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PAGE EIQHT V V ' V : THE MORNING ASTORIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 19o4r - ; -
REID SAYS HIS MARRIAGE
WAS AN 1 UNLAWFUL ONE
Declares the Ceremony Was Performed
Two Days After He Had Been Di
vorced From First Wife.
Attorney Fulton Contends That This Fact .Squashes Mrs. Reid's Suit
for Divorce and Alimony Reid Files His Answer to the
Martin Damage Suit, Alleging That Martin
Drove Her From Home.
Captain John Reid wyi
That Mrs. Reid's action for di-
vorce is ridiculous, for the reas-
an that thay were navar lagally (
married; ,
That ha waa divorcad from a 4j
former wife on Decambar 11, 4
1903, and that ha marriad the !
plaintiff in tha prasant action
at Saattla on Dacambar 13;
That tha lawa of both tha
itata of Oraaon and tha atata
of Washington raquira that di
vorcad partiaa ahall not ramar-
ry within six montha from tha
data of divorce.
Judga McBrida haa mada an
order requiring Captain Raid j
4 ta retain poaaaaaion of all hia
4 property pending aetttement of 4
4 tha eaae.
4 In hia reply to tha $5000 dam- 4
4 aga suit filed against him by 4
4 William Martin, for alleged alen- 4
4 ation of hia wife's affections, 4
4 Cantata . Reid enters a general 4
4 denial; say a Martin threatened !
,4 to kill hia wife, and that ha waa 4
4 ao cruel to her that she waa 4
4 compelled to leave him; that 4
4 Mrs. Martin waa granted a di- 4
4 vorce because of Martin's cruel 4
4 ty. Martin's attorney replies 4
4 that thia latter fact doea not bar 4
4 tha plaintiff from recovering, 4
4 and on thia point the suit 4
4 hingea.
i It developed during the preliminary
skirmishing In the sensational Reid vs.
Reid case. In the circuit court yester
day afternoon, that the parties involved
were never legally married. The state
ment was made by the attorney for
Captain Reid, who will "show" the
court on Monday, when the proposition
will b up for argument. ' Incidentally
It developed that Abercrcmble & Wil
son, attorneys for Mrs. Reid, mean to
get alimony for their plaintiff If there
Is any possible way to do It.
The case was called up when Messrs.
Abercromble & Wilson asked the court
to issue an order restraining the de
fendant from disposing of any of his
property, and requiring him to pay
over to Mrs. Reid the sum of $200 as
temporary alimony. Mrs. Reid's law
yers were anxious to argue the motion
at once, but George Clyde Kulton, rep
resenting the captain, would not agree.
Mr. Fulton's statement brought out the
interesting fact hat the parties were
not legally married a. fact now for the
Srst time stated In court, although
well Known to many persons familiar
with the case.
Disregarded tha Law.
Mr. Fulton evidently means to
quash proceedings against Captain
Reid early in the game, and for that
reason objected yesterday to Imme
diate argument of the motion of Mrs.
Reid's attorneys for the injunction.
Mr. Fulton said h!a client was never
married to the plaintiff in the action
and related the circumstances. It ap
pears from his narrative that Captain
Reid divorced a former wife in Port
land on December 11. 1903. Now. tha
laws of Oregon require that a divorced
person must not remarry within six
months from the time of the granting
of the divorce, and Mr. Fulton stated
that Captain Reid and the present Mrs.
Reid, disregarding this feature of the
1 law. had married at Seattle on Decem
'ber 13. 1903. two days after the grant
: ing of the divorce to the captain.
I The attorney for the defendant con
tended that the illegal marriage was
a bar to such proceedings as those
Instituted by Mrs. Reid, and he asked
the court to defer further hearing of
the matter until Monday, so as to ghre,
him a chance to secure from Mult
nomah county & certified copy of the
divorce decree handed down there to
Captain Rid. This request, was grant
ed. Mrs. Reid's attorneys were ready
to argue their side of the ease, but Mr.
