The Washington times., 1928-12-12
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M" lOIGIAs I(NNs' A'S'iAi'N N'AN-
bigamous marriage of Herbert
Leigh Emanuel. church organist. of
Savville. l.. l., and Martha Van
Wyen, clustered 19-year-old daueh-
fer of a West Sayville storekeeper.
ia a story Of romance, realism and
fOolhardiness.
Leigh IEmanuall and Mrs. Leigh,
Emanuel No. 4 made this apparent
in an interview at their SayVilie
home. Tie organist, Just home
from iail in Riverhead. released in
So, 900 bail on a charge of bigamV.
related virtually all the important
details of his adventure.
Mrs. Leigh-E Emanuel. who accom-
panied her husband and Mrs. Lelgn-
Emanuel No. 2 to New York for
the perjured marriage license ana
witnessed the bigamous second mar.
riage with full knowledge or all
that had preceded it, had little to
say. But in clear, sententlous
snatches she approved and substan-
tiated all the organist said.
House Made Pawn
First of all Leigh Emanuel said
he and his first wife have realized
for years that they no longer loved
each other. They married in Foun
drv. Wesley Hayle, England. Janu.
ary Z. 1915. Leigh-Emanuell was
STUDYING music when they met. A
wear later they came to this coun-
try. lived in New York city about
six years, and then moved to Say
vile. where they have resided since.
Three beautiful children have
been born to them and another 1s
expected within a few months.
Their house in Sayyille is modest
hut comfortable and well-furnished
frame structure. owned jointly By
the organist and his first wife:
The organist is 81 and has little
To distinguish him from the average
man, He wears tortoise she'll
glasses. and, yesterday he wore
gray lounging suit, badly in need
of pressing. He needed a shave.
No. / Admits Responsibility
Mrs. igh-Emanue1l No. / is de.
cldedIy an English type. She is OF
medium height, we'll proportioned,
rather attractive of face, has fair
complexion, brown hair, unbobbed,
and her whole demeanor suggests
a very definite stoicism. Her whole
attitude lends a remarkable touch
to the sensation the second mar
riage of her husband has created.
Leigh. Emanuel said that his first
wife was at bottom responsible for
his second marriage. She urged it,
he said, and Mrs. Leigh-Emanuell
No. / interpolated simple: I did.
From that point on the narrative
took on stark realism. Perhaps If
the same story were to be related
by persons of higher intellects it
would be hailed by the modernists
as a change in the philosophy of
marriage.
Wives Pooled Their Gift
The foolish part OF the adventure
was in the husbands and first
major plan into effect. Both, in
agreement that the organist should
marry Miss Van Wyen, simply con-
cluded that they could do this. keep
1t quiet while Mrs. Leigh Emanuel
obtained divorce, and then be re-
married.
On the ltIte IInReF OIL ms flEHl
hand Leigh Emanuel wore the
white gold cha wedding ring
which he had placed on his second
wife's hand in the Marble Collegi-.
ate Church. On his left hand he
wore gold signet ring, which he
later described as a somewhat
amazing gift, amazing because it
was a joint present some time ago
from Mrs. Leigh Emanuel No.
and the younger girl.
II first met Martha when she
was about 13. She came to me
then as pupil Our relation as
teacher and pupil did not change
until a little over two years." he
continued. MY wife discovered /
was falling in love with her before
l knew it. We talked it over and
it was at her suggestion that we
planned eventually to marry. We
all talked it over together and there
was perfect understanding. NY
first marriage had simply turned
into a platonic relationship-pure
platonic. For some time we have
had separate apartments in the
home"
To emphasize the friendship of
the two women at this point Leigh
Emanuel took off the gold signet
ring and showed the inscription en-
graved inside. 1t read: From us
IN yOu'