The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-02-28

The trite and hackneyed saying, Marry IN
haste. repent at leisure. will hold good in con-
nectiou with wedding that occurred at the
st. James Hotel yesterday morning, In whieh
man by the name CT VIM. Sargent and Miss
Nellie Wlloughby were the principal actors.
Sargent came to this city about two weeks
since and gave ont that he was from Lead
VILE He engaged Loard at house on West
Fifth street and soon after hal brought to bis
quarters couple OF large trunks containing
boots and shoes. which he stated had been sent
to him by his father in Buffalo n. Y. lie said
they were samples. but in few days he went
abroad with small quantities and disposed OF
them wherever ne could make 4 bargain. lie
dcessed in the height OF fashion, and could
have been seen any day on Nam street, Twill
;ag cane in his kid-gloved hand and peramou-
Eating about lac young lord. IA the even
lugs he was known IN other localities, and from
10 L. NJ. until early in the morning was a
visitor at various houses OF prostitution. where
he spent money lavlshly aud drank WINE like
water. Ga Tuesday last he told friend he
was gong down to Oathe to sell some sam
ples and yesterday morning he brought mp at
the St. James with Mss Wllloughby. He want
cd minister Immediately and gave out that it
was runaway match, and that 1t must be con-
summated at once or the girls mother would
stop matters Dr. Bell being sent for soon
appeared and at short notice the man and wo-
man were made husband and wife, and they
returned to Olatte at TO- 80 q. m. One thing
seemed rather strange to those who witnessed
tho wedding, aud tina, was that Sargent d,d not
know how to spell the young lsdy's name, and,
in signing the certificate, had to ask her how 1t
was spelled. Neither did the girl know the
man s.fIst name. and it is supposed that he
met her at Olsthe on Tuesday. aud she being
smitten at first sight, ran away with him, with
out having the least knowledge OF his antece-
dents OF circumstances. IL would have been
far better had she looked into the matter, as
the man she married has wife back in Mich
gan. where lie il known as G swlndler. gambler
aud rascal. He is the son of gentleman resi-
ding at Three Rivers, Michigan. and from early
boyhood has been tho source OF great trouble
to his parents. aud about five years ago had TO
leave the state fox committing grand larceny.
fIe went to indianapolis, and was obliged to
leave that city in hot haste, not having even
tine to wait for the car. lie was here in Kansas
CITY last fall for a few days. and told gentle
man who had known HIM for years that he was
going to Colorado to wait until his wife became
OF age. "a she would then come into possession
of Z large SUN of money. The girl he married
resides near South Haven, with her grandfather.
III took her to his fathers house at the time OF
tho edding, two years since, AMI she is eaid to
be very pretty and sensible girl She refus
ed to believe any OF the stories concerning
Sargent escapades and vowed she would stick
to Inn through thick and thin. When the
scoandrel was here on Monday last he told the
gentleman who had known him back in Mich
igan, aud who will vouch for everything in this
article concerning bis bad character, that his
wife would be of age in few months, and that
ne was then going back to get hold VI the
money. lie talked about his wife to number
OF persons, and why he married Miss Willough-
by, knowing, as he did, that there were people
hero who know Of bis Michigan wife, is
mystery. He is an oily-tongued rascal. and
heretofore has managed to keep out OF the
clutches Of the law a telegram was last even
ing sent to Miss Willoughbys mother in Olathe,
Informing her that Sargent hsi wife in Mich
isan. and 1t is to be hoped that he will be ar
rested. Miss WillouShby is well known IN Kansas
City. where she resided number OF years with
her mother. She was visiting friends here
only q week or 80 ago, who will be somewhat
surprised to read OF her unfortunate marriage
this morning. The police were notified OF Sar-
gents character and history, and detectives
were last night hunting for those two trunks
filed with boots aud shoes, as it is thought tho
goods are stolen prperiy. Sargent told at one
place that they were sent by his father from
Buffalo at another, that be received them
from house in Chicago. and at third that
they came from Atchison-Kansas City Times