Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1930, Page 52

MAID SUPPORTS MARIE C. BRIGGS Woman Sues for Recognition as Legal Widow of Artist. Skelley & Glebe Roads, Arlington County, Va. Dining Dancing ROY BOYD'S SHELLY ARMS ORCHESTRA Phone Clarendon 1342 Come Out Saturday Night l.ncl:eon-Teu—Dmnef DANCING 10 P.M. to 2 AM. 6 MILES FROM TOWN on ROCKVILLE PIKE Phone Kensington 254 Br the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 28.—Testi- mony that the late Clare Briggs, news- | paper cartoonist, asked her to witness that he took M C. Briggs as his wife was offered by Virginia Hammond, | colored maid, at the opening yesterday | of Mrs. Briggs' suit for recognition as the artist’s legal widow. The maid said she had accompanied Mrs. Briggs, then known as Maggie Toohey, to the Briggs' country home, % at Bound Brook, N. J., in August, 1929. | Mr. Briggs, she said, followed her into a room where Miss Toohey was work- ing and tock Miss Toohey in his arms. ja, T want you {0 be a witness . the witness quoted Briggs as| 2. “‘I want you to witness that I| taking Maggie here to be my wife.’ " | Theodore A. Lesser, Brigg: torney, TEA testified the cartoonist had asked his| advice about marrying Miss Toohey. | DlNNER The lawyer said Briggs dreaded the| notoriety believed would be c-used‘ Tea by the marriage, because his first wife, | Mrs. Ruth Owen Briggs, had named | Miss Toohey, as corespondent in herl divorce suit. ‘Mr. Lesser said he sug- |8 gested marriage in another State, but | Briggs feared the New York papers| would get the news by telegraph. Next | he suggested a common-law mnnlln‘ before other witnesses. Reuben A. Lewis,. Briggs' son-in-law, denied that Briggs considered Miss | Toohey his wife. Virginia Orchardist Dm FRONT RQYAL, Va., February 28.— J. 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