The evening world., 1913-01-04
WIFE REMARKED
sHUSbAND--THAT'S
!, THE WHOLE STORY
sMrs. Panons," New Years
Morning Bride, Has Been
Mrs. Freeman Five Years.

U0~0oy by an Ev0pnR WorId reporter
the authorities Of che peaceful hamlet
e Manhassett, J.. J.. the minister who
warried her. a score Of newspaper re-
psstsrs and the pubic at large have
Aaa . most Irritating mystery on their
minds.
New Years morn at I o'clock, whsn
IN Manhaseett was wrapped In peace
fui slumber. q red automobile contain.
Ing Mrs. Edith NJ Parsons. n wealthy
and dashing widow Of New Britain.
Conn. Augustine ]. Freeman. a civii
engineer In the employ OF the United
states Governsnent. md BENJAMIN
craddock. chauffeur. stopped In front
Of the little home Of Thomas OCon-
nell. the town derk. and found he was
away In Port Jefferson attending .
dance.
Not daumsd, despite the fact that the
ccup1e Ind started early that morning
IN New jcrvey to get married. they
whirlcd to Port Jefferson, dragged the
CLERK away from the scene OF the fes.
tsyities 10 TIM town hall on MAnhasset.
where ne opened up the once and hllsd
out . masrtase license.
CLERK WENT WITH THEM TO
III MINISTERS.
The prospective ords gave her par-
eetS names - Silas Geer and Maay
York. the husaa ID his father ~ Alfred
Freeman. born in France. and N moth
or. Miss Elisabeth MaopWde. 0efn in
scotland. The yo,nng couple. both anart-
~ dressed. accompanied BY OCunnsal.
then went 10 the home Of he Rev.
Charles L. NswhoDd. rector q the Man
hsssst Episcopai Cfnrch.
AZ 40 IN the morning. with he min
istsr garbsd in his paJamas md hath
robe and With the town oasrk and the
/, chauffeur ~ Wttn0Dn. tho nyseGious
romantic couple were mnde man and
wife. Laughing and apparently very
hsroy they woriried hack toward New
York In the automobile.
Next morning news Of the romantic
4. midnight marriage rescued the New
YORK newspaper o6icss. and immediately
reporters went to the home OF A. J.
rrsSman. No. 3e Eig19y.esghth street.
nay Ridge. Brooklyn. the sddress the
bridegroom gave on the marriage
license.
They were informed by . Aignihsd
men. vho sAmesssA calmly that III
oseus was Augustus J. Freeman. and
saS> the names Of his parents ~ the
sane ON the marriage license. that he
vas not the romanf1c br1dagroom OF
Nsw Years morn. and furthermore. that
no had been married hvs years.
INDIGNANT WIFE coRRoeo.
AAreS the STORY.
He vas corroboratsd by his wife. who
added they had lived n Bay Ridge for
more than q year and that any one In
,Ae neighborhood could prove Il. Fur.
/, ,hsrmors. she had = daughter. said this
indignant Mrs. Freeman. Mr.. and Mrs
Freeman both wanted the mystery
solved. They told the reporters the,
would like TO know who was imper
opnating them.
Tho reporters and the town Authori
de- Of Nanhasset were mywtlied. Mr.
- Mrs. Freeman had looked then
stsnlsht In the eye and told them the!
.coald prove an alto.
To-day an Evening World rsporte
secrsd a good description OF the maj
end thr woman who were married b!
Dr. New .oid.
'syAe s,ilesroom." SAID DR.. Newbold
"vas sb' .t 'irty-four. He WAS abou
Ave n .'s ..,chss. rather dark. sanootl
shaw no was very quiet In HE de
mS.s,.. We had very httle to sAy
! Ire couple had . wedding rins."
M. Newbold. the minister's wife
hsA ken notice Of the woman.
.'ahe Gas . tall. smartly drese
woman" sasd Mn. Newbold. "Aithous
she ives gettAag married she didn't ~
near Mustered. sue WAS perfectly Z
sass. She wore = smart gown. . whit
pole coat. WITH . large white hat. IN
I sSs.osd nat she wore eyeglasses"
'peocRlPrioNs TALLY WIT
FIREMAN AND WIFE.
WAea ths rspOner went to the o.
,s.oesrinv offices In the Army and Ma,
loutaAsg whore Freemen mas IN OIL
lkheu he V IN town, he learned that (!
description Of the bridegroom Ut Ne
Years and Frsemen tailed. The r
aortsr then called At the Freema
home In Bay Ridge. Mrs. Fresms
answered the donrbe,l and the report
noticed she was tall and wore glass'
both Mr.. and Mrs. Fres,en sv
sines the marriage had denied absofu'
N hat they knew anything OF the my
terious ws1dang. To-day Mrs. Freeml
stood m the vAst1buls OF her homo q
- .oSmattsd Il. She sad her reason
u 2snysnx Il wNs to prevent the new
paDsrs from moving anything abc
IL because - she had been MARI
Ave ysars 40 BY . xasSstrNts
. Wappangu Falls. N. r.. oao0ing
y tbe time. she feared the pvheedty u
NJ second marriage would bring.
~Yss. I am the mysterious wido'
= seiA Mrs. Freeman with . laugh.
~ as very tall and attractive WON
~ The reason We were married At Il
unusual hour was because We
: started early In the day TO got m
ytsd. but had failed. We nrst tr
~ New Jersey. but discovered that
Mast one OF Ms had TO b . resident
sa the state. Then We went TO New 70
ut the marriage license once '
clased. We tried Connecticut.