The Detroit times., 1911-08-24
SAYS IRUMBULL's
MOTHER TRIED TO
I STOP MARRIAGE
ifra Faxon Feigned Illness and
Summoned Son Here To Prevent
Him wedding Miss Dreier, Lat
ters Brother Declares.
Parent Knew Of Existence Of Other
WIFE Artist Believed To Have
Left Detroit.

THAT Mrs John T.. Faxon. OF No.
159 Hagueaye., Detroit, mother OF
{ Artist Edward Trumbull Smith, feign-
eG illness IA the hope OF bringing her
son 10 this city before his marriage
TO Miss Katherine Dreier, OF New
York, and persuading him TO break
The engagement because OF the exist
ehct OF a wife and two children In
fondon, Is tho statement credited TO
nH. Edward Dreier, Of New York.
ihrofher OF the disillusioned bride.
The marriage had been set for
AugA9, originally. The date was close
at hand when Mrs. Faxon learned Of
the contemplated event, and, know
Ing that her son already had a wife
and two children In London, IL Is
said, she sent the telegram, or caused
II 10 be sent containing the news OF
her supposed illness and urging her
son TO come Immediately. instead OF
postponing the wedding, however,
1hkgSrtist obtained the consent Of his
bride TO be and her family TO advance
the date one day, and, accordingly,
the marriage was performed on Aug.
q. by the Rev. Raymond Robins.
,|Smlth, or Trumbull, as he chooses TO
ne known, left Immediately after the
+cercmony for the home Of his mother
In Detroit, where he was joined the
|'following day by his bride.
4 Mrs. Faxon. Il Ia said, then pre-
walled upon her SON to tell his bride
.of the previous marriage. He ex-
tphined, however, according to the
~ sports. that he did not regard the
1,$ior marriage az binding inasmuch
~ the name Trumbull, under which
ne was married, had never been
tlekalIzed. He also told Miss Dreier,
b Is . said, that the first marriage had
been set aside" but no divorce mad
'Ibten granted. She was not satisfied
with the explanation and immediate
ny returned to her home In New York.
\ Her sister. the wife OF the Rev. Ray
|morld Robins, is quoted as saying
THAT che does not believe II IL pos
'sible for Miss Dreier to ever see Mr..
Trnmbull again. There had never
been n hint OF discord during the two
years the two had known each other.
|unGil the revelations concerning the
fifst marriage.
II cannot blame my sister for not
wishing to live with him." she added.
According to II. Edward Dreier, Mrs.
|Eaxon learned OF her sons first mar
[rfnge when she visited London some
time ago and found him living with
( q woman who IL supposed to have
been an artists model. A baby
Edaughter was with them.
mr.. Dreier says his FIRST meeting
with Trumbull was Just before the
marriage. The family knew little OF
. him except that he was supposed to
BE- d member OF distinguished Con-
neoticut family, This family. by the
way, Is the one from which TrumbulL
ave-. in this city. takes Its name
According to New York adyices.
Mrs. Katherine Dreier TrumbullS Smith
Z a now on her way to London, where
she hopes to locate TFumbuIf's first
wife and infant daughter. The New
York police are taking an interest In
the affair and may prosecute Trum-
bull on dual charge of bigamy and
perjury. II the evidence can be OBJ
tanned
Assistant District Attorney Leroy
Ross, OF Kings county, In reported TO
have wired the London police, asking
their aid in the search for Trumbulrs
FIRST wife.
All efforts TO locate Trumbull in
his mothers home here have been un-
availing. Neighbors say he was seen
about the house few days ago but
ne 10 believed to have left the city.
Repeated knockings fail to bring any
response at the Faxon home.