The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
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H. "a apnenrs from the testimony.
..,ryb, crit for absolute divorce from LILY
u.ysr. levy. MI frst wife. In March, 1899,
,.o,,b Leonard. The case was tried
49, tho late Justice Reekman. who
n,,, bearnsf Tho evidence granted a decree
~ ,rierpd Leonard 10 make II out for him
- am. According 10 Levy, Leonard
,,,r made ont the decree at all. Levy
-. leonard demanded an additional
a, ,se m which he vas not entitled. Levy
rf,-d 10 pay 1t n Leonard, he says
dsiber,'aly omitted 70 have h decree
ssned. 49,
N marry again. under the decision
did 40 in November. 1900. A short
,ina ago he and his second wife sepa-
,,tsd To his sur prise she brought suit
IN the Supreme court to have their
marriage annulled. on the ground that he
h.d never secured a divorce from his fret
xte andthen had him arrested on a charge
NJ biyamy. Levy's lawyers upon going
over the records came across Justice Beck
man's decision and disco vered that the
decree had not been signed.
IR0lAn1 was lntItllOh dCtuoCNi ny Icy
hEvers Of having put up a Job or him.
Ne was confronted with a letter in which
he had written Levy that a divorce had
been granted, but he denied that he wrote
the letter.
iithoush Leonard's arrest grew out Of
the Coppineer case solely. Assistant Dis
trct Attorney Vandiver said serious con-
liberation would he given the levy case also.
On March 20 Leonard, in his testimony
before Justice Davis. swore that he had
never seen Edward + Coppinger and his
this date he said he talked with Mrs. Cop
pineer about divorce proceedings against
former husband for the first time. and de-
clared certain letters he was charged With
having written her several years before
were forgeries, "a,
10 September, 1900. Mrs. Coppinger was
an English woman, Alice NJ. King; she had
married Henry B. Christmas. left him and
come to this country. Coppinger had
married Bessie Forbes In Australia in 1890
snnulment Of the marriage, The two met
leonard 1it to get II them their freedom. They
ny he took part In the prooeedings..
On September, 7, 1900, Leonard's son,
IN Brooklyn and delivered to them what
purported to be a decree Of divorce and an
annulment He received $3.50 n gave
Nrs, coppinger a receipt signed by his
father.
The couple were taken by young Leonard
and his wife on the same evening to the
Rev j, Marion Cornish, at s57 West Twenty
fourth street and were married by him.
4 The LAonards had the marriage certificate
made out and signed IT,.
In the early part Of this year, Mrs. Cop
pinger became doubtful as to the validity
Of the Leonard DEGREES. She employed
Charles NJ. Parsons az counsel, and he
promptly pronounced them fakes. After
d stormy scene Leonard refunded $3.50
to Mrs. Coppingcr and regained from her
his receipt, which he destroyed. Justice
Davis, upon hearing these facts, ordered
Leonard to appear before him, Leonard
denied absolutely having talked with Mrs.
Coppinger about divorce proceedings be-
fore February IL, and denied having written
certain letters to her about having secured
her divorce, He declared the letters were
In the handwriting of a William j. Schooley,
who was serving q sentence In Sing Sing.
When asked where his son was Leonard
declared he was in the West and that be
bad written him for an explanation.
we will put this case over until Mr.,
Leonnrd's son returns" said Justice Davis:
Somebody has perpetrated a gross fraud
upon these people 1.-THE Coppingersl. and 1t
looks as il It had its origin in your Office
Leonard'sl. II is very important for you
to clear it up"
Leonard has not cleared up the matter
and his arrest is the result OF his failure to
d so.