of your claim.
Hoping To hear from you soon in the
matter, remain
Yours very respectfully,
FRANK =. BRENNAN.
The two returned the next day to
Palmer. where IL was agreed no one
should he told Of the marriage. Miller
testiilcs tiat the girl told her mother,
however. md that there was n round
up" at the mothers home. The mother
demanded that thS two acknowledge
their marriage and 70 up housekeeping.
Miller says he was not financially able
Ia do 70, and was also afraid Of the
girls stcp.father, named Lockwood 80
be left town. lie afterwards sent his
wife money TO meet MIN in Litchleld.
They stopped there at the hotel and
there Miller told her that his name was
not Howard and that he believed their
marriage was void. They thercupon sepa'
rated by mutual consent. Miller says he
has not written 10 nor seen the woman
since. Miller went TO Parsons, Hans,
where he remained four years; thence
to Des Moines. Ia, for two months.
thence 10 Tacoma; thence to Aberdeen,
where he remarked, and thence to Olym-
pia.
What purports to be a photographs
COPY of the marriage certificate Of
Henry Howard and Mary Moore in De-
catur, January Is, 1888, and upon which
Mrs. Leafgren is relying to prove her
self ihe widow OF Laelede Howard was
Shown 10 Mr.. Miller He identified the
signature 'IIenry Howard as having
been written by him.
Following the taking of Millers tesu'
mony, Mrs. Sophia Compton Of Maple