The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-11-03
From the Louisville Commercial
TIE WHAT is 1T.
The Mystery at FlsherVlIIe-A Doctor
MaPrIes and does ROT discontinue
his Bachelor Llfe-The Natural
Curiosity TO Know WAY Is This
Thus

The good people of Baskerville
the past week by strange and in
comprehensive occurrence. The
principals in this affair are extremely
reticent, aud the good people in the
neighborh0od are making extremely
pertinent inquiries and Investigations;
but, so far, have met with no sue
cess.
For several months past a large,
handsome man, popular physician,
twenty-eight years OF age, In Fisher
vile, has been paying his addresses to
q handsome daughter Of the principal
of thriving school in the neighbor-
hood. The doctors character was
high, and he was looked upon as q
gentleman of fine intelligence, good
sense and ability, and enjoyed the con-
fidence of his neighb0rs.
On Wednesday last the young lady
referred to announced to her parents
that she was going to Louisville, and
would be married to DR.. before
her return. This was understood and
satisfactory to the parents, and the
| doctor and his betrothed rode to Lou
| isviile and returned In the evening.
patient dangerously i'll, and, in COM
pany with Judge Raglan, a prominent
/ citizen, sat up all night with the sick
person. There was nothing strange
in a young bridegroom leaving his
wife on such an occasion as this,
when his professional services were
so urgent. This did not excite any
remark at the time, but on the night
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young wife, and unaccountably Ito
the neighbors) remained absent.
Some Of the good citizens, who did
not like to see an infringement on
the old time-honOred customs regard
ing marriage, etc., went to the doctor S
Office, which they found locked, with
the doctor inside. They told him he
must 60 home to his wife, but,
strange to say, the doctor very firmly
and persiste1tly refused, and actually
denied being married. Here was
riehnessl here was a mystery; but no
one could appreciate or solve it.
On Friday the matter was rather
freely discussed and commented upon
by the pupils in the school, number
Of them being young ladies growing
up, and finally the heads of several
families attempted to make an iVesti-
cation. The supposed bride was ex-
tremely reticent, and 10 one could as
certain whether there had been a
marriage or not.
Judge Raglan and another promi-
nent citizen having children at the
school naturally desired to know the
correct status of affairs; wanted the
reason given of this very strange con-
Duct, and went to the doctor. The
doctor denied being married. Finally
he grew indignant, and said If he and
his Wlfe chose to live separate whose
business was It! The judge WASH
satisfied. LIZ was due to every good
citizen to know why an honorable
j man should abandon his wife imme-
! diately after marriage. a cross
examination revealed nothing. The
4 doctor swore nc was tWenty.eight
years of age, and had always lived a
strictly upright, virtUous life; that he
was perfect IN his manhood, and what
he had done was his own business.
This was all that could be ELECTED
from the mysterious bridegroom. The
mother of the young wife, also reti-
cent, referred the Judge to Rev.,
a prominent clergyman of louisville,
who married Dr. and her daugh-
ter. at II o'clock, Wednesday last.
On searching the record or mar
rage licenses In the clerks Office in
this city the certificate was found
granting q license to Dr.-and Miss
-, Of Baskerville, with the request
not to publish" written above it.
Ihen they were married, without
DOUBT, 1t would seem. The clergy
man, however, was absent from the
city, and ne could not give his GER
tihcate OF this strange marriage. On
returning to Fisherville, the narties
found that DR.. -, the strange bride
groom had disappeared, leaving The
mystery behind him unexplained.
Naturally this affair has occasioped
much gossip IN the little town Of