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Show STILL A SISTER TO HIM. Although Annie Married Him, She Refused to Be a Wife. Simply a sister to him. That is what Eugene F. File 6ays his wife has been to him since his marriage, and that alone. File is a leather finisher and foreman in the shops of McDermott & Howard in the eastern district of Brooklyn. For the reason given he haa begun suit for the annulment of his marriage, which was celebrated eight years ago. Mrs. Moore keeps a boarding house at 225 Havemeyer street Her daughter Annie, known in the neighborhood aa Miss Moore, is slender. Among the boarders is Mr. File, who now claims mat ne is Known among Annie s menoa as Mr. Moore, her brother. Inhort, although al-though the marriage ceremony was performed per-formed between them Deo. 1, 1886, he declares under oath that the ceremony ended at the church door, and that since then Annie has refused to play the part of wife to him. File says that out of a salary of $16 a week he has paid his mother-in-law $18 part of the time and $10 the other part for the board of himstilf and "Sister "Sis-ter Annie." A year or two ago, maddened by the circumstances by which he was surrounded, sur-rounded, he left town. His wife persuaded per-suaded him to return, but it was not to marital happiness, for his wife continued contin-ued to be a sister to him, as before. At last the husband-brother got one of the visiting cards of "Miss Annie Moore, 225 Havemeyer street" and paid a visit to Mr. Westlotorn and asked him for advica Papers were prepared and served upon the daughter. The answering affidavit was to tha effect thatAnnie had been his wife and lived with him as such until he left her and began proceedings She asked the court that he be forced to pay her $10 a week and $300 counsel i'ees in order that she might defend the taction. Justice Bartlett has signed an order directing the plaintiff to show oause why he should no put up the cas-i. New York Journal |
