Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01
A TEXAS TRAGEDY.
A Me1fcGn Girl, Forced to Marry Against
Her WSII, Co2nnsts NmicSde.
lSan Antonio Special July 22) to Chicago
Times H

MecicGn Girl, Forced to Marry Aqainst
Her WSIl. COasnssts Suicide.
lSan Antonio Special July 22) to Chicago
Times
About two years ago Mexican youth of
this city became attached to young lady
whom he had known from childhood, and
recently engaged himself to her for marriage,
against the will of her parents. His name
is Jose Madrid and hers Jesusita Chavez.
dose is train master, and shortly after the
engagement, departed with train for
western post. While absent rival for her
hand appeared in the person of a well-to-do
countryman by the name of Jesus Zepeda
The latter, having the advantage of Jose in
age and wealth, was encour ragged by the girls
parents, who protested strongly against her
marrying Jose. Jesus went to the girls
parents, assured them of his love for their
daughter, asked that she be given him, and
was cheered by favorable response. The
girl declared that she loved. Jose and not
Jesus, and vowed that she would marry
whom she pleased. For her persistency in
her love for Jose, last Thursday she was
severely punished by her father. Saturday
evening last was appointed as the occasion
the wedding. Jesus made extensive pre-
partitions, and the parents of the girl de-
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programme. Thursday evening, however,
Jose returned from his western trip, and as
soon as he reached the city Jesusita sought
him out and told him the whole story of
what happened during his absence. Seeing
that he had not only a strong competitor,
but the parents of his inamorata to contend
against, Jose and Jesusita arranged an
elopement. The girl would escape either by
the front or the rear of her home and find a
hack awaiting her to convey her to the arms
| of her lover, but Jesusita's parents suspected
| the arrangement and guarded her all night,
defeating the elopement scheme. The next
| morning the father of the girl, after caucus
| with the relatives on both sides, agreed to
| bring the two rivals face to face with
| Jesusita, in the presence of witnesses, that
she might decide between them which she
| preferred. The meeting occurred. Every
thing was silent, when the father arose and
informed the daughter that she could now
make her choice. At this juncture Jesus,
the elder of the two lovers, his eyes sparkling
with determination, stepped forward con-
fronting Jose. Looking him squarely in
the face, exposing a bright new revolver
! slowed away in his bosom, and then stoop-
ing down and pulling the right leg of his
pantaloons over the top of his boot, expos
ing another revolver, Jesus said. "Jose,
bought these pistols, one for you and one for
myself. l bought them to be used in the
settlement of this dispute. If Jesusita de-
termines here to marry you and discards me
shall insist on your meeting me as q man
| for her preference. If you will not end this
matter with me, if she accepts you and You
decline to meet me, as demand, shall
shoot you for being a coward" Jose made
no response, and not being armed nor caring
to fight, permitted himself to be completely
bull dozed. Jesusita, fearing Jesus would
| hurt Jose, and under the momentary fright
and CONSERVATION following Jesus speech,
/ ran to the arms of the latter and cried, 81
will take YOU" This ended the matter for
| the time, being, but the girl despised the
4 man she had chosen, whose victory had beer,
won not by personal charms, but through
the persuasion which hung about his brace
of bran new six-shooters. Jesus and Jesusita
were married Saturday evening last at the
Cathedral of Sanferando, the affair proving
quite interesting; but the girl was unhappy
and after the marriage refused to recognize
I her husband or allow him any privileges.
She spent the whole night upon her feet
tearing herself from her husbands embraces
and keeping distant from him. Yesterday
morning the troubled woman obtained one
of her husbands pistols. Stepping out in
the yard she placed the muzzle near hen
heart and fired; the ball passing through hel
body, leaving an ugly wound. She now lie
at the point of death, while her husband
I who sits by her bedside, is fully penitent OF
his folly in that he married woman who
would not be induced to love him.