The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-16
RELIGION rs. LOYE.
The M'Malon.Platt Affair in Columbus
Biship Eystterson's Card.

"IAA01oN ~. LOVE.
The n1Mal.on, PIatt Affair In Columbus
Biship Watterson's Card.
Cincinnati Commercial. Decenber9.
Public sy mpathy for Miss Carrie A.
Platt: who was Tilted by her afiiancctl
! husband ut the very hour appointed
for their wedding last Tuesday night,
has again been aroused by n distress.
ing result. Miss Platt was stricken
down by brain fever on receiving the
note from George s. McMnhon, saving
that he would not marry her, and tor
Il time her life was deSmirrtl of. Tues
day mornings Commercial contained
! Il dispatch stating that Miss P!att's
brother, u young man Of TWENTY-FIVE,
had threatened to shoot McNInhon ii
he should return to Columbus. Young
Platt has been rather weak minded for
pretty cioSe a ae 's homo Seeil du,iSg f1hse tSat
Last evening McMahon returned to
| Columbus and repaired to his home on
twentieth street, upon which the Platt
residence Ia situated. 1t is supposed
that young Platt heard Of his return,
and it upset him entirely. He became
raving, and bis people had to telephone
to the city prison for help from the
police. Three policemen drove out in
carriage, and after some difficulty
succeeded ir removing young Plat,
VINO was now maniac, to tho city
prison. To-day he was formally de-
clarcd insane and sent to the central
asylum by Probate Judge Gale. 1t ia
an extremely sad case. Miss Platt,
who hat 50 far rec0vcd yesterday as
to be able to move about the house, is
struggling against a relapse. McMa-
hon, tho author OF these blasted hopes
and blighlcd minds, remains at home
ana refuses to SLY anything in addi-
tion to his statement that he had re-
fused to marry Miss Platt because she
insisted upon marriage by al Episco-
pal clergyman, in addition to tho . ere
mony OF tho Catholic church, on the
advice of Bishop Wuttcrson. The
bishop, in this evenings Dispatch, de-
| votes column to the subject of the
marriage OF Protestants aud Catholics,
and concludes aS f,llows:
| SO far have been stating the teach
| ing and practice Of the church in this
! matter, without reference to any par
| ticular case. 10 cone to tho spccial
ease in hand: II the good family in
question, and beg their pardon for
mentioning them at all, have been act
| ing from sense of duty in this affair
| admire them for il, aud would not
be displcascd to SEQ more Protestants
like them. admire Mr.. McNIahon,
and would like to see all Catholics ms
iirm aud stcadiast as he has shown
himself to be in his loyalty to the
church. In these circumstances we
would not have any mixed marriages,
q consnmmation dcvoullv wished by
the church. If both parties have beef,
acting conscicnticuSly don't see why
one should be blamed more than the
other or why either should be blamed
ut all. Do your My only purpose il,
writing this is to turn the batteries OF
censure away from Mr.. NIcMahon,
and, If somebody must be blamed, to
turn them upon myself as his counsel.
lor. / eau stand them, and ONLY there.
6y be strengthened in my position
I've cannot stand them so well, at least
in temporal point of view. have
had no communication with him
either directly or indirectly, since last
Tuesday. 1t is reported that no has
lost his situation in consequence of the
structures passed upon him in the
newspapers. If 1t Is true am sorry
tor tor 1t, and offer him my sympathy
The only comfort / can give him lust
now is, "Blessed arc they who suffer
persecution for Justices sake"
"A libel suit of tho New Orleans
Times against the Democrat of that
/ city brings Mrs. Sue Burke, wife OF
E. A. Burke, the New Orleans boss,
to tho front IN q declaration in open
court that shc is the only and sole
owner of the Democrat, and thai
Major Burke, hor husband, is it's man.
aging editor. AS the Picavune be.
longed exclusively to the Doetess.
Pearl Rivers, until sle married port'
mel, and made him business manager,
and one or two other papers IN Tho
Crescent City arc believed TO be under
the female protection, woman as a
Journalist seems TO have strongly do.
vclopcd under tho genial influences OF
! State, '|