The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-04-19
A Remarkable Story,

MARRIAGE ON SHORT ACQUAINTANCE.
A letter from Palmyra, N. Y, to the
Rochester Expresr, tells this curious story:
remarkable lleap year. courtship and
marriage came of in our quiet village last
week, resulting disastrously TO all the parties
concerned. The whole case is not so fully
developed as to enable one to give full re-
lation. 1t seems that Miss q. NJ, a highly
respected young lady of twenty years, had
been holding correspondence with Young
officer in military camp in New Jersey, who
had sent her an introductory letter vouching
for his respectability. Said letter was written
by an acquaintance OF hers, who also was an
officer. Several letters passed, he sending his
photograph, and arequest for her photograph.
All this was very pleasant and honorable
On Monday OF last week young and rath-
er prepossessing man Of about twenty-five
years, dressed in military clothes, arrived
here and called on the lady, and announced
himself as her dear correspondent. lie was
cordially received as such by Miss G. NJ. not
withstanding the parties failed to discover
any similarity OF likeness between him and
the photograph, but that he explained to her
satisfaction by saying 1t was taken before he
went into the service three years ago Mon
day and Tuesday things went on lovingly.
and he visited the morning prayer meetings.
sang and spoke, and all were greatly edit
ed thereby. The account he gave OF himself
was that he had resigned about four months
previous, was now deputy proyost-marshal,
was at Vicksburg when taken prisoner. an
inmate OF Libby eight months, and was at the
Gettysburg fight
On Tuesday night much against the wish
es OF parents and friends, they were married
The next day he began to look after some
workmen TO paint and paper his father-in.law's
house. His bargain with the painters was
fair, showing plenty of greenbacks, and offer
Ing TO pay down on the fulfillment of the con-
tract. lie looked at a number of fine resi-
dences, but failed to strike bargain In
conversation with the clergyman who married
them, he stated that he had lost, on Main
street, 500, but being stranger, aud having
already gained some notoriety, he would not
advertise it, "he did not care for the money"
lie claimed to be the owner of farm of two
hundred acres, near Elmira. Friday after
noon, Mr.. Officer, who had already assumed
two or three names, procured carriage and
horses OF Mr.. Sweeney, of the Eagle, and
drove out, but did not, it seems, return as per
agreement. In the morning, letter arrived
Tor the bride, which was opened by the pa
rents, aud found to be from her true cores
pondent, the owner of the photograph.
This document resulted in sending Officers
Clark and Howe in pursuit of the team and
uCtudNd Oiiuts At tdliduudl1ua lie r.
rested, ironed, and placed in durance vile
The eyes OF the late Miss c. NJ. being opened,
she upbraided him for his deceit, and declared
she would return home, which she did. The
young scamp had TO be knocked down before
he would yield. To officer Clark he confess
ed he was deserter from the army, and
wished him to call the provost-marshal, pre-
ferring 10 fall into his hands. Officer Clark,
deeming IT proper to notify the provost, did
so. During the few minutes absence the
prisoner had wrenched off his irons and
burned such papers in his possession as he
thought proper He Is certainly most ac-
compllshed villain. The affair has caused
much excitement. II is due TO the parents OF
the misguided young lady TO say that they
were opposed TO the hasty marriage, and in
sisted on weeks time, but the couple were
determined, and threatened going somewher
else to have the ceremony consummated. and
fearing that would make the affair more ridic-
ed