Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-16
MARRIED LIFE.
4 Colorado Jury's Idea of Marital
Rights.
From the Colorado Herald.

From the Colorado Herald.
Mr.. Wells was a soldier throughout the
war of the rebellion. While in the service,
he correspondent with fair dsmsel, whose
wishes to that effect be had noticed in the
WduerIy or some similar journal This
correspondence eventually resulted in mar
rage, while our hero was home on furlough,
in the year 1894. The ceremony, as the
certificate atirms, was performed by jus
tice of the Peace at Detroit, Michigan. On
returning home from the war the now hap
DIV coupleresided at Detroit until the spring OF
1871, when they removed to Denver. Prior
to this date child had gladdened the heart
of the parents, who appear to have got on
swimmingly until their arrival in Colorado.
A parting in Denver was followed by perma-
nent secession in Central in November
last. Mrs. Wells then secured possession
of the child, Confded it to the protecting
(and to the husband dreaded) arms OF the
inevitable mother-in-law, who conveyed it
eastward. The husband remained in Cen
trail and the wife settled at Denver. No
steps were taken for divorce, however.
Like widows generally (whether bona
fde or of the genus termed grass,) our he
roine began to look around her in Denver
with an eve to the object often dearest TO
the female heart. Chance favored her,and
soon man, young, gallant, and gay, who
oIOried in the name of Gill, made her &C
0uaintanCe, and they were soon heels over
head in love with each other. In March
the newly cOnsorted pair came to Central .
ODDOsition being expected from Wells TO
their programme, Gill determined to trghten
| the former husband out ofany hostile lnten'
tions he might have, and at once ',carry
the war into Africa" Accordingly by
threats, duly reported to W., the newly-ar-
| rived gave the impression that the former
| husband was destined TO be cut up into
| such minute pieces that he could not be
| distinguished from that questionable dish
that clearinghouse keepers love to set be-
| fore their admiring and often ungrateiu
| guests-likeWise the contents OF a pisto
were reported to be reserved for WIS int
rior department.
The couple soon after departed fOl
Georgetown, where they were married
This coming to the ears of the husband
who still labored steadily at the plane anC
bench in Central, he determined to ''gC
for the late partner Of his joys and sorrow
as well as his successor in office. Ill
caused the arrest of Mrs.-quten SG6e!-
which action greatly incensed the actin
husband, and, it is supposed, caused him t.
concoct the diabolical communication be
low; which was received by the unterrite'
| Wells through the Georgetown postotiice:
"GEoRGETowN, the 4th April 1872.-W
the undersigned after making a Thoroug
Examination of this case clear the Defend
ant and find You wholly to Blame. YoI
are consequently ordered to leave TOun il
side of Twenty Fore, "a hours. We hav
hung men For less than We Find you gilt
of. The Best citizens OF. georgetown inten
to hang You. We the under signed pledg
ourselves TO do so. By"
Here follows a list of some twenty names
appropriately differed, and underneath
the ominous and dreaded signature, K. b
K, and still lower a friendly caution
given in the words, "Be ware OF th
limb"
These frightful communications, how
eyer. were passed by as the idle wind by tE
troublesome but indomitable, and he sui
seouen;,y proceeded to bring bis ex-Wii
before the bar Of justice to answer th
charge of bigamy.
after hour a food of elOquence was poure
| form. anu WILL EALNAl NAACNb eAAe-e
himself was considerably mixed, and almo
ready to believe that the yeritaSle marriag
certificate given to him years ago IN ID
City of Straits, and which be still possesse
and offered as evidence, was not ceru
cate Of marriage but one OF discharge ITO
/ ITncle Sam. OF a certificate of deposit
+, some hank. At all events his twelve peer
commonly called the jury, agreed to q
charged the prisoner, much to the delig
Of her new affinity, who could not refra
; from executing double somesault on hea
+ ing the verdict OF not guilty. After tn
c acTobatic demonstration be took his newl
= recovered wife and went his way rejoicin
Such result Of the tFisl being wholly u
! expected by the husband col the first par
(of this stOry,) that parsonage was som
, what astonished at the turn things hi
? taken. and his opinion of matrimon
affairs, as far as Colorado is concerned, b
T received a shock from which it will probab
never recover.