Multnomah County OR Archives News.....Wife Says She Was Deceived September 16, 1904
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Monring Oregonian September 16, 1904
Triggs Alleged To Have Been Married In Washington,Not In Oregon
A peculiar state of affairs exists in the suit of Emma C.Talbert against John 
E.Triggs for $500 damages for leading her into an illegal marriage and for 
comepensation for serving as his housekee[er for a number of years.
Under the law as intrepreted by the Oregon Supremem Court,she is not his 
wife,and under a decision of the Supreme Court of Washington,in which state 
the marriage ceremony was performed,she is the legal wife of Trigg.
She was divorced from a former husband named Talbert,and within six months was 
married to Trigg at Vancouver,Was. The Oregon statute provides that a divorced 
person shall not become married to a third person until the expiration of six 
months,and the Supreme Court has held that such marriage within six months is 
void wether solemnized in this or any other state.The divorce statute of 
Washington is similar,but the Washington Supreme Court has decided that the 
marriage of a person in California who was divorced in Washington within six 
months before the California marriage was good.
Mrs.Talbert in her complaint alleges that Trigg was aware it was unlawful for 
her to go to Vancouver and have a marriage ceremony betweeen them performed: 
and that when she ascertained the fact later on and asked him to leave a 
second wedding,and make her his legal wife,he refused.
Trigg has filed an answer through his attorney J.F.Boothe,in which he alleges 
that the Vancouver marriage was lawful,and says Mrs.Talbert deserted him.he 
also alleges that he offered to marry her over again,but when the time came 
she declined unless he would make a deed in her favor covering valuable 
property.
Trigg,when the suit was filed,gave the Deputy Sheriffs a lively chase,and they 
were unable to find him and serve him with the papers in the suit for some 
time.He was finally discovered attending a Grand Army encampment at Hood River 
and given a copy of the complaint.
Judge N.H.Bloomfield,counsel  for Mrs.Talbert,says Trigg has sued her for a 
divorce in Vancouver,and avers that they were lawfully wedded.
Two decisions of the United States Supreme Court are said to follow the rule 
laid down by the Oregon court in this class of case.

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