Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-25

could leave Lancaster in the morning, take i,
the big show, and return home early the aam,
evening. With this understanding the,
t thme 18th, 70 this city, and after viewing
found to her dismay, that they had lin
gered too long, and the train that she should
have returned on had left the depot. and tina
there was no alternative left her but to remain
| In the city all night. Dunn reminded her thai
TO no SO would occasion talk in Lancaster, anc
proposed to her that as they were to be married
anyhow, it would be best to have the ceremon,
performed at once.
HIS ADVICE PREVAILED,
and repairing to the house of some friends O.
his in Coyington, license and minister wer.
soon procured and the twain were made ont
flesh as far as the words Of the ceremony could
make them such. Returning to this city Mr.
Dunn procured an apartment at hotel but his
new made wife seemed to repent her haste il
marrying, and refused to retire with him, but
sat up all night in the ladies' parlor of the no
tel, crying over her haste and repenting al
leisure.
The next day they returned to Lancaster
and by the advice of Dunn, Miss Pierce kept
VIZ AiC"o VI ACI seCrel, even ITOHl
parents, awaiting the time that her husband
could procure employment that would enable
him to support her. That time was slow in ar
irving, or, rather, never came and when the
lady 8 family removed from Lancaster to Marys.
vile she accompanied them, as above detailed.
MIR. Dunn procured employment as ''drum-
mer' for music publishing house and called
on his wife several times, when his business
brought him to Marysville, but he never pro-
posed to provide for her, but on the contrary,
it is said, alleged that he had not the means of
so doing.
WHEN THE NEWS
that Miss Pierce was q married woman was
made public, great was the excitement in the
social circles of the little town, and, though
she was teacher in the Sunday school of the
fresbyterlan church, many of the ladies of the
plaoe ''cut" her society. So did many Of the
young men, but not so Mr.. Longbrake He,
too, was member of the Presbyterian church,
and, like her, a teacher in it's Sunday school,
and like oreur c1eva!ier. he announced his at
tention of
STANDING BY HER,
no matter who should forsake her. After the
public announcement of her marriage her hus-
band visited her two or three times. but always
saw her in the presence Of third party, and
never made any proposition to take her to a
home of his own or to provide for her.
Finally, by the advice of friends, Miss
Pierce sued for divorce from her spouse on
the ground of neglect and failure to support
her He agreed, if she would not ask for any
alimony that he would make no defense His
terms were accepted and on the 2Sth of last
February the court of common pleas of Uniou
county gave her decree of divorce and restor-
ed to her her maiden name.
AFTER THE DIVORCE
Longbrake continued his attentions to Miss
PIERCE, Notwithstanding the fact that Miss
Stoddard visited his family last summer and
remained their guest for well nigh month.
He was still more inattentive to her than was
thought proper in an engaged man. However,
IT she was willing to accept such attentions as
he chose to pay her, no one, it was thought, had
a right to object, and so after awhile the Cos
sips got tired of the theme, and, by common
almost dropped it.
Some three months ago it was noticed that
Miss Pierce was keeping herself within doors
more than usual, and various were the surmises
as to the cause of her sudden retirement from
the public gaze. At first it was thought that
she might be sick, but inquiry was answered
IN the negative, and then suspicious winks and
blinks were INDUCED in whenever her name
was mentioned. Finally a physician of the
place, who met her by chance one evening
about dusk, got a good look at her, and the
next day, in confidence, of course, told friend
that she was soon to become mother, or he
was not capable Of Judging of such conditions.
The friend told another friend--also in conf
dence, of course-and soon the news was as
we'll known as household words in the village
Still 1T was not known positively that the sur
mise of the doctor was true, and the tongues of
the village gossips were kept busy wagging in
Of Longbrake asked him abont the matter, and
&c denied all knowledge of its truth. 49,.
A little over a month ago Longbrake, accom-
panied by lawyer friend, went to Minneapolis,
Minnesota and made arrangements while there
TO take up his future residence in that city
having some friends there who promised him
their legal business if he would remove to
that city. Upon his returning from the West
ae visited Miss Stoddard at her home in
Wooster, and made arrangements to
MARRY HER NEXT WEDNESDAY,
afternoon, and cards of invitation to the cere-
nony and reception are now out among the
trends of both parties Upon his return to
Marysville from Wooster, Longbrake was in
formed that Miss Pierce had charged him with
'educing her and being the father of her UNI
born child and, while he neither affirmed or
denied the truth the charges, they seemed to
give him great uneasiness and that evening he
iried to borrow pistol from friend, who de-
;lined to lend it to him in his then frame of
mind. Saturday he announced to one of his
ntimates that he intended to go to Wooster
again and make clean breast of his affair
With Miss Pierce to his affianced. he did start
for Wooster that evening and he did not come
pack to Marysville until Tuesday. Then he
announced that Miss Stoddard and her father
we're determined that the marriage should pro-
;eed, and he set about getting ushers, ETC., for
The occasion. Meanwhile, he was waited on
HON. j. W. ROBINSON,
As the attorney of Miss Pierce. Wednesday
night, too, after prayer meeting in the Presby-
berian church, q session of the officers was
held, during which the matter was discussed,
the result of which is not known to outsiders,
but certain it is that the pastor of the church.
Rev. DR.. March, since visited Longbrake and
had long conversation with him The result
Of these meetings was the drawing up of papers
Of compromise by which Longbrake is to give
Miss Pierce a certain sum of money not to
prosecute him, and to provide for her child
when it is born. These papers were not signed
at dark Friday evening, and by many it was
t houg ht that Longbral1e was deferring placing
MS sign manual to them, in the hope that he
might induce the girl to give him better terms.
His sisters left Marysville for Wooster Friday
evening, in order that they might be present at
the wedding on Wednesday.
MISS p1ERcE's STORY.
FRIDAY evening representative of the En-
Quirer called on Miss Pierce, at her fathers
residence in Marysville and had a talk with
her about the affair. She is brunettee, about
Is years of age, and evidently of a modest re-
firing disposition. At first she was reluctant
to talk about her troubles bnt she finally said
that when she came to Marysville she went out
into company as though she was young girl,
and thus met Mr.. Longbrake. He soon began
to pay her especial attention. and before long
asked her to marry him. . She told him that
she could not clio so, as he was engaged to Miss
Stoddard, and, besides, there was another OBJ
stacle in the way. He told her that his engage
ment with Miss Stoddard was the result of o