, 1880-02-21
West. Tho report nj this Co,ninisson contains
every inturmntion and faet ot interest pertain
Ing 10 tilIs subject.
A STRANGE WEDDING.
Join II. Iotndc1tert under Sentence
for Killing G. q. Curtis. the lBridOs
Eroont-Fr0tt, Jnl1 to tho Altar.

Iiy 7tltqrnpA 10 Neta York Iitratl.
RICHMOND, W., Feb. 1i.-Last night, shnut
00'clock, ttIo eliminating event lii II story
already brlm fill Of dramatic nnl tragic III.
terest took p!ace IN the marriage Ut John E.
1Dinttexter to bfiss lsabcl Cottrell. Tho
readers ut tho Ifcrald are alreafy familiar
with tiIs history Of thls remarkable roln.
dexter casr. Nearly onu ycar ago Miss Cut
trcif, who was the aiIiancee Of polndsxter,
yIsllctl shuc-storo In this city three dlf-
furcnt times, eltller to purchase shnrs
Or to exchange or have shoes re-
lmlretl which she lad already pur-
cllasetl. On zach visit she WIS wattud
ulwn by Charles G. Curtis IL clerk there,
about Is years Of age. 8 feet tnches high, of
slight build, md 4ultu bhytsh IN appearance
for Ills nge. Miss Cottrell's Inst Walt waH u,
Friday, Feb. ", 1879; AMI 0l tho Snndny fol-
lowing, while ont ruling with rninAcXhr,
she informed him that Curtis had twice IT,
e,llted llur with remarks about llcr
feet, Ind unteayorcd TO f0rca tier 10
allow lin to put on .hcr s!loes. and,
on the occaston Of tho last visit, had not only
lsc'l obnoxious lnngungu to her, but III help
ng her Into carringe lind squeezed her arIn
III att ungentlenlanly 1nanller. Poi'niexter
was fcarfuity lncenBetl at tho alleged Insults
!" hAtH 5uNhb lAt&3A oIh hA4G AlS'Ak AtNAEN
y, Momluy morning, accompanied by his
brother, l,e went to the slIoc-storc and llorse-
whipped Curtis. Tho unfortunate y1ul!gmar
WIS, 80 tnken by surprise that lit did nut
rraIIz. tho tlisgrace Of tho whipping, a!nd nude
M restsiantr nt thu tilny. lle lcnled m?st
aiNl saiI tiat II no had dol's so liz liz would
nMtlUglzu fur It,
Two hours iatcr tho consciousness of the
indlgilty 50 wrought upon his mind that ~
III
ress-plsce 1f 1'o!l,dextcr q de,nasd ~ atol-
ngy. Curtis llutl cano, but neitherb bf them
Ind any dcAdly WEAPONS. Curtis asked
pondsxter to nl,otogtzc:, Ile refused, Cur
tis Tug" ", went Into Ills 9t1:s, a'li l,oindexter,
him lie would shoot. Curtis replied, II
mn unnr,ncdn; but, Mt the Instance OF
BIS frlrnA struck I'ointlexter will. the cine.
l'oln,iex.er llres Curtis continued to strike,
p pIeterd y vo bnlls tie last ons II, tie fore. re,
lle,!,l. lIu fingered Until IL o'Gl,lck that night,
when liz died. The trNgetly cruaieti Intense
excitement. Public feeling WIS almost stnull-
sympathy Tor the tccelsctl wis afterWnrd
9yiMCetl 1T the erection Of q monument IN his
memory, nitd in the iiorai offerings BY which
lily grave WIS almost constantly cOvurgd.
s 'S,1sSssr @ osi a S dsisac T its Il @ IL # M Sif ra
the jury .tiisagrecd; III tho SECOND lie WIS
t9unl. guilty, ,al!d sentenced 10 the Pcnlten-
tlnry fur tho brtef tcril, Of two years. To
,s,,r Ss of f # Boc}s ops p9s!,n s ,I The tg galn an
yici's striped suit. was i'!sut!erable, nlstl
every mtsSlblB nrtlIlce and effort known
10 thc nblcst counsel were rcsorted 10
~ the ynIn oIdeavor :, of avertiny. It:
IT Apleas uf tl.o Suite, but after the most
elaborate argument the svutellcu Of tl:v lowcr
Court WIS confirmed, nl,d there WINS nothing
left but y ilnai appeal for Executive elem
TriSon. Tlio hitter was lnvoksI iY .
petition nuu!crousIy md lllauentally
signe.l, but to M PURPOSE, and inr
tho ptst two weeks PoliuacSter's doo'n
WINS sealed. FindinE. everything cIs.to full, IL
Aucrl! II bill III tho Srnasu ID exempt john Il.