Fulton, evidently with the Idea of set
tling the case at one fell swoop, In
sisted upon a postponement until the
certified copy of the decree was avail
able. .
However, Judge McBrlde mode an or
der requiring Captain Reid to retain
possession of all his property pending
settlement of the suit but did not
grant Mrs. Reid the $200 asked by her
lawyers.
Statua of tha Damage Suit.
Captain John Reid yesterday filed his
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answer to the complaint In the damage
sutt Instttuted ngutnst him by William
Martin. Martin asks $5000 damages
from Reid on the allegation that Reid
alienated from him the affection t
the former Mrs. Martin, who la like
wise the rreaent Mrs. Reid.
The answer recites that on February
Is. 190S, Bertha Martin commenced an
action tor divorce from her husband
In Multnomah county, alleging thnt her
husband had treated her In a cruel and
Inhuman manner and that he had
threatened to kill her; that she was
granted a divorce on April 10, and that
the allegations were proven to be true.
It is further stated In the answer that
the cruelty of Martin towards his wife
compelled her to leave him, and this
circumstance la alleged to be a bar to
proceedings against Reid on the part
of Martin with the allegation of aliena
tion of Mrs. Martin's affections.
Martln'a attorneys yesterday filed a
reply to this answer, In which it Is
contended that the allegatlona In the
answer are Insufficient to meet the
complaint. The reply was argued by
the attorneys, Martln'a representatives
setting up the contention that the di
vorce proceedings of Mrs. Martin did
not affect In any way the suit of Mar
tin against Reid. while Reid's attorneys
put forth a contrary contention. On
this point the case hinges. Judge Mc
Brlde has taken the matter under ad
visement, and on his decision will de
pend largely the outcome of the dam
age suit.
The charge against Captain Reid.
who waa arrested at the Instance of his
wife for alleged assault and battery. Is
set for hearing before Justice Good
man today. However. It Is Improbable
the case will be called until after the
circuit cases In which the parties are
Involved are settled.
WEDDED BLISS IS BRIEF.
Brida of Few Daya Charged With
Complicity in Land Frauds.
Lm Angeles, Feb. 26. Charged with
having been associated with Carl An
derson In the wholesale fraudulent land
deals, to which she has confessed. Mrs.
E. W. Allen, a bride of two days, was
taken Into custody today in Pasadena
and brought to the Los Angeles Jail.
She confessed her guilt but claims that
what she did was done without guilty
knowledge of Anderson's Intentions.
She was married on Sunday to E. V".
Allen, u wealthy oil man of Pasadena.
Before that her name was Massey, and
It was only by learning that a woman
named Massey had been married that
the detectives were able to locate her.
Acordlng to the woman's, confession.
Anderson came to her last September
and asked her to represent herself to
be Mrs. Mary A. Oriswold, with whom
he said he was In a real estate deal.
He offered to pay her $15, and for that
sum she went with him to the notary
public, Blgned a deed In the name of
Mrs. Grlswold, made affidavit that she
was Mrs. Grlswold and acknowledged
the execution of the deed.
With this deed and copies of It whic h
he himself forged. Anderson went to
Omaha and sold the property of Mrs.
Grlswold to a wealthy cltJaen. Then
be went to Kansas City, and then to
Chicago, selling the property at each
of the places and sometimes to sev
eral purchasers. The amount he se
cured was large and he returned here
a rich man, but was arrested Sunday
r.Ight and confessed. He declares he
will plead guilty In dourt. He confirms
the statement of the woman that she
did not participate with him In a di
vision of the money he thus secured,
but she had acknowledged that she
committed a felony and will be prose
cuted. Her husband knew nothing of
the transaction, and now threatens to
sue for divorce at once.
NO COUNT AND NO ACCOUNT.
Fake Nobleman and Wife Get Into
Trouble at Dawson.
