Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-26
FROM ALTAR TO CELL.
The Trials and TribulatIOns Of a
Newly Welded Pair.
The Gay Deceiver and Husband Said
to be a Memphtan.
Cincinnati Enquirer, oath

Cincinnati Enquirer, Oath
IF they find me gnilty and send me to
the penltentiary, will it divorce me from
Jessief"
Such was the inquiry addressed to an
Enquirer reporter last night by a prepos.
sesslng young maH who was placed 10 a
cell at the Central station yesterday on
the charge of perjury. The prisoner is
about twenty. five years.ot age, with dark
hair and eyes, slight side whiskers and Of
gentlemanly appearance. The name on
the slate read, Harry St. Clair"
The reason why Harry St. Clair was
lmmured in a prison cell, aud was anx-
ious to know whether his conviction and
sentence to the penitentiary would di.
vorce him from a young and interesting
wife is here given:
About six weeks ago Mr.. William Pyatt
gathered together his household gods,
consisting of a brood of motherless chill.
dren, the eldest Of whom is q bright and
fascinating brunette OF eighteen sum
mers named Jessie, and came West to
grow up with the country. Upon his ar.
rival in this city, he took up a Temporary
residence in a clearinghouse, on Sew.
enth street, heat Vine, remaining but a
week, subsequently removing his family
TO Columbia street, Newport, where they
have been living ever since. Among the
guests at the boarding.place mentioned
was a young man named st. Clair. He
wore good clothes, was very agreeable to
the new boarders, especially the dark.
eyed Jessie, and in the course Of a few
days his marked attentions to the fair
stranger were accepted by her with those
nnmistakable manifestations Of approval
that told Romeo that his Juliet loved
him. In short, it vas a case Of mutual
love at 6rst sight.
When Miss Pyatt's family removed to
the other side Of the river, the lovers did
not, OF course, enjoy 80 much of each
others society, but still they managed to
be together nearly every night. This
was the more easily accomplished nom
the fact that the father Of the girl who,
by the way, had hepa 10 profound igro.
r0oce of the Intimacy of the Young peo.
ple) left on a business trim TO New
Orleans soon alter moving bis family to
Newport, and Jessie, whose mother has
been dead almost leu years, was the mis-.
treas OF the house. The business on
which Mr.. Pyatt was bent in New Or
leans has kept him 10 the South eve,
since, and he 40 doubt would have heer
there slill but for a startling Telegram
that be received one day last week from
his son, a boy still in his teens. Thil
dispatch told the father that his darlin,
Jessie was about 10 run away and re
married to Harry St. Clair. WHO /
Harry st, ClsirY' The parent had n,
idea of bes.oging his fairest jewel upoI
an obscure and unknown stranger. II
had known not of the loving attention
paid to Jessla hy this mar during hi
brief stay in the Seventh street house
aud he had no idea but what his daugh
ter was still fancy free."
In the meantime the lovers had beer
making good use Of their time, and las
saturday NJ Clair called at the Probat,
Court, in this city. and procured 1
license to marry Jessie Pyatt. Tn,
usual question being asked II she, tn,
intended bride, resided in Hamilton
county, St Clair answered yes. This il
where he made a mistake, as the law re
quires that both parties shall reside il
the county where the license is procured
With the earnest request that the licensl
clerk should write on the book mot Il
/ be reported, the expectant bridegroom
{ pocketed the document and sought tn,
/, home Of his lady love to urge their i'm
mediate union.
} Without informing her brothers anC
= sisters Of the important step she wal
/, about to take, MISS Jessie came with st
! Clair to this city Saturday morning, an,
:, al IL O'Clock the same day we're Marie,
4 ID the German Protestant Church by III
4 Rev. I. G, Schultz. Husband aud VIII