Iuintlextcr frnn, wearing tl,o nppnrcl pre-
scrlGcd vs. law for Gol!vlcts ~ PSI h!cslls Ut
MnlullOrAt!Mg h!s condition. The bill WIS rt.-
ferrGt, hit Will l,GvGr pitsB.
During Ills eleven i,,o,ltl,s' Imprisonment
IN the City .Iut lie l,as bcen. allowed prlyl-
leges, acc1rtlctt to few criminals. lie was
not placcl III th9 coils a,nolIg other PRISON.
a roon a!juln!ng thu jaIisr's u,arters, wlilrll
WIS comfortably, nlld even lllxnriously, fur
nlsl'ed, for "a prison. lIu occupied hls t',Iu
luostly H. ,reatli'lE, when mt rngAgel eosI-
ysssi'lg with sumo uf hIs numerous ylsilors.
tnlloceit cttllse. OF the trAHedy 0f March, s
ylstelt him frequently. their mutual devotion
tltyer laEgct[, lsld last hight much 10 tllB
nstonis!lMent Of everybody, tl,ey werr lri-
.lexler's departure fol. the rtnttentlary, ar.d
not fnr frt.ln tho sll;tloW OF lis walls. No
Utller criminal l,As rser been in.lulgetl here
to the extent that Ele lias, glM tho Inst fayur
mud driving him to Il placo two 1ni'cs .lstaut
tnl,u married isllnrXnllp!cd In prison history.
'I!ilS was not dnnt, however, without judicial
llyiscnlelit., Tllc contracting parties, 1'oin-
putting their ,!arrIagc for some time, aiNl
were specially tcsllalls that tho llOly bonds
| SHOULD bu solenlnlzed 'beiuse tho .lrend sen
tencc Ut thy Imprisonment ln tho Peliten-
tlary uctilall: went iItto effect. It was also
tllsil tlesiIr to l'tyc the ,ccrc!nony pertorn!yl
outside of tle ]ait,, al1 to that e,nl thu City
| Chrlsttnl! Ut thu. Supreme Cuilrt Of Ar
peals, WHO Kavo It ~ l!lS opinion tmt 4
b. b. srsltcd. TIKI Understanding @ M s t"t S',, the
prisoner should bo attended By tile Sergeant
~ person rs II rrtcantion WIS a pr1'ytsion In
tho opinloI, 0f tic JlHlge. Tic nitaIr wus
tha Immediate relNtiyes md friends Of
tho contracting, parties being previously
Informed Of Il. Even tlia lsatriuge-
IIeensp was ostained from, tllo, Clerk
50 s Isc al aa9s euf that i ." rser IT t coa aeS ~
an inklng ut II. Accordingly, at Bo'clocls
john Il. pulnlrXttr nhd Clty-SGrgenlt n. n.
I.eu, left the jnI md was driven 70 tlsD resi-
tle,.cu Of tl.e isnv. Dir. Armstrong, Ep'seolal,
pastor ot thu Monumental Church, ,wlilrI,
stan.ls: on the siin ot tho ltlch'n9nd Tho
Aire, burned III 1911; Here tho slergylaal.
qayg t 'n'1 q m te ys sa1aE. e E Join % Alyis IT, br5;y y
!n-lnw Of Miss Cottrell, ntout oMe nile asll n
llalf narl!wrst uf tie city. The prisoner
l9uled @ brighter a1'a h'app!!s'F, ~, than he had
since ne was T,'i!llntttrt! to ta!l 1ltr'r!y ytAr
snce, nllu III tho B.t,ihl rnnunlonslltl Ut the
cserkyinAII becslllla oven Eay IND Iovlul.
Arriving Ut tho .resiltlicu ut MIR, .Alyts
the hrllG.elUet, Miss Isabel C0ttrell, sur-
rolldeu by u number of llur friends
a,Al .l,,n re!nise5s, ,was found S !. nMxloasly
nboyo, tho, medium hight, Of q decidedly
E,ncciui iig!'rs, VIII! auburn ,!Mir, 'neatly
buy rather ,lecpsct eycs, !oi1g. lark rye
ases, small mouth, Il llpsu s'I,nust straigllt.
Of tho fl.ce, ind Il c!ln approaching llo'Inll,
nlaktnK an appeara,Gu qultu Ereiiussess-
brown silk dress, cut a,ter tbs tat4at faslliul.
l'oinduxtar. wllu il tall un.l slender, will
Hnfk hn{F h1NN tnNIqV III