The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-09-25

The Brides Father, Pistol in Hand,
threatening to Shoot the Bride
groom.

The Brides Father, Pistol in Hand,
threatening to Shoot the Bride
groom.
The following note was received at
the SIM Office yesterday:
70 the Editor Of the sun.
Sur deny that ] have been mar
ried to Miss Mary Frances Marsh,
Of Jersey City, As published in your
paper.
DAVID q. VROnN.
September Ia. 1877.
a reporter called ut Mr.. David q.
NroOms place Of Business. in Spruce
street, New York. and saw that gen.
tleman's brother. Mr.. q. \. Vroom,
who said: My brother David is not
To he seen. lie has left Jersey City.
IL 4 reporter should go to look tor
him, he could not find him. Davids
lawyer has advised him not to talk to
anybody"
The reporter asked Mr.. e.. \.
Vr""m whether David had really
married Miss Marsh. The answer
was. 1T was not Il legal marriage.
My brother, ut the advice of his
counsel. wrote the denial. and We
want you to publish it in the !S"m.
That Is all We have got to say now"
The reporter saw Mr.. anil Mrs.
Marsh and their daughter in their
Jersey City home. Mr.. Marsh was
almost frantic with grief and anger.
lie had in his hand a revolver, with
which he said he would shoot David
e.. Vroom. NJ. Marsh, when
shown Nroom's denial said: THAT
paper is lie, and the rascal knows it.
! have the certificate Of the clergy
gyman who married my daughter to
the villain" Mr.. Marsh then showed
the certificate. which reads ~ follows ::
CERTIFICATE or MARRIAGE.
TRINITY PARISH, New YORK. In
the name OF Father and Of the son
and the Holy Ghost, amen. | do
hereby certify that on Wednesday,
the 5th day Of September, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hum
dred and seventy-seven, in st. Paul's
clergyroom, in the City Of New York.
David q. Vroom and Mary Frances
Marsh were joined together in holy
matrimony BY me, the undersigned,
according to the rites and ceremonies
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church !;
that they were. from satisfactory evil
lence. believed by me to be the per.
sons herein described, and of sufficient
age to contract marriage: tina. the
witnesses Of said marriage were John
Sanders. residing in New York City,
Sarah Handley, residing in New
York City; AMI that after due inquiry
there appeared "" lawful impediment
to the marriage.
JAMES MULCAHEY, ID. d.,
Pastor of st. Paups Chapel, and Min
lister Of Trinity Church.
Mrs. Vroom, nee Marsh listened
while her father was talking to the re-
porter. She Is an innocent, modest
appearing girl, apparently about six
teen or seventeen years Of age. She
seemed much agitate.l. Her father
continued: THAT wretch Eroom has
ruined my daughter. hut | kept my
eyes ON him until he married her. 4
dozen lkading citizens Of Jersey City
have voluntarily come to me and said
they would stand by me in bringing
that scountlrel 20 justice. ] have $40,
600 which can be used to punish him.
The rascal is thirty-five years old. and
my little g,rl is little more than child.
He also tried to ruin DR.. Youlin's
daughter Fanny. He ought no. to 60
at large"
Mr.. Marsh at this point broke down
AMI was unable to talk further. lie
covered his face with his hands and
wept. His little son, eight or ten
years old. cried, loo. rs though his
heart would break.
Mrs. Marsh said she hail tried hard
tn bring her daughter up right and vas
very careful in her trimming The g;:'
never went to more than two or three
parties.
Mrs. DR.. loulin, mother of the
other young lady. has been TO see Mrs.
Marsh. Her daughter is twen,y-onc
years OF age. Miss Youlin is infat-
nate,i with VrOom and defends him.
DR.. Youlin. like Mrs. Marsh. Is over
come with grief on account Of the
scandal which Is being circulated. Last
evening he was 50 overcome with grief
that he was i'll and had to go to bed.
His wife said that Vroom had undoubt
edly married Mrs. Marsh. and that the
marriage certificate, signed by the
officiating clergymen, settled the fact.
Mrs. YOulin continued: AS he
married Miss Marsh. he had no claim
on my daughter. If he has left Jer-
sey city, don't want to see him back
again.
Previous to David q. froom's ST.
cIu01ng hlmS0ir rom reporters, ne
made the following explanation. He
became acquainted with Miss Marsh
about six weeks ago. He had been
engaged to Miss YOulin over year;
but he had paid attention to Miss
Marsh-had escorted Miss Marsh to
the thcaters. On Wednesday last
Mr.. Marsh. accompanied by Mr.. Ma
than, the Chief Of Police Of Jersey
City, and Police Captain Sanders OF
New York City, went to Eroom's
office in a carriage. They invited
yroom to enter the carriage, and he
compiled With their request. The
party drove to house inspiring street.
New York. and there ErOOm was
told tosign paper. Then tn, party
went to st. Paurs Church, where
Vroom was, he SAYS, "un,ler fear"