Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-20
WElNBIRG'S MARRIAGE.
The Romantic Story of Hebrew Boy
Who Says He Cannot Get His Wife.

New York sun,
Il handsome Hebrew hoy visited tae
office 81 the Brooklyn board IT health
yesterday, looking for his marriage GER
tifeate. With seriousness he related
the story OF a dilemma in which he
found himself He said that his name
WAS ]. w. Weinberg, his parents lived
in Buffalo. When he was mere lad
his father, who is wealthy merchant
there. sent HIM 10 q Mr.. RoSkovig, of
this city, 10 serve as clerk in his cloth
ing store. One Of his customers Was Il
Miss McGibbon Of Brook yn, who called
i'll the store to purchase some underwear
for her father, and in the chat they'had
girl came back and bought $40 worth OF
goods, and She requested Weinberg to
help her carry the parcels to Fulton
Ferry. lie accompanied her there, and
atterward called OH her II her fathers
house. and 1T length went 10 live IT her
fathers house. They began 10 love
each other with devotion, and slipping
from home one evening they went to \
protestant clergyman's residence, taking
Miss McGibben's sister along, and were
there secretly married, the sister being
the only witness. This was in Septem-
Der or October. 1870. and although he
was only Il years of age and his bride
was younger, both proleSSed to be
eighteen.
The young brides sister was afraid
that her parents would be augr%, and
she told the whole story to them after
the couple had cnioycd three days ct
honeymoon. When they learned ~
this disclosusc Weinberg ana his bride
locked themselves i'll room, and her
parents tried IN Naln ~ gCt iii. First
he slipped ont, his wife agreeing II
meet him in New lork and make his
fortune hers. She didn't Keep her ap
pointment, and when he returned 10
her house that evening he was met by
her father, who stood revolver III
hand and threatened to blow
his head or He went away.
Weinbcrg's father happened to be III
New York about that time to buy goods,
and on learning Of his sons marriage
he WAS angry because he had married
out of his religion, rs he had intended
for his sons wife II Miss Bergman, in
Buffalo. He took his SON home and
then sent him to Canada, furnishing
him with all the money he wanted 20
spend IN order to keep him away from
New lork Then he sent him to Colo
RADIO, where hc remained until about
two weeks ago. lonng Wcnberger
wrote 70 his wife once, lmpluring her
10 be true to him, and t. wait for him
patiently, hut all the re oly he got was
that she had gone to Europe. He did
not believe this and coming to Brook
lyn he watched about the house, and
found that she was yet ut home. He
was about to speak to her few days
ago, rs her brother-in-law, who had once
threatened to shoot him, appeared, and
his courage failed him. Then he deter
mined to get II legal record of his mnr-
rage, and to claim his wife, but when
he called on the minister who had mar
ried him the latter could not recognize
him, and denied that he had seen him
before, and that he had been party 10
Il elandestinc marriage. Young Vein
berg wished to see whether the certiti-
cate had been filed, rs required Us law,
but the health officers could not find it
ut once, and requested him to callagain.
He went oil saying; :" want to know
whether Pm married ornot. If am
want to live with my wife or get di-
vorce, and if ann not | want to get mar
ricd again. love my wife, or the we
man ! consider my wife"