The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-02-17
Y. From the Statesman, Feb. IL
A AmalSaMaatiOM Case i'm COIum-
bus. -- -r.

) An aged lady giving her name as Mrs
Lee, yesterday appeared before Justice Hely
and had warrant issued for the arrest of
mulatto named William Fo ilet. She state,
that Foley had destroyed her happiness By
marrying her daughter Mary Ann, very
pretty white girl, making an oath to the ef
fect that the girl was eighteen years of age
when che was but sixteen. 1t appears that
Foley went to the Probate Office on Satur.
day to procure license and made affidavit
to the age Of his betrothed, the clerk never
dreaming that the second party was other
than colored girl. At night Foley went
to Justice and was legally married, the
Justice mistoking him for white man.
The old lady, who seems to be very intel.
ligent person, appeared much distressed by
her daughters conduct. and bitterly denounc.
ed the sable individual in terms more ener.
getic than polite. The girl, however, an
pears to be very well satisfied with her
doubtful colored husband, and is determined
"to stick to him like mud turtle to an Az.
rican's toe." Foley gave security in the
sum Of $500 for his appearance before the
Justice this morning. .s. .....
From the Statesman, Feb. 81
The case OF amalgamation mentioned in
yesterdays Statesman, came up before ESD.
Hely yesterday morning. The charge against
Foley, the mulatto. was that of perjury. he
having sworn that Mary Ann Lee, his wife
was eighteen years Of age, when her mother
alleges that she is sixteen. A number of
witnesses were examined, but the Justice
decided that the evidence was insufficient to
warrant him in committing Foley, and he
was accordingly discharged. Foley and his
vile were present during the proceedings,
md gratified the curiosity Of a large crowd
u persons who struggled to get glimpse at
his odd specimen of feminine frailiy. Fol.
ey is an exceedingly ugly young man, with
ut few of the characteristic features of the
'egro, but enough Of the color in his face to
atlsiy casual observer of his extraciion.-
The girl is really handsome, and but for
his strange eccentricity, might have main.
mined her reputation for intelligence, as she
as heretofore for respecta bilty but the
lost charitable conclusion that can be or.
wed at is that she is lumentably ignorant.
Her poor old mother says that she could
ave married an intelligent and respectable
oung white man, now residing in Licking
ounty' as soon as she became of age, but !
ne says the curse Of Providence was upon II
er' and she has cast aside all regard for de- j
ency' The old lady is almost, if not quite,
lstracted by her misfortune, and is contipp.
Ily moaning "My daughter, oh. my daugh. h
IT." Her lamentations are pitiful 10 hear
ne idea Of her daughter "marrying a mig. d
er" drives her mad. Foley and Mary Ann "" "
ccupy the upper apartment of house on II
ront street, the old lady living in the low. E
story. Mrs. Lee says that as her duueh. c.
II has deserted her poor old mother for It
egro, and as she cannot send him to The u u
Tor bis willful perjury, she will b
least quit the house and see her child no o
ore. 1t is truly mn unfortunate affair, and Ell
'e seeing the mother cannot but pity her P.
ief, be it real or imaginary. E f. ~