The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-02-12

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Inches she Openly COMMIT
Bigamy-A Strange Weddir
Scene.
. Holden has .nother sensation, and,
course, . woman il 1t the bottom Of il.
ia . strange story, that . BAzoo report
learned yesterday from . reliable sourc
and one that reveals IN amount Of depsavi'
that is hard To believe could exist in d
heart of woman; vet il il neverthele
true, and the particular are nov the econ
mon talk" Of the goa<ips of Holden.
MRS. CAREY,
nee Miss Coglin, is about eighteen years {
age, and resident Of Holden. 1t il All
that when girl. her home influences vet
not Of the character that were calculated I
81 her for the cloister; be that 40 il maj
she had free reputation in her early teen
and was said 70 be qaite = favorite with tn
boys.
About one year ego she wss wooed M,
won By a young man named Carey, and
THEIR MARRIAGE
Was duly soiemnized. Carey II said to b
. respectable young man. A short ,im'
after his marriage he found himself sfflictes
with a nameless loatI,some disease tina
could have no other origin than from hi
wife. Humiliated and horror stricken, b.
knew not what to do, and from fear o.
making public his terrible deception and
disgrace, he neglected to avail himself oil
medical assistance. In short time, how.
ever. hrs system became thoroughly inocu-
lated, and he left his vile and returned "a
the home Of his parents. By this time the
disease had got beyond control, and he il
now confined to his bed, an emscis,ed
skeleton Of corruption.
DYING ny INcHEs
and PATIENT awaiting the end which must
soon come. One year ago strong stslwart
man. with the bloom Of youth on his cheek
and hope and happiness in his beart-to.
day. he is lying upon his death bed. the
victim Of . woman's heartle~. shameleas
deceit and cruelty.
After their separation, Mrs. Carey, whose
common aPpellatieL is "Duck," attracted
The attention Of
Young NAN NAMED COULTER.
Their acquaintance ripened into intimacy,
and finally ended in his proposal and &C.
'rptance by her, while her husband WA
hut up in his living tomb.
The day VAS set for the marriage. All
he preparations had been made for big
east. and the guests had been invited.
Among the latter vas "Psp" Clark. the
.eniai veteran postal agent on the Holden
Branch of the NJ. K. & T. "Psp" in Away.
n hand when there is
PROSPECT FOR Fux
Z anything good to eat. and when his eve
aught the delicious aroma Of good things,
e only wished there were two weddings on |
and every day.
The husband that VAS to be called |
pom Mr.. W. C. Smith, the Mayor
Holden, Who il also . justice
the peace. and informed h,m that he
'ished his official services to consumnate the
roposed union. Mr.. Smith inquired If Nm.
arey was not already married. Coulter
piled that she had sepsra.ed from her hue
and and got divorce, and that
HE WAS GoIxG TO HAVE DrcK,"
nyhow.
Upon this Justice Smith proceeded to the
ouse Of the would-be bride, Who va glow.
e with anticipation. Mr.. Smith inquired
her whether she had Q divorce. Oh, yes
arey and her had separated . long time
20.
But have you divorce - persisted The
quire.
Here " Pap Clark. cast . vistful look at
'e tempting visnds which were
GETTING COLD, Il
I'd shifted from one foot to the other With
,patience.) L
Well, ves, Mrs. Carey had divorce.
"Then let me zee it," replied the Mr..
NTH.
Oh, that wasn't necessary, and besides
.rey had treated her 20 awful bad she
,uld never live With him again.
That don't make any difference, must
E the decree of divorce" insisted the
quire.
Mrs. Carey then said the document Vas
the bottom Of her trunk, and that all her
othes had been packed upon the top Of il,
} she could be ready TO start on her we'd
ng tour after the ceremony.
THE JUSTICE WAS MEMORABLE
paper. no marriage. In vain
ey pleaded and implored, he would not
rform the ceremony unless he could re
E decree. In addition. he told Mr.. Carey,
10 At last confessed that she had no d.
rec, that the marriage would render her
bile to imprisonment in the penitensisry
: bigamy. g
OHs LII kIsA that
E replied. He then informed them that 4
would be liable to prosecution for per-
ming the ceremony.
Upon this Coulter came forward and Of.
ed, in case Justice Smith vas prosecuted,
pay all expenses, and il convicted, to 90 {
Jail in his place.
ussice Smith declined the generous prop q
tion. Coulter then wanted 70 know =
'ether he was going to marry them or not, 4
; II he couldn't marry Duck that day, =
never would marry her; and
"DUcK DECLARED
1t il she couldn't marry Coulter that day, :
E never would have him.
Then the old lady-the mother in-lav d
1t wanted to be-took hand. She sailed q
% the Justice vigorously, and gave
n . piece Of her mind. When Y