Dawson, Feb. 26. Advices from the
lower Yukon state that the Count and
Countess M6racewskl, formerly of
Dawson, have been arrested and taken
to Nome, charged with an attempt to
murder Captain William Galpln, who
was the correspondent of the, London
Times here during the boom days and
who was later well known as a mine
operator. Galpin also. alleges that the
couple stole his diary and account
books. Their bail has been fixed at
$5,000 each.
The trouble is alleged to have taken
place at the Russian mission. It Is
alleged that the countess tried to shoot
the captain, but he had removed the
powder from the cartridges and she
snapped the revolver In his face with
out being able to do any damage.
At the preliminary hearing the count
ess' was so haughty and Interjected
so many remarks Into the trial that
she was fined three times by Commls
stoner McDonnell for contempt of.
COUrt , , ' j ';
The trio figured In a sensational
trial In Dawson Inst summer. They
were till single then, and the men were
rivals for the hand of the woman.
Her name wna then Alice Rollins Crane
and she was an authoress of more
than local fume, After the trial she
married Moracewakt nnd went down
the river with him.
The reports from down the , river
are to the ffect that Morncewskl Is
no count at nil, but a Russian mechan
ic. The woman who hi now his wife
reported before leaving Dawson that
the count owned valuable estates neur
Moscow, but was exiled for some
trouble he got into while a student
REQUESTS A COMMISSION.
Jams Henry Smith Appeals to Courts
to Settle Dispute.
New York, Feb. !6. In order to set
tle a dispute between the executors of
an estate of $50,000,000, the greater
part of which waa left to htm by his
uncle five years ago, James Henry
Smith, of this city, has applied to the
aupreme court for the appointment of
a commission which shall determine
the commissions to which the execu
tors are entitled. To nach an opinion
the commission will have to appraise
the whole estate exactly. The proporty
In question la that of George Smith.
It waa that acquired In Chicago and
Milwaukee. In 1861. Smlh went to
LonroH, where he died In 1899. Two
of the executors are residents of Lon
don and it Is to settle a dispute between
them over commissions that the' heir
has made application to the courts.
The payment of about $500,000, Is In
volved.
CHURCH SERVICES.
Baptist Usual services tomorrow.
"Norwegian Danish Methodist Rev.
C. J. Larsen pastor. Sunday school
at 10 a. m. Services at 11 a. m. and
7:45 p. m.
First Presbyterian Subject of the
morning sermon. "The Lord's Portion;"
subject for the evenln discourse, "The
Lair of Sin."
M. E. church. The subjects for the
sermons will be "Things that Fleaae
God." and "A Hard place for ,a Young
Man to be a Christian." Preaching
services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday school at 12:15 and Epworth
League at 6:30 pp. m.
Batter I nan Gold.
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N. H. "No remedy heloed me until
used Electric Bitters, which did me
more good than nil the medicine I had
ever used. They have also kept my
wife In excellent hoalth for years. She
says Electric bitters are Just splendid
for female troubles: that they are a
grand tonic and invlitorator for weak
run-down women. No other medloln
them. Only 50 cents. Satisfaction
guaranteed by Charles Rogers.
Eastern Railway Building.
New York. Feb. 26. The German
Shantung railway, extending from
Talngtau to Stnan Foo, is approaching
completion, says a Times dispatch from
Berlin. The first construction train
haa Just been run from Sinan Foo east.
It is estimated that Sinan Foo, the
western terminus of the railway, will
be opened to traffic June 12.
Mysterious Clreumstanoe.
One was pale and Hallow and th
other fresh and rosy. Whence the dlf
ference? She who Is bluxhlnsr with
health uses Dr. King's New Life Pill
to maintain it. By gently arousing th
lay organs they compel! good dlges
tlon and head off constipation. Try
them. Only 25 cents at Charles Roger
Land Office Appointees.
Washington, Feb. 2. After a con
ference today between the president
and Senators Fulton and Mitchell, It
waa announced the president would ap
point J. II. Booth, of Eugene, receiver,
and Joseph T. Bridges, of RoHeburg,
register of the land office at Roseburg.
They are the present lncumbants.
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