The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-12-09

Yesterday victim IF misplaced conf
dence, who knew MT whether she was
married or single old her story at the
Clarendon Hotel and then again to the
Chief Of Police. The victim was an IN
teresting young lady, Is or 20 years OF
age, who, for abo1t year past has been
carving on millinery establishment
down at Rolla She was not really hand
some-this il not added to destroy any
any part of tn effect ofthe truthful tale
but was, wihal, intelligent and appar-
emily of gnerous, confding disposition
too muchso in this case for her own
good. Thefollowing is the substance OF
her story t. Capt. Lee:
A gay aid festive cooper, whose name
is said to Ie Charley johnson, about thir-
ty years q age, hailing from Pennsylva-
MIA, has rorked at his trade in Rolla the
last yearor so. Some six months ago the
pIeasantmilliner and Charley became ac-
quainteC, and gradually the acquaintance
mergedinto friendship, and then ripened
into love. Hoops and slaves, and dresses
and hops, mingled considerably, and
nothing hindering the course Of their cir
cular .ove, a partnership was proposed
and accepted.
He proposed a trip to St. Louis to have
the ceremony performed in Metropolitan
style, and after spending few days in
visiting about the city returned to Rolla.
She acquieeced, and they left Rolla on
Thursday last. On the trip it appears he
prevailed upon her to have the ceremony
performed, and stranger to her, while
on the cars, went through the marriage
ceremony in rather a bungling manner.
Who the extempore parson or magistrate
was, or where he came from, the con
fding milliner did not know. She thought
it, however, all right, and as it was not
only q little pecuniary saving, but con-
venience 20 her husband, so-called, she
was satisfied.
Arriving here, they took rooms at the
Clarendon, and registering, Of course, as
man and wife, were assigned a comt0fta-
BILE room. Yesterday morning the groom,
so-called, arose early, telling the bride,
so-called, to rest awhile longer as he
would take short walk and return in a
few minutes. Minutes merged into hours
and Charley did not return. Ten o'clock
came and yet no Charley. Visions Of
persons being foully dealt with in large
cities fitted across her mind, but then it
was daylight, bright, broad day. Could
an accident have happened she then
asked herself 1t finally occurred to her
that her pocket-book containing 800 in
greenbacks, the accumulation of much
labor with the needle, and her fine gold
watch were in the possession of her van
ished lover. The poor girl then began to
realize that she had been imposed upon,
and that her money and her honor were
at the mercy of stranger. 1t was dread
full, she said, to think of, and yet the
more she thought of ii, and the longer
she waited, the more convinced she be-
came that she had these facts to deal
with. Tears came, but they did nothing
toward remedying the evil. She made a
confidant of one of the ladies in the
house-but more than mere female advice
and sympathy was wanted. 1t was ne
time to hear from hoops bitter denuncia
tons of her cooper, and she visited the
accommodating Chief of Police, who adj
vised her to return to Rolla and ''work up
the case" from that as a base of opera
tions, for doubtless her husband, social
ed, was travelling eastward as fast as the
morning express could take him. Gel
Lee had her escorted to the Southwes
Pacific Railroad depot, and the case st
stated there as to obtain a pass to hel
home. She expressed considerable doubt
as to whether the man who married them
had any legal right to do so. So stands
this distressing case.