Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-19
A Marriage after Three Minutes Court.
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From the Chicago Republican. I3th.l
Many are the stories that have been told OF
RAPID courtsnips. whereby two hearts have
oeen ofeuRhtfo- q realization Of love in bat u
few hours time; improbable tales, too, have
neen fsisteo OF queer matches, constituted ey
that "uuth is stranger thai, ffctior," the mos:
erednious could scarcely believe tnem. Chi
cago boasts now Of the :. best time on record.
IN tne matrimonial line, the foun datlon for
which is q strange and almost inconceiyably
snort ceurtship and marriage
There came over from Germany several
mon ths ago young girl, accompanied by q
man named Frederick Hermann. The impe.
cunicsity of the latter caused the pursa OF fha
lassie TO suffer somewhat, as she paid hfs fare
He was TO marry her, but failed TO de so, ana
on Angus 26th she instituted suit agsipsr h;,,
Tor the recovery of the money
The case came before Justice Schoenewaia
but there was sad termination to it. Her
mann dropped down dead IN the saloon below
the office of the Justice, Just as he was abonr
TO be arraigned for final examination Tna
Coroner's Jury rendered a verdict that he had
died from mental excitement. Now, the men
tion of the case in the daily press attracreu
the attention of a lone widower In Aurora, IN,
who saw an opportunity 70 once more enioy
the bliss OF welded life Mary Fpsser. tne
German lassie alluded TO, became the star OF
his fancy. Bereft OF worldly aid, as he
thought she was, he could secure her with lit
tie trouble.
Chicogo WAS overiowing with sight. seers
from the fair village of Aurora on Wed needay
last. and among the number was Mr.. Charles
Dietrich, liz dependent farmer. &c, the mari-
monially- in clined parsonage in question He
cared not for the tail spires, the oriental struc
lures Of marble, nor for the thousand attrac.
tions Of the city; he was led on to his a u seen
inGmoratO by an impulse of his heart and hs
could 60 in no other direction. Justice Shoene
wald was visited by him yesterday, and 10 his
hurried questions about the little German rirl
for whom he was searching; the stern man of
the law could return only a crushing ansUer
and that was that Mary Fpsser was married
Necessity Is the mother of In ventiop ana Mr.
Dietrich resolved not to be baked by the ad
vent OF SO trivial an adversary, so he eagerly
inc uired as TO the chances left for Obtaining q
wife. The Judge kindly aided him in his
strange purpose, and went below into the
saloon, where he had brief conversation
with eoHklY girl therein employed ss ser.
want. He stated TO her the whole affair, and
she acQuiesced. The man and the willing lass
met in the office of the justice up stairs few
moments later, and, after n courtshIp OF but
three or four minutes, were married The
nsme Of the young lady is now Mrs Dietrich
nee Hilda Neering. But the story has not
reached finale. The bridegroom is about
forty-ffv years of age, rather prepossessine
and is well-to do In the worlds goods MANY
years ago he married his first wife. who went
the way OF all flesh. His second was given 70
the flowing bowl so excessively, ana to casti-
eating her husband so fearfully that the latter
obtained divorce. The twice ade wIdower
is now in his glory, having, as he says an
afectionate better half, a counterpart of his
first love OF long ago. The happy couple spent
the night together at hotel, and will day
leave for the blooming town of Aurora.