Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-06
MANFRED ATYrTEsI YEARs.

r.n,,isviIIa Past nnd Nrv,s

LOtliHvtll0 PO6t ana NCwn.
Avery singular case II marriage
and divorce transpired IN this city
within u few months, the parties
being Mrs. Joe Drago, MO Miss
Lizzie Rompf and Joe Drago. II
Lizzie lsompf, 4 young German girl,
up to tho time Of hcr marriage lived
with her parents, son Brent sttcet.
Her father IL an industrious tanner,
and Miss Lizzie was y lively, pretty,
Afteen-year old girl At tho time Of her
marriage to Drago. Drago Ia q swar-
My, dwartish Italian Of twonty two,
whose occupation has been to peedle
icc-creain around tho streets In u
hand cart, and TO rouse Tie echoes
and the Indignation Of tho citizens
with u tin horn. In somo way he be-
came acquainted with Miss Lizzie, /
md whether by virtue Of tho tin
horn, the ice-cream Or his personal
charms, after u short courtship no
married her. This took place about
y year ago.
The marriage WINS with tho consent
oftllc BRIDES parents, and the couple
Immediately went to housekeeping.
But their married life Ind beon Of but
two or three months duration, when
dimorl, worse than a tin horn, began
to sound between them. Tho lynx
eyed Italian began to get jealous of
his youthful wife, and many n quar-
rel WIS the result. Mrs. Drago also
found that peddling ice-cream WAS
not q very lucrative business, and her
husband contributed scarcely any
thing TO her support.
Finally, In an angry moment Drago
drew his pistol on his wife, which
frightened her 40 that she went home
to her mother and Immediately insti-
tuted suit for divorce. The case
nneandcred In the usual way through
the courts, and six weeks ago y
divorce was granted.
Meantime the ex-Mrs. Drago re.
NAMED ut home. Her industrious,
father wanted her to 80 out to work,
hut slo declined to do no, aud u do.
nestle schis,n was the result.
| Ever utter his wife left him, Drago
followed her and lost no opportunity
| to be with her. lie loved her and
constantly begged her to come back
and live with him, and finally one
day, meeting her away from her
parents, who had been keeping q
close watch upon her, he oloqucntly
urged her to elopc with him. She,
thinking she must choose between
marrying and working for = living,
consented. This WINS only three
weeks after tho divorce had been
granted. The couple went over TO-
Jefiersonville and proceeded to u
magistrates office. They were no.
anxious to Ike man and wife again
that they misrepresented the place Of
their residence, claiming to be from
distant part Of the country. Tho girl
affirmed that she was q grass- widow,
and there was no trouble in getting n
license. And 80 she was married to
the little Italian for tho second time
all within u year.
The doubly married pair returned
To Louisville, and again attempted to
keep house. Drago's old jealousy re-
turned, and lie kept his wife locked
up in tho house, not permitting her
to zee any one. s
Their honeymoon lasted but q
week, for, at tho end Of that time, the
bride escaped her husband again, and
went back home. She called on her
lawyers, who had procured her
divorce, and wanted them to get her
another, but this WIS impossible, as
two divorces can not bes granted for
the same cases. This second separa-
ton occurred three weeks ago.
| Drago was very much enraged ut
this action of his wife, and believing
her mother to have been tho instlga-
tor of tho matter, he was violent In
his language toward tho latter. lie
was going to get. even with the old
woman, yet, he said, and his threats
80 frightened old Mrs. Rompf that
she swore out q peace warrant against
him.
Drago was put under bonds to
keep the peace. He has since left
tho city. Mrs. Drago is now living
with her parents, sorrowful only b@
cause she can not get another divorce
from her spouse.
70 be married twice to the same
man, and to be separated from hin
twice, and all before reaching sixteen
,, years, is an experience which falls Il
tho lot Of but few young girls.
A second volume Of the story may
. yet be developed, for Drago is full q
8 love aud danger, and Mrs. d. II
very uncertain.