Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-15
4 SHORT HONEYMOON.
\ Ctandestine Marriage Which Land.
cd the Groom In Prison.
rMlANNlnhiA rn,ss.

'WA'NNAlNhN ANNS>t
John Wesley Reeves was married to
fStollc Barnes, Of No. t,522 Lawrence
street On Saturday evening, Aug. a.
| by Magistrate Becker, hut Ivy ono of
those unexpected bitches III true loves
course, the husband is now hnguishing
III Moyamensing, and thewiic is speed
ing westward under the watehMl guild
ance ot her cruel parents, Their court.
ship was of the hrieftSt, and their mar
rlagc WAS not only cladeStine, but the
representations made by the maiden to
the magistrate were sucn as 10 lead up
to criminal prosecution furconSpiracy,
abduction, and miSdemcanor, which
SUMMARY terminated their honey
moon, The parties to the affair move
III avery humhlo circle John Wesley
Reeves Is an engineer 10y trade, earning
his living in Richmond factory. lie
has lately lived with two married
nciecS- Susan Smith and Amanda
Sachs--at l,he9 Lawrence street, Prov
idcncc dealt rather hardly with Wesley
III the respect of personal appearance,
/ hut he il known to he sober and indus
trlons EStcllc, with her mother and
three Younger children. occupied
humble tenement in the rear of No.
| l,"sS Lawrence street, They took up
their residence there some months ago
and ahoutall that the ncighhors gather
ed OF their antrccdeutS was that family
troubles broke up their home ii Mis-
sour, Estcllc is very pretty Young
woman of stage of development that
would enable her 10 pass easily us any
/ where between Is and ~ years old. 1t
WAS remarked that she seemed Ia have
the chief burden Of the housekeeping
IN her shoulders, and when she was
able to snatch few moments from
household duties she complained bitter.
| ~ to the nciehhors uf tho close rein
that was kept en- her, and of tho men.
ial work She was required te perform.
OF her life III Missouri she recalled
anything but pleasing memories. There
too, thu labor of housekeeping fell 10
her share; in fact She played Cinderella
to her mother and older sister.
About fortnight ago sho camc III
dire distress To her friends Mira. Smith
and Mrs, Sachs Her mother had re-
solved to return To Missouri, and hard
NJ life WAS here, She was determined to
remain east rather than resume the
treadmill lifc there.
II toll YOU whit II do," she cried in
her desperation. I'm go down town,
advertise for Il husband. and marry the
first man that offers
"lt's custer 10 60 right ont IN the
street aud cry Who'll marry mc?'
You'd catch n husband on the block,
said Mrs Smith, jocoscly.
I'D TAXI YOU myself before YOU got
half n block; Id marry yon quick
snld John Wesley Reeves, who had also
joined the party,
"lf You mean TINT I'll think about
| it, the maiden rcioincd. hut just then
her mother called and she had no fur.
thor time for conversation Within
the next few days the man and the
| girl were thrown together several
times, hut the nieecs were discrcctk
away and were not witnesses Ia whit
they said \ week ago Inst Saturday
night Mrs Smith was about To 40 Ia
,iirard avenue shopping when Mrs.
Barnes asked her to buy II neck-ehnin
for EstoIle. The young woman begged
vigorously To be allowed TO accompany
Mrs. smith but the mother refused.
until her daughters tcnfs won reluctant
consent They were 20 be- gone only
half mn heur, but the time aN pled To
three hours, and loud words, ahricks.
and the sound Of rapid blows were
heard 10 proceed from the Barnes man.
sion whnn the girl returned. Mrs.
Barnes was not aware that her maiden
daughter had returned wife. That
transformation, however had boon
wrought by Magistrate Becker. He
snys TINT Reeves and young woman,
accompanied by mn older woman, cnll-
ed ut his office about T. NJ, and asked
him 10 perform the marriage ceremony
forthwith Reeves was evidently Of
age, lie admitted - years, and look
ed NJ If he might have understntcd the
number by ten or dozen The girl
answered swiftly Tint she was * years
old and lived in Cndwalladrr street.
The other woman Mrs. SMITH she
said was her aunt, Mrs Costello. living
IN the same street. Thon appealed To.
the Older woman WIS understood to say
yes 10 these statements The magis.
tratc then performed tho ceremony.
Mrs Barnes knew nothing Of the
marriage until the next day. Sunday.
Tint being II day Of rest, Mrs. Reeves
found more time 10 spend with her
husband family. In some way she
offended Mrs. Sachs, who took revenge
by revealing the marriage TO Mrs.
Barnes. That lady was wild with anger.
She said aftorward thnt her daughters
screams were due to hor having said
that Reeves waa rs good looking and rs
good n man M the absent father of the
Barnes family The girl managed 10
oludc her mothers vigilance and took
refuge with her husband and his noccs.
She remained there that night, and
oarly the next moning went to Mama
yunk her husband going 10 his work M
usual She did not return 10 the roof
Of either her husband or her mother
either Monday or Tuesday and Oh
Wednesday Mrs. Barnes invoked the
law in the person Of Magistrate Allen,
who II said 10 be friend Of the family.
Warrants for John Wesley Reeves and
Mrs smith were issued. and they were