Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-03-23
]rERMs 50 90 PER YEAR.
NO. 49,
A MaFried Woman Accepts an OGeT
OfMarTiage ON the street, and Mar
ries Second Time.

About two weeks ago Mrs. Alb
bic Cumming, residing at Westboro'
in this State, came to Boston with
a supply Of money to purchase dry
goods for the use Of her family.
She procured whatever she requir-
ed, and sent the goods to her home
at Westboro' by express. After
wards, on the same day, she called
upon several friends in Boston,
saying she intended visiting her
mother at East Cambridge, and
after starting for that place, altered
her mind and proceeded to the
waiting room of the horse railroad
in the basement of S5ollay's Build
ing, with the intention Of going to
( Chelsea. While waiting for the
cars, she was accosted by young
man, to her a stranger, who want
ed her to take a walk. At first
she refused, saying she was tired,
but finally she accepted, and the
two proceeded through Court street
as far as Green street.
During the walk, the young man
asked her if she was msgied or
chad fellow Z" to which she an
swered she was not married Tor
had she a fellow" lie stated his
name was Mckinney; that he was
moulder, and had been employed
+ at Wakefield, but had been discharg-
ed because he was single man !:
and that had he been married he
might have retained his position ;
that his parents lived at Lynn, and
that he desired to marry her; and
then and there, in the street, made
a proposition Of marriage. Strange
as it may appear, the woman, who
had been married for four years,
and had child two or three years
old, accepted the offer from a man
who a few moments before was an
utter strf niger, and consented to go
to the house of his parents at Lynn.
She told him her name was Abbie
Watts. Both went to Lynn, where
she was introduced to the parents
of Mckinney, who are most re-
spectacle and worthy people.
Mckinney introduced her as
his afllanced wife, and told his pa.
rents he had been acquainted with
her for six months. The old folks
were much pleased with the choice
their son had made, and for the
next few days she was made ac-
quainted with many of their friends,
visited at a number of houses, and
was generally liked by those with
whom she came in contact, il being
understood by all that she was the
affianced wife of yonng Mckinney.
Shortly after her arrival at the
house Mrs. Mckinney took her in
tended daughter-in-law into a pri-
vate room, told her she was pleased
with her appearance, but as she was
a stranger, she hoped her antece-
dents were such as would not bring
disgrace upon the family. Abbie
answered that there was no stain
upon her character, that her par
ents lived in st. John, N. B., and
her father was a sea captain, and
that she would not deceive her foI
the world.
This satisfe ! the mothers fears,
and in a few days after the conver
sation the marriage took place, and
the parties lived together as a mar
ried couple for nearly week. In
the m .antime Cumming, the hus
band at Westboro his wife being
unaccountably absent, went to Bos
ton TO look for her, and being una
BILE to ascertain her whereabouts
returned home. For some months
previous to her departure for Bos
ton on the shopping expedition,
there had been unhappiness and
pickering in the Cumming family.
Mrs. Cumming thought she had
good cause to be jealous of her
hsuband on account OF a young
lady living in the vicinity, and Mr..
C. had declared to her, though ap-
pearances we're against him, that
her jealousy was unfounded, and
that he was innocent of any act of
criminality. She had insisted upon
a separation or divorce, apd he was
opposed to such measures.
This was the state Of feeling be-
tween the parties when she lett for
Boston two weeks ago. Three
or four days after her marriage at
Lynn she expressed wish to visit
Boston, to which the new husband
consented, with the provision that
he should accompany her. To this
she objected, and after persuasion
and entreaty obtained his consent
to proceed to Boston alone. Ar
irving there she wrote TO her hus-
band addressing him as "dear
friend" and requesting that her
wearing apparel might be sent to
an address which she inclosed.
The husband came Immediately to
Boston, and upon confronting his
wife and upbraiding her for her
continued absence, she fell upon
her knees and with streaming eyes
made confession and asked for
his forgiveness. She stated that
she lad been married, but could
not remember anything that took
place before or since the ceremony.
Mrs. Cumming went to the house
Of her mother at East Cambridge,
where her original husband fol-