Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-12-17
A SAD WEDDING NIGHT.
4 Fair Young Relative OF President
Hayes Deserted ora the Eve of Her
NnDffaIs,
Cincinnati Enquirer.

NHlclhHhll Enquirer
Columbus society to-day has been
walking over social volcano. The
cause is the poltroon recreancy Of a
lover who had pledged his honor to
marry fair young girl last night, but
when the wedding hour came sent in
place Of himself a note saying that the
marriage could not be. The prospect
i've bride is II daughter Of Calvin A.
Platt, of the Columbus Gas company.
Miss Carrie is a bright and lovable
young woman, Il relative of President
Hayes by marriage, and an ornament
in Columbus society IN which she is
well known and respected The rec
reant groom is George :. Mcmahon,
for number Of years employed by
the Ohio Furniture company, but later
Of Louisville. Every effort has been
made to keep the tragic turn given the
wedding secret, and the publication
of this telegram will probably be the
first that the community here will
know of the sad turn affairs have
taken For the sake of Miss Plat it is
to be regretted that the facts can not
be suppressed The blight that has
fallen on her on what was to have been
her wedding-night is sad enough with
out the publicity which is inevitable.
TO suppress matters now would but
postpone the time, when the matter
would come out in course Of time.
The engagement Of Miss Platt and
Mcmahon was known here for IA month
or more, and on Sunday last it was for
nally published in The .Snndoy NemS,
together with the information that the
wedding was to take place on Tuesday
night. Mcmahon is u member of the
Catholic church. His bride and her
people are Episcopalians. The pro
grammc for TIE wedding was that the
marriage rites should first be solemn
lied by u Catholic priest and aftcrward
according to the Episcopal ritual The
young bride had prepared her trous-
scau, and, with rosy visions of the fH-
turc, was waiting the coming groom.
At o'clock last night, after the people
had gathered ut the parental residence
on East Long street, came note from
McMahon saying that the marriage
could not take place. The effect of
this may be imagined but can scarcely
be described. The wedding gayety
and laughter became hushed ms the
word went from guest to guest, and
m oppressive stiffness took It's place.
rs if the ceremony had been changed
into funeral. Miss patt was pros
trated by the blow, and is now in the
hands Of physician. Brain fever
was feared when she was last heard
FROM and her life may yet pay the
forfeit for McMahon's trcachcry.
At 3 O'Clock it is stated that second
note was received from Mcmahon at
the Platt residence, expressing sorrow
for his first note, and saying that he
was willing to 90 on with the marriage
Mr.. l'att sent back word telling him to
60 to HI and also the additional in
formation that if he ever came to his
house again he would shoot him. Miss
Platt like I'LL the members Of her fam
lily, is n young lady Of spirit. She says
that she will have nothing more to do
with Mcmahon, and the probabilities
arc that she will keep her word.
People are at Il loss to account for
McMahon's idiotc action, rs his con-
duct and intelligence scarcely warrant
cd tho idea that he could lie 50 base
and mean MS TO promise marriage and
then break of all on the very brink Of
The ceremony The theory is that the
trouble hos with his church, and that
ut the very last moment some priest
or Catholic friend or relative has per
suaded him to the course he took
lie has since returned to Louisville.
Mcmahon was raised hero. and until
WITHIN two months ago was
bod heepcr Of the Ohio Fur
niture company His mother
is'a patient 1T the asylum for the in
sane, and one theory advanced Ivy his
acquaintanccs is that lie himself may
have been laboring under ii temporary
freak IF insanity last night. His de-
votion 20 his invalid mother has been
Of the most faithful and atlectionatc
character There have been no traits
noticeable heretofore which would just
ify the thought that he would purpose
" act MS he did last night, and this fact
makes the strange and startling episode
in Columbus society all the more in
eNplicable.