New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-22
SAYS MARRIAGE IS VOID
Edward TrumbuII, Who Welded
Miss Dreier, Not Legally Free.
LAWYER MAKES STATEMENT
Ceremony Was Hurried, Owing
to Illness of Artist Mother
Miss Dreier Goes Abroad.

Mr. and Mrs. IT. Edward Dreier. VINO sent
out the formal announcement OF the nal
riage Of Miss Katherine 8. Dreier, sister or
Mr. Dreier 10 Edward Trumbull on august
Is last. have formally recalled such notice.
4 commemorative Of this paper was IN
formed that the family preferred 70 say
nothing for publication. but he was re-
ferred TO the counsel for the family. George
n. Boattvs Mr. Beattys, when seen, @alu
that be preferred 10 say nothinS, but OWING
10 the large circle OF acquaintances Mss
Dreier had in Brooklyn he would s-mpiy
saw for publication that it developed after
the ceremony had beer performed that MI.
TrumbuI was not legally free from wife
hv ii prior marriage and that his marriage
10 Miss Lreier IS therefore void.
Mr. TrrmDuli left the city for the west
immediately after the ceremony, belns
called there by the serious illness Of MS
mother and has not returned here. Miss
Dreicr has left on an extended trip and
viii be gone several months.
They were 10 be married on August 2 IN
the German Evangelical Church. in Scher-
rrerhorn street. but early ON Tuesday, Az
gust g. the bridegroom got word from De-
tr1il that his mother was seriously I'D and
that nI. immediate departure for the West
WAS necessary. Accordingly they were
married Al once by the Rev. Raymond Ro-
bins brothcr-ln-law Of Miss Dreier, az
the brides home 80 g Montague Terrace
and "A low minutes after the ceremony Mr..
Trumbul Ioft for Detroit
Miss Dr-ipr remained I'm Brooklyn until
Mr. Trumbm sent word for her 10 come 70
Detroit she went there with her brother
n-fav. SIR Robins. and on her arrival
there was informed Of his previous mar
ua-e and Immediately returned.
Mss D-eicr is devoted TO painting She
mot llr. Trmlull while she was studying
in London aud courtship followed They
had intended ~ spend a portion of their
honeymoon In Pittsburgh after which they
were 10 20 back 20 London. where Miss
Drcior was 20 have an exhibition or her
PAINTINGS in the Dore Galleries next Octo-
Der.
since The announcement nj the invalid
Ceremony Miss Drcor has left Brooklyn
and her sisters and lawyer refuse 10 dis
closc her whereabouts. 9lr. Beatty said,
howevcr. that Miss Dreier had lett town on
Am extended trip abroad. where she would
PROBABLY remain until the affair OF her
marriage had blown over II was sald that
there were several children boy Mr. Trum-
bulls first marriage.
sir Trumbull is a descendant OF Jonathan
Trumbull. the celebrated War Governor OF
Connecticut. He came from Stonlngton,
Conn. whore the Dreiers now have a fine
summer place. Ills ruu name is Edward
rrumbuu Smith. but he dropped tho smith
because ne thought II would aid him il his
artistic career. The marriage license bore
his correct name and gave his age as
twenty-seyen years. Miss Drcier Is thirty
three wears old.
Miss Dreier is the youngest Of four daugh-
tiers OF the late Theodore Dreier Her two
sisters. Miss Mary =. Dreier and Mrs. Ro-
Gins. have devoted themselves 90 social
beJferment IN New York and Chicago. Her
other sister. Miss D0rOthea Droier, Is
also devoted Co painting. II. Edward
Dreiar. their only brother. married Miss
EtheI Valentine. OF the Heights. he is an
accomplished horseman and Is a familiar
figure al the autumn meets Ot the Meadow
Brook Club which hunts near his Fort Sl-
Tonga farm. near NOrlnpOrt